You have them at home at hand. You can use regular sugar, s alt, vinegar, sunflower oil or even beer in your garden. Moreover, in the European Union countries, these products can be legally used in organic farming. Here is a list of the so-called basic substances allowed for use in organic farming, which are worth using in the home garden or on the plot. Their effectiveness has been scientifically proven!
Sugar, s alt, vinegar, sunflower oil and beer. Use them in the garden!
What are basic substances?
Basic substances areactive substances which, according to the Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council of Europe, meet the following 4 conditions:
- are not potentially hazardous substances,
- do not have the inherent ability to affect the endocrine system, neurotoxic or immunotoxic effects,
- are not mainly used for plant protection purposes, but are nevertheless useful in plant protection, either directly or in a composition consisting of a basic substance and a simple solvent,
- are not placed on the market as a plant protection product.
To put it simply,basic substances are commonly known and safe products , the main purpose of which is not to be used in horticulture or agriculture. Among them there are products commonly used in households or for food purposes that are also worth using in the garden.
They include sugar, table s alt, vinegar, sunflower oil and beer, but also horsetail decoction and nettle slurry. It is worth taking an interest in these substances and trying to use them before going shopping in a garden shop. But it is also worth knowing thatbased on them, we can buy ready-made products for use in the ecological garden
For example, on the basis of nettle, you can buy a ready-made preparation for protecting plants against diseases and pests. Nettle Comprehensive Substral Protection, and on the basis of field horsetail, Evasiol is available, perfect for spraying against apple scab or peach leaf curl. On the basis of lecithin used in the food industry, the Lecitec preparation was created, which perfectly protects plants against attack by pathogenic fungi. The gardening preparations listed here can be purchased in the shop of our guide.
List of basic substances approved for use in organic farming
Fulllist of basic substances approved for use in organic farmingcan be found on the website of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development: https://www.gov.pl/web/rolnictwo/wykaz -approved-in-ue-basic-substances
In order not to have to wade through the maze of regulations, studies and documents, we have prepareda simplified list of basic substances for use in organic farming
However, these are not all basic substances approved by the European Parliament. We chose thosecommonly known and used in households, kitchens or cosmetics, which have interesting and useful applications also in the gardenBelow the list we have also included a link to download this table in a printable version: -)
Download the printable version of the list:
- Basic substances in organic farming (PDF)
