03.02.2018
Hello dear readers! Everyone is familiar with whey, on the basis of which kvass and okroshka are made. In it, after souring milk, there are very valuable milk proteins, milk sugar - lactose, minerals and vitamins.
Due to this, whey is very useful not only for the correct human intestinal microflora, but also for plants, which, no less than we, need amino acids that will receive tomato roots if they are fed with acidic milk residues. This article will help you figure out whether it is possible to spray tomatoes with whey.
What is serum?
Often, some housewives use whey, which is obtained by cooking cottage cheese by heating. It is completely unsuitable for spraying tomatoes, because the necessary living microorganisms die during heat treatment.
Therefore, a pasteurized product is useless for combating late blight, and this is what is sold in stores. Last year, I sprayed our plantings with store serum almost 2 times a week, but I was extremely dissatisfied with the result!
It turns out that a completely different type of whey is needed, one that exfoliates from sour milk, since it contains lactic yeast and fungi, which late blight is so afraid of. This whey, natural and not boiled, is carefully separated and used.
It contains in its composition trace elements that inhibit all kinds of unhealthy and destructive microflora, including fungal ones. The most common diseases and main enemies of tomatoes are powdery mildew and late blight.
Operating principle
When spraying plants, a thin film is formed on the leaves, which prevents the development of harmful microorganisms and prevents their penetration into tissues. The lactic acid bacteria of this product are very effective in fighting late blight - this fungus is afraid of lactic acid microflora like fire. But here's the problem - this protection is short-lived, and you will have to constantly spray the tomatoes. Therefore, the most popular question among novice gardeners remains “how often can I do this?”
The fact is that the serum will not bring any harm to the foliage and fruits, therefore, daily processing of the bushes is possible. Or according to the principle: the more often, the better! But daily spraying is very tiring, so the best option is once a week. You won’t have to process the crop as often if you grow tomatoes from strong, disease-resistant seedlings.
It is necessary to spray tomatoes with a lactic acid solution from July, when the risk of fungal diseases increases, and it is important not to miss the moment and prevent the disease from penetrating into the fetus.
Correct working solution
Serum is never used in its pure, undiluted form. Usually a liter of fresh strained whey is diluted in ten liters of warm water. Water should be soft, without chlorine, and not lower than 24 degrees Celsius. This solution can be watered under the root or in the furrows.
But the measure is important here - the fatty-acid properties of fermented milk raw materials can disrupt the acid-base balance of the substrate, and this is dangerous. If it is used for irrigation on the leaves, then it can be diluted as 1: 3, but be sure to alternate root and foliar top dressing.
To spray tomatoes, add a little laundry or tar soap, liquid or grated, to the solution. The soap will act as a bond between the milk and the leaves, like a primer before coating. The milk film will last longer, and its effect will be more effective.
It would be nice to spray along with the foliage and mulch under the plants.
Many gardeners for spraying tomatoes add 10-20 drops of iodine to the working solution. It has an antimicrobial effect on the environment and repels pests. It is also used for cucumbers.
Iodine can be added not only to whey, but also simply to sour milk - the effect will be the same.
Spraying with iodine is desirable to carry out in a mask, because it is a volatile metal, the excess of which is very harmful to humans.
Serum, diluted with water, forms an acidic environment, in such an environment, fungal spores of late blight do not develop, and iodine serves as a disinfectant. Treatment with such a solution helps to increase the immunity of the plant. Especially with temperature fluctuations in the second half of summer.
The solution for foliar prophylaxis against phytophthora is made more concentrated than the usual one for top dressing. Why is there only one glass of water and a few drops of iodine per liter of pure whey. We process tomatoes with this mixture for the first time during flowering and further after the appearance of the ovary. After that, we spray the tomatoes every 2-3 weeks.
For greater efficiency, if you want to play it safe, add Fitosporin to the serum solution.
This method will prolong fruiting.
Dairy supplements
The correct combination of protecting tomatoes from phytophthora with their top dressing will lead to an impressive and healthy harvest.
To feed tomatoes, you need to dilute not one liter of whey, but two, in a ten-liter bucket of warm water, and add 10 drops of iodine with a couple of tablespoons of wood ash. This composition for foliar top dressing makes tomatoes strong and resistant to infections, enriching plants with useful trace elements that are important for normal life during the entire period of development. And the advantage of this treatment is that, in addition to lactic acid bacteria, phytophthora will be scared away by ash alkali and we will get fertilizer and double protection at the same time.
A folk remedy in the form of lactic acid bacteria diluted in water has long been famous for caring for tomatoes. This method of foliar processing, safe for fruits and humans, has helped more than one generation of summer residents in caring for tomatoes.
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Serum has recently been actively used to enrich plants with useful elements and protect against fungal organisms. It is used for different cultures. Spraying tomatoes with serum with iodine, in addition to these advantages, improves the yield and preserves its qualities.
