Is mosquito repellent grass useful? How to grow mosquito repellent grass

Many people have heard of mosquito repellent grass, which is also called geranium. It is a green foliage plant. This plant has a strong and unique fragrance and has a certain effect on repelling mosquitoes. So is it useful to place mosquito repellent grass indoors in summer? How should we grow mosquito repellent grass in daily life?

Is mosquito repellent grass useful?

It is useful to keep some mosquito repellent plants indoors. They not only beautify the environment and purify the air, but also emit a unique fragrance. When mosquitoes smell the fragrance, they will naturally stay away, thus playing a role in repelling mosquitoes. However, mosquito repellent plants have no obvious effect on mosquitoes. In summer, relying on them alone cannot completely eliminate all mosquitoes indoors.

How to grow mosquito repellent grass

1. When cultivating mosquito repellent grass, you should choose loose, fertile and well-breathable soil, and apply a certain amount of bone meal as base fertilizer in the soil. After potting, you should change the pot once a year, and replace the potting soil with new one. Only in this way can you promote the normal growth of mosquito repellent grass.

2. During the cultivation period of mosquito repellent grass, you should pay attention to vacation. In August and September every autumn, you can prune its plants appropriately, remove its overgrown branches, and also remove its old and yellow leaves. In addition, when repotting, all its dead and rotten roots must be removed.

3. Mosquito repellent grass should be fertilized in time during the cultivation period. If you want it to grow vigorously and bloom continuously, you should regularly use decomposed cake fertilizer water. Under normal circumstances, you should fertilize once every ten days, but in Shibei Qijiajia, the number of watering should not be too many, otherwise the leaves of the mosquito repellent grass will turn yellow, and its plants will be stunted.

4. Mosquito repellent grass is a plant that is afraid of high temperatures. It will enter a semi-dormant state in the summer and hot weather. At this time, it must be moved to a shady balcony or windowsill. It must not be exposed to strong light and rain, otherwise water will accumulate in the flowerpot, the roots will rot, the leaves will fall off, and in severe cases, it will die.