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Plants That Repel Mosquitoes [WATCH]
It's that time of year when those nasty mosquitoes come out of their hiding places and make being outside in the evening difficult and itchy. Recently I found that there's some ways to fight back against the bites using plants!
Let's face it, there's no other way to put it, mosquitoes suck. Both literally and figuratively. They are a nuisance and make being outside in the evening difficult and itchy. I've read that some people with certain blood types are more attractive to mosquitoes (how lovely, right?), and I'm pretty sure I'm one of those people. I always have a ton of bites on me even if I'm only outside for a couple minutes.
So I'm tired of these guys making my patio time unpleasant, so I did some research and found that there's types of plants that are supposed to make mosquitoes go away. Citronella, lavender, and lemon grass. So I purchased up a couple plants, and well... here's how it went:
So tell me, how do you get rid of mosquitoes??
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