Serum and iodine for cucumbers and tomatoes: how to use?

At the end of summer, the sun does not shine so brightly, and because of this, vegetable crops begin to suffer. From a lack of ultraviolet radiation, plants begin to suffer from fungal diseases: late blight and brown spot. Low light and high air humidity are a favorable environment for pathogens.

On this basis, not every summer resident decides to grow this crop, because, at first glance, it may seem that one cannot do without chemical fertilizers. In fact, not everything is so scary. Fighting fungal diseases in tomatoes is quite easy if you provide them with proper watering and spraying.

Over time, experienced gardeners have learned to deal with fungal infections without the help of drugs that can harm a person, using inexpensive and improvised means and products.

The benefits of iodine in the garden

An excellent alternative to expensive fertilizing and other chemicals is treatment with iodine solution at the initial stages of their growth. Such procedures are used as a prophylaxis against damage by fungal microorganisms.
Cucumber is highly susceptible to sudden changes in the external environment, it is negatively affected by high air humidity, and is also often attacked by harmful microorganisms.

It is worth remembering that using iodine and milk to spray cucumbers, you can get rid of the following problems:

• foci of harmful microorganisms at the stage of their development;
• bacteria;
• viruses;
• fungus.

In fact, iodine is a participant in a biological process that is involved in the exchange of nitrogen in the soil. Therefore, watering cucumbers with such solutions can significantly reduce, and sometimes completely get rid of pests in the soil.

If you carry out the procedures for feeding cucumbers with iodine regularly, the effect will be the same as when using fungicides containing copper. They are effective against diseases such as late blight, powdery mildew, and decay. For this purpose, a solution based on medical brilliant green is also used.

Such antiseptic agents stimulate the growth of culture, protect it from disease. It is also allowed to process plants during the ripening period, while the dosage must be observed.

How to process, feed

In order to avoid the spread of a dangerous fungal disease on tomatoes, every gardener should know simple ways to prevent and feed:

• If the land on the site is acidified, then peat should be added before planting, and a little sand should be added to the planting site;
• The distance between the bushes should be maintained to ensure good ventilation;
• The best time for watering is in the morning, so the plants will be wet all day;
• Before planting in the soil, the seedlings are immersed in a solution of milk and iodine for about an hour; But how to get rid of black aphids on tomatoes, and what are the best remedies, is indicated here.
• It is imperative to ventilate greenhouses and hotbeds, so the fact of the spread of the fungus is minimized;
• Periodically feed the plants with fertilizers with a potassium and phosphorus composition;
• Plant tomatoes away from any nightshade crops6 of potatoes, eggplants, etc .;
• Do not overfeed with nitrogen fertilizers, which cause rapid growth of green mass;
• Try to harvest the fruits on time, even at the stage of pink ripeness;
• Observe the crop rotation, do not plant tomatoes after legumes, onions or garlic;
• Treat with a frequency of 2 weeks with milk with iodine on the leaves and set fruits. It will also be helpful to learn how to get rid of ants in a tomato greenhouse.

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These simple tips and tricks will help you grow a good harvest of tomatoes, without disease and damage from various diseases.

Useful Tips

Using milk with iodine avoids chemical feeding

Iodine is the strongest antiseptic and contains many trace elements. And this has a beneficial effect on the growth of cucumbers and prevents the development of the following diseases:

• late blight:
• all types of rot (gray, white, root, wet);
• white and green mosaics;
• copperheads.

In addition, iodine improves the appearance of the plant.

Milk also contains enough nutrients to prevent nutrient deficiencies in the plant. Milk also extinguishes the activity of pathogenic fungi. Therefore, the combination of milk with iodine has a double effect in terms of protecting and nourishing the culture.

Prevention of diseases in plants should be started as soon as 5–6 full-fledged leaves are formed on the seedlings. The procedure is repeated every two weeks. Then outbreaks of disease can be avoided. Iodine with milk will be useful not only for cucumbers, but also for other crops:

• eggplant;
• zucchini;
• tomatoes;
• peppers;
• cabbage.

For seedlings, such feeding is absolutely safe if you adhere to the dosages. Thanks to it, the immunity of plants is increased. The only thing is that it is recommended not to process the seedlings with a milk-iodine composition externally - only root application. This is due to the ability of iodine to cause burns to young foliage.

Iodine has been used in the garden since Soviet times. During this time, gardeners figured out how to enhance its effect and during what period it should not be used:

1. You can enhance the effect of the substance by preparing a solution based on it with the addition of 8-10 g of superphosphate and 15-20 g of potassium salt. Such feeding is considered complex. Its consumption will be much lower - instead of 1 liter, 400-500 ml can be poured under the bush.
2. The product stimulates the flowering of tomatoes. During this period, you can prepare a spray solution using iodine, boric acid, urea and humate.
3. You can not use an iodine solution if less than 10 days have passed since the planting of the seedlings.
4. If iodine is used in plant feeding, there is no need to add pharmaceutical preparations "Trichopol" and "Aspirin" to the solution for processing.
5. The iodine treatment can be alternated with boric acid and hydrogen peroxide. These funds should be used 4 days after iodine feeding.

