Your herb garden might be doing more than seasoning dinner 🌿🦟 Herbs like lemon balm, rosemary, basil, mint, lavender, catnip and thyme contain aromatic compounds like citronella that mosquitoes tend to avoid. Crushing or brushing the leaves can release more of those oils, which is why you’ll often notice the scent gets much stronger when you’re working around them. But those same oils can be applied to your skin as a natural mosquito repellent. Or make your own infusion combining herbs with coconut oil. A bonus to all this is that you’ll smell like a beautifully roasted herb chicken 🤪 #mosquitos #natural #herb #garden #shilohfarm