“Prevent Yellowing of Onion and Garlic Feathers: Two Simple Steps for Saving Your Crop”

May 16 – NVL. Two simple preventive actions that will prevent the feathers of onions and garlic planted in the area from turning yellow and ultimately save the crop

It often happens that the feathers of onions and garlic planted in the garden begin to turn yellow. In order to prevent this phenomenon in a timely manner, it is necessary to carry out preventive treatment of these crops in time. portal “Ogorodnik Info”.

The main reason for the yellowing of feathers is the lack of nitrogen in the soil. It is urgent to feed seedlings, urea is well suited for this, or prepare infusions from fresh mullein, horse manure or chicken manure.

Also, onion and garlic feathers can turn yellow due to the onion fly. This insect lays its eggs in beds where onions are planted. After the eggs hatch into larvae, these pests begin to eat the plant from the inside. To protect crops from these harmful insects, it is necessary to shed the beds several times a season with a solution of potassium permanganate or Fitosporin.

It is also worth treating onion and garlic plantings with ash and tobacco dust two or three times. All these simple and not time-consuming actions in the complex will save your crop.