Aside from the many positive effects gardening has on one’s physical and emotional well-being, using baking soda to maintain and care for your garden will make it even better. Here are a few more ways baking soda may be your gardening secret weapon:
Insect Repellent:
Combine one tablespoon olive oil, two teaspoons baking soda, a few drops liquid soap, and one gallon of water to make a natural insect repellent.
To keep bugs away, spray this combination in the garden every three days.
on ward off cabbage worms, mix equal parts flour and baking soda and apply it on vegetables.
Combine five tablespoons of powdered sugar, water, and baking soda for anthills.
To help the ant population decline, pour this mixture into anthills.
Weeds, Mildew, and Fungi:
Apply a solution made of four tablespoons baking soda and one gallon of water to the afflicted regions to get rid of fungus.
Use a spray mixture of water, horticultural oil, and baking soda to prevent mildew on fruits and vegetables.
Get rid of weeds, especially crabgrass, by soaking the area and packing a lot of baking soda into crevices to form a paste.
Soil and Compost:
To measure the pH of soil, use half a cup vinegar and half a cup baking soda. Soil that is bubbling is alkaline, whereas no reaction suggests acidity.
Dust the compost pile with baking soda to lessen the smell.
Improving Plant Growth and Health:
Sprinkle tomatoes with baking soda to make them sweeter and less acidic soil.
Water plants with a solution of baking soda and water to encourage the blossoming of geraniums, hydrangeas, and begonias.
When watering lilies, irises, geraniums, and daisies, mix some baking soda into the water to encourage healthy growth and brightness.
Cleaning:
Scrub stains off garden ornaments by washing them in a warm water and baking soda mixture.
Garden walks can be revitalized by cleaning them with a baking soda solution to get rid of dirt and weeds.
Soak garden equipment in a baking soda solution to clean and deodorize them.
