Today, in specialized stores you can find a lot of fertilizers. But the high price does not always allow you to purchase the necessary funds. In this case, you can use what is always found in any home - potato peel. In our article we will explain how to use such a fertilizer and for which plants a similar feeding method is suitable.
Useful properties and composition
Bacteria living in the soil, rather easily digest potato peel. Decomposing, all nutrients are in the soil, and subsequently absorbed by the root system of plants.
In the course of this, heat is generated, which helps to warm the soil, and this has a positive effect on crop growth. Potato peelings make it possible to increase the fertility of the land and increase the quality and quantity of the crop.
Important! When drying potato peel, take care that the sun's rays do not fall on it. Also it is necessary to keep cleaning from rain. Otherwise they will either burn or rot.
The use of potatoes is obvious, as it is rich in nutrients and vitamins. It includes:- glucose;
- organic acids;
- starch;
- vitamins;
- mineral salts;
- fats;
- micro and macronutrients.
Such a set of useful substances will have a positive effect on the growth of crops. In addition, potato peelings have the following advantages over chemical fertilizers:
- they are available;
- able to increase the concentration of fertile humus in the ground;
- can loosen the soil, which ensures the flow of oxygen to the root system;
- they are pure organics;
- help get rid of pests.
Using potato peelings, you can be sure that the crop is environmentally friendly, as they do not contain chemical elements.
What crops are suitable fertilizer
Potato peelings can be used as a fertilizer for a vegetable garden or garden, because their use allows you to improve the soil and has a positive effect on the crop anywhere in your plot. Consider how to apply this tool for different types of crops.
You will probably be interested to learn more about organic fertilizers such as faeces, slurry, onion peel, biohumus, charcoal, peat, wood ash.
Gardening
Fertilize can be cleaned cucumbers and other melons. When planting seedlings in the ground, it is necessary to feed these plants.
Favored on the cultures will be reflected in and watering from infusion purification. It will increase green mass, gain strength, which will ensure a rich harvest. 
You can also fertilize the infusion of potato garlic and root vegetables. Feeding should start from the end of May and hold it every 2 weeks. It is not necessary to pour the infusion just under the root - just water the beds with a watering can.
At the same time, make sure that the pieces of potato peelings do not fall on the ground, as they will attract rodents and other insects.
Garden
Potato peelings are ideal for currant fertilizer, and we will describe how to use them below. They will be especially useful for black berries. Top dressing increases the fruit, in some cases, currants catch up with the size of the cherry.
Every year it is recommended to lay out potato gruel or soaked skin under each shrub in a hole, 20 cm deep, after which the mixture is sprinkled with earth. In spring and summer, you can feed the plant with infusion, watering every 2 weeks.
Important! Do not use cleaning for fertilizing plants such as peppers, eggplants and tomatoes, as they have a common disease with potatoes and can become infected from the rind.You can also fertilize potato infusion or raspberry flour. After making the feeding, the soil should be loosened. If you decide to fertilize strawberries - it is better to use potato flour for this, sprinkling it under the bushes twice a month.
Feeding currants and other crops in the spring with potato peelings will surely provide a healthy and rich harvest!
Did you know? Potatoes belong to the group of poisonous plants - eating raw fruits can cause serious poisoning.
Room
Peeling potatoes can also be used to fertilize indoor plants. It is recommended to water them with pre-cooked infusion. This event should be held every 3-6 weeks.
It is possible to use for watering and cooled water, in which potatoes were cooked in a uniform. Thanks to this feeding, foliage will begin to grow rapidly.
Some growers bury the cleaning in the ground, but as a result of this procedure, an unpleasant smell and midges can appear in the room. This type of feeding can be used only for saprophytic or epiphytic plants (orchid, dracaena). 
However, you need to use drainage. It is recommended to put a small amount of cleaning.
How to store cleaning
If you live in a private house or at the cottage, there will be no problems with the storage site of the cleanings - they are immediately sent to the compost pit.
Did you know? One of the most expensive potato varieties in the world is "La Bonnotte". It is grown on the island of Noirmoutier and sell for 500 euros per 1 kilogram.
However, if you are in the country only on weekends, you should use other methods of storing skins - drying or freezing. In the presence of sub-zero temperatures, skins can be stored on the balcony, and until it gets warmer outside.
Increasing the temperature can lead to their rotting, therefore, in the spring material for fertilizer should be taken to the compost pit. 
Also for storage, you can use a method such as drying. This method is more troublesome, but reliable. It is possible to dry cleaning on batteries, the oven also will approach. Then it is recommended to grind them in a meat grinder, and then send them to the oven for drying again.
Thus, you will already have ready-made raw materials that can be used as fertilizers.
Important! When watering potato infusion of a flower like gloxinia, it is necessary to ensure that the liquid does not fall on the leaves - it can cause them to rot. It is recommended to pour the infusion into the pot stand.
With the arrival of spring, dried or frost-free cleaning should be shifted to a large container and pour boiling water. The mixture is stirred for a few days to soak it evenly.
How to cook feeding
Potato peel as a fertilizer can be harvested in any form. We offer to get acquainted with each of them.
Infusion
Preparing the infusion is quite simple. You will need some raw or frozen skins. It is necessary to fill them with hot water and leave to infuse for a day. The prepared liquid can be used by watering the plants. Infusion is successfully used both in the garden and at home, to fertilize flowers. 
Gruel
Prepare dried rind, barrel and hot water. Place the cleaning in a container and fill with boiling water. Under the influence of high water temperature, fungi and harmful microbes will die.
About a week later, the peel will absorb moisture, swell. Then it is necessary to mix the mixture thoroughly. Thus, it turns out gruel, which can be used for fertilizer. 
Flour
To cook potato flour, you must take the dried peel and grind it in a meat grinder. To achieve the desired result, you can use a blender or coffee grinder.
Sacks are ideal for storing such fertilizer, but it is not necessary to leave flour for a long time in this container, since it can begin to rot, and pests will be created in it. 
Potatoes as compost
Potatoes are one of the desired ingredients in composting. It speeds up the composting process. However, there is one problem - a pathogenic fungus can be present in root crops, and as a result, fertilizing the nightshade with such compost can provoke the development of diseases. To avoid such problems, waste is only added to the compost from boiled potatoes.
Did you know? The first potato was grown by Peruvian Indians about 4,000 years ago. Already then 200 varieties of vegetables were known.
To do this, you need to grind cleaning and boil them in water (for 1 kg of peel you need to take 2 liters of liquid). Potato mass is diluted with water 10 to 1, after which the resulting solution is poured into a compost pit. 
Despite the large variety of products in specialized stores, the simplest waste can be used as fertilizer. Feeding up cultures with potato peelings, you will be able to increase the volume of the harvest and you will be sure of the ecological compatibility of the fruit.
