Don't throw away garlic peel – they will benefit your plants

Have you always thrown away your garlic skins when you cook? You don't need to, because they provide nutrients for your plants.

If you have a compost heap in your garden, you have probably always thrown onion and garlic skins in it, knowing that the microorganisms will convert them into valuable humus. Now you can save yourself this extra step and provide your plants with the fine skins in a very simple way.

Garlic is an effective natural remedy for plant pests and fungal diseases

Garlic is a popular home remedy for garden plants: as a garlic infusion, its brew drives away aphids, mites and even potato beetles. If you simply stick the cloves between other vegetable plants and let them grow, the other plants will also benefit from its fungicidal and bactericidal effect. It is a very good companion for tomatoes, carrots, cucumbers, beetroot and strawberries.

Just like onions, its peels contain plenty of nutrients that can be used to make a very simple fertilizer. This is particularly helpful for nutrient-hungry vegetable plants such as tomatoes, peppers or chillies.

Garlic skins as fertilizer – and other uses

When breaking open a garlic bulb, you often end up with a lot of dry garlic skins. Crush all these dry skins in a bowl and then sprinkle them lightly over the soil of your plants as fertilizer. Garlic has another nice side effect, especially in summer: since its essential oils often have a repellent effect on insects, it is suitable for keeping mosquitoes away.