12 Plants That Keep Wasps Away
Using plants to repel wasps is a natural and effective way to keep them out of your garden without harsh chemicals. All the plants listed below are beautiful and provide flowers, lovely fragrances, and many seasons of interest. From low-growing pennyroyal to bright red geraniums, there is sure to be a plant for every gardener. You can use these plants to keep wasps away by placing flowerpots around the garden or planting them in hanging baskets, window planters, or herb gardens. You can even crush the fragrant leaves and sprinkle them around picnic areas and patio furniture to keep wasps away.
1. CUCUMBER
Bees and wasps dislike the bitter skin of cucumber plants. You can plant cucumbers up a trellis near seating areas to keep wasps away or place cucumber peels around your garden to deter bees and wasps. Cucumbers are hardy to USDA Zones 4-12 but are usually grown as an annual. You can buy cucumber seeds in just about any grocery or garden store.
2. PENNYROYAL
Pennyroyal is a creeping ground cover plant with a strong minty aroma. Since it only grows about 6 inches tall, it is a great choice to flow over the side of a window basket, trail along the ground under a tree, or mix in with other bedding plants to suppress weeds. Pennyroyal has the added benefit of keeping wasps away. Pennyroyal is hardy in USDA Zones 5-10. It is sold as an ornamental plant in most commercial garden centers. Read More..
