Summer residents know firsthand that the fight against insects and fungi requires not only time, but also money. Chemicals are effective, but not always safe. It turns out that everything is much simpler – you can use toothpaste. It contains components that repel pests and protect the plants.
This is its benefit for the garden:
Protection against aphids and ants
Dilute the tube of pastes in a liter of water, add a tablespoon of liquid soap. Spray the leaves of plants where aphid colonies. Mint and menthol in the composition of the pasta act as a repellent, and the soap captures the mixture on the leaves.
Fighting fungal diseases
Pasta with antibacterial components helps at the first signs of mold. Apply it to the affected areas of trunks or branches. Forts and triclosan as part of the product slow down the spread of the fungus.
Refusion of rodents
The pungent smell does not like mice and hares. Light the trunks of young trees with a mixture of pasta and vegetable oil. This will create an invisible barrier that animals will prefer to bypass.
The main thing is to use ordinary white paste without dyes and gel additives, so as not to harm plants.
Earlier it was reported which trap will help get rid of flies in the country.