Folk remedies for tomatoes

Fertilizing on a natural basis - especially useful for crops in the autumn, when the plants lack moisture and vitamins. For feeding vegetable bushes, processed fermented milk products with a high content of amino acids are often used. Folk recipes will help strengthen the plant's defense mechanisms:

1. Milk contains useful trace elements and substances that replace immunomodulators for plants: such substances help to strengthen the stems of plants and their root system.
2. Serum amino acids help seedlings grow rapidly, and lactose fights pests.
3. Monoacid bacteria additionally protect the leaves of the culture from the multiplication of pathogenic microorganisms.
4. The microflora of products allows you to destroy existing bacteria: fermented milk fertilizer cleans the surface of leaves and stems from fungus.
5. A milk-based tomato feed is used a few weeks before harvest to strengthen the emerging ovaries.

What is good about milk feeding? Feeding with milk creates an invisible but durable protective layer. Thanks to the formed film, tomatoes are not affected by fungi and dangerous diseases.

Cultured stalks and rhizomes are processed with fermented milk products. Dairy dressing is absolutely safe for humans and does not affect the quality of the harvested crop.

How to feed milk

Seedlings can be treated with whey at any stage of development. The processing of the plant takes place according to a clearly painted scheme: the stems and leaves are sprayed every ten days or three times a month. For resistant strong crops, the number of sprays is reduced to once a month. Experienced gardeners recommend sprinkling seedlings every week.

Pros and cons of using iodine

The use of an iodine solution is appropriate both for treating seeds before sowing, and for spraying and feeding ripening cucumbers with iodine and milk.

Regular application of the method will give the following results:

• seeds germinate faster;
• the development and flowering of the plant is stimulated;
• cucumber lashes rejuvenate, more ovaries are formed;
• saturation of cucumbers with vitamin C;
• the fruiting period is extended;
• fungi and other diseases are suppressed.

But it is worth remembering that during the preparation of the solution, the dosage must be observed. If the amount of iodine is exceeded, plants can receive chemical burns. When spraying cucumbers with milk with iodine in a greenhouse, you need to periodically go out into the fresh air.

Iodine content in the ground

It is not very necessary to add this substance during the growth of tomato bushes. It serves as a catalyst, as it improves the absorption of nutrients, makes the protection of the culture more active. Tomatoes get this substance from the ground, fertilizers. Plants require different amounts of fertilizer, depending on the soil and the chemicals used.

The smallest amount of iodine is found in such lands:

• podzolic;
• gray forest;
• sierozem;
• salt licks;
• burozems.

But it is found in manure, peat soil, phosphate rock. It is also found in organic matter and mineral fertilizers, but there may be little of it. It is not added or removed.

Can iodine be harmful?

Iodine helps to cope with powdery mildew. Most often used on cucumbers.

Recipe:

• To prepare the solution, you need to add just one drop of iodine to 1 liter of skim milk. A similar solution is drawn into a spray bottle and the leaves affected by the disease are sprayed. Processing is carried out once a week.
• Very often iodine is also used to prevent pest infestation. The fact is that horticultural crops are often overcome by the weevil and the larvae of the May beetle.
• In order to combat these pests, as well as prevent plant infection, it is necessary to introduce a bottle of iodine with a volume of 20 ml into 10 liters of water. Now 1 liter is taken from the resulting solution, and is applied under each bush.

Iodine from pests
When processing cucumbers in a greenhouse, you must protect yourself with special clothing and a respirator. In greenhouse conditions where there is no natural ventilation of the air, iodine vapors can negatively affect human health.

If you exceed the concentration of iodine in the solution, you can harm the plants - they begin to fade. And also as a result of oversaturation with iodine, the curvature of the fruit occurs. Therefore, it is better to make a weakly concentrated solution and then re-feed the cucumbers than to destroy all the plantings at one time.

Serum for processing cucumbers with added iodine

1. You can start spraying from July. The peak of fungal diseases occurs in the middle of the summer season. Therefore, you should take all precautions in advance.After regular spraying, a thin protective film forms on the plant. It will not only prevent powdery mildew from developing, but will also destroy all fungi that have managed to penetrate the leaves and stems of the vegetable culture.
2. The most effective method is serum + iodine. Use a non-greasy whey formula, dilute with water if necessary. This will protect the plant from the formation of a dense film that will close the access of oxygen.
3. Iodine also plays an important role in the process: it improves metabolism, enhances the effect of nitrogen, and promotes rapid plant growth.
4. Solution recipe: take nine liters of water and dilute it with a liter of milk. Introduce ten iodine drops into the resulting mixture. Mix everything thoroughly. Spray the diseased plant with the resulting composition at regular intervals.

If you find a white bloom on a cucumber crop, which begins to quickly spread throughout all parts of the plant, then you need to use the following mixture:

• water - 10 liters;
• milk - 1 liter;
• laundry soap - 20 grams.

