How to add onion peels to holes: rules that gardeners should not ignore

When planting potato tubers and tomato seedlings in open and closed ground beds, experienced gardeners add various useful fillers.

This is done in order to create favorable conditions for the development of the root system of plants and provide seedlings with adequate nutrition.

Anastasia Kovrizhnykh , an expert of the online publication "BelNovosti", an agronomist and landscape designer, explained what to do in such a case.

Benefits of onion peel for plants

Onion and garlic peels, carefully collected throughout the winter, are actively used as a useful filler when planting many crops.

Onion peels contain minerals and microelements, phytoncides and bioflavonoids, essential oils and quercetins that are bioavailable to the root system of all plants.

Adding onion peels of all varieties to planting holes effectively provides seedlings with high-quality nutrition.

This filler, present in the root zone, is a powerful protection against soil pests, including wireworms, click beetles and nematodes.

Rules for using onion peels when planting potatoes

The bottom of each planting hole should be lined with a handful of crushed onion and garlic peels.

Sprouted potato tubers are laid directly on a layer of peel.

When using untested planting material, it is advisable to pre-disinfect the tubers with powerful fungicides, such as "Maxim" or "Potato Treat".

Rules for using onion peel when planting tomato seedlings

It is recommended to add one handful of onion peel and vermicompost to each planting hole for tomatoes.

The fillers are partially mixed with the soil, after which tomato bushes are planted.

Aqueous extracts from onion peels for growing nightshade crops

Onion peel infusion is actively used during the growth and development of tomatoes and potatoes, especially at the first stage of vegetation.

Regular treatments with this solution not only improve the mineral nutrition of seedlings, but also protect them from phytopathogens and pests, including aphids and whiteflies.

Onion water extracts are used for spraying tomato seedlings once every 2 weeks. Foliar irrigation is also performed after planting tomato seedlings in a permanent location.

Foliar treatments are carried out every 10 days after the emergence of mass potato shoots.

To prepare an effective fungicidal and nutritious agent, simply pour 100 g of onion and garlic peel with a liter of boiling water and let it stand for 10-14 hours at room temperature.

The strained liquid is poured into a hand sprayer. Spraying is done on the leaves during periods of least solar activity.

According to gardeners, systematic foliar feeding of tomatoes and potatoes with onion peel infusion helps to increase vegetable yields by 10-12%.

Have a good harvest!

Earlier we told you when to plant tomatoes in April.