Sprinkle sugar and washing powder on watermelon rind for many great uses

It is a tropical fruit that is loved by many people because of its delicious taste and cooling and cooling properties. However, few people know that watermelon rind also brings many great uses. Let's learn how to effectively trap snails and make fertilizer for plants from watermelon rind!

first Effective mosquito repellent

In fact, and when sprinkled on watermelon will help repel mosquitoes effectively . Because the sugar and sweetness of the watermelon rind attract mosquitoes, washing powder contains several effective mosquito-killing compounds.

Steps to combine sugar, watermelon rind and washing powder to repel mosquitoes:

Step 1 You put a few pieces of watermelon in one

Step 2 Take 1 teaspoon of sugar and 1 teaspoon of washing powder and mix together.

Step 3 Apply the mixture evenly on the inside of the watermelon rind.

Step 4 Cover the plastic box, then poke a few small holes with a toothpick for mosquitoes to enter.

Note : After the mosquito eats the mixture on the watermelon rind, the mosquito may not be completely dead. Therefore, wrapping the box is very necessary.

Effectively repel mosquitoes by sprinkling sugar and washing powder on watermelon rinds

2 Snail trap in the garden

Snails are the cause of damage to leafy plants in your garden. If you want to kill snails, use watermelon rind as a trap because snails love the sweet taste of watermelon.

Step 1 Cut watermelon rind into small pieces, note that you should cut deep into the melon flesh because snails love the sweetness of melons.

Step 2 At the end of the afternoon, you put the watermelon rind in the vegetable garden so that it is easy for snails to crawl in and the red flesh is facing up.

Step 3 The next morning, when snails are all over the watermelon rind, take the rind and throw it away.

Note:
You should place watermelon rinds 15-20cm apart because snails can only sniff in a narrow range.
You should get up early to catch snails because when the sun rises, they often crawl away.

Trap snails in the garden with watermelon rinds

3 Make fertilizer for plants

Watermelon rind contains a lot of minerals and organic matter. Therefore, when using watermelon rind to make fertilizer, the plants in your garden will become fertile and full of life.

Step 1 Cut the watermelon rind into small pieces and mix it with fine soil in a ratio of 2:1.

Step 2 Put the mixed mixture in a barrel, cover with a lid and let it ferment for 1 to 3 months.

Step 3 After the watermelon rind is fermented and converted into water and organic matter, you can fertilize the plant or mix it with the soil to make the soil more fertile.

Use watermelon rind as fertilizer for plants

Above is how to sprinkle sugar and washing powder on watermelon rind to repel mosquitoes and other great uses of watermelon rind. Hope the article has provided you with more useful information.

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