Why leave a clove of garlic in front of the house?

As we well know, garlic is a widely used condiment in cooking; in fact, it is a very powerful ingredient that gives a unique flavor to each dish.

In addition, it contains many nutritional properties, as well as being rich in antioxidants and vitamins. However, it not only makes its great contribution to gastronomy, but also has many and varied virtues.

It is worth saying that garlic is widely used for home remedies, it is just a matter of discovering it. Let’s see something interesting about garlic below:

Place a clove of garlic in front of the house and let’s discover why

To begin with, the season of intense heat attracts many pests that invade the home, so a clove of garlic could help us a lot in this matter.

Lizard repellent:

Simply placing one or several cloves of garlic and leaving them on the terrace, balcony, in cracks in the walls or dark corners will be key to keeping them away. In fact, garlic will act as a repellent.
Another way to apply the garlic trick is to mix the juice of a few cloves of garlic with water and proceed to spray this liquid on the walls of the entrance to the house, the balcony, around the windows or any other area that attracts the lizards
Let’s apply these methods and we will stop seeing how lizards crawl, they are often very annoying.

Other natural tricks that repel lizards:

Eggshells:

Although we think otherwise, to our surprise the eggshell acts as a repellent for lizards. By simply placing them in the garden, terrace or near the windows, you keep them away. We only have to recover half of the shells and make sure they are firm, when they dry they can be changed so that they continue to be effective.

Pepper: 

We can prepare a combined solution of water with pepper, put it in a spray bottle and spread it along the lizards’ path. Not only is it a natural repellent, it will also help us eradicate this pest over time.

Onions: 

The idea is to peel an onion or as many as we need, cut it in half and place it on a plate. We can even place them near windows or other openings, as well as leave the plate on an outdoor surface. The irritation it will cause will be intense as a repellent, we well know how powerful onions are.

Let’s not hesitate to apply these tricks and traps that will keep lizards away from our home!