8 Ways to Use Baking Soda in Your Garden

Baking soda has so many uses around the house and offers a safe and inexpensive way to clean your kitchen and bathroom. But what about the garden? Here are the best ways to use baking soda in the garden to keep it healthy and pest-free.

1. Use Baking Soda To Test the PH Level of the Soil

Wet your soil with some distilled water and sprinkle a handful baking soda over the damp part. If the soil begins to bubble, you have acidic soil with a PH level that is probably lower than 5.

2. Homemade Plant Fungicide

Mix 4 Tbsp with 1 gallon of water to get a homemade fungicide that is cheaper and has much fewer chemicals and toxins than other fungicides.

3. Get Rid of Slugs

If you want to kill slugs quickly, just sprinkle a little baking soda on them! The baking soda will cause them to dry out and die.

4. Sweeten Tomatoes

Would you like your tomatoes to taste even sweeter? Just sprinkle a small amount of baking soda on the soil around your tomato plants (don’t get it on the plant). The baking soda absorbs into the soil and lowers the acidity levels.

5. Make Cut Flowers Last Longer

If you have cut flowers and you want to extend its life, just dip the flowers into a mixture of baking soda and water.

6. Smelly Compost

Pour baking soda in your compost bin to eliminate odor.

7. Battle Ants

Take a small amount of powdered sugar and mix it with an equal amount of baking soda. Then place small amounts in areas where ants are seen. The powdered sugar will attract ants and the baking soda will kill them when they eat it.

8. Keep Rabbits Out of the Garden

Sprinkle baking soda around your vegetable garden to keep bunnies from nibbling on your plants.