Do you know why cinnamon is very important for our gardens?
Posted on: 06/Aug/2018 1:01:20 PM
It is well known that cinnamomum belongs to family ‘Lauraceae’ and it is from the inner bark of this cinnamomum that this cinnamon spice is got. This cinnamon is added to provide flavour to the food items. It is amazing to mention here that In terms of protective antioxidant levels, cinnamon ranks number one amongst 26 most popular herbs and medicinal spices in the world. Cinnamon intake provides us many health benefits like cutting the risk of heart diseases, lowering blood sugar levels, protects brain functions etc.
It is important to remember that this cinnamon does not become beneficial when plucked and brought inside our homes. The benefits of this cinnamon could be seen outside even in our gardens itself.
These are the various benefits of cinnamon in our gardens.
Prevents ants from causing damage:
This is one tremendous benefit of cinnamon in the garden. Ants present in the garden create many problems to the garden plants. They eat the leaves etc and make them look bad. It is known that a single ant is not responsible for the damage but it is the ant group that is a big nuisance. Communication between the ants is high and this communications creates issues. Cinnamon prevents this communication between the ants efficiently. The damage to the garden is reduced.
Fights fungus:
Disruption of normal growth of the plants in the garden could be due to fungus also. It must be noted that in the Indian subcontinent the growth of wild mushrooms is high and it could be prevented by this cinnamon. In the first step cinnamon is grounded to powder form. Then it is sprinkled over the areas where fungus is present. Fungus would be eliminated and the growth of the plants would be superb.
Seedlings get protected:
Similar to a baby, seedling is very delicate and this seedling needs to be protected from difficult weather conditions, fungus etc. Rotting of seedling due to excessive moisture must be prevented. The antifungal plus antibacterial properties of cinnamon plays huge role in this and helps in the growth of seedling to a plant.
In grafting and replanting:
In the plant reproduction process, grafting and cutting are very important is known. A plant when detached from the main body and taken to different place becomes weaker. The cinnamon does superbly in that situation. By dipping the cut part of the plant in cinnamon powder and then replanting the plants grow stronger.
Plant health gets improved:
Just like how human beings become sick, plants also become sick. Incase of human beings, it might take time to recover but in plants this recovery is fast when proper care is given to them. After watering the plants sprinkling of cinnamon power must be done. This procedure is repeated for 4 to 5 days and the plant health would be superb.
Keeps away mosquitoes:
Mosquitoes are responsible for many diseases in us are well known. Not many know that mosquitoes could cause damage to the plants also. The mosquitoes do not like the smell of cinnamon and when the garden is sprinkled with good amounts of cinnamon powder then the mosquitoes are kept away. The d diseases like malaria and dengue etc in us could be avoided easily. By keeping mosquitoes away the plants grow well and healthy in the garden. Finally the aesthetic beauty of the garden would be more.
