What is the fertilizer that produces the largest onion heads: don't miss out on applying it
Some summer residents never use a single mineral fertilizer in their entire lives, and yet they get decent harvests year after year.
BelNovosti online publication expert, agronomist and landscape designer Anastasia Kovrizhnykh told us what organic fertilizer savvy gardeners use to grow large onions on their plots.
It's simple - during the growth period of the head, the beds with onions planted on them should be watered with regular yeast and ash.
But there is one little secret that is worth following if you want the effect of such fertilizer to be noticeable.
Organic matter should be added directly between the rows.
The fact is that yeast, when it gets into the soil, promotes the rapid decomposition of organic matter.
As a result, the roots of the crop growing here will quickly gain access to the essential elements that are necessary for the growth of a large bulb, namely potassium and phosphorus.
Before you start watering, throw a thick layer of compost heap or rotted cow manure onto the onion bed.
And here is the recipe for the infusion itself - for a 2-liter jar of water you will need 2 tablespoons of sugar and 10 g of dry yeast. After a day, when the yeast starts working, bring the product to a volume of 10 liters with water and pour in 4 tablespoons of ash.
