Top 8 Uses for Baking Soda in the Garden

Welcome Tips Top 8 Uses for Baking Soda in the Garden

A miracle product, economical, ecological, baking soda is very effective without being toxic to health or the environment. And if you already use it in the house for laundry care, in the kitchen, or for your hygiene, discover with our experts the use of baking soda in the garden as a weedkiller, fungicide, insecticide or even to clean furniture.

1 – A NATURAL WEEDKILLER

It is also known as a natural weed killer. Mix with boiling water and then use on paths or paving stones in your garden.

2 – SWEETEN THE TOMATOES

Baking soda can make our tomatoes even juicier and tastier. Sprinkle baking soda on the soil around the tomato plant to reduce acidity levels. The lower the acidity of the soil, the sweeter the tomatoes will be.

3 – CHECK THE PH OF YOUR SOIL 

Baking soda can raise the pH of soil that is too acidic. Simply bury a few small piles of baking soda; this will help reduce any acidity in your soil.

Be careful, it is better to start with small quantities then test the acidity again about 1 month after the addition… otherwise you risk ending up with soil that is too chalky…

4 – CLEANER FOR INDOOR PLANTS

It is important to regularly clean the foliage of your indoor plants to remove dust and grease, to promote photosynthesis. For this, our recommendation is to carefully move a soft, lint-free cloth soaked in a solution of water and sodium bicarbonate (a pinch of baking soda in a liter of water) over the surface of the leaves (top and bottom).

5 – A CLEANER FOR DIRTY HANDS

After gardening, our hands are often very dirty. Simply rub your wet hands with baking soda after gardening to make them spotless. Then, all you have to do is rinse well.

6 – AN EFFECTIVE ANTI-APHID

Dilute 10 to 20 grams of baking soda in a liter of distilled water and add 3 tablespoons of oil. This also works against mealybugs.

7 – USE BICARBONATE TO HELP CUT FLOWERS

To prolong the life of flower bouquets, baking soda should be added to the vase water in the following proportions:

• A little pinch in a little vase.
• A teaspoon in a medium vase.
• A tablespoon in a large vase.

Please note: a bouquet of poppies can only be preserved by adding sodium bicarbonate to the water. No other additive can achieve this result.

8 – TO CLEAN THE GARDEN FURNITURE

• Dosage: 30 g (2 tablespoons) per liter of lukewarm water.
• Directions for use: Soak a clean cloth in bicarbonate water and rub. For stubborn dirt, sprinkle the damp cloth with bicarbonate and rub. Repeat if necessary when the grains have dissolved.
• Explanation: The detergent action of the bicarbonate molecules present in the water is sufficient to dissolve most grease and remove dust, and the mechanical action of gentle abrasion of the bicarbonate grains completes the cleaning on the most stubborn dirt.