This solution will not only cure the cucumber crop, but also improve the appearance of the plant.

Cooking recipes and processing technology

When preparing an iodine-based spray solution, many growers use dairy products to enhance the effect. However, few people know that the aggressive components of the element destroy beneficial lactobacilli, so the benefits of adding whey and milk to the mixture are negligible.

The only thing dairy products help with is that they envelop the plants, preventing the solution from being quickly washed out. Milk forms a fatty film on the green mass, which fixes the substance on the leaves.

It was also noticed that the mixture of iodine with the popular among gardeners "Fitosporin" is also ineffective.

How to dilute iodine so as not to burn the plant? Here are some popular recipes.

A solution of milk with iodine is used as a prophylaxis and treatment of fungal diseases. Add 1 tbsp to 1 liter of warm water. milk and 5 drops of iodine. The mixture is suitable for treating the ground part of the plant from a finely dispersed spray bottle. The procedure is carried out in the morning or in the evening, sprinkling all the leaves of the tomato.

For feeding, many summer residents use potassium permanganate, iodine and boric acid. These components provide disinfection, increase yields and protect against disease.

Top dressing is carried out in 3 stages with a break of 5-7 days:

1. The bushes are treated with a manganese solution - 4-5 g of the substance is diluted in 10 liters of water. The solution is used for spraying and watering at the root, 0.5 l is enough for one bush.
2. Feeding is carried out with boron - 0.5-1 tsp is diluted in 10 liters of water. funds. The solution is used for spraying.
3. Iodine treatment - 10 drops of alcohol solution for 5 liters of water. The product is carefully treated with the leaves of the seedlings.

It is important to choose the right time for root feeding. Seedlings especially need an element during development. The first iodine feeding is applied after the second pair of leaves appears on the plant. The soil is watered before the procedure.

Usually 1 liter of iodine feeding is enough for 1 plant. Low-growing varieties of tomatoes - 0.7 liters per bush.

Root feeding scheme:

1. 10 days after disembarking seedlings. You can use a simple solution - dissolve 1 drop of iodine in 3 liters of warm water. Top dressing is applied at the root when the topsoil dries out a little.
2. When a brush is tied in plants. The solution is prepared according to this recipe: 3 drops of iodine are needed for 10 liters of warm water.
3. During fruiting. In 10 liters of boiling water add 500 g of wood ash, cool the mixture, then dilute with water 1 to 2. Add 5 ml of iodine and 8-10 g of boric acid to the solution. The resulting concentrate is infused for a day, and then diluted in a ratio of 1:10.

Weevils, aphids and beetle larvae are afraid of iodine.As a preventive measure, perennial plants are watered under the root with the following composition: 10-15 drops of an alcoholic iodine solution per 10 liters of water. 1 liter is enough for one bush.

To combat aphids, you can use the following recipe: in 100 ml of warm milk, add 0.5 cube of iodine with a syringe, dilute the mixture with 1 liter of water. Spray the leaves of the plants with the solution. Also effective are preparations containing iodine, for example, a 10% solution of "Farmayoda".

Seed processing has long been a mandatory preventive measure. Previously, seeds were soaked in potassium permanganate, but practice has shown that iodine can also be used for disinfection. It protects, boosts immunity and accelerates seed germination.

Recipe for seed treatment solution: dilute 1 drop of iodine in 1 liter of settled water. Do not increase the concentration of the product, otherwise it may burn the material. The seeds are soaked for 6-8 hours, then, without washing, they are dried and planted in a planting box.

For feeding cucumbers, formulations with milk are often made, and for counteracting pests and diseases - from fermented milk products. Do not exceed the amount of iodine, as this will lower the beneficial properties of milk.

A universal recipe for nourishing and protecting cucumbers:

1. Tinder laundry soap (required 35-40 g).

   
   Soap in solution promotes the formation of a protective plaque on the leaves

2. A water-alcohol solution of iodine is purchased at a pharmacy.

   
   Iodine is purchased at the pharmacy

3. Milk (1 liter), iodine (25 drops) and soap shavings are added to 9 liters of slightly warmed water.
4. All ingredients are thoroughly mixed and immediately start spraying the plants.

You can exchange milk for whey, yogurt or kefir. Then mix one thing with water in equal proportions. Then add the same ingredients as in the previous recipe and mix. At a late stage of infection of cucumber lashes, 10 ml of iodine (1 bottle) will be required. This is how only adult cucumber lashes are processed.

Serum feeding of vegetable crops

Due to its valuable composition, whey is able to enrich the soil and root system of the plant with nitrogen, potassium, phosphorus and other useful elements. Usually they prepare the following top dressing:

• take a liter of whey and mix with water (10 l);
• iodine (10 drops) is dripped into it.

For tomatoes, iodine will require a little more - 20 drops.

For each adult bush, pour 1 liter of the mixture. For seedlings, the same can be used top dressing, only in smaller volumes.

Pure whey has a concentrated fatty blend. Always dilute it with water to avoid damaging the acid-base balance of the soil.

