Mix soda and flour: you get a super garden remedy - here's how to use it

09.07.2024 09:17

“Soda plus flour”... At first glance, there is nothing special about this combination.

In fact, this powder is an incredibly effective garden remedy.

It turns out that a combination of baking soda and flour works great against one common pest.

We are talking about caterpillars that pose a huge danger to cabbage and many other crops.

How to make a remedy against caterpillars

It's very simple: you just need to mix baking soda with flour.

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The ratio of ingredients should be equal.

In other words, there should be one volume of food product for every volume of sodium bicarbonate.

How to use caterpillar control

The prepared powder should be lightly sprinkled on the vulnerable plant. The product should also end up on the soil near the crop.

The result of this simple procedure will pleasantly surprise the gardener: the caterpillars that start eating the sprinkled leaves will die. And new larvae will not appear on the plant.

Previously, the best feeding of cucumbers in July for a bountiful harvest was named.

Author: Kurchev Anton Deputy Editor-in-Chief

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