GARDENING + Essential Oils
So you’re a gardener—or startup gardener!
Basic principles apply across every gardening journey stage.
Weeds, pests, harvest challenges recur yearly. In this Guide I will deliver strategies mastering all seasons, with techniques ensuring success from seed to harvest.
Young Living essential oils facilitate organic gardening yielding purely nurtured fruits and veggies—affordably, sustainably.
This Guide builds gardening wisdom. Times evolve; acquire methods cultivating a mindset of OPTIMISM in gardening.
Choose abundant natural solutions maintaining outdoor comfort and safeguarding harvests from unwanted visitors—crawly or root-bound.
Garden with me exploring natural repellents, companion plants, weed enhancers promoting or moderating growth.
Weeds, pests, harvest challenges recur yearly. In this Guide I will deliver strategies mastering all seasons, with techniques ensuring success from seed to harvest.
Young Living essential oils facilitate organic gardening yielding purely nurtured fruits and veggies—affordably, sustainably.
This Guide builds gardening wisdom. Times evolve; acquire methods cultivating a mindset of OPTIMISM in gardening.
Choose abundant natural solutions maintaining outdoor comfort and safeguarding harvests from unwanted visitors—crawly or root-bound.
Garden with me exploring natural repellents, companion plants, weed enhancers promoting or moderating growth.
What Are Essential Oils?
Essential oils are the chemical compounds that make up the lifeblood of a plant. They’ve even been referred to as the ‘immune system’ of the plant.
We are able to use them through the process of distillation after harvesting. The part of the plant with the beneficial chemicals (stems, leaves, bark, etc.) is harvested and sent through a very meticulous distillation process. Every plant needs a very specific distillation time and Young Living has 25 years of experience in that art.
After the plant is distilled a concentrated oil is the result. It is potent and loaded with uncountable benefits for your overall health and wellness. It is bottled, shipped to you, and then can be used topically, aromatically, or internally*!
The beneficial chemicals in the oils can be absorbed by your body (and the plants in your garden) to maintain optimal overall health and wellness. Because they are so concentrated, one little drop goes a loooong way! Wait until we get into the canning section of class - your mind will be blown!
*Young Living has an entire line of oils dedicated to ingestion called the Vitality line.
Seed to Seal
This is hugely important. Why? The FDA has almost no regulations and safety measures on the essential oil industry. The oils found in drug and big box stores, online, and even from other oil companies have been tested to find harsh synthetic fillers and chemicals. A cheap perfume grade oil is distilled at high pressure and high temps and usually with chemical solvents. This yields an adulterated oil that can still be labeled “100% pure”... which, in my opinion, is a scary thing!
Young Living decided to rise above that and create their own strict guidelines to ensure purity. It is called the Seed to Seal Quality Commitment. They abide by very strict guidelines to fulfill their promise in sending only the best products to your home.
- plant material that is grown on corporately-owned farms or carefully vetted partner farms (that you CAN visit!)
- sustainable farming and sourcing practices, providing the purest oil
- great care taken to preserve and protect natural resources
- hand-weeded fields and ZERO use of pesticides
- oils that retain all their natural constituents and therapeutic properties
- use of food-grade distillers with state-of-the-art design and distillation methods
- low pressure and low temperature distillation, without the use of solvents or synthetic chemicals
- rigorous testing on each batch by internal labs and third-party facilities
- oils that are carefully reviewed through every step of production in order to meet or exceed industry safety and purity standards (beyond organic!)
And the best part… if the oils do not meet these high standards they are rejected and will not be bottled as a Young Living product. Now you can sleep tonight knowing you are getting the absolute best.
Ready to Tackle The Outdoors!
It’s no secret that bugs can totally ruin your garden plans. From eating your plants to taking a bite out of you, they can really dampen any gardening dreams!
You could use insecticides or sprays made from harsh chemicals, but certainly at a cost to you and the environment. They can lead to bioaccumulation of toxins in your body (and even in your plants) that are linked to chronic illness and disease!
