Feeding seedlings with onion peels, how to make a decoction

To feed seedlings, you can use not only purchased fertilizers and complex mineral preparations, but also folk remedies.
For example, onion peels. Usually, a certain amount of peeling from onions consumed during the winter accumulates at home. If you do not throw it away, but brew it in boiling water, you will get a useful fertilizer for seedlings. Dear readers!
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What are the beneficial properties of onion peels for seedlings?

Onion peels contain many useful microelements, chemical compounds and vitamins. It contains phytoncides that protect plants from pathogenic microflora and increase the immunity of seedlings. It also contains a lot of vitamins (A, B, PP), which seedlings and large seedlings need for healthy growth and development.

In addition, it has been noted that this decoction can be used to protect plants from parasites. For example, thrips, aphids and mites. Onion peels also increase the resistance of seedlings to fungal diseases: rot, bacteriosis, and blackleg.

ON A NOTE. One cannot fail to mention among the advantages that this is an environmentally friendly, non-toxic product. It is easily accessible and easy to use.

In what cases to use

A decoction of onion peels is a universal remedy that is suitable for both vegetable and fruit plants, ornamental and indoor plants. It can be used to fertilize seedlings and adult bushes transplanted into beds.

In what cases is it recommended to use onion peel fertilizers:

the leaf blades of the seedlings have become too small, faded or yellowed;
the growth of seedlings has slowed down or stopped completely;
the seedlings showed signs of fungal diseases;
the ovaries fall off or do not form;
seedlings are affected by insect pests;
the seedlings experienced a stressful state after picking or transplanting to a new location.

If the leaves of the seedlings turn yellow or faded, this most often indicates insufficient nutrition. To solve this problem, seedlings are sprayed or watered with a decoction or infusion of onion peels.

How to make a decoction of onion peels for feeding tomato seedlings

Tomatoes love this fertilizer very much. It can be used regularly until the harvest of ripe tomatoes.

The prepared solution can not only water seedlings, but also carry out foliar feeding. The main thing is no more than 1 time per week. For greater efficiency, you can alternate watering and spraying.

The decoction is prepared according to the classical scheme: the concentrate is boiled (1 cup of husk per 400 ml of water), then the concentrate is diluted in a ratio of 1 to 10.

ON A NOTE. The decoction left over from dyeing Easter eggs is quite suitable for feeding plants.

Beneficial features

There are several beneficial properties of onion peel. And it’s difficult to single out the main one.

One of them is the fight against fungal diseases, various pathogenic bacteria and rot. Onion peel prevents them from spreading and developing. Reduces fungal growth. Has a disinfecting effect.
The second is to improve the condition of the plant’s root system and, in connection with this, its strengthening and development. It prevents rotting. Prevents the early process of chlorophyll decay and participates in photosynthesis.
Third, maintaining the plant’s immunity. Stimulates the plant's defenses, thus increasing the plant's resistance to adverse environmental factors. Participates in redox processes. Helps in the conversion of nitrogen and sulfur, and saturation with phosphorus. It is the strongest antioxidant.

Fertilizing with onion peels is well suited for indoor plants that grow in polluted air.

Spraying helps fight various insect pests: aphids, codling moths, mites, mole crickets, cabbage butterflies and others.

Infusion of onion peels for pepper seedlings

For peppers you can use the same proportions as for tomatoes. You can prepare this solution:

2 cups of husks are poured into a container;
Next, pour out 2 liters of water;
Place the pan on high heat.
The mixture is brought to a boil;
As soon as the water boils, turn down the heat and let the composition boil for a quarter of an hour;
Next, the broth is infused for the next 24 hours, stirring occasionally.
The concentrate is diluted 1 to 10 with water and then used to treat pepper seedlings.

ON A NOTE. If you do not have too many young seedlings, then you can reduce the amount of husk with water several times so as not to throw out the unused infusion.

