How One Plant Can Rid Your Summer Cottage of Rats: Only a Few Know About This

03.01.2025 18:41

Rats are among the main enemies of summer residents.

And there is nothing surprising: rodents eat plants and fruits, carry dangerous diseases, attract other pests, and spoil various things in the countryside.

Of course, you can fight uninvited “guests” by using various poisons and traps.

But it is much easier to plant one life-saving plant at your dacha.

This representative of the flora will not only scare away rats, but will also become a real decoration of your country house.

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A plant that helps in the fight against rats

Rodents don't like the smell of peppermint.

Therefore, this herbaceous plant is worth planting in your summer house.

If you do this, rats will stop “visiting” your country house.

To consolidate the result, it is worth preparing one super-remedy: take a large container, pour a couple of glasses of water into it, add 10 drops of peppermint oil, a glass of white vinegar and literally a couple of drops of liquid soap.

After thorough mixing you will get a luxurious mixture.

Spray drops of this liquid onto areas where rats most often appear.

It is worth emphasizing that peppermint is also good for its beautiful appearance: thanks to this plant, your country plot will start to look much better.

Kurchev Anton Author: Kurchev Anton Deputy Editor-in-Chief