Summer residents who have chosen organic farming require a huge amount of various organic waste in the summer season. The remains of wood, weeds, vegetable tops, branches of trees and shrubs, various food waste - all this is used in the garden. Useful wood ash is obtained from waste alone, which serves as an excellent fertilizer and pest control. Others make a mulching layer in the beds. Still others make excellent compost that will improve the condition of the soil.
With the end of the dacha season, farmers return to their city apartments before spring arrives. But throughout the cold season, you can also store useful waste, which will then be useful in the country. Of course, not everything can be collected, but some waste will not deliver any inconvenience to the inhabitants of the apartment.
Onion peels for pest control
The dried husk can be stored for a long time, does not take up much space and does not exude any aromas. It can be stored in large quantities in bags of any material.
Onion peels contain a large amount of biologically active substances that help fight diseases and pests. On the basis of the husk, a special infusion is prepared for spraying plants. Beets and carrots can be stored in onion husks in a city apartment.
This onion waste in the summer season will be an excellent mulching material for vegetable and berry beds. With the help of onion peels, soil moisture can be maintained for a long time. It not only protects plants from pests and drought, but also becomes a good fertilizer.
When planting potatoes in an organic way (using waste in planting trenches), it is recommended to use onion peelings as a remedy for the Colorado potato beetle and other pests.
Mulching Newspapers
Black and white newspapers, various paper packaging, cardboard is an excellent mulching material with which you can rid your beds of weeds and pests. Paper mulch on berry plots will increase yields, on beds with peas and beans - it will warm the soil well and accelerate fruiting. And when arranging warm beds, you can't do without paper at all.
Potato peelings are the best fertilizer for currants
Waste potato peelings are very beneficial for currants, as they contain a large amount of starch. With the help of it, the berries become much larger. If during the winter period such waste is dried, and not thrown into the trash, then in the summer it will be possible to increase the yield of currants.
Drying cleaning is not difficult. You can do this on a battery or on plain paper, laying them out in one layer. Dry potato waste is also well stored in bags, preferably from a cloth.
To increase the yield of currant berries, a potato broth based on purifications is used and it is used for watering.You can make such cleanings directly under the bush by burying them in the soil.
Soaked and chopped potato peels are added to each well before planting cucumber and cabbage seedlings. From above, such a mixture must be sprinkled with earth, and then the seedlings. This feeding is very beneficial for these vegetable crops.
Egg shells as a source of calcium
Many of the housewives use a large number of eggs during the winter. But the valuable eggshell with a high calcium content is an irreplaceable organic fertilizer. Throwing it away is simply a crime for nature.
You need to store only well-dried and crushed shells. In this form, it can be stored in a regular bag or in a glass jar until spring.
Eggshells are used as fertilizer when growing melons and vegetables, as well as various root crops.
The shell in the form of a crushed powder is poured near the trunks of many fruit trees, added to the soil when growing roses, and also used when laying compost.
Husk of seeds and nuts
Mulch, consisting of pumpkin seed husks, peanut pods and nut shells, is an excellent organic fertilizer for vegetable beds. Such waste does not have to be dried or otherwise manipulated, it just needs to be put in a bag or cardboard box until spring.
Pumpkin seeds are recommended to be eaten, since they contain a large amount of vitamins, proteins, fats, amino acids, carbohydrates and trace elements. They are one of the most effective remedies for parasites in the human body. At the same time, do not forget that the husk is also a useful product. Don't throw it away.
Citrus peels from pests
In winter, citrus fruits are consumed in large quantities, and the peels from them are often dried for further use. For example, you can add them to tea or use in a crushed form in baking, you can make candied fruits. The unique aroma of these fruits not only improves mood and appetite, but is also an excellent fertilizer and helps to resist pests in the garden.
Dry any peels left over from oranges, tangerines and lemons and store in a paper or plastic bag. This pleasant smell for us will help to get rid of the aphid infestation in the summer season. Affected plants will only need to be treated with citrus peel infusion.
Infusion options:
- For 3 liters of water, add 300 grams of dry lemon peels and put in a dark place for three days to infuse.
- Add the peel of four oranges to 2 liters of water, leave for 7 days in a dark place, then add a few drops of liquid soap and mix well. Strain before use.
- Put fresh (or dry) peels from one kilogram of oranges or tangerines in a three-liter jar, after grinding them in a meat grinder, and pour water over it. Within 5 days, you need to keep the infusion in a dark place, then strain and use in a diluted form for spraying in a ratio of one to ten.
Tea and coffee for dressing and fertilization
Used tea leaves and coffee grounds are an excellent fertilizer. Gardeners who prefer organic matter as a top dressing harvest even such food waste for the summer season. The most important thing for storing them is thorough drying. Mold usually develops with minimal residual moisture.
Tea and coffee waste is added to the soil as a top dressing when growing vegetable seedlings.
On the basis of sleeping tea, a liquid fertilizer for vegetables, an infusion for processing currant cuttings before planting, and a preventive solution against pests are prepared.
