Mustard powder is an excellent natural remedy that is actively used by experienced housewives.
But summer residents can also safely use it.
In some cases, mustard powder will be an excellent assistant in the garden, says Anastasia Kovrizhnykh , an expert of the online publication BelNovosti, a landscape designer and agronomist.
What are 3 tricks you should know?
Cope with the Colorado potato beetle problem
Many people "suffer" from this insect, but not everyone knows about a simple way to overcome the pest. You will need to heat a bucket of water and dilute a pack of mustard in it. You will need 200 grams of powder.
The composition is not touched for about three hours.
Then add a few spoons of vinegar and half a piece of crushed soap to the container. You can treat the potatoes in this way every seven days. After the first time, you will notice that the number of Colorado beetles has become significantly smaller.
Slugs
Another type of pest that needs to be dealt with on a regular basis. If you do not take any measures, slugs will quickly destroy your crop.
Therefore, feel free to use the powder for dusting plants and mulch. The mustard itself is absolutely harmless to the crop and soil.
Onion fly
If you don't want to fight the pest, you can simply prevent its appearance. Therefore, it is worth preparing the soil for planting onions correctly.
First, take one part mustard for three parts ash and "dress" the beds with the resulting mixture. The procedure should be repeated three times with an interval of one and a half weeks. In this case, you will not even have to think about the onion fly during the season.
Expert: Anastasia Kovrizhnykh
