Bicarbonate: A Homemade Plant Fungicide
Sodium bicarbonate is a product that deserves a presence in every home. It’s used in pastry recipes, to assist with cleaning, and even as a homemade plant fungicide, as you’re about to find out!
For plant lovers, this article will bring welcome relief, as you can say goodbye to chemical products that end up doing more harm than good. When it comes to controlling fungi and pests, bicarbonate is ideal.
If you want to know more, keep reading, take notes, and don’t forget to let us how you get on!
Why use a homemade bicarbonate fungicide for your plants?
When it comes to fungicides, homemade or natural options will always be better than chemical ones. The latter are usually composed of toxic elements that are harmful to certain microorganisms present in the substrate. Especially when we talk about garden plants and those grown for consumption.
Moreover, if chemicals reach water sources or underground bodies of water, they can cause pollution. Equally, they’re usually much more expensive than the ingredients you need to prepare your homemade mixture.
How to prepare homemade fungicides with bicarbonate
The first thing to point out is that bicarbonate is a natural antacid with multiple applications. Specifically, it acts against fungi because it prevents the required conditions for their survival. This is despite fungi being able to survive in acidic environments.
Similarly, this natural element acts as a kind of poison against other microorganisms. So, as you can see, it’s highly effective against fungi and pests, benefiting your plants and supporting your efforts to have a healthy and beautiful garden.
Do you want to know how to use it to make your own natural fungicide? Let’s get started!
Products and ingredients
- Sodium bicarbonate: one teaspoon
- Natural and neutral soap: a teaspoon
- One liter of water
Step-by-step instructions
Before starting to prepare your homemade fungicide with bicarbonate, we must emphasize that the soap in this preparation must be neutral and natural since. This is because it’s about minimizing the use of chemical products.
- Take a spray can or spray bottle.
- Mix the listed products together in this container.
- Mix until the liquid is homogeneous and without lumps.
- Start spraying your plants! Place special emphasis on the areas most affected by fungi and pests.
- Let the homemade fungicide act on its own. You don’t have to remove it.
- As the days pass, you’ll notice your plants become healthier and fungi and pests will disappear
Extra: natural fungicide with vinegar
If it turns out that you’ve run out of bicarbonate and need a fungicide in an emergency, don’t worry! You can prepare another equally natural option with white vinegar.
Vinegar also has an acid combination that helps regulate the pH of plants that have fungi and pests. Likewise, its antiseptic properties will act preventively.
Products and ingredients
- White vinegar: one liter
- Lemon juice: one glass
Step-by-step instructions
- In a spray bottle, mix the products together thoroughly.
- Spray plants in fungal or pest-infested areas.
- Place your plants directly in the sun for a few minutes to enhance the action of the fungicide.
- Leave the mixture to act. You don’t need to remove the mixture.
Bicarbonate will become your best friend
Fungi and pests feed on your plants, leaving them without energy and nutrients to develop properly. When it comes to fungus, the more it breeds, the stronger it becomes, making it more difficult to eradicate. As such, always make sure you pay close attention to this issue and monitor the situation carefully.
When you identify stains, scabs, wilting and moldy layers on your plants, even if it’s slight, prepare your homemade fungicide based on baking soda or vinegar and put an end to the suffering.