05 May 2023 , 09:56
671
0
Sometimes, it feels all too easy to accidentally kill plants. One day they seem absolutely fine, and the next their leaves are brown and they've shrivelled and withered away. If you're sick of this happening and want your garden to look gorgeous this summer, experts have shared a cheap and easy way to ensure your plants can thrive in their environment - and it costs just 90p.
Cinnamon may well be a staple in your kitchen - but it can also work wonders in your outdoor spaces. The everyday kitchen spice has multiple purposes when it comes to your garden and plants, and according to experts at Savoy Stewart.
Cinnamon sticks can really help your plants (Getty Images/Westend61)It is thought that the tasty spice can prove useful for the longevity of plants, and it can also be used to treat things like mould.
White mould usually infects plants in the early spring, and it can develop unnoticed for quite some time - but if you use cinnamon, this can mitigate the mould build-up.
The Savoy experts explained: "To use cinnamon to treat plant mould, you should take one teaspoon of ground cinnamon, and five litres of warm water, and let it sit for a few hours.
Gardening expert shares exact date when you should cut grass after winter
"Your cinnamon fungicide will be ready once this is complete. Cinnamon also helps protect seedlings against rot, which can also accelerate growth.
"For seedlings, you don't need to prepare the solution, just simply sprinkle some ground cinnamon directly onto the seedlings, and let it get to work!"
If you don't have any cinnamon handy, you can purchase the 'woody and fragrant' spice from Tesco for as little as 90p.
This advice comes as experts have also shared that talcum powder could prevent ants from coming into your home.
Would you try this to help your plants? Let us know in the comments.