Vinegar is an invaluable ally for household maintenance, to produce natural degreasers, anti-mold and disinfectants. But did you know that it can also be used in your garden for many things? In fact, vinegar solves many problems that often disturb our plants and our garden.
In the kitchen, vinegar is an ingredient with a tangy taste, but which gives a particular taste note to different preparations. But it is also often used at home as a very valid ally for ecological cleaning. Indeed, it is very useful against limescale, but also as a degreaser. However, few people know that it can also be used for different purposes in our garden or with the plants that we have on the balcony. Incredible, right? Let’s discover together its possible uses!
As a herbicide
The main characteristic of vinegar is its acidity, due to its high content of acetic acid. It can be very useful for eliminating small weeds that grow between the cracks of the tiles, for example.
Vinegar as an antifungal
The use of vinegar in the garden allows us to get rid of fungi present in plants. We dilute a tablespoon of vinegar in two liters of water and apply it to the leaves twice a week, then with each rain.
For more acidic soils
Vinegar lowers the pH of the environment; in this case, we use it to treat the soil in our garden. Just mix one cup of vinegar with about four liters of water and spread the solution on the floor.
As protection against ants
If ants have chosen your garden as a location for their anthill, we can keep them away with vinegar. Just pour the product around the anthill. After a few days, they will go away on their own because of that terrible smell!
Vinegar in the garden: fertilizer for potted plants
We mix two tablespoons of cider vinegar with three liters of water and water our plants with this mixture; the results will be visible in a very short time! Removing Oxide From Equipment We can also use vinegar to remove oxidation from our gardening tools. Just soak our tools and brush them to remove stains and dirt.
