Nowadays, in gardening stores, your eyes run wide from the variety of chemical preparations for combating diseases and pests, but our grandmothers knew how to get by without them.
We buy expensive products, treat plants, which causes chemical damage to the soil. But vegetables need living, energetic soil.
Experienced gardeners offer an old remedy that is used to combat spider mites.
This is a seasoning familiar to all housewives - bay leaf, stored in packs in kitchen cabinets.
Essential oils of the seasoning evaporate, filling the space with a characteristic smell. Decoctions contain substances that pathogenic bacteria and pests do not like. Gardeners treat plants with them.
Fill an old bucket with smoldering coals from the grill and place 2 packs of dry leaves on top of them.
It is important that there is no open fire. The coals slowly smoulder, filling the room with smoke rich in essential oils. This fumigation is fatal to the pest. Close the greenhouse tightly for 12 hours.
This type of treatment replaces the use of sulfur or tobacco smoke and is distinguished by the fact that no toxic elements are released when burning bay leaves.
