Long before chemical sprays, gardeners had a wide range of time-tested kitchen-cupboard remedies for common plant diseases that actually worked! At our farm, Stargazer Perennials, we only grow our plants and vegetables using sustainable, pesticide-free, organic methods. This simple Baking Soda Fungicide Spray is a simple organic alternative to chemical products that you can use on plants such as roses, Bee Balm or Monarda, garden Phlox and herbs.

• Mix 2 tablespoon of baking soda in 4 pints of warm water. Mix and pour into a spray bottle. Spray infected plants thoroughly in the early morning or late evening at the first sign of fungus. Make sure that you get both sides of the leaves. Continue using until fungus is eliminated.