How and when to spray the tomatoes to preserve and increase the harvest

  • Dec 24, 2019
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In the summer the young tomatoes need to provide protection against diseases and pests. Besides it is necessary to resort to foliar application, which helps build strong ovaries and fruits. Most susceptible tomato late blight, dry and brown spot. May also destroy landing spider mites and whitefly. To save the crop should be therapeutic and prophylactic treatment. Spraying in the early summer months and held for foliar feeding tomato. This procedure is indicated for:

  • absence of ovaries and a small number of them;
  • weakened immunity;
  • low fruiting;
  • Slower growth of stems and leaves.
Tomatoes (Photo used under the standard license © ofazende.ru)
Tomatoes (Photo used under the standard license © ofazende.ru)

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Spraying gives good results if the soil is heavy and bad passes nutrients. The procedure is also useful in the acidification of the soil. Solve all these problems by making foliar feeding can not be, but it can help to get a good harvest, even if the plant does not have the ideal conditions for growth and development. What means are used to spray tomatoes in the summer? Let us examine them in detail.

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The spray tomatoes from diseases and pests in June

Tomatoes may be sick, regardless of where they are grown. Face the risk of illnesses culture, which are both in the greenhouse and in the open field. Whichever variety of tomato you did not grow, remember that all of them should be protected by spraying the leaves.

Growers with the experience of embarking on preventive procedures against Phytophthora in mid-June. This disease is the most frequent and dangerous. It can be used for the treatment of drugs such as "Furatsilinom", "Quadris." Help prevent the disease and other antifungal agents.

For early maturing varieties shows treatment with biologicals. After 3-4 days after the procedure can be safely consumed vegetables collected. Organic means include "fitosporin". 10 liters of water required 1 h. l. the drug. Spend spraying throughout the season every 10-14 days.

If last year the tomatoes had already been ill or phytophthora in their leaves and stems you notice the first signs of disease, conduct treatment using fungicides "Pennkotseb" or "Bravo". These drugs are more potent effect, so their use will save a plant from the disease as soon as possible.

Sprinkle tomato seedlings (Photo used under the standard license © ofazende.ru)
Sprinkle tomato seedlings (Photo used under the standard license © ofazende.ru)

It can be used for processing means "Ridomil Gold". This drug is only suitable if there are signs of infection. As a preventive measure it is not used.

Regardless of which tool you use, the bush must be processed so that its leaves are not dripping liquid. Solution should be evenly distributed around the bush. It plays an important role composition temperature. It is desirable that it was warm. Too hot or cold fluid may plunge plant to stress.

If you find yourself on tomato whitefly and its larvae, to urgently spend processing insecticide ( "Fitofermo", "Fosbetsidom").

To combat spider mites, effective drugs such as "Akhtar", "aktellik", "Apollo". Use one or another means must be strictly according to the instructions.

The feed tomatoes in June

When to fertilize in June, the plants will be able to increase vegetative mass, strengthen the roots to form a strong buds. In addition, tomatoes, podkormlennye in early summer, will get more tasty.

The first feeding is necessary to bring to bloom and the formation of ovaries. As suitable urea fertilizer (50-60 g per 10 liters of water). If after this procedure you notice that the leaves became faint, add to the composition of 1.5 g of magnesium sulfate (1 l water).

Once you find the ovary on the bushes, energize their phosphorus-potassium fertilizers. It is possible to prepare the composition of superphosphate (10 g), potassium sulfate (10.7 g), water (10 L).

Many diseases of the tomato may be a consequence of copper deficiency. Make up for his lack of possible by making use of foliar feeding with copper sulfate. This procedure is especially useful when the leaves start to curl. For processing necessary to prepare a 0.1-0.2% solution of copper sulfate (1.2 g per 1 liter of water).

Once bush begin to bear fruit, fill recharge as wood ash, boric acid and iodine. To prepare the solution, add 5 l of hot water 1.5-2 liters ash and 10 g of boric acid. Allow to cool, then bring its volume up to 10 liters. Pour it into a vial and leave liquid iodine for 24 hours. 10 liters of water take 1L resulting mixture. Processing this agent accelerates fruiting and increases resistance to late blight tomato. Tomatoes perfectly respond to feeding stimulants and growth regulators. But you can not use them often.

Tomatoes with dressing (Photo used under the standard license © ofazende.ru)
Tomatoes with dressing (Photo used under the standard license © ofazende.ru)

The spray tomatoes from diseases and pests in July

July - a time when to be harvested tomatoes, so processing vegetables using chemicals can be dangerous. An alternative may be the folk remedies that will provide protection against common diseases. If applied to the leaves of the whey, it will create for them a thin film that prevents the proliferation of pathogenic microbes.

To prepare 1 liter of solution take the milk beverage and connect it with 3 l of water. Treat bushes 2-3 times during the month. If the tomatoes grown in the open ground, spraying should be repeated after the rain. In the third decade of July treat drugs bushes based on copper. Such activities will be an excellent prevention of late blight and brown spot. Excellent results are obtained by a 1% solution Bordeaux fluid and drugs such as "oksihom" "Barrier", "Abig Peak."

If you notice that culture leaves blight struck, immediately dispose of them by incineration. Thus you will save others from landing disease.

Tomatoes are susceptible to pest attack. In July you can expect the invasion of wireworms, mole crickets, cutworms. In time to detect malicious insects, regular inspection of the plants to catch them using baits spend tillage insecticides. For the destruction of scoops can use organic preparation "Arrow".

Processing of tomatoes in the greenhouse (Photo used under the standard license © ofazende.ru)
Processing of tomatoes in the greenhouse (Photo used under the standard license © ofazende.ru)

The feed tomatoes in July

Even if you manage to collect a bountiful harvest, continue to handle the bushes. For this spray solution on tomatoes whey. Dissolve in 10 liters of water 2 liters of milk drink and add the mixture wood ashes (2 tbsp. l.) and iodine (10 drops). In one bush require 0.5 l composition.

Tomato processing in the open field (Photo used under the standard license © ofazende.ru)
Tomato processing in the open field (Photo used under the standard license © ofazende.ru)

Tomatoes can also suffer from calcium deficiency. About the lack of this element will testify rolled leaves and spots on the fruit. Correct situation can be achieved by introducing makeup as the calcium nitrate (2 g based on 1 liter of water).

Twice a month, the bushes need to feed fertilizers. To this dilute in 10 l of warm water 1-2 tbsp. l. NPK and perform processing. Supplemented composition may be wood ash (1-2 glasses).

Regardless of where tomatoes are grown (outdoors or greenhouse), we should not ignore a procedure such as spraying. If you spend it, taking into account all of our recommendations, you can keep the bushes of tomatoes in a healthy condition and to gather a rich harvest of tasty fruit.

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