How to use soda when growing currants: this remedy will help a lot - you should expect two positive results

23.03.2024 03:30

Such a simple remedy as soda can help out the owner of a country house in many situations.

For example, sodium bicarbonate will come in very handy when planting and growing currants.

The use of sodium bicarbonate helps to increase the yield of this crop, as well as protect it from pests.

But soda must be used correctly, emphasizes the expert of the online publication "BelNovosti", agronomist and landscape designer Anastasia Kovrizhnykh .

Soda as a fertilizer

The application of sodium bicarbonate is a good way to increase the yield of currants.

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But you can't use too much baking soda.

So, when planting currant bushes, you need to add 0.5 teaspoon of the product to the soil per plant.

At the moment when fruiting begins, the soil under the crop should be watered with a soda solution.

It is easy to prepare the product: just pour 30 grams of sodium bicarbonate into a bucket filled with water. The result will be a liquid that will be enough for many bushes.

Baking soda as a pest control agent

Baking soda also helps in the fight against a number of ailments, as well as insects that are dangerous to currants.

When combined with crushed laundry soap, sodium bicarbonate turns into a good remedy against pests.

For 2 liters of boiling water there should be 50 grams of soap and 100 grams of sodium bicarbonate. The resulting liquid should be diluted with 8 liters of plain water at normal temperature.

The result will be a product, drops of which should be poured over the plant and the soil underneath. The procedure cannot be carried out during the flowering period.

Earlier, summer residents were told how to grow sweet raspberries.

Author: Kurchev Anton Deputy Editor-in-Chief
 
Expert: Anastasia Kovrizhnykh Expert / Belnovosti

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  1. Soda as a fertilizer
  2. Baking soda as a pest control agent