{"id":29763,"date":"2025-09-04T10:34:14","date_gmt":"2025-09-04T09:34:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hortodocampogrande.pt\/?p=29763"},"modified":"2026-03-02T12:08:16","modified_gmt":"2026-03-02T12:08:16","slug":"green-tips-follow-peters-tips-and-keep-insects-away","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hortodocampogrande.pt\/en\/plants\/green-tips-follow-peters-tips-and-keep-insects-away\/","title":{"rendered":"Green Tips: Follow Peter&#8217;s tips&#8230; and keep insects away"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>This summer, follow Peter&#8217;s tips and combine the useful with the pleasant!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<p>Grow insect-repellent plants, such as lavender, rosemary, basil, and citronella in your garden, directly in the soil or in pots. In addition to the aroma they release, you can use them to flavor grilled foods and salads and they will also help keep insects away, thanks to the repellent properties of the essential oils they contain.<\/p>\n\n<p>Let nature take its course&#8230; combine different repellent plants to increase their effectiveness and enjoy your outdoor space to the fullest!<\/p>\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hortodocampogrande.pt\/28416-2\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noreferrer noopener\"><img alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"521\" src=\"https:\/\/hortodocampogrande.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/02_HCG_blog_GreenTips_peter_img-1024x521.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-28408\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hortodocampogrande.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/02_HCG_blog_GreenTips_peter_img-1024x521.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/hortodocampogrande.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/02_HCG_blog_GreenTips_peter_img-300x153.jpg 300w, https:\/\/hortodocampogrande.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/02_HCG_blog_GreenTips_peter_img-768x391.jpg 768w, https:\/\/hortodocampogrande.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/02_HCG_blog_GreenTips_peter_img-600x305.jpg 600w, https:\/\/hortodocampogrande.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/02_HCG_blog_GreenTips_peter_img.jpg 1168w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n<p class=\"has-hcg-dark-green-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-e402b67c70b73d92585fb2ed5af4c89b\"><strong>FIND THESE AND OTHER REPELLENT PLANTS IN OUR ONLINE STORE<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><img alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/hortodocampogrande.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/0202MR3697_1-600x600-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-34257\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hortodocampogrande.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/0202MR3697_1-600x600-1.jpg 600w, https:\/\/hortodocampogrande.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/0202MR3697_1-600x600-1-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/hortodocampogrande.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/0202MR3697_1-600x600-1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/hortodocampogrande.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/0202MR3697_1-600x600-1-80x80.jpg 80w, https:\/\/hortodocampogrande.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/0202MR3697_1-600x600-1-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Rosemary<br\/>(Rosmarinus Officinalis)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hortodocampogrande.pt\/produto\/plantas-de-exterior\/cymbopong-winterianus-citronela\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noreferrer noopener\"><img alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"266\" height=\"266\" src=\"https:\/\/hortodocampogrande.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/04_HCG_blog_GreenTips_peter_img.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-28400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hortodocampogrande.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/04_HCG_blog_GreenTips_peter_img.jpg 266w, https:\/\/hortodocampogrande.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/04_HCG_blog_GreenTips_peter_img-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/hortodocampogrande.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/04_HCG_blog_GreenTips_peter_img-80x80.jpg 80w, https:\/\/hortodocampogrande.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/04_HCG_blog_GreenTips_peter_img-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 266px) 100vw, 266px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Citronella<br\/>(Cymbopogon Winterianus)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><img alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/hortodocampogrande.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/0202MR1820_1-600x600-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-34260\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hortodocampogrande.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/0202MR1820_1-600x600-1.jpg 600w, https:\/\/hortodocampogrande.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/0202MR1820_1-600x600-1-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/hortodocampogrande.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/0202MR1820_1-600x600-1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/hortodocampogrande.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/0202MR1820_1-600x600-1-80x80.jpg 80w, https:\/\/hortodocampogrande.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/0202MR1820_1-600x600-1-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Lavender<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><img alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"266\" height=\"266\" src=\"https:\/\/hortodocampogrande.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/06_HCG_blog_GreenTips_peter_img.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-28404\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hortodocampogrande.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/06_HCG_blog_GreenTips_peter_img.jpg 266w, https:\/\/hortodocampogrande.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/06_HCG_blog_GreenTips_peter_img-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/hortodocampogrande.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/06_HCG_blog_GreenTips_peter_img-80x80.jpg 80w, https:\/\/hortodocampogrande.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/06_HCG_blog_GreenTips_peter_img-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 266px) 100vw, 266px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Basil<br\/>(Ocimum Basilicum)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<p>\u00a9 <a href=\"https:\/\/companhiadascores.pt\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/companhiadascores.pt\/\">Companhia das Cores<\/a> for Horto do Campo Grande<\/p>\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This summer, follow Peter&#8217;s tips and combine the useful with the pleasant! Grow insect-repellent plants, such as lavender, rosemary, basil, and citronella in your garden, directly in the soil or in pots. In addition to the aroma they release, you can use them to flavor grilled foods and salads and they will also help keep [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2646,"featured_media":31614,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"none","_seopress_titles_title":"","_seopress_titles_desc":"","_seopress_robots_index":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[777,764],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-29763","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-garden","category-plants"],"acf":[],"featured_image_src":"https:\/\/hortodocampogrande.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/01_HCG_blog_GreenTips_peter_img_EN.jpg","author_info":{"display_name":"Gabriela Sim\u00f5es","author_link":"https:\/\/hortodocampogrande.pt\/en\/author\/gabrielas\/"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hortodocampogrande.pt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29763","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/hortodocampogrande.pt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/hortodocampogrande.pt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hortodocampogrande.pt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2646"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hortodocampogrande.pt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=29763"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/hortodocampogrande.pt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29763\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hortodocampogrande.pt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/31614"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hortodocampogrande.pt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=29763"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hortodocampogrande.pt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=29763"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hortodocampogrande.pt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=29763"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}