Beginner Gardening: black widow spiders, should i kill them?, 1 by britbrighton

britbrighton wrote:
Glad I could help. To note; mice as well HATE mint so think of placing stalks in drawers, cupboards, attics and basements. Can you tell I live in an old home with all those nifty cracks and crevices that wildlife adores! The mint helped me immensely (just don't use peppermint extracts because they contain sugar which bugs and mice love.) Essential oils are all right. If keeping cut mint in drawers etc, they lose their potency rather quickly as they dry out so they should be replaced every month or so or freshened with peppermint essential oil. Perhaps freeze some for future use? I bought eucalyptis oil but I would rather have the stalks and I can't seem to find fresh stalks this side of the country! Good luck with your fall endeavors!