What is the use of the solution

For growing strong seedlings of tomatoes and peppers, the best “folk” fertilizer is onion peels. The scales contain many useful trace elements and minerals released during prolonged infusion. Such products have a positive effect on the development of plants and help them form correctly.

List of the main advantages of natural feeding:

the product is completely natural, it acts gently and cannot harm the crop;
the scales contain many useful vitamins and minerals that stimulate development and growth;
the product is completely free - no need to spend money on buying professional fertilizers;
the infusion is prepared very quickly;
fertilizing can be done anywhere. There is no need to wear hand, eye or face protection.

Tomato seedlings need regular feeding. Lack of nutrients is manifested by withered plants, loss of healthy appearance and general weakening of the crop. For plants that are too small, it is unacceptable to use mineral fertilizers; it is better to resort to natural solutions.

The husks are also used to disinfect the soil. It is enough to spill the garden soil used for seedlings with a steep solution. The larvae of pathogenic microorganisms will die.

Attention! Onion waste is used as fertilizer and garden antiseptic. Infusions and decoctions are prepared based on them.

How to use it correctly

The first watering of seedlings after planting in open ground is carried out a few days later. The procedure is repeated during flowering. Then the solution is used if there are noticeable “symptoms” of a lack of nutrients.

Not only root watering is useful, but also leaf treatment. Plants can be sprayed with a spray bottle. We must remember that the procedure is carried out only in the evening, otherwise the leaves will get burned.

First you need to clarify how to properly feed the plants. Despite the safety of the solution, excess nutrients are dangerous. When using products with onions in large quantities, the fruits of tomatoes and bell peppers may taste bitter.

Prepare the nutrient solution as follows:

Take the husk (2 cups) and place it in an enamel pan.
Pour in 2 liters of water and bring to a boil, stirring.
Boil for 15 minutes, then leave for 24 hours.

For greater efficiency, fertilizing with onion peels is carried out in the evening, after sunset.

Use as a medicine for tomatoes

Peels are often used to combat diseases and pests of tomatoes. The product helps prevent insect attacks.

The most effective recipes:

1 kg of husk is poured into 3 liters of boiling water, the mixture is placed in a deep bucket and left to steep for 24 hours, then used as a remedy for blackleg;
onions are also used to destroy aphids and spider mites on plants, but in this case laundry soap must be added to the solution;
Plants should be treated to increase their resistance to infections 5-6 days after planting in the ground. A planned event will help prevent the development of rot.

Attention! Onion broth is not only a good fertilizer for garden crops, but also a medicine. The solution can be used as a growth stimulant and adaptogen.

Adviсe

Recommendations from experienced summer residents:

collect onion peels throughout the year, store them in a dry, ventilated area;
when planting tomatoes in open ground, put a small handful of mullein and a little husk in each hole, this will be a good feeding;
onion scales help fight pests, but they must be used correctly - the treatment is carried out on both sides of the sheet;
The decoction is not stored, but used within 24 hours after preparation, otherwise it loses its properties.

By adhering to basic recommendations, you can increase crop productivity.

Feedback from gardeners

Reviews from summer residents confirm the popularity of this method. Onion peels are a good top dressing, and in some cases they are used to treat bacterial and viral diseases of tomatoes and peppers.

Timofey Aleksandrovich, 65 years old, Tver: “As soon as complex fertilizers appeared, everyone immediately forgot about using natural compounds, but now they have begun to remember. Why? Folk remedies do not harm crops, unlike the safest chemicals.”

Tamara, 46 years old, Moscow region: “I have been using onion peels to feed homemade seedlings of peppers and tomatoes for a long time. I can say that I am satisfied with the results. The first time I use onion broth for watering is 10 days after mass germination, then the seedlings turn out strong and plump.”

Svetlana, 55 years old, Krasnodar region: “I know about this fertilizer for tomato seedlings from my grandmother. She had buckets on her property, and in them were soaked onion peels. At that time there was no such range of mineral fertilizers, but she always knew how to get a good harvest of all crops.”

