When growing peppers, it is important to feed them in a timely manner. Fertilizers must be balanced; deficiency or excess of certain minerals must not be allowed. Feeding peppers with iodine is one of the effective methods to enhance crop growth and improve the quality characteristics of the crop.
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Fertilization effect
For the treatment of garden plantings, a 5% iodine solution is used. With strict adherence to the dosage, the agent has a positive effect on plants, taste and brightness of the fruit. The benefits of iodine:
- Helps to increase the concentration of vitamin C in peppers.
- Improves the absorption of nitrogen from the soil.
- Stimulates the synthesis of proteins in plant tissues (due to this, the content of nutrients increases).
- Protects the culture from bacteria and fungal infections.
- Serves as the prevention of late blight.
When iodine is added, the peppers grow faster, the number of ovaries increases. The tool can be used at all stages of development.
Pepper seeds are slow germinating, sprouts may appear unevenly on the surface. The iodine treatment accelerates seed germination. The solution can be watered for young and adult plants, sprayed during the fruiting period. The use of fine spray nozzles is recommended.
Solution preparation
To soak seeds in order to increase germination, dissolve 1 drop of the drug in 1 liter of water. The grains are kept in solution for 2 or 3 hours. Other recommendations:
- Iodine liquid can be poured over seedlings when the first 2 leaves appear. In this case, 1 drop of the agent is dissolved in 3 liters of water. When using such feeding, seedlings do not require the introduction of nitrogen mixtures. You can add 50 g of whey to the liquid.
- For watering seedlings, you can prepare a complex composition that includes all the elements important for growth. A bucket of water requires 10 g of iodine. About 10 g of phosphorus fertilizer and 20 g of potassium fertilizer are added to the solution.
- For mature plants, 2 root waterings are enough. Processing is best done at the beginning of the formation of ovaries. Dissolve 3 drops of iodine in a bucket. 1 plant requires 1 liter of liquid. To spray onto the open part, 2 drops of the drug are dissolved in such a container. The recommended break between treatments is 2 weeks.
- With the help of a complex mixture of iodine and hydrogen peroxide, you can not only feed the crop, but also protect it from biological aggression. Add 1 liter of whey to a bucket of warm water. Introduce 36-40 drops of iodine and 1 tbsp. l. peroxide. The mixture is sprayed on the bushes, the top dressing should fall on the stems, all sides of the leaves.
- When contaminated, a bottle of iodine, 10 g of boric acid and 2 liters of ash are dissolved in 8 liters of water. First, wood ash is added to the boiling water, after cooling, other components are introduced. For irrigation, the resulting solution is diluted in an equal ratio with water.
Iodine supplements should be used immediately after preparation. It is best to process peppers in the morning or evening to prevent burns from interaction with sunlight. Watering of open beds is done in dry weather. The competent use of folk remedies will allow you to collect a bountiful harvest of vegetables.
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