Why do gardeners need old nylon tights and what does the strawberry harvest have to do with it: garden life hacks
Summer residents are advised not to throw away old nylon tights. This thing is irreplaceable in the garden - stockings are wrapped around the trunks of young trees for the winter, impregnating the fabric with a pest-repellent composition.
But some people leave the tights to solve problems in the strawberry patch.
Anastasia Kovrizhnykh, an expert of the online publication "BelNovosti" - a scientist, agronomist and landscape designer, explained why tights are needed in a strawberry patch.
The main task of a summer resident is to protect the berry harvest from rotting.
If the berries are lying on the ground, then after watering or heavy rainfall, rotting cannot be avoided.
In this regard, tights used to tie up strawberries work without fail.
By tying the leaves of the bush into a bundle, gardeners improve air access, lighting and protect the berries from rotting due to the fact that they do not come into contact with the ground.
Unlike using metal ring fences or growing strawberries in trays, tying up bushes with tights is the easiest and most accessible method.
It does not clutter the beds and does not damage the plants.
How to tie up
You can simply tie them up, but it is better to cut the tights into wide rings and gather the leaves and berries on the stems into a bunch, like hair gathered with an elastic band.
Previously we talked about how to grow indoor daffodils .
