Find out how vinegar can transform your garden: 18 practical uses for your vegetable garden

1. Vinegar as a herbicide

This is, without a doubt, the best-known use of vinegar in gardening. Vinegar burns on contact, so it is very useful against insects and fungi.

The acetic acid in vinegar dissolves cell membranes, causing tissue desiccation and the death of weeds.

It must be taken into account, however, that vinegar in small doses does not reach the roots of the weeds. If applied in too high doses, it can damage our plant.

Therefore, it is a useful option to get rid of weeds that grow between cracks in the floor or on walls.

2. Vinegar to acidify the soil

Some plants such as azaleas, hydrangeas and gardenias like acidic soil. Water these plants with a white vinegar solution. Mix 250 ml of distilled white vinegar in 5 liters of water and use the solution to water the plants from time to time.

The effect of vinegar is not permanent, so the ideal is to use it once a month. Do not increase the dose of vinegar, you could damage the plant.

3. Vinegar as a fungicide

The acidity of vinegar is very effective against fungi that attack our plants. Vinegar lowers the pH of the potting soil and makes it inhospitable to fungi.

Mix 1 tablespoon of baking soda with each liter of water and apply it twice a week and after each rain.

4. Vinegar as a rooting agent

Vinegar has antiseptic properties and contains enzymes that make it an interesting rooting agent.

The above are the most common uses for vinegar in the garden , but there are many others and we will list them all below.

1. Keep ants away by spraying a little vinegar around doors and windows and in the path of the ants.
2. Keep cats away from certain areas of the house by spraying them with a little white vinegar. Most cats find the smell of vinegar unpleasant.
3. Extend the life of cut flowers by adding 2 tablespoons of white vinegar and 1 teaspoon of sugar per gallon of water.
4. Descale jars by filling them with a solution of two equal parts water and distilled white vinegar.
5. Remove white stains from glass, terra cotta, and plastic vases by soaking them for one hour in a bucket filled with two equal parts water and distilled white vinegar.
6. Clean your bird bath by washing it frequently with undistilled, undiluted white vinegar. Remember to rinse well.
7. Remove rust from metal objects by applying distilled white vinegar overnight or longer.
8. Clean and disinfect a concrete pond before adding fish and plants by adding 5 liters of Keto per 1000 liters of water. Leave it for three days, then drain and rinse well.
9. Disinfect garden and balcony furniture with a cloth soaked in distilled white vinegar.
10. Expel slugs by spraying a solution of equal parts distilled white vinegar and water.
11. To trap moths, mix 2 parts distilled white vinegar with 1 part molasses. Pour the solution into a can and hang it on a tree.
12. Remove berry stains from your hands by rubbing them with white vinegar.
13. To clean an outdoor fountain, soak the pump in white vinegar to remove mineral deposits.
14. Get rid of your best friend’s dog smell by rubbing his fur with pure vinegar and rinsing it afterwards.