2023-05-04 10:19:47
Weeds are a real headache for any homeowner. They spoil the visual appearance of our exterior corners and cause us many other worries. In addition, their destruction usually presents itself as a great challenge. To help you in the fight once morest wild intruders, today we have prepared a tip that is both effective and anti-waste. It is simply a matter of using the cooking juices of the potato once morest the weeds. That’s all regarding the process.
Instead of throwing it away, we can use potato drippings for weed control
Potato weed gravy
One of the easiest and most convenient ways to benefit from potato cooking water is to use it to get rid of unwanted plants naturally. Generally, boiling water and salt are two well-known allies in weed control. This is why the cooking juice of edible tubers is a natural and very effective weedkiller.
It is a natural weed control method, very simple and effective.
Instructions for eliminating intruders in the field:
- Start by peeling 500 g to 1 kg of potatoes. Cut them into small pieces to speed up the cooking process.
- In a large pot, put the potatoes and enough water to cover them. Boil and add a little salt.
- Once the potatoes are cooked, immediately drain the cooking juices.
- Pour boiling water over unwanted plants.
Normally, the aerial parts of intruders dry out over the next few days. When the stems and leaves change color from green to yellow, you can pull the weeds. As for the roots, they will also be destroyed following a few days.
Note : This method works well with broadleaf weeds. The operation should be repeated at least 3 to 4 times a year for best results.
Just pour the still boiling water directly on the unwanted plants
The benefits of this natural weed control method
- In principle, the potato cooking water proves to be considerably more effective compared to other homemade treatments. For example, this method is more powerful than weeding with vinegar and salt.
- Moreover, it is one of the greenest solutions that acts quite quickly.
- It is ideal for eliminating weeds in areas such as e.g. interlocking cobblestones.
A method with several advantages
A perfect treatment for pavers but not in the garden
Boiling water quickly soaks into the ground. It then damages the roots of weeds and kills them. But unfortunately, this ability to destroy plants is not limited to harmful species. This goes for any plant! Therefore, weeding with the cooking juices of the potatoes is only recommended on stony or paved ground. It is out of the question to use it to treat the garden, flowerbeds or borders because it will injure all the vegetation and can also harm animals and insects.
This type of weed control works perfectly on stone or cobblestone terrain.
Spray water on weeds
You may already be wondering what is the point of using potato cooking water instead of pure boiling water? Indeed, there are two reasons to favor exactly this option.
- First, it’s an anti-waste trick to reuse what you already have on hand following preparing your vegetables.
- Second, because it turns out that the starch in potato drippings is also effective once morest intruders. Indeed, the carbohydrate clogs the pores of wild plants, thus causing their destruction.
There is a second technique for applying cooking juice to apples: by spraying the weeds
The method
To take advantage of this additional effect, it is still necessary to carry out the treatment rather using a spray bottle. This stands out as a key condition because the starch interferes with the pores on the underside of the leaves. To allow it to penetrate this part, we must therefore spray the weedkiller solution directly on the foliage. The operation steps are roughly similar to the first method. You just have to drain the juice, then transfer it to a spray bottle and apply it liberally to any unwanted plants.
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