The benefits of iodine for plants

So why is iodine needed and what is the use of it?

Benefit:

• This trace element is involved in the formation of good, dense fruits, and also prevents the occurrence of various plant ailments. It has a positive effect on the yield, improves the color and taste of the fruit.
• In addition, this substance contributes to the better absorption of nitrogen fertilizers. Indeed, very often, due to a lack of some trace elements, plants cannot adequately respond to the introduction of ammonium nitrate, therefore very often there is no result after application.
• This is due to a deficiency of iodine and some trace elements. Please note that in no case should the iodine concentration in the solution be increased, because this will lead to a deterioration in the growth of the culture, as well as yellowing of the leaves.
• Iodine can be used to improve the resistance of plants to certain types of diseases; for this, a rather weak solution is prepared.

Watering with iodine solution
Every gardener needs to know how to feed cucumbers with milk and iodine. It is recommended to carry out such procedures, starting from the seedling stage, when the first 3-4 leaves appear. Cucumber dressing will also protect plants from powdery mildew.

To prepare a remedy, you will need the following ingredients:

• laundry soap (20 gr);
• milk (1 l);
• iodine (30 drops);
• water (10 l).

Pour the resulting mixture into ten liters of water, add iodine. It is necessary to carry out processing for cucumbers with milk and iodine and water at intervals of once every ten days.

Be sure to carry out the procedure after transplanting seedlings in open ground. This product is universal, it can also be fed to tomatoes, eggplants, onions or berry bushes.

Whey benefits

Garden crops require constant attention:

• it is necessary to water on time;
• feed with useful substances;
• treat fungal diseases;
• protect from harmful insects.

For this, various chemicals, mineral fertilizers are used, natural ingredients are used. Gardeners are not very welcoming to chemicals and try to use them in extreme cases, when there is a risk of death of vegetables and loss of crops. They are always supportive of the use of natural ingredients and are happy to adopt the advice of experienced vegetable growers.

The use of whey in the garden is one of these useful tips. The main advantages of using milk fertilizer:

1. Perfectly enriches the soil with essential microelements.
2. It is useful for the development and growth of vegetable crops: it saturates the organs of the plant with the necessary amino acids, improves their condition.
3. The use of a solution of serum with iodine destroys the destructive microflora on the leaves and stems of the culture.

The whey should be alternated with other fertilizers for your plant to produce great fruit. For lovers of all natural, fermented milk fertilizer will be an irreplaceable assistant in the garden. It can be used in combination with other fertilizers. Today there are many interesting and healthy recipes using fermented milk products.

Serum is able to protect garden plants from powdery mildew, late blight and other fungal diseases.

Alternative milk-iodine options

Any feeding solutions with iodine are an effective prophylactic agent for cucumbers.

Common iodine solutions:

• Take 25-30 g of fresh yeast and dilute in warm milk (1 l). Leave the batch for 10-12 hours for fermentation. To speed up the process, you can add 1 tbsp. l. granulated sugar (then the solution will be ready in 3 hours). After the formation of foam, the liquid is again poured into the milk, taken in the same amount as before. Now add iodine (5-7 drops) and wood ash (2 tbsp. L.). Ash replaces the loss of calcium during fermentation. This top dressing is used to treat plant leaves and soil.
• The following components are mixed into 10 liters of water: 20 drops of iodine, 2 liters of milk, 3.5-4 tbsp. l. urea and 1 tbsp. l. soda. This method manages to improve the flowering and formation of ovaries on the plant, as well as inhibit the development of fungal and infectious diseases. This remedy is recommended for use when yellowness or brown spots appear on the leaves.
• Mix 2 tsp. water with 1 tsp. iodine. The resulting solution is used to lubricate the stems of the plant at the base, to a height of 10-15 cm. This option helps to cope with root rot. The procedure is resorted to every 5-7 days until complete recovery.
• Iodine water-alcohol solution (20 drops), whey (2 l) and carbamide (50 g) are added to a bucket of water (10 l). You can water cucumbers with such a means no more than three times during the growing season. Urea is taken as fertilizer. The recommended consumption is 500 ml per landing.

If iodine is not at hand, you can replace it with green stuff (it has similar properties). To prepare the fertilizer, you will need to mix eight liters of water with two liters of whey or low-fat kefir and add 1 pharmacy bottle (10 ml) of greenery.

After iodine-milk feeding, cucumber seedlings grow strong and healthy

To protect seedlings from late blight, they prepare the following remedy:

1. Combine serum (1 l), iodine (40 drops) and hydrogen peroxide (30 ml).
2. Mix everything thoroughly.
3. The resulting liquid is sprayed on the seedlings.

Another remedy increases the resistance of plants to late blight: sifted ash powder (2 kg) is mixed into boiling water (8 l), mixed and allowed to cool. Then add a bottle of iodine and 15 g of boric acid. After that, you need to let the mixture brew for 10 hours. Water the cucumbers under the root, after diluting the liquid with water in proportions of 1:10. As a result of processing cucumbers with this composition, protection and nutrition with microelements is provided.