Tomato and pepper seedlings will be strong and will not require additional fertilizing if the solution is used in accordance with the instructions. Such means stimulate growth and strengthen the culture itself, increasing its resistance to the effects of negative external factors.

Elena Vasilyeva

How to water seedlings with onion peels

There is no special trick to feeding onion peels. The main thing is to maintain proportions. An overly concentrated solution will cause an excess of nutrients in the soil, which will lead to seedling diseases.

It is better to fertilize in the evening. There is no need to water for the next 24 hours after fertilizing.

The solution consumption rate is the same as for regular watering. If you make the infusion a little less concentrated, you can spray it.

What are the benefits of what is included in the composition?

Using onion peels has the following advantages:

no harm to plants due to their natural origin;
the presence in the peel of a large amount of minerals and vitamins, exceeding their content in the onion;
greater availability compared to purchased fertilizers;
ease of preparation and application of fertilizing;
safe work without the need to use protective equipment, since the fertilizing is non-toxic;
versatility of application.

Onion skins contain the following elements:

Carotene. It has antioxidant properties that allow damaged and weakened seedlings to regain strength. It helps seedlings become more resistant to sudden temperature changes, poor lighting, excess or lack of moisture. Carotene takes part in photosynthesis, which allows plants to receive sufficient oxygen.
Note! Carotene is necessary not only for tomato seedlings, but also for flowers grown on city balconies, since the air there is subject to significant pollution from exhaust gases.
Phytoncides. These components accumulate in significant quantities in the onion skin. They help protect seedlings from pathogenic microorganisms and fungi, destroying them even in the soil layer.
B vitamins. They allow you to enrich young shoots with nutrients, which helps accelerate growth, strengthen leaves and thicken stems. In the future, the seedlings will begin to bear fruit faster, while the plant roots will not rot.
Nicotinic acid, or vitamin P. Microelements help strengthen roots, especially when growing on clay soils, and the overall development of plants. Their interaction with thiamine accelerates the production of chlorophyll.
Thiamine. Provides a set of green mass by seedlings, as well as strengthening their root system.
Quercetin. It has antioxidant and antibacterial effects, which helps increase the immunity of seedlings.

Note! For feeding, it is better to use scales from red onions. They are characterized by a high content of quercetin.

Onion peels contain a huge amount of useful elements.

The benefits and harms of this supplement

First, let's talk about the benefits of such fertilizer.

Firstly, it is a source of useful microelements for plant nutrition.

Secondly, onion broth can be used to prevent the appearance of pests and diseases.

In general, this feeding is practically harmless, but you should not use it on an ongoing basis, since peppers and tomatoes, for example, begin to taste bitter.

Another small drawback of the drug is that it must be used on the same day that the working solution was diluted. Then it begins to rapidly lose its beneficial properties.

Forms of fertilizing

Onion peel for seedlings of tomatoes, peppers, other garden crops and flowers is an excellent fertilizer and stimulant. But only fresh.

The longer the heads or integumentary scales are stored, the less benefit they contain. By spring, collected from spring varieties, they will be practically “empty”.

In autumn and winter, the top layer of the bulbs is harvested in the form of an alcohol extract. In spring, greenhouse vegetables can be used for decoctions and infusions. Mature bushes are watered in summer with wrappers of winter bulbs.

Dry husks are not used when growing seedlings. A water or alcohol extract is made, and the squeezed raw materials are useful on the compost heap.

Extract

It is easy to prepare and retains all its beneficial properties for 6 months. In addition to the husks, you need glass containers, vodka or ethyl alcohol diluted to 40°:

Fill the jar tightly with the starting materials. Do not tamp.
Pour vodka.
Cork.
Place in a warm, dark place.
Wait a week. You don't have to strain it.
Store in the refrigerator for no more than six months.

Decoction

Contains the least amount of useful substances, as some are destroyed by boiling. But querticin, on the contrary, is released precisely during heat treatment.

