While some throw away onion peels, others use them to harvest crops, as if from black soil.
A simple trick is a game changer for those who dream of fertile soil without the expense.
Onion peel is a storehouse of microelements and a natural protector.
Yellow scales contain a record amount of quercetin, an antioxidant that accelerates root growth. A decoction of them replaces expensive fertilizers and fungicides.
Elixir recipe: 3 glasses of husk are poured with 3 liters of water.
After two hours of infusion, the mixture is boiled for 5 minutes. The cooled concentrate is diluted with 20 liters of water.
The solution is poured onto the beds, using a liter per bush. Fruit trees receive 10 liters, bushes - 5.
The secret to maximum yield is in pre-planting. A handful of peelings in a hole with potatoes or seedlings works as a long-lasting fertilizer.
Spring digging with the addition of 1.5 cups per square meter increases the looseness of the soil and suppresses fungal spores.
Yellow onion varieties are favorites for making fertilizers.
Their scales are richer in zinc and sulfur, which strengthen the immunity of plants. Tomatoes after watering with a decoction are less likely to suffer from late blight, cucumbers - from powdery mildew.
The method excludes chemicals, but gives results. The soil becomes darker and more crumbly during the season.
The harvest ripens 10-14 days earlier, the fruits gain weight and sugar content.
Onion elixir is proof that nature has already created everything for ideal farming. All that remains is to stop throwing away "garbage".
Author: Elena Shimanovskaya