Obtaining milk whey

The ready-made solution can be bought at the store, or you can prepare it yourself. For this you need milk or kefir. The fastest way to get whey is using kefir.

First, put the purchased bag in the freezer and wait for it to freeze. Then take out and remove the frozen kefir from the package. Wrap it with cheesecloth and place it comfortably over a saucepan to allow drips to drip off. Wait for it to completely thaw out. As a result, you will get curd in gauze, and in the dishes - valuable fertilizer for your garden.

If milk is used, then you can apply the same scheme, having previously allowed it to turn sour.

How to properly handle cucumbers

Iodine is used for both root and foliar dressing, they are equally effective. Experienced gardeners alternate types of treatments to achieve maximum results. Iodine-based fertilizers are usually applied during watering.

Basic rules for watering tomatoes:

• after transplanting, you cannot water the seedlings for one week;
• it is not recommended to water the beds in cool weather, as this contributes to the development of fungal infections;
• water only at the root, avoiding moisture on the leaves of the plant;
• watering is preferable in the morning or evening;
• use warm water.

Feeding with iodine is done twice a month. It is best to postpone the procedure until the onset of cloudy weather with an air temperature of more than 16 ... 18 ° C.

How to spray seedlings with iodine? During the procedure, be careful - do not spray the solution in large drops, it is better to make the spraying foggy. It is impossible to increase the concentration of iodine, otherwise it can lead to burns of the leaves.

After processing the plantings with iodine with milk, watering is carried out only after a day

Plants are processed in cloudy and cool weather. It is advisable to do this early in the morning or after sunset. The leaves are sprayed with an iodine-milk solution on both sides, and the rest of the product is poured over the soil under the plants. If it rains after the procedure, you will need to repeat everything.

For example, cabbage, suffering from an aphid attack, needs to be treated with an iodine solution.

Recipe:

• It is necessary to add about 1 ml of iodine to a ten-liter bucket of water and pour the solution directly under the root. Such feeding is done even before the fruit ovaries have appeared. Processing is carried out every 14 days.
• Try not to do this more often so as not to spoil the plants. If you see that a sufficient number of ovaries have formed on which fruits will appear, you can repeat the feeding, but at the same time slightly change the solution.
• Now, in addition to 1 ml of iodine, 150 ml of hydrogen peroxide with a concentration of 3%, and 1000 ml of whey from cow's milk must be added to a ten-liter bucket of water. Apply the solution no more than once every 5 days.
• This kind of treatment helps to fight against harmful microorganisms, spores of fungi and viruses. Tomatoes respond very well to iodine feeding. This solution helps to raise the transplanted seedlings and accelerate their establishment in the soil.
• After you transfer the tomatoes to the ground, pour the iodine solution over them. For this, only one drop of an alcohol solution is added to 1 liter of water. Please note that watering is carried out at the root, it is not necessary to allow it to fall on the leaves. Helps to improve the yield and also accelerates the ripening of tomatoes.
• In addition, iodine is often used to feed cabbage. It is necessary to add about 2 ml of an alcoholic solution of iodine to a ten-liter bucket. Now you need to take 1 liter of solution from this bucket and pour it under the root. Try not to get on the leaves.
• Powdery mildew often occurs on cabbage leaves. To combat it, you must use an iodine spray solution. It is necessary to add 5 drops of the substance to a ten-liter bucket and spray the plants.

Spraying cucumbers

Bushes processing

Every prudent gardener needs to know how to spray tomatoes with whey. The prepared mixture should not be stored for more than two days, otherwise fermented milk products will only harm the culture. For peppers, cucumbers and tomatoes, a natural fertilizer is used in the warm and cold seasons. A fermented milk solution is useful for greenhouses and hotbeds. The tomato serum is sprayed with a conventional spray bottle. The first treatment is carried out immediately after planting the seedlings in pots. From this period, the bushes need additional protection.

Serum will help strengthen plant immunity

Spraying continues after planting the bushes on open ground. Plain whey will strengthen the immunity of plants and allow them to bear fruit well in the future. The components of the solution are diluted immediately before spraying and used immediately. Sprinkle tomatoes with whey for active growth with the addition of "Fitosporin".

How to properly spray plants

Spraying tomatoes requires a whey to water ratio. If you dilute the solution in a ratio of 1: 1, the solution will not harm weak seedlings. Such spraying does not give a long-term effect, therefore, after treatment, it is impossible to pull with repeated protective measures.

Spraying tomatoes with whey is carried out on days of good weather. If spraying is carried out during rains, there will be no effect from the product. To make tomatoes grow faster, processing must be combined with replenishing the soil with wood ash or natural fertilizers. Top dressing of tomatoes using natural milk whey is beneficial on large plantations and small land plots (saving the gardener's money).

Using whey in the garden

It is worth noting that almost every resident of our country has this substance in the first-aid kit. It is commonly used to treat wounds and to disinfect open skin lesions. In addition, iodine can also be used in gardening. It is sold in the form of a 5 and 10 percent solution. Iodine itself dissolves in alcohol, so the solution is alcoholic. Usually iodine is used not in the state that is inside the bottle, but with multiple dilutions.

