10 MIRACLES OF VINEGAR FOR PLANTS & GARDEN

hello friends in today's episode let's look into 10 best uses of vinegar in your garden can it be used as a fertilizer in gardening let's check it out [Music] vinegar is chemically called acetic acid it is an inexpensive product easily available worldwide it's used in kitchens generally in a concentration of about 5% by saying vinegar we referred to 5% white vinegar or the distilled white vinegar well can it be used as a fertilizer for plants the answer is both s as well as no let me explain no that is it cannot be directly used as a fertilizer because it's chemically made up of carbon hydrogen and oxygen that's its chemical formula is ch3 C WH and the plants can easily get these elements from air and s it can be used indirectly as a fertilizer using a simple trick to help your plant growth and treat acute deficiencies we'll discuss and demonstrate this in this episode please watch it till the end now let's look into the ten powerful uses of vinegar for your plants and garden on number one soil pH amendment acid-loving plants like hydrangeas gardenias rose hibiscus and many others need an acidic soil pH of around six or even less first test your soil pH this simple pH testing gadget is really handy and an inexpensive device to test your soil pH if your soil tests neutral or alkaline then you need to amend your soil pH to do this mix one tablespoon of white vinegar to one liter of water and what are your acid loving plants with this solution once every 15 days to reduce the soil pH on number two as a pesticide or insect spray vinegar is an effective solution for eliminating unwanted garden insects and even pests to make this vinegar spray add 1 cup white vinegar to one liter of water and load it in a spray bottle and then add some 10 drops of dishwashing or hand wash liquid soap shake the spray bottle well to mix the contents thoroughly before spraying on the plants this is a reasonable remedy to control pests like white flies and mealy bugs especially for those who do not have neem oil on number three treatment of powdery mildew fungus to make this prey add one cup of white vinegar to one liter of water and shake it well and then spray it on the affected leaves to treat the fungus on number four animal and rodent repeller is the pungent smell of vinegar can drive away some animals like cats dogs squirrels rodents and many other animals how to use vinegar for this purpose well the simplest method is to soak a cloth in vinegar and place it in those potential spots or entrances of these animals into your garden but the problem here is the pungent smell fades away within a few hours and you might have to do it daily to prevent the animals another method to do this is using food grade diatomaceous earth powder that is D powder in short mix some peppermint or lemon oil along with some vinegar in de powder and keep it in small containers or caps in your garden this de powder has the ability to retain this order for a long time you can watch a detail episode on at the de powder from a link in the description below well on number 5 to control slugs and snails who eat of a lot of your garden to kill slugs and snails spray the vinegar directly on the snails and wait for some time the vinegar will dissolve the snails though this looks a bit cruel but if you want to save your food growing out of your hard work you need to control these creatures on number 6 and control vinegar can be used to drive away hands from your garden just pour undiluted solution around the hand tails or around the plants I mean around the potted plants and not into the soil or near the roots of the plants on number 7 weed killer just spray undiluted white vinegar on the unwanted weeds or the unwanted grass in your garden this works very well especially in cracks and crevices but you have to be very careful when applying close to your favorite plan the mechanism of action in all days it dissolves the cell membranes resulting in desiccation of tissues and death of the plant on number eight drive of a fruit flies from your plants you need to make a vinegar bit with a cup of water and half a cup of vinegar 1/4 cup of sugar and 1 teaspoon of honey mix it all together and put the solution in an empty container or a tin or a can and can hang it on the affected fruit tree you can see how it attracts and crabs the fruit flies this solution can even be used for house fly control in your home or garden then on number 9 cleaning your garden stuff it can be used to clean rusty and dirty garden tools pour or dip the tool in vinegar for about 20 minutes and then rinse you can also clean your pots and containers between either just immerse the pots and containers in a vinegar solution like 1 is to 2 or 1 is to 3 dilution in water and then clean after 20 to 30 minutes on number 10 to provide free or soluble calcium to your plants particularly in acute deficiency of calcium which causes blossom end rot disease especially in tomato and pepper plants adding eggshells lime gypsum or you calcium tablets to treat acute deficiency of calcium will not help you need to provide free soluble calcium that can be easily absorbed by the roots to make this you can take a source of calcium like lime or even powdered eggshells and then add vinegar to this and then shake well for an hour and then add more water to this what is this solution to your plans and give them instant source of free calcium for absorption please like share and comment below with your queries & feedback consider subscribing if you're new to the channel happy gardening [Music]

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Length: 6min 36sec (396 seconds)

Published: Mon Apr 13 2020