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Homes & Gardens
Tenielle Jordison

I urge you to sprinkle cinnamon on your lawn this summer – it actually works for greener grass and gets rid of ants

When to overseed a lawn in fall.

I've been working hard to get my lawn looking healthy for summer, which is why I was concerned to spot an unsightly ant hill on it the other day. I decided to try the hack of sprinkling cinnamon on your lawn and I'm not exaggerating when I say I saw instant results.

Ant hills can smother and kill grass, and the tunnels ants make can disrupt grass roots. But, the strong scent of cinnamon naturally deters ants, as well as pests like aphids and mosquitoes. Not only this, but cinnamon also has anti-fungal properties that can aid problems with moss and fungi on lawns.

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