Have you noticed that your neighbors' potatoes are always the size of a fist, while yours are like peas?
They certainly don't buy elite varieties or spend money on expensive fertilizers.
It's simple: their secret is ordinary onion peels that you throw in the trash.
It contains phytoncides, potassium and quercetin - substances that protect tubers from diseases, accelerate growth and make their flesh crumbly. But how does it work?
Before planting potatoes, pour 2 liters of boiling water over a handful of peels, let it sit for 24 hours and strain.
Pour half a glass of this infusion into each hole, then throw in a tuber.
The onion “cocktail” will disinfect the soil, repel wireworms and Colorado potato beetles, and also saturate the soil with microelements.
The potato roots will begin to absorb nutrients more actively, and in just a month the bushes will be noticeably stronger than their neighbors.
But that's not all. During the season, add dry husks between the rows when hilling.
It inhibits weed growth, retains moisture and gradually decomposes, feeding the bushes.
Those who use this method assure that the tubers grow 30-50% larger, and the skin becomes dense, which extends the shelf life. And no chemicals!
And if you bury the husks next to the potatoes in the fall, the soil will be loose and rich in humus in the spring. Now you know why your neighbors smile when they harvest.