You can add not only external scales to the decoction, but also trimmings.

Preparation:

A liter jar of waste is filled with 2 liters of cold water.
Bring to a boil over low heat.
Keep on the stove for 5-7 minutes.
Cover with a lid and let cool.
Use during the day.

Cold infusion

Contains many essential oils. It is this method of preparation that makes the infusion most effective in combating pests and diseases:

Onion peels are filled with water 1:2.
Leave for 1-5 days in a warm place - the longer, the more substances are released.
Stir occasionally.
Strain.
Used for feeding, controlling pests and diseases of seedlings during the day.

When cooking, it is recommended to cover with a lid or thick cloth to reduce the unpleasant odor.

Hot infusion

Fill the husk with water at a temperature of 45-70° C. The proportions are the same as for cold infusion. The cooking time depends on how hot the liquid is, ranging from 3 hours to 3 days. Use within 1 day after straining.

Common mistakes

Watering seedlings with concentrate. The resulting liquid after boiling is a concentrate, not a working solution. It must be mixed with water (1 part concentrate, 10 parts water) and only then used for seedlings.
Watering with boiling water. The infusion should not be used immediately after preparation. First, it needs to cool down. If you pour boiling water over the seedlings, you will ruin them.
Too frequent use. This product should be used no more than once a week so as not to cause an excess of nutrients in the soil. In addition, an excess of onion fertilizing can also affect the taste of the fruit.
Using old infusion. There is no particular harm in this, but there will be no benefit either. The fertilizer loses its beneficial properties within 24 hours.

The benefits of onion fertilizers for tomatoes

Onion peelings are ideal for mulching the soil

Experienced gardeners advise using onion peelings throughout the entire tomato growing season. This fertilizer is very useful for planted tomatoes:

weekly spraying of young bushes helps accelerate the formation and growth of new ovaries;
regular treatment with onion infusion allows you to quickly get rid of yellowing of foliage;
Feeding mixtures from onions protect bushes from the appearance and further development of fungal diseases.

Additional Information! Using onion peels as a fertilizer increases productivity and accelerates the ripening of fruits.

Answers to frequently asked questions

Can onion peels be used as fertilizer?

Yes, this is an excellent remedy for seedlings. It contains many vitamins and other useful substances.

How often to water seedlings with infusion?

No more than once a week. It is also better to alternate watering and spraying.

Will any husk work?

Yes, there is no difference depending on the color of the bulb.

There is some water left after dyeing the eggs, can I use it?

Quite, just remember to dilute it in a ratio of 1 to 10 with clean water.

What seedlings can be fed with this product?

All vegetable seedlings respond well to onion infusion. Cucumbers, peppers and tomatoes are especially fond of this fertilizer.

Recipes for making onion infusions

Feeding tomatoes with an infusion of onion peels will protect plants from many pathogenic factors. However, there are some peculiarities in the preparation of fertilizer.

From diseases and pests

When spraying tomatoes with chemicals in order to save them from pests and various diseases, there is always a risk of harming your own health. This cannot be said about the use of fertilizers made from onion peels, the harm from which is zero. Moreover, in terms of effectiveness, this product is in no way inferior to expensive and powerful industrial drugs.

To get rid of spider mites, you need to prepare the following infusion:

Boil 2 liters of water.
Add 1 liter of husk to boiling water (a fully compacted liter jar).
Leave for 48 hours.
Dilute with water in a ratio of 1 to 2.
Add 50 ml of liquid soap (you can use dishwashing liquid).

The prepared infusion should be sprayed on tomatoes affected by mites. If all the product has not been used up, then the remains can be poured under the root, this will help get rid of pests infesting the soil.

To combat the Colorado potato beetle and aphids, you need the following decoction:

Combine equal parts cold water and onion skins.
Boil for no more than 10 minutes.
Let cool completely at room temperature.
Dilute the composition with water so that the broth has a slightly bitter aftertaste (you can try the product without worrying about your health if it was prepared in a clean container).

