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In all kitchens we find aluminum foil in the pantry. This product is essential and is often used for storage of various types of foods. Its thin and flexible sheets can cover all types of products, such as food packaging, for example. It turns out that aluminum foil has other functions too.
Aluminum foil and gardening: everything you need to know
Thermal insulator
One of the main functions of aluminum foil in the garden is to use it as a thermal insulator for plant growth . You will need two or three balls.
To set this up, simply unfold a sheet of aluminum foil at the bottom, under the seeds and soil: not only will it insulate them from the rest of the soil, but it will have the function of providing heat by refracting light.
Protect plants
By wrapping or covering the trunks and stems of plants and trees with aluminum foil, there are several advantages. Among them, keeping snails and slugs away from plants. To do this, you must cover the base with paper and a few stones on top so that the wind does not blow it away.
Regarding fruit trees, the trunk can be covered to protect it from rodents that devour the crop and young shoots. Cut two sheets of aluminum foil so you can wrap the trunk and then cover it. All that remains is to fix it with ropes.
In the same way, aluminum foil can be used to protect trees from herbivorous mammals, such as goats, among others. Paper should be placed around the trunk high enough to discourage these animals from approaching.
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