Not everyone knows that a good fertilizer and an excellent remedy for pests is the usual onion husks. It contains almost all micro-and macro-elements necessary for plants (vitamins A and B, lots of calcium, iron, potassium, phosphorus and zinc) and there is a substance that destroys pathogenic microbes in the soil and on the plant itself. When aphids, thrips, spider mites appear, it is necessary to quickly treat plants with infusion of onion husk to get rid of pests.
How to cook onion peel?
There are several recipes for how to prepare infusions and broths of onion husk before application in the garden against pests.
Option 1: onion solution
- take a 1 liter can of dry onion husk;
- pour two liters of hot (about 40 ° C) water;
- we insist two days and filter;
- in the solution add liquid soap for better adhesion to plants;
- Before spraying dilute with water in a ratio of 1: 2.
Option 2: Infusion
- We pour a bucket of dry onion husks with two buckets of warm water;
- insist 3-5 days and then filter;
- add to it the usual laundry soap (2 g of soap per 1 liter of solution);
- before sprinkling in the garden infusion of onion husks bred 1 to 2.
Option 3: aphid infusion for urgent spraying
- take 200 g of onion husk and pour 10 liters of warm water;
- we insist for 12-15 hours;
- filter and, without diluting, spray the infected plants.
Option 4: infusion
- We pour the onion husk into a bucket and compact it to make a half-bucket;
- pour 10 liters of hot water (70 ° C);
- let us brew for a day;
- Before spraying, the infusion is brewed in half with clean water.
Use all onions and infusions on the same day (preferably in the evening), as prepared.
What can be watered and sprinkled with infusion of onion husk?
The use of onion husks in the garden is possible for:
- vegetable plants: tomatoes, carrots, cucumbers, zucchini, zucchini, potatoes, radishes, cabbage, turnips and radishes;
- fruit and berry bushes;
- fruit trees.
Against which pests to use onion husks?
- from aphids , treat with infusion of onion peel, cooked according to prescription number 3, and repeat in a week 2-3 more times;
- from a spider mites it is necessary to spray 1-2 months infusion of onion husks once a week, to watch, that it necessarily got on the lowest leaves and on their opposite side;
- from the cruciferous blossom on the radish, cabbage, turnip and radish, you should prepare the broth according to prescription number 4, only the treatment of plants should be carried out without diluting it with water;
- from false powdery mildew, appearing in August on cucumbers, spraying should be carried out before the first signs of the disease appear and repeat every 5 days;
- from the fungus "black leg" will help 2-3 spraying solution on the first prescription every 6 days;
- from the buds tick on the currant before and after flowering to process the bushes with this infusion of onion husk: 200g onion husks insist
4-5 days in 10 liters of water, drain and sprinkle. The same infusion is sprayed with trees from pests; - as prevention from midges, fleas and aphids use a bucket with brewed onion husks, delivered directly in the greenhouse, and a periodic healing shower from it.
- from the Colorado beetle helps a multi-day infusion of onion husk. This infusion is sprayed with young planting of potatoes, and for prevention - adults.
Gardeners-gardeners with great pleasure use infusions and broths of onion husks to prevent and control various pests, since this does not require additional funds and is of great benefit for plants and the yield.