This affordable product not only improves the quality of the harvest, but also protects against diseases.
Onions are among the most popular garden crops. Many summer residents grow them on their plots. But sometimes the harvest is disappointing.
In order to grow large bulbs with emerald greenery, the plantings need care. And it begins with preparing the soil.
Wood ash is the very remedy that often helps out summer residents.
In the case of onions, this is not only a top dressing, but also protection from root rot.
The addition of wood ash prevents the growth of putrefactive bacteria.
Usually it is scattered during the preparation of the bed. Take a glass of ash for each square meter. Then dig and start sowing.
Some summer residents sprinkle ash directly during sowing, mixing it with the soil.
It is also useful to soak the onion in an ash solution (a glass per 10 liters of water). Soak the onion for about 12 hours.
Author: Dmitry Bobrov
