Baking Soda Is A Gardener’s Best Friend – Here Are 14 Nifty Uses In The Garden

It is commonly known that the home grown plants are better than the ones you buy in a grocery shop.

But did you know that baking soda is also a product that is very helpful in the garden?

Baking soda, instead of the synthetic chemicals, is a safer and cheaper way to take care of your garden:

1. Insect repellent

If you want to keep the bugs away all you need to do is to mix one tablespoon of olive oil, two tablespoons of baking soda, and a couple of drops of liquid soap with a gallon of water, and put all that in a spraying bottle. Spray the plant and you are good to go.

If you want to destroy cabbage worms all you need to do is to mix flour and baking soda in equal amounts and simply dust the produce.

To prevent from having ants all you need to do is to mix 5 tablespoons of baking soda with the same amount of powdered sugar, and a tablespoon of water, and a little bit of vinegar.

2. Fungus, Mildew, and Weeds 

The solution for fungus is to mix 4 teaspoons of baking soda with one gallon of water.

By spraying a mixture of one tablespoon of baking soda, 2.5 tablespoons of horticultural oil, and one gallon of water you are protecting the fruits and veggies from mildew.

To prevent growing weed from her cracks on the sidewalk all you need to do is to apply water and a thick layer of baking soda into the cracks to create a paste.

3. Compost and Soil

In two cups filled with soil you put vinegar in one and in the other you put baking soda and see which one bubbles. The one with the vinegar bobbles then the ph is above seven or alkaline, but if the other one bubbles that means the soil is acidic.

By sprinkling baking soda on top of the file you are decreasing the intense odor.

4. Taste and look of the plants

By sprinkling baking soda on the soil you are making the tomatoes taste better.

Water begonias, hydrangeas, and geraniums with two quarts water and one tablespoon baking soda in order to stimulate the blooming.

To grow your lilies, iris’s, geraniums, and daisies add baking soda when you water them. 

5. Cleaning

To clean the decorations in your garden use warm water and 2 tablespoons of baking soda and simply scrub them. Baking soda is also very useful when you are cleaning your walkways.