Every summer resident knows - the less pesticides were used to grow vegetables, the safer and more useful they are. Today in the article we will consider in detail the processing of tomatoes with ordinary iodine and brilliant green.
Important! The first top dressing after landing on a permanent place is carried out no earlier than 2 weeks later.
Why gardeners use iodine and brilliant green
Diamond green alcohol solution has a synthetic nature. Back in the early twentieth century, its antiseptic and fungicidal properties were noticed: the drug inhibits most fungi and infections. In the agricultural industry, diamond greens has long been used as a herbicide and is part of many drugs for this purpose. In addition to the destruction of pathogenic microorganisms, zielonka has a long protective effect against their reappearance.
Iodine is a natural element used in the agricultural sector as a means of combating viruses and fungal infections. The content of the element in the soil depends on its structure, but if it is lacking, the tomatoes form fruit ovaries poorly, which affects the yield. After iodine top dressing, part of the element remains in the fruit, which is invaluable for humans, because everyone knows that a lack of iodine leads to endocrine diseases and memory impairment. The insecticidal properties of the solution are also important.
Did you know? Iodine is used in the electronics industry for the production of liquid crystal screens.
Advantages and disadvantages of drugs
- Both drugs are antiseptics, if you consider their effect in detail, other positive characteristics will be visible:
- fungicides for the disinfection of planting material;
- growth and development stimulants;
- support the protective properties of plants from the influence of external factors;
- allow better absorption of trace elements from the soil;
- contribute to active flowering and fruiting;
- improve the taste of the fruit.
How to process tomatoes with brilliant green and iodine
The method of processing plants depends on the purpose of the procedure. For example, as a prophylaxis against pests, it is more efficient to water the soil around the bush in the early spring, even directly in the snow.
To fight diseases
Tomatoes are subject to many diseases if agricultural engineering rules are not followed, diseases are also possible in adverse weather conditions.
Root rot
The reasons are sharp temperature fluctuations, the use of cold water during irrigation and the absence of loosening after it.
Important! For better plant protection, especially in the rainy season, the treatments described above are alternated with spraying with copper-containing preparations.
Treatment:
- brilliant green is diluted with water 10 ml / 5 l of water, the stems are lubricated with a mixture;
- iodine solution in a ratio of 10 ml / 10 l of water, spray the planting.
Powdery mildew
Symptoms of the disease are white spots on the green parts and fruits of the plant. The fight against the disease is carried out in two stages: tillage, and then bushes. Treatment is carried out by spraying the soil and bushes with solutions:
- Zelenka, urea, serum, water - 10 ml / 50 g / 2 l / 10 l;
- iodine, milk, water - 4 drops / 350 ml / 3 l.
Late blight
This is a fungal infection that develops in conditions of high humidity. Also, damage is possible due to an excess of nitrogen in the soil. Treatment:
- serum, iodine, hydrogen peroxide, water - 1 l / 10 ml / 15 ml / 10 l, mix and process according to the sheet;
- mix both alcohol products with 4 drops in a liter of warm water, spray.
White rot
In greenhouse conditions, it develops due to lack of ventilation, in open ground - with waterlogging of the soil. The danger of the fungus is that its spores are easily carried by the wind. The treatment is carried out by spraying plants and soil with the following mixtures:
- brilliant green, serum, water - 2 ml / 1 l / 7 l;
- iodine, laundry soap, milk, water - 4 ml / 25 g / 1 l / 10 l.
Gray rot
Has a fungal nature, affects tomatoes, penetrating through the injured parts of the plant. Most often this happens after pinching or pinching. Treatment:
- garlic, iodine solution, water - 0.5 kg / 3 ml / 10 l, spray plants;
- diamond greens, water - 4 ml / 10 l, spray the bushes.
As fertilizer
Tomato seedlings are fertilized a week before transplanting into the greenhouse or on the site, while both solutions are used, watering the seedlings under the root. The solution is prepared from 1 drop of a pharmacy product and 1 liter of water. Adult plants are also watered under a bush, breeding 3 drops of one or another agent in 10 liters of water. For each bush, spend 1 liter of the mixture.
Video: tomato processing with broth and iodine
General rules of use
In order not to harm your vegetables, you should familiarize yourself with some of the nuances of using pharmacy products:
- Do not increase the concentration - no more than 1 drop should be taken per 1 liter of water.
- It is necessary to exclude the ingress of the solution onto the root neck of the treated plants.
- Feeding is recommended on moistened ground.
- During flowering, wood ash is added to iodine supplementation for greater efficiency.
- It is better to spray from a sprayer with small holes - so fertilizers are better absorbed.
- Root dressing during fruiting is not used, only on the sheet.
- Do not use drugs in conjunction with Trichopolum and Aspirin.
- Boric acid is used no earlier than 3-5 days after iodine.
Did you know? Diamond green solution is used in forensic medicine as a reagent for the determination of toxic substances.
The quality of the tomato crop and the taste of the fruit depend on the quantity and quality of the nutrients that the plants receive during development. It is always better to give preference to natural top dressing and prophylactic agents, but do not forget about the application rate.
