This flour is a disaster for wireworms and "golden food" for potatoes: be sure to put it in the holes when planting

24.02.2023 13:04

It is difficult to find a more popular vegetable in our latitudes.

Almost every summer resident plants potatoes on his plot. After all, the fruits are nutritious and also suitable for preparing a wide variety of dishes and side dishes.

Therefore, when planting, you should take care to ensure that the crop is not attacked by pests, which can very quickly destroy the harvest.

It is best to use natural ingredients.

Experienced gardeners recommend using mustard cake when planting potatoes. This remedy is considered a nightmare for wireworms, but at the same time serves as an excellent fertilizer for tubers.

Potato
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You should also use wood ash. It is an excellent and universal fertilizer that contains a lot of nutrients.

To feed potatoes, you need to make a mixture from these two components. You need to take an equal amount of these fertilizers, mix them, and then put a teaspoon of this flour in each hole when planting potatoes.

The effect will pleasantly surprise you.

Olga Kotova Author: Olga Kotova Internet resource editor