After all of the rain we had last week, and then the muggy humidity that makes your hair go limp the moment you step foot out the door, it is no wonder all of my garden turned into a powdery-white, snowbank of mildew! Even after the sun comes out to dry out the roots, that sucker’s gonna stay put on your plants, especially your cucurbits!!! So I’ve got your homemade remedy, that’s tested and personally approved!
Baking Soda Fungicide
- 2 Tablespoons Baking Soda
- 2 Teaspoons Dish Soap
- 1 Gallon of Water
I used an old laundry detergent container (I saved them for my own laundry detergent, which I will divulge another time) for easy pouring. Fill up a dollar-store spray bottle, and spritz your plants’ leaves, stems and all until it looks like you’ve effectively “washed” away the mildew...although, hold back your cheers, the mildew will be back within a couple hours. Spray every day until the infection is gone! After that, spray weekly to keep mildew from creeping back into your garden this fall!
And hey! Don’t feel bad for a rotting garden--even the pumpkins at the Puyallup Fair had the white stuff all over them this year! And they’re supposedly expert gardeners!!
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