The effect of growing flowers with baking soda is excellent.

Baking soda can be said to be a necessary cooking material at home, and it is inseparable from making bread, fermented steamed bread and so on. But what many people don't know is that the effect of using baking soda to maintain flowers is so great!

Use 1: adjust soil acidity and alkalinity

Just as flowers such as rhododendron and gardenia prefer acidic soil, plants such as hydrangea and begonia cactus prefer alkaline soil. On the other hand, baking soda is slightly alkaline and can be used to change the acidity and alkalinity of the soil.

Specific operation: put about a spoonful of baking soda into about 4L of water, mix completely, and then spray the solution evenly on the soil surface.

Use 2: prevention and control of powdery mildew, etc.

Baking soda has a good germicidal effect, can effectively inhibit the activities of bacteria and fungi, some netizens have personally practiced, the use of baking soda can prevent rose, orchids, rhododendrons and other flowers from being infected with powdery mildew and soot.

Specific operation: a small amount of baking soda and water can be mixed, and then loaded into a spray can, the solution will be evenly sprayed on the leaves and stems of plants, can play the effect of preventing flowers from infecting bacteria.

Use 3: dispel the odor of flower fertilizer

Another good use of baking soda is deodorization. When making organic fertilizer at home or applying fertilizer to plants, it is inevitable to produce a lot of bad smell in the process, which can be easily eliminated by simply using baking soda.

Specific operation: add two to three tablespoons of baking soda to the fermented organic fertilizer to slowly reduce the peculiar smell of the fertilizer, or add some baking soda to the material when making the fertilizer, so that there is no smell in the fermentation process.

Purpose 4: clean the dirt of flowerpots

In the process of maintaining flowers, it is inevitable to change pots for plants, and when cleaning the changed flowerpots, some old dirt is always difficult to clean. At this time, you can use baking soda to easily clean the flowerpot.

Specific operation: add some baking soda to the clear water, stir well, soak the flowerpot in the baking soda solution and let it stand for about two to three hours. Baking soda can dissolve the dirt, and then it becomes much easier to clean the flowerpot.

Use 5: drive away mosquitoes, ants, etc.

If there are more potted plants at home, it will inevitably attract a lot of mosquitoes, ants, etc., which is annoying. These annoying insects can be easily driven away with baking soda.

Specific operation: baking soda powder can be poured into clear water and mixed evenly, and then the solution will be sprayed around the potted plants, and then some baking soda solution will be sprayed in the cracks in the doors and windows that mosquitoes and ants can enter. In this way, it can play a role in repelling these mosquitoes.

Use 6: prolong the flowering period of plants

Some netizens have personally tested that baking soda does promote the flowering of plants and prolong the flowering period of flowers, and after using baking soda, the flowers of plants can bloom more magnificently.

Specific operation: mix a spoonful of baking soda and 4000ml water together, and then spray the solution evenly on the surface of the flowers, which can promote the flowers to bloom and prolong the florescence.

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