The resulting decoction can be used to treat tomatoes.

Advice! Spraying should be carried out in calm and dry weather to maintain maximum effect.

For feeding

Fertilizer made from onion peels will not only save seedlings, but also increase crop yields. The main thing is to know the rules for applying fertilizing.

After the seedlings are planted in open ground, they must be watered with an infusion of husks prepared in the above manner. It is best to do this feeding by pouring the infusion into the hole. At first, no more than 500 ml of infusion is required for each tomato bush; after a month, the amount increases 3 times. At the same time, the result of applying fertilizer can be seen already in the first days after application - the foliage will become juicy and bright, and the bushes will become stronger.

The next feeding should be done during the period of bud setting. The same infusion of husks is used. The amount of liquid depends entirely on the size of the bush and can vary from 1.5 to 2 liters for each specimen.

The husk in its pure form must be added in the spring before digging. This will require 3 to 4 liters of flakes per square meter. m of land.

Fertilizing indoor flowers with onion peels

It can sometimes be difficult to grow flowers at home. The air in the apartment is often dry due to radiators, if the windows face northeast or there is not enough light to the east. It is especially difficult for tropical plants, such as orchids, which are accustomed to a humid, warm climate with plenty of sun.

It turns out that onion peels can help flower growers here too. It helps to revive a fading flower, fights parasitic insects, saturates the soil with vitamins and microelements, and improves flowering.

Onion peel fertilizer for indoor plants

Fertilize indoor plants with decoctions and infusions of onion peels. To do this, remove the peel from 4 onions, add a liter of boiling water and leave to brew for 4 days. This infusion is used to water plants that have stopped growing or have begun to wither. The result will be visible within 3 weeks.

You cannot use this infusion more than once a month. Otherwise, the roots of the plants may get burned.

Against spider mites and thrips, pour a handful of husks into 1.5 liters of water, put on fire and boil for 7 minutes. Then strain and spray the plants with the decoction. It is advisable to spray not only from above the leaves, but also from below.

How to feed indoor flowers

You can feed indoor flowers with husks from infusions and decoctions, spraying the leaves or watering them at the roots. Or you can simply cover the soil with husks when planting. Thus, when watering, it will release useful elements into the ground and feed the plant.

Decoction for pest and disease control

Summer residents who prefer to feed vegetable crops grown in their gardens with mineral mixtures are forced to purchase additional insecticides to treat the bushes against pests, buy chemicals when peppers and cucumbers are affected by powdery mildew, and cabbage turns black.

How to use onion peels for plant diseases

Disinfecting infusions made from onion peels help save on fungicides and protect garden beds from fungi overwintering in the ground and viruses carried by pests. The causative agent of powdery mildew, which lives in the soil for more than 5 years, attacks cucumbers at the initial stage of development, and when the greens are ripe, it does not disdain zucchini, it affects pumpkins and melons.

To save infected bushes and prevent the infection from spreading to healthy specimens, the plants are sprayed or watered with onion infusion, which is prepared using one of the recipes:

A standard bucket is filled halfway with husks, filled to the top with hot water and kept covered for 36 hours. The filtered and diluted disinfectant solution is used to irrigate the bushes.
Grind several onions in a blender or grind in a meat grinder. Add 7 g of sedum to the resulting homogeneous mass and pour in a liter of hot water. The mixture is left covered for a day, the strained broth is used to fill the sprayer with which the plants are treated.
A ten-liter bucket is filled to the brim with water at room temperature, in which 250 g of husks are soaked and kept for four days. The prepared onion infusion is passed through 2-3 layers of gauze and the beds are sprayed at intervals of 5 to 7 days.

When added to a liquid soap solution, the household composition adheres better to the surface part and acts more effectively. When brown, blurry spots appear on the stems and leaves of eggplants, or when the fruits become darkened and distorted, which indicates the occurrence of late blight, remove the problem areas and begin treating the nightshade with an infusion of onion peels.

