Some medications are used not only for human treatment, but also for plants. After all, various antiseptics perfectly cope with different types of rot and prevent the emergence of bacterial diseases.
One of the popular medicines used to treat (spray and water) plants in the garden is iodine (5% or 10% alcohol solution). About its use and we will tell in our article.
Which plants love iodine?
There is no special need for fertilization with iodine solution, since plants need very small doses in it and, provided that there is a deficiency of this microelement in this area. This applies to peat and podzolic soils.
It is recommended to use it to stimulate growth after winter, both old plants and germination of seeds, as well as to treat diseases such as late blight, powdery mildew and gray mold .
The following plants respond most favorably to foliar dressing with iodine:
- Strawberry;
- strawberries;
- tomatoes;
- cucumbers;
- eggplant;
- cabbage.
How to prepare a solution of iodine for spraying plants?
For each individual case, there are recipes for the preparation of a solution for processing.
For the cultivation of vegetable seedlings
In this case, take 3 liters of rain water and add only 1 drop of iodine to it. We mix and once water the whole grown vegetable seedlings.
After transplanting young plants on the bed, it is recommended to conduct another watering with iodine solution (3 drops per 10 liters of water).
In the treatment of late blight
Pour in one container of 1 liter of whey and 10 liters of water. Then add 40 drops of iodine and 1 tbsp. peroxides. We treat infected plants in the evening 2-3 times every 10-12 days.
For the treatment of downy mildew in cucumber
Mix in a bucket 9 liters of water, 1 liter of skim milk and 10 drops of iodine. The resulting solution is sprayed with cucumber strings so that the leaves and soil beneath them become
For cabbage
Dilute 40 drops of iodine in a bucket of water and mix. This solution should be watered at the beginning of the formation of heads, pouring out for each plant 1 liter.
For spring processing strawberries and strawberries
To awaken from a winter sleep and prevent the formation of gray rot will help 10 drops of iodine per 10 liters of water. This treatment should be carried out 3 times with an interval of 10 days.
In addition to iodine, solutions of green matter, potassium permanganate, hydrogen peroxide, and even such drugs as aspirin and trichopolum can be used to treat plants in the garden.