BORAX in Gardening: As a Fertilizer and Ant Control - Borax Ant Bait Recipe
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Published 2018-01-16
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Borax is a white powder made up of the element BORON, a naturally occurring mineral salt with acidic properties. It has been used for many years as a natural cleaner, laundry booster and disinfectant which you can buy easily from any grocery store.
Borax is the common name for the chemical compound sodium tetraborate decahydrate, which contains sodium, boron, water and oxygen. Because this compound is produced as a natural residue from the repeated evaporation of seasonal lakes, it is suitable for the organic garden but with utmost care and precautions because its misuse can harm your plants.
First, let’s talk about the difference between borax and boric acid or boric powder we use as carom board powder. In the most basic terms, borax is a mineral that is mined from the ground, and it turns into boric acid with further processing (usually exposure to an acid such as hydrochloric or sulfuric acid). And infact both have the same value in gardening.
Well, Now lets look into the best uses of Borax powder in gardening.
1. To Kill Weeds
Add 1 tablespoon of borax powder to 1 liter of water and mix thoroughly and use a sprayer to coat the the unwanted weeds in your garden. Take precaution not to spray on any of your favourite plant.
2. As a Fertilizer
The element Boron is the second most widespread micronutrient deficiency problem worldwide after zinc. It improves plant’s health and growth. Its deficiency commonly results in empty pollen grains, poor pollen vitality and a reduced number of flowers per plant. The lack of boron also causes stunted root growth. This is similar to zinc deficiency and also in humans the zinc deficiency is related to infertility issues like low sperm count and motility.
The common symptoms to diagnose this problem of boron deficiency are dying growing tips, stunted growth, low productivity but these symptoms are very common. So the way to determine Boron deficiency is to get your soil tested. Soil that is acidic, sandy and low in organic matter often has a deficiency of Boron.
You can Dissolve at the rate of 1 teaspoon of borax in 1 liter of water and apply the solution evenly with a water sprinkling can.
3. Remove Rust from Tools
Mix borax and lemon juice together to make a paste. Apply this paste to your rusty tools and allow it to set for at least 30 minutes, and then scrub off. Repeat again if necessary, and always rinse clean with water when finished. Another hack here is after use, always insert your garden tools into a pail of sand to prevent rusting.
4. Disinfect and Clean your Garden Tools and Surface
Mix a tablespoon of borax in a liter of warm water. Make use of this solution to soak and scrub pots and tools.
5. Ant Killer
If you want to get rid of ants in your garden, try this borax bait hack or borax ant bait recipe. For this, you’ll need - watch video. Mix everything well and place this in a bottle with holes in the lid or any container or cup like this with some small holes for the ants to enter into the trap, but not larger enough for honey bees to enter inside or you can also pour directly on the the affected spot. But I have no luck yet. Let s wait for few more days and will update you if ants trapped with a video at my Instagram page.
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All Comments (21)
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Hay un error en la dosificación. There is a mistake with the recipe for fertilizer and weeds killer. Greating of Venezuela
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Ant that just the best ant advice I've ever heard.. but seriously lol nice advice!
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Thank you for the wonderful tips. I find your videos very informative 👌
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Sir Shall we use boric powder instead of borax for ants problem
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I will be getting some of this. Thank you. I had no idea it had so many uses👍
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If I spray it near plants in my garden, will it affect those plants? I have weeds growing the edges of my raise-bed garden boxes and need to get rid of them but I'm afraid of anything getting into the soil and spreading to the wrong plants.
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Good information
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Is sodium tetraborate pentahydrate ok to use for this purpose?
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Another masterpiece video by garden tips! Thank you..
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Means I can use boric powder for antifungal in the soil ?
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Please help me in my passion fruit plant thier is boron deficiency, Am used solubor before but now I have borax. Which is most suitable for boron deficiency? . Because buy now borax powder cheaper than solubor powder . Please help me
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The recipe for borax as a weed killer and as a fertilizer is exactly the same. And to think it says be careful not to spray on favorite plants. lol
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Understood more about borax. Thank u 💚
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I have some Borate powder. Can this be used in the same way as Borax?
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hi sir,, how to remove Termites .from plants soil ?
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Can I use this on potted orchids?
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Ok sir thanks for guiding
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Can we use piece of chalk powder
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So you can't use the 20 mule team borax?
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The borax detergent same as borax powder ?