To prevent the death of seedlings of tomatoes, blueberries or peppers infected with blackleg, treat the above-ground part with a decoction made from a glass of husks and 1 liter of water. Onion peelings are boiled, and after infusing for a day, the seedlings are sprayed with a liquid solution.

To prevent bacteriosis, rot and treat vegetable crops grown in the garden and affected by these diseases, 2 parts of water and 1 part of the husk are kept for 3 to 5 days. Before spraying the plantings, add laundry, tar or antibacterial soap, ground into shavings, to the infusion.

What pests are onion peels used against?

The aphid, which grows on cucumbers, melons, and zucchini, drinks the juice from the leaves, and, if urgent measures are not taken, in just a few days, spreading from one plant to another, the pest destroys both the tower and the beds. When fruits appear, it is dangerous to treat with chemicals; traditional methods of combating microscopic insects do not always give results, and gardeners remember the effective remedy made from onion peels. The infusion, which is made from 200 dry peels and 10 liters of cold water, is kept for up to 15 hours and, after filtering, is sprayed on both healthy and affected bushes.

Leads to the death of indoor flowers, vegetable crops planted in the garden, and the invasion of spider mites. The leaves on which the pest settles become lighter, become covered with merging spots, dry out and fall off. To remove the parasite, half a kilogram of onion peels is infused for 5 days in 5 liters of cold water. The diluted solution is sprayed onto wilting plants using a sprayer to increase the effectiveness of pest control; the treatment is repeated after a week.

It is not possible to destroy the voracious wireworm, which drills tunnels in the pulp of potatoes, and then takes over carrots, makes tunnels in beets and climbs onto tomatoes, cabbage, and settles in the roots of cucumbers, by watering and spraying the tops and leaves.

It is problematic to drive a pest out of the garden, but it is possible to prevent its appearance using a simple and affordable method. When planting potatoes, pour onion peels and pine needles into each hole. The phytoncides contained in the compositions of these organic substances strengthen the immunity of seedlings and increase resistance to wireworms.

Not all summer residents who fertilize their beds with husks know what pests such a product helps against. An infusion prepared from 100 g of peelings and a bucket of water is poured over perennials, corn, and root vegetables growing in the garden to eradicate the larvae of the cockchafer.

The mole cricket gnaws at tomato and pepper seedlings in the garden, quickly gets used to the composition of chemical insecticides, and to combat the dangerous pest, gardeners try different methods; many claim that onion peels will help get rid of the parasite and share the recipe. The infusion, which is used to water the seedlings after rain and irrigation, is prepared from 1 kg of peel, which is kept for up to 5 days in a bucket filled with water. The product also has an effect in the fight against whiteflies, which carry mosaic viruses and spread powdery mildew.

To get rid of cruciferous flea beetles that attack radishes in the beds where cabbage is planted, the leaves are sprayed with an undiluted infusion of peelings.

When a carrot fly appears, infecting young parsley, when spraying the beds, a decoction of onion peels is alternated with a garlic infusion, which is prepared from arrows scrolled through a meat grinder, diluted with water and mixed with soap ground into shavings.

Onion peel from pests on strawberries

They live in the soil, grow in the leaves of garden strawberries, damage the roots, make the fruits unfit for consumption, spider mites, nematodes, and whiteflies. Although gardeners place garlic between the rows of strawberries, which repels insects with the smell, weevils come out of their hiding places in the spring and feast on the buds, which reduces the yield of strawberries several times.

Forces pests to leave strawberry beds with a treat, for the preparation of which take 2 parts of onion peel and 1 teaspoon of dried celandine, season with boiling water. The liquid that remains after straining is sprayed over the strawberries. The planting treatment is repeated three times.

