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5 Ways to Use Soda in the Country: Note for Gardeners
04.01.2023 12:00
Updated: 13.04.2023 06:32
Baking soda is a simple and yet very effective remedy that may be useful not only in an apartment, but also in a summer house.
There are many options for using sodium bicarbonate in a country house.
Thus, the product can help in the fight against plant diseases and various pests.
In addition, soda can be used as a fertilizer and for many other purposes.
Expert of the online publication "BelNovosti", landscape designer and scientist-agronomist Anastasia Kovrizhnykh listed those methods of using sodium bicarbonate that a summer resident should pay attention to.
Fighting diseases
You can make an excellent remedy for combating powdery mildew using soda. To do this, add 4 tablespoons of sodium bicarbonate and about 50 grams of soap to a bucket almost completely filled with water.
The result will be a liquid that needs to be poured into a spray bottle. Periodic spraying of plants with the prepared solution will significantly reduce the risk of dangerous fungal diseases.
Pest control
Sodium bicarbonate is an ideal remedy for fighting caterpillars. Simply mix soda with flour.
The result will be a mixture that the pest will most likely pay attention to. However, such a "delicacy" will ultimately destroy the creatures that are dangerous to cabbage.
Weed control
Soda also demonstrates effectiveness in the fight against unwanted plants. First of all, against grass that grows between paving slabs.
You need to water these sprouts with a liquid that is simple water with a large amount of dissolved soda.
Top dressing
The bulk agent can help improve the quality of the harvest of some crops. First of all, tomatoes.
If you pour drops of soda solution over tomato bushes, the fruits that form will be more delicious.
Change in soil acidity
Thanks to soda, you can quickly find out the acidity of the soil. If hissing occurs when mixing the soil with sodium bicarbonate, then the soil is acidic.
You can reduce the acidity level by adding sodium bicarbonate. But you have to act very carefully.
