Baking soda is a key natural ingredient for green cleaning. But among its many uses as a sanitizer and degreaser, in addition to being widely used in the kitchen as a natural leavening agent, it can also be a valid ally in the garden. In fact, it is not only useful for keeping insects away, but also for cleaning old terracotta pots. Let’s see how to do it

To keep aphids away

If our plant is infested with aphids, take a liter of water, dissolve a tablespoon of baking soda in it and let it dissolve. We then spray the infested soil with this mixture and repeat after two weeks. But be careful not to directly wet the leaves or roots of the plant!

for weeds

If there are annoying weeds between the garden tiles, this is how we can get rid of them. We take a good spoonful of baking soda and pour it over the seedlings. In a few days these will disappear! For ants If, on the other hand, we notice a constant coming and going of ants near the windows or doors of the house, we can prepare a powder based on sugar and baking soda. Let’s mix them and then go over the affected area. While sugar attracts ants, baking soda is toxic to them, so it will keep them away.

To clean pots

If we have stained, aged and yellowed terracotta pots in the garden, we can restore their vigor with a paste of citric acid, baking soda and corn starch. Mix the ingredients in a bowl and mix everything with a little water. Then we take it with a cloth and pass it over where the vase needs it most, scratching its surface. In no time we will have vases that look like new.

As anti-mold

If the leaves of our plants are covered in mold, we can use a solution of water and baking soda to counteract it. We transfer the mixture to a spray container and then spray it on the leaves so that the baking soda acts without harming the plant.