Baking soda (Prevents Fungal Infection / Act As Pesticide)

Sodium bicarbonate, commonly known as baking soda or bicarbonate of soda, is a chemical compound with the formula NaHCO₃. It is a salt composed of a sodium cation and a bicarbonate anion. Sodium bicarbonate is a white solid that is crystalline, but often appears as a fine powder

• Kill Crab Grass. Crab grass can take over your lawn and continue growing spring through fall.
• Kill Weeds.
• Spraying baking soda water on Tomatoes will Sweeten them.
• Keep Cut Flowers Fresh. (decoration flowers)
• Baking soda on plants causes no apparent harm and may help prevent the bloom of fungal spores in some cases.
• It is most effective on fruits and vegetables off the vine or stem, but regular applications during the spring can minimize diseases such as powdery mildew and other foliar diseases.
• Baking soda is very effective for the excessive outgrowth of fungus in the soil as well as over the small garden plants. It dissolves the soft velvet-like covering and kills the fungus instantly.

USAGE

• Make a typical baking soda spray by dissolving 1 teaspoon of baking soda into one quart of water. You can add a few drops of insecticidal soap or liquid soap to help the solution spread and stick to the leaves. Only use liquid soap, like Ivory, and not laundry detergent.

USAGE FOR INSECT PREVENTION

• Mix equal parts baking soda and powdered sugar together. … The powdered sugar will attract the ants to the mixture. The ants will take it back to their nest and eat it. The baking soda kills ants by drying out their bodies and disrupting their natural chemistry.