Modern gardeners want to grow a large and ecological harvest, and for fertilization and protection, some of them use mostly folk remedies. One of them is a solution of a mixture of iodine and milk. According to experienced vegetable growers, this “elixir” can cure many diseases of tomatoes.
Kyiv. Ukraine. Ukraine Gate – September 07, 2021 – Agriculture
A mixture of milk and iodine: what to treat with it and from what diseases
Tomatoes often get sick. A solution of water with the addition of milk and iodine is considered effective and healing for tomato bushes. The warehouse is very popular with summer residents because all its components are affordable and can be purchased in any holiday village.
Treatment with a three-component solution will have a positive effect on the crop, accelerate fruit ripening and help get rid of most infections (late blight, fungi, and viruses), diseases associated with care and planting, pests: aphids, whiteflies, weevils, and mites.
How the solution works
Let’s analyze the effect of each of the components on the plant:
Milk
It contains amino acids, due to which the green mass grows well. It contains substances that affect the growth of the bush and fruit ovaries. Lactose envelops all the bad things that can be on the bushes (fungi, microorganisms, and pests), and thus inhibits their growth. It is best to use raw, unboiled, and unpasteurized milk for the solution.
Iodine
This trace element will have a powerful disinfectant effect and stimulate the growth of the green mass, promote higher yields, and increase resistance to diseases and pests.
How to properly prepare the solution and how to treat plants
It is important to follow the proportions when breeding. This is especially true of iodine. Its excess will leave burns on the leaves and damage the stems of tomatoes. In summer, the bushes are sprayed or watered twice a month. For the purpose of prevention take two glasses of solution on a bush, for medical purposes – 1 l of solution on each plant. The product should be applied after moistening the soil in the morning or evening at an air temperature of +16 … + 18 degrees.
Recipe
In all cases, only a warm liquid should be used to make the “medicine”. In 4 liters of water pour 1.5 liters of milk, add 18 drops of iodine, and mix thoroughly. This composition will be useful for immunity and increase resistance to disease. For disinfection make a stronger solution of iodine. To 20 drops add 10 liters of water and 2 liters of milk. 500 ml of the mixture is poured on each plant. For prophylactic purposes, take 1 drop of iodine per 1 liter of water and 200 ml of milk. The resulting liquid is treated with the green mass of tomatoes.
Tomato bushes can be processed from the moment of emergence. The first treatment is done when the plant is 10-14 days old. The solution is made from 3 liters of water and drops of iodine.
In the greenhouse, tomatoes often suffer from brown spots. To increase the immunity of plants, they are watered with a mixture prepared in the proportion: 0.5 liters of milk 10 drops of iodine. This amount is enough to process one plant. The treatment is repeated several times until the problem disappears.
Prevention
You can prevent the development of viral and fungal diseases in tomatoes at the sowing stage. To do this, the seeds are soaked in a milk-iodine solution: for 1 liter of water take 0.5 liters of milk and a drop of iodine. The seeds are left for a day, and then immediately sown from the solution into the soil.
The “magic” solution of the simplest ingredients – water, iodine, and milk or kefir – is very useful for tomatoes and environmentally friendly for humans. The mixture is used both as a prophylaxis and as a cure for many diseases. The main thing is to properly measure the rate of iodine and you can expect a great harvest.
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Source: Ukrgate
