I am sure, all of us have a container of baking soda in kitchen. In Today\u2019s short episode we will show you the formula to prepare the most powerful and 100% organic pesticide by mixing baking soda and other stuff to treat almost every pest in your garden. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Let\u2019s Go 100% Organic! and prepare our most powerful\npesticide and fungicide solution to treat almost all types of pests in your\ngarden like the aphids, mealybugs, thrips, mites, whiteflies, worms,\ncaterpillars, soil fungus, plant fungus like powdery mildew, black spot rose\ndisease, leaf rust, leaf miners and what not. You can try this on almost any\npest on your affected plant. Please stop using chemical pesticides and even\nchemical fertilizers and go 100% organic!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Now let\u2019s Prepare our most potent pesticide solution. We\njust use two or three powerful ingredients in this pesticide recipe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The First one is of course Baking Soda. Mind you its Baking\nsoda and not baking powder. You should know the difference between baking soda\nand baking powder. Baking soda is pure sodium bicarbonate. It should not be\nconfused with either baking powder or even washing soda. Washing soda is sodium carbonate and baking\npowder contains only 30% baking soda along with other ingredients. Some think\nbaking soda is a chemical. No, It comes from earth and 100% organic.
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\nIn fact, Baking Soda is registered by the Environmental Protection Agency as a\nbio-pesticide in United States. So its 100% organic and natural.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In one of my previous\nepisodes last year, we have discussed the miracles of baking soda in your\ngarden like using it as a stand alone pesticide and fungicide, cleaning garden\ntools and pots, for flowers and lot more. You can check that video from a link\nin description below.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Now, Let\u2019s see how to prepare this pesticide formula. The\nsecond component you need is Neem oil. Do not worry if you do not have neem\noil, you can use any vegetable oil like sunflower oil and stuff like that. But\nthis recipe is most potent if used with neem oil. You can also use other oils\nlike clove oil or even eucalyptus oil but be careful not to make it too strong\nto kill our beneficial insects and pollinators like our honey bees and\nbutterflies. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Now let\u2019s jump into the making:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Step 1: Take 1 litre of water in a container or in a spray\nbottle or a spray can. This formula is for 1 litre, if you need larger volumes\nyou can alter the formula as per your need.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Step 2: Add 2 Teaspoons of Baking Soda to water. If you feel\nthe pest and fungus attack is too extensive, you can add 3 teaspoons.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Step 3: Add 1 teaspoon of Neem oil to this. If you do not\nhave neem oil, you can add vegetable oil or any other oil as already discussed.\nBut Neem Oil is the best! <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Step 4: To mix oil and water thoroughly, you can add some 10\ndrops of eco-friendly liquid soap into this. There are many organic liquid dish\nwash or hand wash soaps available in the market. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Step 5: This is very important. Make sure you mix and stir\nit thoroughly and then load in to you spray bottle and again give it a good\nshake before spraying.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Before you spray on your entire plant, please perform a patch test on a leaf and leave it for an hour or two to see the potency. If the leaf wilts, you will need to dilute it further. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Happy Gardening!<\/p>\n\n\n\n