The fact is that the substance is a strong reagent, therefore, at a high concentration, it can damage the leaves, as well as the stems of the plant. Thus, iodine can be useful only in the case of a high dilution, and a low concentration of the active component in the solution.

Iodine in the garden
Appointment of iodine in horticulture:

• Pest control
• Root dressing
• Getting rid of aphids and powdery mildew, fungal infections of plants
• Stimulating the growth of fruit crops in order to obtain a good harvest
• Preventive treatment, in order to destroy pests

As you can see, iodine is used in a fairly wide range, while not the same solution is used, but there are many recipes for using this remedy.This is due to the fact that pests, as well as fungal infections in plants, are unequally sensitive to iodine solution. Therefore, it is sometimes necessary to introduce additional components, or to increase the concentration of iodine.

Iodine treatment

Serum is an excellent prophylactic agent against various diseases. The fermented milk solution does not harm the plant at all. Use the drink as a top dressing for the root system, as a prophylaxis for serious diseases of vegetable crops.

Excess whey in the soil can upset the balance, so try to alternate it with other types of feeding.

For even distribution of the whey, use a conventional garden sprayer. Treat not only the leaves with it, but all areas. Do not be lazy, spread the leaves of an adult culture and spray the serum on the covered areas. It is better to do this after sunset or in rainy, not sunny weather. To avoid burns, you should not process the plant in the scorching sun.

The action of the serum is not long-term, but effective. It will do an excellent job with the fungus and will help the plant grow and develop properly.

Spraying should be done regularly.

Use a diluted solution to avoid damaging the root system or upsetting the soil balance.

1. For prophylaxis, prepare a less concentrated solution. Dilute the same volume of whey in water. You can add iodine (10 drops per bucket) and grated soap (half a glass). Better to use a household.
2. For root feeding, you need to take one liter of whey and dilute it in 10 liters of water.
3. If it is necessary to treat an already diseased plant, then the same solution should be prepared as for prophylaxis, only the number of iodine drops will have to be increased by 2 or 3 times.

When and how to process tomatoes

After carrying out milk dressings, a film forms on the leaves of the vegetable crop, which is a reliable protection against insects and pathogenic bacteria. Do not forget that the protection is active for no more than 10 days. To maintain the desired effect, it is recommended to perform the procedure once a week.

During the period of active growth of tomatoes, experienced summer residents use the foliar processing method. During the growing season, it is recommended to alternate root treatment with foliar treatment. After the roots of the vegetable crop become strong, it is more useful to use root fertilizer, and spraying should be done only in case of illness and insect damage.

What time?

It is better to carry out the feeding procedure in the morning or evening. During the period of intensely scorching sun, processing and watering should not be done.

Important! To fertilize tomatoes, it is necessary to adhere to the correct presence of components in the solution so as not to harm the vegetable.

Is it possible to store a ready-made fertilizer solution

It is recommended to use solutions with dairy products immediately, because over time the composition changes concentration and requires a different amount of ingredients. Therefore, it is not advised to store ready-made dressings, especially if they are used once every 7-10 days, it is better to prepare fresh ones.

In the video, the gardener shows how she prepares a milk supplement with iodine, shares her advice on when it is better to water tomatoes with it.

How to apply in a greenhouse

Iodine is used to disinfect soil and greenhouse structures. Usually, processing is carried out twice a year - after harvesting and before planting seedlings. Prophylaxis against infectious agents can be started when the air warms up to 10 ° C.

For disinfection, you can use the drug "Pharmayod" - 10 ml of water will be needed for 10 liters of water. 10 sq. m is enough from 1 to 3 liters of solution, depending on the diseases in the last season. This solution can also be used to treat the soil before planting. If tomatoes suffered from late blight last season, the concentration of the drug is increased to 30 ml.

Iodine treatment in the greenhouse not only destroys phytophthora, but also reduces the number of thrips, nematodes and ticks.

Disease prevention

Spraying of vegetable bushes is carried out during seasonal diseases and for the prevention of dangerous diseases in plants planted in open ground. Processing is always cheaper than treating tomatoes for fungi or pests. Tomatoes, which are treated with serum, do not get sick in a timely manner and allow you to harvest a good harvest in the fall.

For prevention, the processing of vegetable bushes is carried out after cleaning the bushes from dry leaves and rotten stems. You need to start spraying the culture in greenhouses while the stems are still not strong. Prevention can be carried out less frequently than spraying the crop during the disease. It is enough to spray the tomatoes once a month and organize constant watering in order to harvest a good healthy harvest by autumn.

Spraying time

Experienced summer residents spray the beds for a young month. During this period, the green mass assimilates useful substances as much as possible.

The first spraying is carried out 2 weeks after transplanting. The procedure is especially necessary in the first phase of tomato growth, as a rule, it falls in July. Then you can spray the plants once every 15 days.

