It turns out that bay leaves and baking soda can easily be turned into a great remedy for cucumbers.
The result is a mixture that will allow you to both feed your garden crop and protect it from diseases and pests.
The advantage of such a product is its naturalness. In this regard, the combination of spice with sodium bicarbonate is much better than dangerous "chemistry".
How to make a summer cottage super-remedy based on soda and bay leaf
Take some deep container and pour a liter of low temperature water into it.
Next add baking soda (1 tbsp.) and bay leaf (5 leaves).
Thoroughly “process” the contents of the container with a mixer or blender.
The resulting mass should be left to infuse for about 6 hours.
Next, the liquid must be passed through a filter surface and diluted with plain water 4 times.
How to use this product
You just need to water the cucumbers with this liquid. The procedure should be carried out monthly.
As a result, several positive results will be achieved at once.
Firstly, the garden crop will gain access to several vitamins at once, as well as other useful compounds.
Secondly, the plant will acquire protection from powdery mildew and late blight.
Thirdly, cucumbers are unlikely to be attacked by such common pests as aphids and spider mites.
Fourthly, the number of weeds will decrease.
Overall result: significant increase in cucumber yield.
For reference
Cucumber is an annual herbaceous plant, a species of the genus Cucumis of the Pumpkin family (Cucurbitaceae), a vegetable crop.