What is a miracle cure?
Whey is a composition resulting from the processing of dairy products. It contains a large number of lactic acid bacteria, due to which the processing and feeding of tomatoes with whey significantly reduces the risk of diseases and slows down the development of pathogenic microflora. It contains valuable proteins, amino acids, mineral compounds, lactose. Serum for tomatoes and cucumbers is especially popular in the fight against late blight and powdery mildew. If , then this is a significant reason to use the proposed tool.
Milk formula for tomatoes and other crops has the following positive effects:
The indisputable advantage is the naturalness of the product. You can use it without special protective equipment, and the plants will not suffer during the processing. Useful elements absorbed by vegetables will also be received by a person in the process of subsequent consumption.
Among vegetable growers, whey with iodine has been used for several years; it is useful for tomatoes, peppers, cucumbers and other crops. With a lack of this element in plants, pallor and lethargy of the green mass is observed, the stem may be stretched and spots appear on the leaf plates. Iodine significantly improves the properties of the fermented milk product, resulting in a complex and very useful composition.
The main properties of iodine for plants:
- safety for plants, animals, people;
- disinfectant effect, contributing to the destruction of bacteria;
- improvement of seed germination;
- strengthening the immunity of vegetables, increasing yields;
- an increase in the content of iodine in the fruits of vegetables, which contributes to its transfer to the human body when eaten;
- increase the shelf life of fruits.
The composition with iodine is prepared from 9 liters of water, 9-13 drops of iodine and 1 liter of fermented milk product. Do not forget about, many vegetable crops need them so that they bloom profusely and form ovaries.
Video about processing features.
Iodine and serum work wonders
The fermented milk product is used as top dressing and spraying bushes. A universal recipe is a solution in a ratio of 1: 3. For root dressing, a mixture of 1 share of a fermented milk product dissolved in 10 parts of water is used. The resulting product is watered with soil within a radius of 50 cm, and then additionally irrigated with water.
Spraying cucumbers with iodine serum is especially useful. The tool can not only protect against many diseases, but also help eliminate powdery mildew. With such a disease, a powdery whitish coating forms on the foliage, gradually turning into shoots and peduncles.
Recipe for cucumbers:
- 10 liters of water;
- 2 tbsp. l. ash;
- 9-11 drops of iodine;
- 1 liter of serum.
If cucumber lashes are processed during flowering, then the number of empty flowers will be significantly reduced.
The resulting mixture is required to spray the plants as often as possible. The same recipe is applicable as a prophylactic in the fight against late blight. Treatment of cucumbers with serum is also possible with a different composition: iodine in the amount of 10 drops, 1 liter of serum per 10 liters of water.
This versatile solution helps save vegetables from:
To combat the onion fly, an infusion of tobacco leaf is added to the universal spray solution. To prepare a tobacco tincture, take 400 g of dried chopped leaves and 10 liters of warm water. The mixture is infused for 2 days in a warm place. If there are no leaves at hand, then you can buy tobacco dust in the store. It is used not only as a universal insecticide, but also as an excellent fertilizer.
Serum is also suitable for feeding peppers. The mixture includes 1 liter of product, 10 liters of water, 15 drops of iodine. For 1 bush, 1 liter of solution is required to improve growth and yield.
Complex recipes for tomatoes:
The use of whey is unacceptable in its pure form, since its acidic environment can harm the soil and disrupt the acid-base balance.
When and how to process?
Processing tomatoes with a fermented milk product is possible as in open ground, and its use in the greenhouse is allowed. The procedure begins in early July, when the plants are strong and actively growing. It is not recommended to use such a solution after planting, you need to wait about 2 weeks. The frequency of treatments in the future will directly depend on weather conditions. The rainier the weather, the more often you will have to spray. The approximate foliar treatment interval is 10-12 days. This frequency is explained by the fragility of the product, so the presence of a protective film on the bushes should be renewed.
It does not hurt to add a little Fitosporin to the solution to increase the culture's resistance to pests and fungal diseases. In the complex, the means used will significantly extend the fruiting period.
As for the question of how to carry out the treatment, it should be remembered that spraying is unacceptable in strong gusts of wind, hot weather and rain.
- Processing is carried out in the morning or in the evening.
- Optimum temperature environment is 18°C. If you use the solution in the heat, then burns will appear on the leaves.
Fermented milk products are truly indispensable means in the fight against fungal diseases of vegetable crops. It is easy to prepare a solution, and by adding related components to it, you can not only provide protection to plants, but also improve their growth and yield.
Among the diseases of tomatoes, one of the most common is late blight. This insidious disease belongs to the fungal, it can instantly ruin the planting of tomatoes, nullifying the entire future crop.
