Baking soda is an important household natural item that is used for many purposes in the house. In related to gardening, baking soda has been flaunted as the safe and an effective fungicide on the treatment of fungal diseases, powdery mildew, and tomato disease on the plants.
Some Baking Soda Recipes to Prevent and Treat Different Prevent Plant Diseases
How to Prevent Fungal Disease Growth with Baking Soda?
- First of all, want to clear that baking soda is not an ingredient that kills the fungus on the plants. But its work on creating a pH condition that intimidates its growth.
- Take one liter of water and add few drops of dish washing soap in it. Now further add one teaspoonful of baking soda in it. Mix it well and transfer the mixture into a spray bottle.
Spray this baking soda mixture on the plants. It will be good to use this spray in the cool morning. This act will allow the spray to dry properly for the whole day.
Baking Soda for Curing the Powdery Mildew
If the mildew has already set on the plants, then it is required to make a strong mixture of baking soda for its treatment.
Things we will need:
- Baking Soda 1 teaspoon
- One gallon of water
- 1 tablespoonful of baking soda
- Vegetable Oil 1teaspoon
- Dish washing liquid 1 teaspoon
- Mix them all together and pour the mixture into the spray bottle.
Spray the baking soda treatment on the affected plants once a week on cooler, overcast days. Don’t spray this mixture in the day when the sun is very strong, because this will burn the plants. This baking soda recipe is very effective to use on squash, zinnias, lilacs, and cucumbers.
Baking Soda to Treat Tomato Diseases
You will need to make a spray with baking soda and an aspirin to treat and prevent the fungal infections and other diseases in tomato plants
Things we will need:
- Baking Soda 2 tablespoons of baking soda
- 2 gallons of water
- Aspirin 2 in number
Simply combine all the mention ingredients in a spray bottle. Allow the prepared soda solution to set for a few minutes so that the aspirin will dissolve in it properly. Pour it into the spray bottle and shake it well before spraying on the plants. Use this spraying mixture once a week.
Magical Baking Soda Spray for the treatment of Various Plant Diseases
Here we have the all-natural recipe for you that is very effective for treating a wide variety of plant ills, including killing red spider mites, aphids, and black spot.
Things we will need:
- 3-5 drops of Super thrive
- 1 gallon of water
- 1 tablespoon of baking soda
- 1 tablespoon of fish oil
- 1 tablespoon of dish washing liquid
- 2 tablespoonful of ultra-fine horticultural oil.
Mix all the ingredients together and pour this mixture into a spray bottle. You can easily use this spray on plants on monthly bases. It will keep your plants safe from all fungal diseases, also effective in treating the plants and bringing plants back to freshness.