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Stop Throwing Away Tomato Tops: How Advanced Gardeners Use Them
17.06.2023 19:12
Once the harvest is collected, gardeners usually don’t have to ask what to do with the tops.
Beginners immediately throw away the green mass, but experienced gardeners know how to use plant remains to good effect.
Pest control
The tops can be used to combat ants and aphids. However, it should be used in combination with other substances.
The green mass should be cut, then placed in a saucepan and filled with water. As soon as everything starts to boil, you need to wait half an hour and turn off the heat. You can immediately add laundry soap. The product should be infused for several hours, and then it can be used.
Mulch
This option is suitable for those who do not want to bother themselves with additional tasks, but at the same time do not want the material to simply disappear.
Fertilizer
Tomato tops can be used as fertilizer. The greens should be cut and dug into the soil in the fall so that by spring the mass has time to decompose and give all the nutrients to the soil.
