Baking Soda Pesticide and Fungicide Spray

Baking Soda Has Many Uses.....how about as a pesticide? Or maybe a fungicide? Today, let's look at how to use Baking Soda, or Sodium Bicarbonate, in the garden for an effective treatment against aphids, whiteflies, thrips, caterpillars, spider mites as well as prevention of fungal outbreaks such as powdery mildew.

There are a few caveats (of course), but as always, we'll cover it all and let you make the most informed choice for your garden! And don't forget to spray a test leaf first to ensure no phytotoxicity!

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[sissymurphy]

My father was an organic farmer back in the 60's on a 7 acre farm in the burbs in NJ . Which people came from all around to get veggies and we even had Restaruants buy from us . Bug control was our chickens . Fertilizer was always aged manure and water came from rain barrels that we put bags in to make manure tea to spray in the gardens .We did the picking and planting and in the winter mom and I would make seed pots from newspapers Our equipment was wheelbarrows and rototillers and our hands and backs

[tuconexionlocal]

1 liter of water, 1 tsp of baking soda, 1 tsp Castile soap, 2 tsp of vegetable oil

[regisplump]

1 liter of water, 1 tsp baking soda, 2 tsp veg oil, 1 tsp castille soap. recipe starts around 3:55

[jamessanders]

Try sprinkling some cinnamon on the surface of the soil. I have and found that it works amazingly well. My tomatoes are in full midst of production. My strawberries are in full bloom. I have used cinnamon for the first time. Experiment with one plant and see the results...get ready to become a "believer". No pests of any kind. No fungus gnats or whiteflies. My what a relief it is!

[toni]

It never fails to amaze me when I find yet another use for Bi-carb. Thanks again.

[magirusdeutzjupiter]

Ants are trying to tell you that the soil around you where they nest is too dry, or aphids attack too much nitrogen fed plants, then the ants come in to use them as farmers, or combo of both. Great video btw, thanks.

[ChestaAcosta-muhd]

Wow! Thank you so much... My dad passed away and I am here taking care of the garden and trees and have no experience. So thank you, Shasta

[colleenmarie]

Green mold was growing on the dirt of an outdoor potted plant so I put a few pinches of baking soda directly on it and that worked

[CookieSweet]

Jeff I followed your seed starting mix this year with recommended amenities and everything has germinated and the seedlings are growing great. Thanks your videos. I appreciate it more then you know.

[sueguidry]

Thanks for making such a instructional video. This is my first time to attempt container gardening

[patriciasmith]

I LIKE you. You EXPLAIN and that helps me to UNDERSTAND rather than just cut and paste. THANK YOU SO MUCH!

[andybilakshow]

At first I was thinking you use a lot more than I do. What I do is mix right in the spray bottle. Maybe 1/3 liter. 1 drop dawn dish soap, 1 drop 33% peroxide, 1 splash vinegar, and a dash of baking soda.
So far so good. I'm expecting ripe tomatoes in a week or so.

[gamzehavvatnmz]

Bugün farklı bir videoda, sirke de ekleyin diyordu ve yaptım 🙄 böceklerden acil kurtulmam lazımdı, umarım sirke bitkilerime zarar vermez 🥺

Baking soda'ya olan güvenim sizinle bir kez daha arttı, teşekkürler bu bilgilendirme için 😊

[raphayah]

I’ve tried this w/out success, Neem oil works best for me as a spray and also as a systemic application

[Sawpainter_td]

Looking at that beautiful produce made me hungry. Beautiful garden! Thank you for the tips!

[katrinatanchoco]

This was a very well explained video. Thank you so much. I really do enjoy watching your videos. They make gardening less intimidating 😊 Keep going!

[premshilasinha]

In India we use Neem Oil instead of oil, which works very fantastic.

[donnakacz]

Hi. I don't comment much. But I want to thank you for teaching me so much. I was clueless before you. You'll aways get a thumbs up from me. Thank you so much. God Bless

[sonyabarkwell]

Jeff I have been gardening for many years(50plus) and I'm still learning, so thanks for all your Information, love your channel!

[timothyjones]

I appreciated the explanation on how the baking soda works..