Yikes.
Fortunately, Young Living recently released an Insect Repellent that has been tested to repel mosquitoes, ticks, and fleas using 100% naturally derived, plant- based ingredients. Pure sesame oil and a carefully selected blend of essential oils traditionally used for their bug-repellent properties come together to make up all 99% of the active ingredients in this formula. The other 1%? Vitamin E. That means you can use it on your little ones and not worry about the synthetic chemicals used in many traditional repellents. You’ll also love the pleasant, citrusy aroma and smooth, non-sticky application.
If you’re more of a DIY kind of person, try this easy Outdoor Spray recipe! It can be used on you OR your plants! #HowConvenient
Recipes
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DIY Pest Spray:
16oz glass spray bottle8oz distilled water
8oz alcohol-free witch hazel
20 drops Peppermint
20 drops Eucalyptus15 drops Hyssop
15 drops Pine
Spray directly onto plants and soil as desired or needed. You can also spray a sponge with this solution and clean the plant leaves.
To deter mice, squirrels, etc., place a few drops of undiluted peppermint oil on a cotton ball and place it near your plants or on the perimeter of your garden.
DIY Mildew Spray:
Glass spray bottle
4oz distilled water
20 drops Tea Tree
10 drops Lavender
10 drops Thieves
Spray directly onto plants and soil. Plant leaves can be sensitive to this oil, so don't over apply and avoid spraying in direct sunlight.
If you need to apply to the leaves, spray onto a damp cloth and gently wipe the leaves as needed.
Customized sprays depending on need:
For each recipe, mix 4oz of distilled water with 10-15 drops of essential oil. To mix oils use 16oz distilled water or 50/50 water/witch hazel and a total of up to 50 drops of essential oil.
Mix essential oils and water in a glass spray bottle and mix well. Spray on soil or leaves as desired.
Ants - Peppermint
Aphids - Peppermint, Sandalwood, Grand Fir
Beetles - Peppermint, Thyme
Caterpillars- Peppermint
Chiggers - Lavender, Lemongrass, Thyme
Cutworms - Thyme
Fleas - Lavender, Lemongrass, Peppermint, Pine
Flies - Basil, Clove, Eucalyptus, Rosemary, Thyme
Gnats - Peppermint, Lavender, Patchouli
Mosquitoes - Lavender, Lemongrass, Geranium
Moths - Lavender, Peppermint
Plant Lice - eppermint, Tea Tree, Thieves
Slugs - Grand Fir, Lavender, Pine
Snails - Patchouli, Grand Fir, Peppermint, PIne
Spiders - Peppermint
Weevils - Patchouli, Sandalwood, Cedarwood
TRANSFORMING OLD WAYS INTO NEW WAYS!
HI! I am Linda Bradbury,
Everything is a beginning, right? As I remember my up bringing, the lessons bringing me to my development today in our food resources, I am excited to share with you what I have absorbed on my journey.
My parents were great advocates of mother nature as my father always mentioned.
We planted and harvested for the whole year. My father was the gardener, my mother the harvester. She taught me how important it was to sit under the old oak tree and chat as we broke beans, shucked corn, split pea pods and enjoyed each others company. Many joined us on our journey, and the bonus was eating the fresh harvest as we prepared the vegetables for canning.
I grew up in the city, however, we had a country setting. Always, we had a cow, dog, and possibly a horse or pony or two.
Our grocery trips were staples like, milk, bread, butter, juices and spices.
Oh, the kitchen was HOT, messy and full of love. As we devoured our meals through the year, you could feel her love, and we were HEALTHY children. I only remember being sick a few times in my life.
Once I was on my own, I thought buying goods in cans were the same as here canning. Later I learned there was so much wrong with that picture. I realized how often I struggled to stay above the wellness line.
Today, I am grateful for farmers who choose to bring us the healthier choices and I believe our world will be more focused on natural healing very soon, I am looking forward to living the way we were intended to live.
Thank you for joining me on this journey.