Phytophthora can be dealt with in a variety of ways. To do this, use a solution blue vitriol, Bordeaux mixture, copper oxychloride and other drugs, and the most effective method is, of course, prevention. There are also folk remedies against late blight. These include milk-iodine solution, tincture of garlic, hay or rotten straw. Also, amateur gardeners often use whey from sour milk to fight the fungus. Let's find out why spray tomatoes with whey and how to do it right.
Whey for tomatoes
The serum forms a thin film on the leaves of tomatoes, which prevents fungal microorganisms from penetrating into the tissues of the plant and developing there. This is facilitated by both the monoacid bacteria themselves and the microflora contained in this product. Phytophthora pathogens are afraid of these substances like fire and will not touch a plant that is under "milk" protection. However, it is short-lived, so you will have to spray tomatoes with whey quite often.
Beginners are often interested in how many times they should spray tomatoes with whey, how often it is necessary. It turns out that you can do this at least every day - the more often, the better and more effective the fight against fungus on tomatoes will be. Some gardeners adhere to the scheme - they do such spraying every 10 days. Such procedures should begin in July, when the risk of fungal diseases increases. It is important to prevent pathogens from getting into the fetus.
Keep in mind that the serum must be diluted with water to get a working solution. This is usually done in a 1:1 ratio, and the water for spraying is taken clean, soft, at room temperature or slightly colder. The whey itself is obtained from spoiled milk or stale kefir. You can process plants from a conventional sprayer or a special garden sprayer.
For a better effect, you can add phytosporin to a regular solution of homemade serum. This will help the tomatoes in the fight against diseases and prolong their fruiting.
Phytophthora protection can be combined with. For this, the spray mixture is prepared somewhat differently. It should include: 10 liters of water, 2 liters of serum, 10 drops of iodine and a couple of tablespoons of wood ash. This composition is used for foliar top dressing and helps plants to be healthy and strong, enriching them with useful microelements necessary for normal life. He does not like phytophthora and alkali, which is present in - this is another advantage of this type of processing.
Iodine can be added not only to whey, but also to ordinary sour milk, which will give the same effect. This substance 
known for its miraculous antimicrobial action. Iodine diluted in water can be used even if the tomatoes are already sick - in this case, dilute 10 ml of 5% iodine in 10 liters of water and spray the plant twice within 3 days.
Spraying tomatoes with whey every day is, of course, very laborious - but is it possible to avoid this boring monotonous work? You can, and here's how. Since spraying is carried out for the treatment and prevention of tomato late blight, it is better to initially buy seedlings or seeds of plants that are resistant to fungal diseases. Then you don’t have to spend a lot of time processing landings.
Late blight is a fungal disease that mainly affects various varieties of tomatoes. Brown spots appear on the stems and leaves, a weak white coating, still green fruits turn black. This is a disease that can destroy your entire tomato crop in a few days. And this disease, especially in recent times, is found everywhere. Therefore, let's first consider the conditions and causes of phytophthora, and then the methods and ways to combat this disease.
It should be noted that the blackening of tomatoes is not a sign of a specific disease, but a plant reaction to many types of diseases and unfavorable conditions for growth and ripening. Blackening of tomatoes even at the ripening stage can also cause ordinary rot, dry soil or excess moisture, excess or lack of fertilizers, various plant pests and other reasons. But still, the most common cause is late blight disease.
The name Phytophthora comes from the eponymous name of the causative agent of this disease - the fungus Phytophthora infestans. It is translated as “destroying the plant”, and fully corresponds to the emu, destroying the organism of the plant into which it enters. Phytophthora infects not only tomatoes, but also other plants of the nightshade family, although it also does not spare strawberries, castor beans, and buckwheat. Tomatoes are close relatives of eggplants and potatoes, which, after tomatoes, are most susceptible to the destructive action of late blight. Therefore, it is not advisable to plant these vegetables in close proximity to each other.
How to process tomatoes from phytophthora?
Both preventive and therapeutic treatment should be carried out in dry and calm weather, and the number of chemical treatments directly depends on the weather conditions of the season. If the summer period is full of rains, spraying should be carried out as often as possible (about five times during the summer). Very effective in the fight against phytophthora will be the constant feeding of tomatoes with agents that strengthen the plant's immunity.
There are both folk remedies and biologically active preparations for phytophthora.
Infusion of garlic with potassium permanganatefrom phytophthora
100 grams of garlic (you can take onions, and arrows, and leaves) are crushed in a meat grinder, poured with a glass of water and insisted for a day. Then filter, dilute with 10 liters of water and add 1 gram of potassium permanganate.
Fungus spores are killed by garlic. The first spraying should be carried out before the formation of the ovary, the second - 10 days after the first. Then, if you spray tomato bushes with garlic infusion every 12-15 days, the result will be
Milk serumfrom phytophthora
Whey from sour milk is diluted with water in equal proportions. Starting from the first days of July, you can spray tomatoes with whey every day. Prophylactic.
