Soda - assistant in the garden! 9 uses of

Soda will help improve plant health, to cope with the disease and get a good harvest! Sodium bicarbonate - universal and indispensable folk remedy. Article - 9 useful recipes use of baking soda in the garden. Surely, in this list you will find something useful for yourself.

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Among the main advantages of soda - a wide spectrum of action (to solve different problems), no harm to plants and reasonable price.

1. Soda helps with mildew

Powdery mildew - a real attack. Fortunately, it is possible to cope successfully using soda. Dissolve in 1 liter of warm water 1 tbsp. spoon of baking soda and 1 tbsp. a spoonful of vegetable oil. The composition is best to keep the leaves, it adds a little liquid soap or dishwashing liquid.

Affected plants are sprayed with soda solution, respecting the rules:

• leaves should be dry;
• in the previous and the next day there should be no rain;
• Optimal weather - without a strong wind;
• the best time of day - early morning or close to sunset.

By the way, I always spray the plant is not only sick, but also its nearest neighbors. So I'm sure that the powdery rose not spread to other landing. Epidemic in the country is not enough!

2. Rejuvenation rosebushes

All rose bushes need to periodically omolozhat. In addition to standard procedures, help dressing soda. Prepare a working solution:

• 5 liters of water (or half of a standard bucket);
• 1 h. baking soda;
• 1/2 h. spoon of liquid ammonia.

This dressing is made by spraying.

3. Soda against weeds

Strong soda solution in combination with vinegar - certain death for the weeds. The liquid burns them with the root system. I treat her paving tiles at his dacha and land near the porch, because it is simply afraid to use chemical herbicides (you never know, the children and the dog was poisoned!). I cook as follows: 10 l of water, salt and a glass polpachki vinegar.

4. Banishes caterpillars with cabbage

I hate cabbage caterpillars! They make them beautiful and level of heads ugly balls with holes. Soda helps here! An unusual way to use: Mix the flour with the baking soda in equal parts, and "powder the" my cabbage.

5. Soda for tomatoes

A weak solution of soda is very useful for tomatoes. He kills fungi and bacteria, makes the taste sweeter tomatoes!

Make vegetables juicy and tasty help root watering 3.5% m soda solution and foliar irrigation spraying the leaves 0.5% -th composition.

6. We determine the acidity of the soil

If another 10 years, the acidity of the soil in the garden especially nobody bother, but now walks on the network a lot of information about soil pH and its importance for the plants. And for the harvest, of course. Advised to buy special tests to determine the acidity of the soil. But this task copes simple baking soda - the hero of our publication)) This is the most popular lye. Therefore, when mixed with the acid and wet ground it begins to foam and hiss. No tests do not have to do!

7. The grapes will be sweeter

During the ripening of grapes is very useful dressing soda solution. It contributes to the accumulation of sugars in the berries and the harvest turns out very tasty! In addition, the more soda and deters pests, gnawing grape leaves. Prepare dressing easy: 75 g of sodium hydroxide in 10 liters of water. Spray the bushes early in the morning or late at night.

8. Otmoem hands after the garden!

After working in the beds or in the flower garden hands blackened? Soda will help: first, wash your hands with plain soap, and then - a handful of soda with warm water. After the procedure, be sure to lubricate the hand moisturizer! ✔ Place the "Thumbs Up" if you like the publication. Read more: Colorado potato beetle is not: 5 best folk remedies