Dawn
While the use of cinnamon in baking and cooking fills the house with heavenly aroma, cinnamon has its uses in the garden too. It is an excellent remedy for various maladies your could plants face from time to time.
Use cinnamon as a healing agent on cut or bruised plants. Some soft stemmed plants like adenium , succulent, cactus, Plumeria etc. easily get infected with fungus when there is a wound. Just a light application of cinnamon powder could hasten wound healing and stop fungal attacks.
Use cinnamon tea as a spray on plants , especially vines affected by fungal diseases. Orchids growers always use to cinnamon powder to keep fungal attacks at bay.
Aphids are a major problem in any garden. Spraying Cinnamon tea can take care of the aphids.
Ants in the garden mean mealybugs and aphids. These are symbiotic creatures. To get rid of mealy bugs and aphids you need to get rid of ants first. Use cinnamon powder mixed with talcum powder to sprinkle in ant infested areas. Talcum power is used only to increase the coverage area.
When planting cuttings dip the cutting in cinnamon powder to avoid fungal and insect attack as these stems grow.
Seedlings that are grown indoor are also prone to fungal attacks. Protect seedling by sprinkling cinnamon powder.
Adding a tiny bit of cinnamon powder to potting soil prevents fungal and insect attacks on the roots.
A few drops of Cinnamon oil in tubs/ponds of water plants prevents mosquitoes from laying eggs, These also kill any larvae that could already be there.
Cinnamon tea and cinnamon oil sprayed in the garden doesn’t just keep your garden smelling nice but deters insects like mosquitoes and other flies from attacking your garden plants.
How to make Cinnamon tea
Boil 3-4 sticks of cinnamon broken into bit in a liter of water. Let it boil for about 5 minutes. Leave the tea over night allowing let the cinnamon to release all its goodness. Strain the tea , two time the quantity of water before spraying on plants.
Caution
Spray plants preferably in the evening. The sun ‘s heat combined with the potency of the cinnamon could burn your plants.
How often should you spray
Do it for 3-4 days regularly. to see good results.
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Thanks very much for this info. I know about cinnamon’s anti-microbial effects, and commonly use it on damaged plants. But I never heard of it in the fight against aphids. I will be trying this method later this year when those pesky greenfly appear!
thank you for teaching me something today. I didn’t know about this! Cinnamon is awesome in tea, but using it on plants is a great suggestion!
I am so humbled by your words kinds sir. Cinnamon isn’t just a flavor enhancer, it is a great antibacterial and antimicrobial , so I guess people tried it on plants.
you are most welcome. I seek to learn something every day! now I am done for today!!!!
Learning new things is something I look forward to everyday.
it makes the opening of the day an adventure!
I only knew cinnamon as a spice …. I didn’t know it could be so useful in the garden ….. I would use it in the battle with ants …. I have a lot of them and I have to get rid of them somehow
The ants are the worst , they bring with them all kinds of pests, but they seem to hate the smell of cinnamon.
I will try this and hope it works, dear friend
Let me know how it works, always do a patch test before you go full on. If you use it on plants spray on a few leaves and check after an hour or so, if it is wilting dilute the spray and check again.
I’ll be happy to tell you if it works, dear Dawn … it’s not yet time for planting … another month
Thank you for sharing this trivia about cinnamon. I am interested in the tea against insects.
Works pretty well. I just saved a whole bunch of okra plants from insects and ants.
I had no idea that cinnamon could be used to keep other plants healthy, that’s amazing!
Now that you know you are well armed to take care of your plants. 🙂
I will have to share my previous cinnamon with the plants. I love cinnamon.
Remember the adage sharing is caring? Please share and save your plants. 🙂
I meant precious cinnamon, lol. I will keep that in mind, I love natural solutions.
I wonder why companies use poisonous pesticides instead of something like cinnamon.
1) It is cheap
2) According to the so called conspiracy theorist it is their agenda to kill us or keep us sick so we can keep their Pharmaceuticals business running.
Never used this in my garden but I love it on my food.
I love cinnamon too. I use it everyday in cooking.
I use cinnamon as aromatic condiment, especially with apple pie.
That is the most common way to use cinnamon. It is also used for weight loss.
Thank you. These are new things to me and will help me protect my flowers.
Yes, cinnamon is an excellent tool in the garden, It fights against all kinds of diseases and pests,