Why experienced gardeners do not throw away garlic peels: not everyone knows about this

08.02.2023 17:00
Updated: 13.04.2023 22:48

Experienced gardeners are famous for trying to use natural products to the maximum extent possible to care for their gardens and vegetable patches.

After all, it is known that popular chemical preparations can be deposited in the soil.

For example, how you can use garlic peel

Control of aphids and spider mites

These pests can be eliminated with the help of folk remedies, says Anastasia Kovrizhnykh , an expert of the online publication "BelNovosti", landscape designer and agronomist.

To fight aphids and spider mites, you need to take equal amounts of onion and garlic peels and put them in a bucket of water.

After five days, the mixture is filtered and used for spraying.

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To keep carrots better

It's a shame to grow a rich carrot harvest and lose it due to improper storage. That's why you need to periodically layer the boxes with garlic peel.

You can also use it to sprinkle on top of the vegetable.

Colorado beetle

You can try to drive away the pest with a natural remedy. You need to collect the husk, pour water over it and wait eight hours.

The filtered solution is then sprayed onto the potatoes.

Author: Marina Michalap Internet resource editor

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  1. For example, how you can use garlic peel
  2. Control of aphids and spider mites
  3. To keep carrots better
  4. Colorado beetle