Looking for tips for ecological gardening? A natural anti-parasite, practical in the kitchen, helps protect the plants in your garden effectively.
Want to take care of your garden without chemicals ? Weeding can be a real ordeal, and pests can make life difficult for your plants. As for tips, recipes based on white vinegar and baking soda allow you to naturally remove weeds. And flowers last all year round and add color to your exterior (be careful, on the contrary, of this plant banned in France which can earn you a heavy fine).
But what can you do against slugs, mealybugs, aphids or larvae that come to feed on your plants? To prevent these pests from drying them out or even killing them, there is no need to use anti-parasite products that are often harmful (and sometimes expensive). An ingredient widely used in cooking can also be used for gardening. What’s more, it is economical. But what is it and how to use it?
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A natural ingredient against garden pests
If you are a fan of ecological gardening, you should be interested in one ingredient in particular: starch. This complex sugar is found in cereals, legumes, fruits and even tubers. Concerning plants, it acts against parasites by forming a protective layer when applied to leaves and stems. Starch actually prevents parasites from moving (and therefore feeding) properly, making their movements difficult.
Another property of starch for your garden: it absorbs humidity and disrupts the respiratory system of small animals. It also modifies “the microclimatic environment on the surface of plants“, precise I’m interested. This therefore prevents them from proliferating. A formidable weapon to save your plants!
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How to use starch in gardening?
How to proceed ? You buy a packet of cornstarch or potato starch and you mix two tablespoons with a liter of water until you obtain a homogeneous solution. Take care that the mixture is fluid and pour everything into a sprayer. Then use it to spray it on the stems and leaves of your plants.
Be careful to do it in a thin layer so as not to block the light the plant needs to grow. Also avoid doing it if it rains, because water eliminates starch. If rain comes after your operation, repeat it after the last drops. In cooking, starch is used to thicken and bind. It is also used in baking. And on the health side, know that starch is good since it gives energy, especially in pasta or rice. And resistant starch acts as a prebiotic. It helps control blood sugar levels and achieve the feeling of satiety.
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