Potato skins are rich in minerals and contain starch and potassium. Adding it to a compost pile makes it a valuable fertilizer. In addition, it is used to protect garden and vegetable crops from pests such as wireworms, Colorado potato beetles, moths, and snails.
Gardeners place peeled potato peels under berry bushes, such as raspberries, black and red currants, currants, and strawberries. Due to the high content of naturally occurring organic substances and minerals, the yield of the berries increases significantly.
The peels can also be used throughout the season as a dressing or when planting various garden plants: fruit trees, flowers, cabbage, cucumbers, tomatoes, peppers.
In winter, valuable husks should not be thrown away. It can be frozen or dried in a radiator or oven.
In spring, peeled potato peels are poured into a large barrel, poured with boiling water, and left to sit for several days. The mixture swells and takes on a porridge-like consistency. It is placed in the planting holes, lightly sprinkled with soil and the seedlings are planted there.
This porridge can be used in different ways, for example, by watering the plants with a mixture of potato porridge and water.
