Natural weed killers: the best for vegetable gardens and terraces

NATURAL WEEDKILLERS

If you want to dedicate yourself, in your garden or in garden and on the terrace, at theorganic farming, you have to choose natural remedies for plant protection. Natural tonics are the following: vinegar, bentonite, sodium bicarbonate, edible vegetable oils, propolis and Marseille soap.

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VINEGAR

In the treatment of trees and shrubs it is 10 times more effective than chemical herbicides. When it comes into contact with the plant, has a caustic effect that alters tissue to the point of burning it. Best results are achieved when the stems are between 2 and 5 centimeters tall, ensuring leaf wetting is well and repeating the treatment when the grass begins to grow again.

BENTONITE

This name refers to a series of clays of volcanic origin. In particular, it is used alone, or even in combination with sulfur, to fight against mold gray. Treatments must be carried out before the bunch closes.

BAKING SODA

Its use is recommended when temperatures are very high, as it can be phytotoxic. It is obtained, in an impure form, from the ashes of plants and seaweed.

LECITHIN

It is extracted from soybeans and in smaller quantities from other sources, such as rapeseed and sunflower seeds and even egg yolks. It is an excellent fungicide and insecticide, and is used in particular on small fruits and ornamental plants.

FOOD VEGETABLE OILS

They work similarly to mineral oils. They can coat the insects' bodies to the point of blocking their breathing.

PROPOLIS

It is the product of the collection, processing, and modification by bees of resinous substances produced by plants. It promotes the vegetative development of buds, the functionality of the sexual organs of flowers, and the initial growth of the fruit. For this reason, it is used during flowering.

MARSEILLE SOAP

It is a soap Biodegradable, with a powerful insecticidal effect. The acids it contains alter the structure and permeability of insects' cell membranes, causing their rapid death.

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