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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32 Comments
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Will dawn dish soap work in place of the soap you mentioned ?
For the Vegetable oil- is avocado or olive oil ok to use- or cold pressed neem oil?
Hi Jeff, Why is that my cherry tomatoes (not the leaves) have white spots? Can I use your baking soda concoction? Thank you so much.
Can I use this on peach trees that already have peaches to kill ants?
Ditch the normal vege oil for chili and garlic oil 😊
Thank you Sir I have to try this out
Awesime Info
Extremely important info. I dont have the oil nor soap but il try just baking soda till I get the other 2 ingrédients.
Hi Jeff, I love your viudos Can I use this on a black fungus on my Crape Myrtle?
I used Dr. Bronner's Hemp-Almond castile soap and pure olive oil with the baking soda. I read somewhere that Almond oil /extract can be used for bug control in your home, so I figured that it would work on our plants as well.
Will this work for magnolia trees too?
Would this harm ladybugs?
Could you tell me clear about Castile soap more ?
Mix 1 liter water, 1 teaspoon baking soda, 1 teaspoon natural soap, 2 teaspoon of vegetable oil. Spray plants twice a month for prevention, every three days to fight off infection.
Can i use it with potato bugs
Thanks, perfect timing. I was looking for a solution. Awesome.
hmm. what if it's super hot outside? won't the oil make the foiliage burn?
The earwigs are out of control in my garden, I tried the traps whith soya and oil ,some other pesticide for them , what do you recommend
Is it okay to use EVOO instead of vegetable oil?
can we sub veg oil for neem oil?
Castille soap ??can we use any other liquid soap plzz, reply
Can i use peppermint Castile soap for this
Thanks for making such a instructional video. This is my first time to attempt container gardening
Hi, will this work for SWD on blackberrys?
I planted wild flower seeds for the first time this year and I swear the bugs killed them. Only a few flowers bloomed and only lasted a day or two
what could we use replacement for castile soap
a liter is usually the size like a liter of coke. You used a cup, is that the same measurement?
👍 Thoughts on neem oil ? Can you substitute it for the vegetable oil? I know there’s some plant to not use it on and I do notice that it can cause foliage burn . I’m kinda thinking more too on tree trunks but will expect overspray 🤷🏻♂️
Thanks 🙏 good info
Can this be used on house plants as well? Anyone can answer this for me… THANKS
Subbed, thanks for the excellent plant care videos!, ✌🏼👍🏼
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