Some gardeners treat seedlings with iodine before planting. For 10 liters of water, you will need 1 liter of milk and 15 drops of iodine.

Processing is carried out on a cloudy day or in the evening in calm weather. Practice has shown that nutrients are better absorbed in the morning. If carried out after sunset, the product can be washed off with night dew. The optimum temperature for the procedure is 18 ° C.

It is also worth paying attention to the weather in the days following processing. If the forecast is rain, it is better to postpone the procedure until the next time. The precipitation will wash away the milky film, so the benefits of spraying will be reduced to zero.

Choosing milk for feeding

Tomatoes should be treated with raw milk-based solutions. It contains a maximum of useful components that are not preserved after boiling or other processing. It is allowed to use pasteurized milk, however, its effectiveness will not be so high.

Whey is a derivative of milk. It is obtained during the preparation of cottage cheese, when liquid is separated from the final product.

You can prepare whey for feeding tomatoes at home. This requires 1 liter of milk, which is placed in a warm place overnight. The resulting yogurt is poured into a saucepan and heated until the required substance is separated. The product is filtered through cheesecloth to obtain a liquid without unnecessary impurities.

The serum is especially effective against fungal diseases. Beneficial microorganisms contained in it, capable of resisting pathogenic microbes.

The serum can be used as an insect trap. For this, a container with this liquid is suspended in a greenhouse overnight. The serum attracts caterpillars, butterflies and other pests.

Combining foliar dressing with late blight treatment

Treatment with a solution with iodine will not only saturate the plants with the necessary components, but also protect against late blight. For the prevention of the disease, the usual recipe for spraying with milk is used.

Plants can be sprayed daily if the concentration of dairy products is increased. For 1 liter of water, you will need 1 liter of milk or whey. This solution will increase the growth of tomatoes and provide them with nutrition.

In the fight against late blight, a solution of iodine and milk is used for a month, with intervals between treatments in 3 days. As a preventive measure, you can spray the beds once a quarter.

Spraying tomatoes with iodine solution

It is worth starting to process tomatoes from July. Spraying is recommended to be carried out regularly to save the culture from harmful microbes and fungi.The serum forms a protective film on the plant that will prevent pathogens from entering. Late blight disease is especially dangerous for tomatoes.

The most effective remedy for late blight is a mixture of whey with the addition of iodine. It can be used for prophylaxis, as well as as a medicine for diseased culture. Usually, for cooking, they take the usual 10 liters of water and dilute ash in it (2 tablespoons). A liter of whey and 10 drops of iodine are added. Mix everything thoroughly.

The resulting mixture must be sprayed once a week. You can use the solution in the greenhouse and in open areas.

Treatment of trees from aphids.

Iodine for tomatoes and cucumbers has long been used by gardeners, but this affordable remedy is also suitable for strawberries and strawberries.

1. Dilute 10 drops of the drug in 10 liters of warm water.
2. Then water the plants every 10 days.
3. And in total, no more than 3 dressings are carried out during the summer.

Accumulating in berries, the beneficial element improves their taste and improves the quality of human life.

Spraying with a special mixture containing 10 ml of iodine per 10 liters of water will help protect fruit trees from aphids.

Allows you to strengthen the immunity of plants, make them more resistant to diseases and increase yields in the future.

Such watering is used when caring for strawberries and some garden crops, it can be used for watering currant bushes.

Advice:

• Processing is carried out 2 times a year, that is, in spring and autumn. Please note that it is best to water the second time in the fall in September or at the end of August. If you notice that the plant withers and does not take root well in a new place, you need to prepare a healing solution.
• To do this, add 20 ml of an alcohol solution to a ten-liter bucket of water and water it for a week. In total, 3 treatments must be performed in a week. Introduce at least 1 liter of solution under each bush.
• Iodine is used not only for strawberry, tomato and cucumber bushes, it can be safely used to combat pests of fruit trees and bushes. It fights decay effectively. To do this, dissolve 10 ml of iodine in a bucket of water. Now you need to spray the trees, and you need to do this about 30 days before harvest. Spraying is carried out twice. After the first time, you need to wait another three days and repeat the treatment.
• If the leaves of cucumbers turn yellow, you must also fight this with an iodine solution. It is necessary to wait until about 3-4 leaves appear on the ovary and treat with the following solution.
• For a ten-liter bucket, you need about 1 ml of an alcoholic solution of iodine, 20 g of laundry soap, as well as 1000 ml of milk. Now you need to grate the laundry soap and boil it in a little water to make a gruel. Enter water and add milk there. Cucumbers are processed every 10 days.

Iodine in horticulture

As you can see, iodine is a cheap product that almost every person has in the medicine cabinet. It can be safely used when caring for garden plants. This will make them stronger and keep them safe from pests.

What is serum?

It is a by-product that is formed as a result of the processing (souring) of milk. It can be obtained after self-preparation of yogurt or cottage cheese. It contains many useful substances:

• vitamins;
• proteins;
• mineral elements;
• amino acids;
• lactose.

