Late blight - fungal infection that can destroy the harvest of many crops, including and Solanaceae, but the most susceptible to the disease of tomatoes. Peak destruction plant to the period of fruiting, when limited to the use of chemicals to combat the fungus.
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Iodine with milk against Phytophthora are quite effective, so growers use fungicides on their basis for destruction of the parasite in the middle of the summer, because the components of the home remedies do not pose a risk to human body.
Recipes preparations
Preventive solution against late blight are made by mixing:
- 5 drops of pharmacy iodine;
- 1 liter of milk;
- 10 liters of water.
Foliar treatment protects tomato plants against diseases and promotes a more rapid maturation of the fruit. If there are signs of fungal attack solution is made richer. To the milk and water were added 20 drops of a pharmaceutical agent. As an alternative to the milk can be a serum or yogurt. Iodine is sometimes replaced with green paint.
The effectiveness of the drug is increased if spraying them with alternate processing tomatoes garlic extract. It is made of:
- 100 g of crushed cloves;
- 1 g of potassium permanganate;
- 10 liters of water.
Garlic pour a small amount of liquid and the draw for 1 day. Then made up the remaining water and dissolved potassium permanganate. Infusion acts as a disinfectant, but additionally feeds plants potassium, necessary for the development of fruit.
Another recipe to make offers based mixture of sour milk. For the preparation of need:
- 10 l of warm water;
- 0.5 liters of milk;
- 2 ml of iodine.
Solution is carried out as root and foliar treatment of plants. The first watering is carried out by spending 0.5 L per 1 bush fungicide. The next time the tomatoes watered in 14 days. The second solution treatment is carried out twice with increased concentration of milk. Under each plant was poured on 1 liter of the mixture.
Tomatoes are sprayed from a watering can or irrigate after watering with fungicide. A solution for foliar treatment includes:
- 10 l of water;
- 0.25 liters of sour milk;
- 1 mL of iodine (it is convenient dosing syringe).
Sometimes a means of combating Phytophthora added boric acid powder. The composition of antifungal agent is as follows:
- 10 l of warm water;
- 1 liter of skim milk;
- 20 drops of iodine;
- 5 g of boron powder.
The powder was dissolved in 0.25 L of water. Then mix all the ingredients. Tomatoes are treated by spraying stems, fruits and foliage. Boron not only performs the function of healing, but also contributes to the development of ovaries of flowering and fruiting.
Experienced gardeners in cold and wet weather, the plants are sprayed with a solution of concentrated serum. 1 part of a dairy product is mixed with 3 parts water. On bucket mixture consume 1 tbsp. l. iodine.
How to spray plants
For the treatment of undesirable to use ultra-pasteurized milk. For better contact with plant tissue in the solution may be to add a little soap.
Spraying is recommended in the morning or in the evening, so as not to burn leaves. The plants can be irrigated and in the middle of a cloudy day, but in calm and dry weather.
Foliar treatment of tomato and milk iodine begin during budding. The procedure is repeated at intervals of 10-15 days. During the season, you may need 6-8 sprays tomato fungicide, but severe cases Phytophthora home remedies are ineffective. In this case, save the harvest have potent chemicals.
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