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Vinegar is one of the most used natural products in cooking and home cleaning. Versatile and economical, its uses are truly varied and it is a product that should never be missing in our homes.
But few people know that vinegar is also a very useful product in the garden and orchard. In fact, it has a wide variety of excellent properties for our plants that, if we have a green thumb, can be of great help to us.
Below we list 18 uses of vinegar in the garden and orchard and how it can be used to replace certain products that we buy often, even if we do not need to use them frequently.
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.
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