How to protect raspberries from worms: soda will help

13.05.2024 13:18

Baking soda is a versatile garden remedy.

It can be used as a fertilizer for some plants.

Sodium bicarbonate can also act as a weed killer.

Sodium bicarbonate also deoxidizes the soil quite well.

In addition, soda is used by many gardeners to combat pests.

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The bulk product has another "ability". Thus, soda can protect raspberries from worms.

An expert of the online publication "BelNovosti", agronomist and landscape designer Anastasia Kovrizhnykh told how to achieve the desired result.

How to Protect Raspberries from Worms with Baking Soda

You need to take a deep container, pour a liter of boiling water into it and add one tablespoon of soda.

Once the liquid has cooled, it will need to be poured into a spray bottle.

After this, all that remains is to pour drops of soda solution over the raspberry bushes.

This should be done during the flowering period or when the ovaries are already appearing. It is advisable to repeat the procedure after 48 hours.

Thanks to this treatment, the fruits formed on the plant will most likely not be wormy.

Earlier, summer residents were told whether it is possible to sprinkle ash under cherry trees .

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