Onion husk as a fertilizer

Onion is a healthy vegetable, delicious in its way and, undoubtedly, simply irreplaceable in the kitchen. And "who strips it," he not only sheds tears, according to the popular saying, but also receives at his disposal a valuable raw material - onion husks. Few people know about the wide range of its useful properties and application possibilities. Naviskidku, perhaps, everyone will answer that onion "clothes" come in handy in order to paint eggs for Easter and ... perhaps all. And, meanwhile, it is successfully used as a remedy to forgive the common cold, cough, to strengthen hair , as a vitamin supplement in tea. But the most important value in the possibility of using onion husk as a fertilizer.

The use of onion husks in the garden and country plot

We bring to your attention the main options for using onion husks in kitchen gardens and household plots:

1. Adding husks to the ground when planting seedlings. It has bactericidal properties and even in its own way increases the "immunity" of plants. Your vegetables will be less "sick", and the harvest will be much higher!
2. Spraying infusion onion husks of courgettes, cucumbers, zucchini, in which the leaves turn yellow. How to brew onion husks for these purposes? Very simple. We take a handful of dry raw materials, pour a bucket of water, bring to a boil and leave to stand. The resulting composition is bred at the rate of 2 liters per bucket of warm water and this solution is watered "vzrustnuvshie" vegetables. What else can water onion peel? Yes, in principle, everything that needs fertilizing and revitalization. Especially happy are the above cucumbers with zucchini, as well as carrots and tomatoes.
3. Treatment against thrips or spider mite. Decoction of onion husks for the destruction of these parasites in the garden is prepared as follows: a liter can of shells is poured into 2 liters of warm water. Leave for 2 days, after filter. In order for the solution to settle better on the affected leaves, you can add liquid soap to it. Before use, dilute with water to 1 to 2, and when spraying, you should try to get the "medicine" on the back of the leaves.
4. Fighting the fungus with a "black leg". Many experienced gardeners-gardeners are familiar with this misfortune not by hearsay. In this case, watering the onion husks will also help. And prepare the infusion in this way: pour the husk with water, let it brew. Treatment of affected plants should be a course of 2-3 visits with an interval of 6 days.
5. Invasion of aphids requires a quick reaction - 200 grams of husk you need to pour 10 liters of warm water and insist 15 hours. A ready-made "medicine" needs to be treated with parasitic plants and the problem will be solved.
6. Prevention of the appearance of parasites in the greenhouse. To do this, it is enough to put there a bucket with the ready infusion of the husks and periodically spray the plants with a broom.

How to use onion husks for indoor plants?

Extra nutrition infusion of onion husks literally in your eyes will breathe second life in the inhabitants of window sills. To make it, you need to pour 1.5 liters of water a handful of husk, bring to a boil and boil for 5-7 minutes. Then you need to cool the broth at room temperature and the miracle cure is ready! It is enough to spray them with leaves and water the top layer of the earth substrate in order to prevent diseases and parasites, as well as supply the plants with sufficient quantities of necessary minerals and vitamins.

It should be remembered that for every new treatment you should prepare a fresh broth - for a long time to keep it does not make sense, it loses its useful properties and even fades.