12 Garden Baking Uses That Nobody Knows About.
Baking soda, we know all the uses at home.
But did you know that it is also super useful for the garden?
It is used in particular for natural weedkiller recipes.
But, it has a lot of other outdoor uses that no one knows about.
here is 12 Ways to Effectively Use Baking Soda in Your Garden. Look :
1. A natural fungicide
Simply mix 4 teaspoons of baking soda in 4 quarts of water. Then, spray this mixture on the rose bushes to fight black spots or mildew. But you can also do the same on grapes and vines when the fruits start to appear.
2. A cleanser for dirty hands
After the garden, our hands are often very dirty. Just rub your wet hands with baking soda after gardening to make them look nickel. Then all you have to do is rinse well.
3. A natural treatment against powdery mildew
Powdery mildew appears in rather damp gardens and causes quite a bit of damage. It affects many plants but mainly impatiens, squash and cucumbers. To remedy this, mix 1 tablespoon of baking soda in 4 liters of water. Add 1 tablespoon of vegetable oil and 1 tablespoon of dish soap. Mix well and put in a sprayer. Spray once a week on a sunny day.
4. To give a boost to roses
Mix 1 teaspoon of baking soda and 1 teaspoon of Epsom salt in 4 quarts of water. This recipe allows you to reboost about 4 roses.
5. An effective natural weedkiller
Pour neat baking soda into patio or walkway cracks. This will remove any small weeds growing in the holes. And it will also prevent regrowth. Awesome, isn't it?
6. A fungicide for tomatoes
Tomato plants are very often prone to fungi. Fortunately, they can be treated without harmful products and toxic pesticides can be avoided. To do this, mix 4 liters of water with a tablespoon of baking soda and 2.5 tablespoons of vegetable oil in a spray bottle. Add 1/2 teaspoon of Castile soap and mix well. Spray this mixture on the foliage of young tomato plants until the fungi are completely gone.
7. Treatment against crabgrass
Crabgrass is a grass with hairy leaves that mixes with and invades the grass of your lawns. To get rid of it, take out your baking soda! Just water this weed and sprinkle a good dose of baking soda on it. The crabgrass will die in just a few days. Obviously, avoid the surrounding grass if you can.
8. To test the pH of your soil
Wet the soil and put a small amount of baking soda on it. If bubbles form, your soil is acidic with a pH level below 5.
9. Against garden pests
Sprinkle baking soda on your garden soil. Rabbits, ants, silverfish, cockroaches and slugs hate it and stay away. Be careful, do not put it on the plants!
