Vinegar is magic in the garden!
We all know the uses of vinegar in the house.
But we forget that it is also super useful in the garden.
Too bad, because it has 2 major advantages:its price (50 cents per litre) and the fact that it is 100% natural.
Vinegar keeps an organic garden, because you no longer need to use commercial chemicals.
Goodbye insecticide, anti-rust and chemical fertilizers! You can really use it everywhere.
White vinegar or cider vinegar, these 2 products will really become your best friends in the garden.
Here are 15 magical uses for vinegar in your vegetable garden . Watch:
If your orchard is invaded by flies and gnats in the summer, make a natural trap that will eliminate them effectively.
Put 250 ml of water, 125 ml of cider vinegar, 50 g of sugar and 1 tablespoon of molasses.
Mix everything and put this potion in empty, open cans.
Hang these boxes in your fruit trees using strong wire or twine.
Flies are now more attracted to this trap than to fruit on the tree!
They will get into the trap and won't be able to get out.
No more rotten fruit on the tree!
Some plants like more acidic soils.
They need it to flower, like the hydrangea for example.
Put some vinegar in the water to increase the iron content of the soil, and water the soil from time to time with this mixture.
Acid-loving plants like it!
For regions with hard water, add 250 ml of vinegar to 4 liters of tap water to water your acid-loving plants.
To discover: The Magic Trick to CHOOSE the Color of Your Hydrangeas.
Spray pure white vinegar on areas infested by ants and even on anthills.
You may need to reapply several times for a few days.
To discover:10 Natural Tips for Fighting Ants.
Rabbits, field mice and cats hate the smell of white vinegar and it deters them from entering your garden.
It's natural and much less harmful than chemical repellents.
The ideal is to first soak strips of fabric or newspaper in white vinegar.
Then place them around your garden. Check out the trick here.
If you have garden tools, you know they have a tendency to rust.
To remove rust easily from tools or garden objects, spray pure white vinegar, rinse and wipe.
Check out the trick here.
If your pots show signs of mold, they should be removed immediately before planting a flower in them.
This prevents fungi from spreading and contaminating the plant.
This is super important, especially for seedlings that are potted.
To do this, clean the flowerpot with a solution of half water and white vinegar.
Simply soak a cloth in this mixture and rub the inside and outside of the flowerpot.
Do you have brown or yellow spots on your lawn?
So it's probably that your dog or that of the neighbors is doing its business on your lawn...
Yes, it's the nitrogen in the urine that "burns" the weed.
To avoid the appearance of these spots, here is a trick that is a little weird, but which really works!
The remedy is to add 1 tablespoon of white vinegar to your dog's water bowl.
Don't worry, it's not dangerous for him.
White vinegar prevents nitrogen from burning the lawn while your dog is pooping.
You can also spray white vinegar around your lawn to repel stray dogs and cats.
Finally, if your lawn already has stains, use this natural baking soda remedy to make them disappear.
To remove weeds growing on gravelled driveways or between flagstones, spray them with pure white vinegar.
This will kill them and prevent them from growing back for a while.
If you add salt to the mix, it will be a bit more effective against weeds.
You will probably have to go back several times to overcome some herbs.
But be careful, this mixture can be harmful to the soil in the long run:nothing beats manual weeding.
To discover: White Vinegar:A Really SAFE Weedkiller?
If you want to enjoy your cut flowers longer, the water in the vase needs to be rich.
For this, add 2 tablespoons of vinegar and 2 tablespoons of sugar per liter of water in the vase.
Cut the stems of the flowers at an angle and change this solution every 5 days or so.
This trick works like thunder to keep beautiful flowers longer!
This time, cider vinegar will be your ally.
This mixture will give a boost to your potted plants and purify the water.
For this, put 2 tablespoons of cider vinegar in 4 liters of water before watering your plants.
This mixture will fertilize the soil of your plants.
Plants need nutrients to grow well.
For this, give them a solution made up of 1 tablespoon of apple cider vinegar, 1 tablespoon of sugar and 250 ml of water.
Then water your plants with this mixture.
Easily clean your garden tools in a bucket of white vinegar and water.
It's totally natural.
Just pour 250ml of vinegar into 4 liters of water and soak your tools in it.
Then, rinse your tools before putting them away or storing them!
You can also mix 100 ml of white vinegar in a 1 liter bottle and spray directly on your tools!
This naturally kills fungi and diseases that grow on the tools.
Slugs are eating all your salads in your vegetable garden?
Use undiluted white vinegar to finish it off!
To do this, spray it directly on slugs and snails.
Bye-bye lettuce eaters! Find out how here.
Many diseases can develop on plants:
Powdery mildew, rot, rust, scab, damping off...
To get rid of fungi on your plants, prepare this natural mixture.
Put 2 tablespoons of white vinegar in an infusion of chamomile and spray on the leaves of your plants.
Discover this magic remedy here.
If you have chickens, you know that they sometimes peck each other.
To avoid this and the resulting injuries, there is a natural solution.
Just add a tablespoon of apple cider vinegar to their water to stop them pecking at each other!
It's a safe, simple and natural solution!
To discover: 9 Amazing Uses for Vinegar in the Chicken Coop.
Have you tried these grandmother's tips for using white vinegar in the garden? Let us know in the comments if it worked for you. We can't wait to read you!
