Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Baking soda helps keep common garden pests away, especially slugs, which can't tolerate the salt levels in baking soda. Meanwhile, ...

We're always on the lookout for safe, organic alternatives to use in the garden. Since baking soda is so useful for cleaning and deodorizing our homes, it's no surprise that we're also experimenting ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Photo: SB / Getty Images Baking soda has long been used as a natural remedy for treating a variety of gardening woes, like pests, ...

Baking soda helps keep common garden pests away, especially slugs, which can't tolerate the salt levels in baking soda. Meanwhile, ants don’t like this pantry staple either. "Ants tend to lose their ...