Milk with iodine
1 liter of skimmed milk is dissolved in 10 liters of water and 15-20 drops of iodine are added. Tomatoes must be sprayed with this tool every two weeks.
Ash from phytophthora
A week after planting the seedlings, all row-spacings are dusted with ash before watering. The procedure is repeated when the fruits begin to set.
Infusion of rotten straw or hay
One kilogram of rotten hay is poured into 10 liters of water, a handful of urea is added and left to infuse for 3-4 days. Strained infusion is sprayed with tomatoes in 1.5-2 weeks.
Yeast from phytophthora
In 10 liters of water, 100 grams of yeast are diluted and tomatoes are watered at the first sign of phytophthora.
Table salt from phytophthora
1 glass of salt is dissolved in 10 liters of water and large, but still green fruits are sprayed with this solution once a month.
This treatment creates a protective film on the leaves that will keep infection from entering through the stomata. But! we must remember that this is a preventive measure, not a treatment, so first carefully inspect the bush and remove already damaged leaves!
A solution of copper sulfate from phytophthora
For 10 liters of water, 2 tablespoons of copper sulfate are taken and the plants are treated once before flowering.
A solution of calcium nitrate from phytophthora
Calcium nitrate 1 tablespoon per 10 liters of water. The same solution can be sprinkled on the leaves.
"Fitosporin" from phytophthora
Bred according to the instructions. Before planting, dip the seedlings in a solution of phytosporin. The first spraying should be carried out when the first ovaries appear and then spray the plants every 10 days. In addition, you can spill the soil in the greenhouse with Fitosporin solution before planting or add the drug to irrigation water every other time.
Calcium chloride from phytophthora
In case of severe phytophthora damage, diseased leaves should be removed and burned, and the fruits should be sprayed with a 1% solution of calcium chloride (a 10% solution of calcium chloride is sold in a pharmacy in 200 ml bottles. The bottle should be dissolved in 2 liters of water). Especially carefully it is necessary to spray the stalk, as late blight penetrates into the fruit through it.
Finally, plants are treated prophylactically before flowering, as well as when the first signs of the disease appear. Still, it is better to prevent the disease than to fight it later.
Kefir spraying from phytophthora
It's also a preventative. The first such spraying is recommended to be done no later than 10-14 days after planting seedlings in the ground. Then it is desirable to do it weekly. Recipe: For 10 liters of water - 1 liter of kefir, which should “ferment” within two days. Mix thoroughly. Iodine will save from phytophthora
Milky iodine sprays from phytophthora
Well proven method. Moreover, everyone knows the antimicrobial properties of iodine since childhood. He will put things in order on the leaves of tomatoes, and will accelerate the ripening of our tomatoes. Recipe: For 10 liters of water - 1 liter of low-fat milk + 20 drops of iodine
Polypore spraying from phytophthora
Such spraying can for quite a long time restrain the infection of tomatoes with late blight. It is recommended to spray once every 10 days in the morning in quiet and preferably calm weather. It is good to process at the time of fruit set. At the first manifestations of late blight, immediately carry out additional processing. Recipe: For 1 liter of water 100 g of mushroom. Pass the dried mushroom through a meat grinder or chop with a knife. Pour boiling water over (brew), after cooling, strain.
"Copper" piercings from phytophthora
A well-established method is patented by German scientists: winding the roots of seedlings before planting in the ground with copper wire. Our summer residents use copper wire in a different way: they pierce a tomato stalk. Microdoses of copper stabilize chlorophyll, stimulate plant respiration and enhance oxidative processes. This strengthens the plant and makes it more resistant to infection. Attention! This procedure is done only when the stem of the tomato becomes strong! Recipe: Ignite thin copper wire (can be cleaned with sandpaper), cut into pieces of 3-4 cm. At a distance of 10 cm from the soil, puncture the stem, insert a piece of wire, bend the ends down. Do not wrap around the stem!.
If you want a tomato - buy ... Trichopolum! from phytophthora
Or metranidazole 500 ml - treat 3 times and 1 time with Bordeaux. Everyone knows what a scourge for tomato beds is phytophthora. According to many amateur vegetable growers, the treatment of tomatoes with pharmacy Trichopolum several times a season completely rids your plantations of late blight and frees you from numerous crop treatments with pesticides. With a solution of 20 tablets of metranidazole at 25 mg (or 10 tablets at 50 mg) per 10 liters of water (the tablets are carefully ground in a small amount of water, and then diluted in 10 liters of water), spray about once every 10 days. If it rained, then the next day, be sure to spray the plants again. I know it's tiring, but the tomatoes are worth it.