The whey is a liquid, which makes it easier for the gardener. The valuable substances in the whey are easily absorbed by the soil and plants. It is an effective natural remedy for combating dangerous bacteria that can cause disease in vegetable plants.

Reviews of vegetable growers

The opinion of experienced summer residents about the use of iodine is ambiguous - many are satisfied with such feeding, but there are also those who have had negative experience with the use of this pharmacy.

Opponents of iodine argue that it does not have a pronounced effect. And its use in the treatment of diseases can lead to an advanced form of the disease, when no chemical preparations can save the plant.

Anna, 52 years old: “I use top dressing with iodine a week after planting the plants. I try to choose a time when the earth dries up a little - so the plant receives not only iodine, but also water. "

Dmitry, 65 years old: “I noticed that one treatment with iodine is enough to protect plants from fungal and bacterial diseases. Spraying with iodine is a good preventive measure. "

Svetlana, 73 years old: “I have been using iodine for many years. This cheap pharmaceutical product increases the yield by 10%, and the tomatoes themselves are large and juicy. "

Other components

Milk is a natural product that combines well with other substances. The use of various components for the solution allows you to obtain a balanced composition for feeding tomatoes.

Ash addition

Ash is a product of combustion of wood and plants. It is not allowed to use ash after burning garbage, building materials, plastic or magazines for fertilization.

Ash contains many compounds based on calcium, potassium and magnesium. Solutions based on this substance help to saturate tomatoes with missing elements, and also protect them from pathogenic bacteria.

Ash feeding can be carried out throughout the entire life cycle of plants. Additionally, it is added to the soil before watering. The use of ash improves the palatability of tomatoes, as the fruits become sweeter and more juicy.

Formulations with iodine

Iodine is a universal means for disinfecting soil and plants themselves. With iodine deficiency, tomatoes grow slowly, which negatively affects fruiting.

For the prevention of fungal diseases, tomatoes are sprayed with a solution containing milk and iodine.

Iodine is only used in combination with low-fat milk. It is not recommended to add it to whey. Otherwise, the beneficial bacteria that the whey contains will die.

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With an excess of iodine, tomatoes will burn the root system or foliage, depending on how they are processed. Therefore, it is necessary to strictly adhere to the indicated concentrations for watering and spraying plants.

"Pros and cons"

The use of milk and iodine to combat late blight in tomatoes has many advantages, and it is not without reason that this method is becoming more and more popular. Among the advantages, gardeners note:

• high efficiency in the fight against late blight tomato, especially at the beginning of the manifestation of the disease;
• enrichment of plants with useful microelements contained in milk;
• availability of all components, both in terms of distribution and cost;
• ease of use;
• a variety of recipes for foliar and root processing of tomatoes at different stages of damage;
• safety for people;
• the ability to harvest immediately after work.

The method also has disadvantages:

• you cannot store the prepared mixture for more than a day;
• is less effective than chemical antifungal drugs;
• with a strong defeat of tomatoes by late blight, the use of milk and iodine can only suspend the process of further spread.

However, the main advantage of milk and iodine is that it can be used at the height of tomato fruiting. Indeed, after processing with most products, vegetables cannot be eaten for 14 to 30 days.

The value of iodine for tomatoes

By itself, an element such as iodine for tomato seedlings does not play any role for growth and development.If it is not enough or not at all, the plant will not notice it. So why is it needed? The element has a stimulating effect, since it improves the absorption and assimilation of nutrients, helps to activate the defenses of the plant in the fight against diseases.

There are several ways in which iodine can be supplied to vegetables. Plants get it from the ground or with applied fertilizers - root or foliar treatments. It should be borne in mind that most often the presence or absence of this element is unknown, since it is not specifically added.

If we consider the soils depending on the level of saturation with this element, then we can distinguish rich and poor soils. The rich include:

• peat tundra;
• red soils and chernozems;
• chestnut soils.

The poor are as follows:

• gray soils and forest soils;
• podzolic;
• salt licks;
• burozems.

Before artificially saturating the plants with top dressing, one should take into account the soil in which they grow, the fertilizers applied. Iodine-containing are: manure, peat, peat and wood ash, phosphate rock. In the presence of suitable soil or top dressing, spraying tomatoes with milk with iodine is performed only in case of problems that may suggest the need for action.

These are:

• a decrease in the usual level of productivity or a significant decrease in the size of the fruits while maintaining the usual care;
• late fruiting;
• low immunity of seedlings: their poor growth, disease, death;
• the appearance of fungal diseases;
• manifestation of iodine deficiency: weak thin stems, pale leaves.

Such fertilizer for tomatoes as feeding with iodine will help solve the difficulties that have arisen.

The effect of iodine on seedlings

Most often, the element is used as a good helper only for tomato seedlings before the appearance of ovaries - later its introduction is not recommended. During this period, it helps the vegetable crop to gain nutrients. By itself, this substance is not a top dressing. This is a powerful antiseptic, the use of which helps to cope with rot, fungal diseases, and disinfect seeds. Prevention of viral diseases is of particular importance.

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