Gardeners growing tomato plants can make them much sweeter with 65p Asda buy everyone has in their cupboards

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03-05-2025

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TIP TOP Gardeners growing tomato plants can make them much sweeter with 65p Asda buy everyone has in their cupboards
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A GARDENING hack has been revealed to make tomatoes sweeter with just one cheap household staple.
The warmer days ahead present the ideal conditions for doing some gardening and growing tomatoes.
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Add one item to reduce acidity in tomato crops to make them tastier
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And gardeners have one simple trick that can be done to make tomatoes you grow even tastier and jucier.
It is using one simple item that is probably already in your kitchen cupboard.
Not only are tomatoes used in a variety of different dishes and cuisines, they are also known to be easy produce to grow.
So as the summer arrives, you may be looking to add some juicy tomatoes to your salads, pastas, or stews.
This can be done without having to splurge specialised fertilisers or work hard around creating optimal conditions for the plants.
All you need is a sprinkle of baking soda, which can be added to the soil.
Baking soda is understood to reduce soil acidity, which thereby makes it easier for tomatoes to absorb nutrients.
On top of that, adding baking soda can also have the potential to control fungal diseases and weeds that grow around the plants.
It can prevent common fungal infections like powdered mildew.
Experts advise to sprinkle just a pinch of baking soda around each tomato plant once it beings to appear from the soil.
This should be repeated once more when they are half grown.
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Adding too much, though, could inadvertently poison the tomato plant, so it is important to control the amount.
And this hack will not cost you more than £1 from a grocery store.
Asda is selling their 200g pack of BAKE by ASDA Bicarbonate of Soda for just 65p.
Any leftovers can be used to do some baking of bread, cakes, muffins, or cookies for a light and fluffy texture, as well as provide a variety of health benefits.