Control of fungal plant diseases and their prevention

Although vegetable growers comply with the requirements of agricultural technology, use mineral complexes or organic matter in a timely manner, and try to loosen the soil, fungal spores are carried by pests, with drops of water, with tools used to cultivate the soil, and when they fall on the leaves of plants they begin to multiply. Summer residents, who have learned how onion peels are useful for the garden, find recipes for infusions, study reviews and choose the best option to protect the plantings from the spread of powdery mildew and late blight.

For preventive purposes, cucumbers, tomatoes, and melons are watered with onion infusion in damp and cool weather, the preparation of which does not take much time. Having collected 200 g of husks, put them in a bowl, add 2 liters of water and keep them covered for 2 days. The product performs 2 functions - it provides seedlings and adult bushes with useful substances and disinfects the soil in the garden from spores and mycelium.

Why use onion peels in the garden?

In order to obtain maximum benefit from vegetable plants, berry fields, and fruit trees, mineral complexes are alternated with organic matter, the list of which includes onion peels. The natural product contains:

phytoncides that act as natural antibiotics;
vitamins that stimulate photosynthesis processes;
flavonoids that regulate cell development and help fight infections.

Carotene contained in dry bulb scales blocks the action of free radicals, destroys pathogenic fungi, and enhances plant immunity. Vitamin PP improves the development of roots and the conversion of nitrogen, selenium, sulfur into forms available for absorption, and participates in oxidative reactions that occur in cells.

The content of useful components in the composition determines the use of onion peels in the garden both as a fertilizer and as a means to combat parasites, and as a fungicide that increases the resistance of plants to diseases and adverse weather conditions. Organic matter, the advantages of which include its rich composition and beneficial properties, does not pollute the environment, is safe for humans, and does not harm animals, pollinating insects, or soil bacteria.

Onion peels, which change the structure of the soil, make it permeable to air, enrich it with useful components, mulch the beds and row spacing. Concentrated solutions from a natural product help gardeners and summer residents cope with diseases of vegetable crops, protect ornamental plants and indoor flowers from pathogenic fungi and viral infections.

Onion peels in the fight against disease

Remedy for blackleg

This fungal disease most often affects cabbage, peppers, tomatoes and potatoes. It can be recognized by the black ring around the stem.

Black leg on seedlings

To combat the disease, it is proposed to use the following remedy: pour two handfuls of onion peels with a liter of boiling water. Let stand for 24 hours, strain and spray the diseased plant.

Against bacteriosis of cabbage and radish

Bacteriosis is considered to be a slowdown in the growth and development of a plant. If the disease is severe, the plant may die. But if you start on time, you can cure the disease with the same infusion of onion peels that is used against blackleg. Treat the entire plant with it as soon as you notice the first signs of disease on it.

Fertilizing with onion skins against bacterial cancer

This disease is a real problem for garden plantings and can destroy the entire crop. But to combat it, you can use a solution of onion peels; it will not only eliminate the disease, but also help in pest control.

Bacterial cancer can be prevented

To combat the disease, spray the leaves and stems of tomatoes with the solution described above during the period from the beginning of flowering to the full ripening of the fruit. Unlike chemical fertilizers, tomatoes sprayed with onion peel solution can be eaten without fear for your health.

Onion peels against downy mildew

Powdery mildew primarily affects cucumber plantings. It can manifest itself from the moment the plants emerge until the end of their fruiting. But most often it attacks in July-August. To combat it, you can dilute 250 grams of crushed onion peels in 10 liters of cold water. After four days, strain the infusion through cheesecloth and spray the infected plants for at least 6 days.

How to use an infusion of onion peels to feed seedlings?

Onions are very useful and in demand in themselves: they are eaten with pleasure raw, fried and boiled, and they are used to treat various ailments. Its shell is usually used as a natural dye. However, this is not all that can be said about onions. Onion peels are an indispensable universal remedy for garden and apartment plants. What can onion waste be useful for in the country and at home, how to prepare and use onion infusion and decoction? Let's talk about this in more detail.