How and why to spray tomatoes with iodine serum: solution recipe and processing instructions

Summer residents know how difficult it is to grow tomatoes on their plots. These plants are susceptible to various diseases and react to the slightest changes in weather. There are many methods for processing tomatoes to increase yield and strengthen immunity. Gardeners prefer safe folk remedies. One of them is spraying tomatoes with iodine serum.

The article describes how effective this product is in use, how to use it and what solutions to prepare. The presented recipes will help your tomatoes be healthy.

Why spray tomatoes with iodine serum?

An environmentally friendly product can only be grown using organic means in agricultural technology. These include whey and iodine, which not only protect tomatoes from diseases, but also serve as fertilizer. Feeding tomatoes with whey and iodine strengthens the plants' immune system, helping them fight disease.

The principle of action of both components on tomatoes

It is not by chance that a mixture of whey and iodine is used. The components have complementary qualities:

1. The whey contains lactic acid bacteria, which slow down the proliferation of pathogenic flora. Getting on the tomatoes, it creates a protective layer that protects the plants from the penetration of pathogenic spores. Whey is used as a fertilizer that saturates plants with microelements.The amino acids included in its composition affect the growth process, and lactose fights pests. This treatment increases yield and improves the taste of the fruit.
2. Iodine is made from seaweed. This remedy is used as an antiseptic, used in the fight against fungal diseases.
3. Iodine replaces nitrogen fertilizers (saltpeter). Strengthens the protective abilities of plants, stimulates the formation of ovaries.

Use as a top dressing

Using the product as a top dressing:

• saturates plants with essential microelements;
• strengthens the immune system of plants;
• enriches the soil with organic substances;
• improves seedling resistance to diseases.

To feed plants, foliar and root methods are used. When foliar feeding with iodine serum is used, the bushes themselves are irrigated. Treat the plants in the evening, in calm weather, watering the entire plant abundantly.

Advice. Treat the bushes with a spray bottle or a broom.

When root feeding, the solution is applied directly under the root.

What diseases will the remedy save you from?

Experienced gardeners have long been using serum with iodine to control late blight on tomatoes. The product has antiseptic properties, and thanks to the presence of lactic acid in it, it actively fights fungal diseases:

• powdery mildew;
• rust;
• fusarium;
• leaf spotting;
• scabby.

Attention. To protect plants from diseases, start processing as early as possible - immediately after planting the seedlings in the ground.

Nightshades often suffer from pests: aphids, onion flies, cruciferous flea beetles, slugs, and earwigs. Young shoots of tomatoes are attacked by insects every day, causing damage to the plantation.

Iodine is a powerful antiseptic, disinfecting plants and repelling harmful insects. The serum envelops the stems and leaves with a thin film that prevents the entry of bacteria. Together, these components are a powerful tool in the fight against pests and diseases.

Advice. Special traps with serum will help against insects. A small container is dug into the ground and the serum is poured into it. Insects are attracted by the smell of the dairy product, they crawl into the container and die.

How to prepare the solution correctly

When starting to prepare the solution, remember that iodine contains alcohol, which can burn delicate leaves. When processing tomatoes from late blight keep the proportions of whey and iodine.

Recipe and proportions

There are many recipes for feeding tomatoes. The advantage of our method is that it is environmentally friendly and completely harmless to humans, provided that the proportions are observed.

Foliar feeding:

1. Combine 1 liter of whey, 5 drops of iodine and 3 liters of water.
2. To make the product stick, add a pinch of grated laundry soap to the solution, which is pre-soaked in warm water.
3. Spray the plants from all sides.

Tomato processing whey with iodine - recipe with honey and ash:

1. Combine 2 liters of whey, 10 drops of iodine, 4 tbsp. l. honey and a glass of wood ash.
2. The mixture is placed in a deep bowl and left for 3 days.
3. Plants are treated during flowering. The honey contained in the fertilizer attracts bees, which pollinate the tomatoes, enlarging the ovaries.

The product is also used for soaking seeds.

For root feeding, prepare a solution in the following proportions: 1 liter of whey, 10 liters of water, 10 drops of iodine. Fertilize after watering 0.5 liters per bush.

Advice. To increase efficiency, the drug Fitosporin is added to the solution.It increases plant resistance to diseases and pests.

How to process tomatoes - step-by-step instructions

Treating tomatoes against late blight with whey and iodine requires precision.

Let's take a step-by-step look at how to fertilize:

1. Before fertilizing, you should weed the beds, freeing them from grass.
2. If you are doing root feeding, be sure to water the plantation.
3. The first treatment is carried out a week after planting the seedlings in the ground, then treated every 2 weeks.
4. For foliar treatment, the solution is placed in a spray bottle, carefully filtering it through cheesecloth.
5. Spraying carried out in the evening so that the leaves irrigated with the solution are not damaged by direct sunlight.
6. The procedure is carried out when there is no rain, in calm weather.
7. When foliar feeding, the stem and leaves should be treated on all sides.

Important. Before root feeding, water the tomatoes at the root, being careful not to let the water get on the leaves.

Tomato processing scheme

Whey with iodine For spraying tomatoes it is used in the form of a solution. Timely work will help grow healthy tomatoes and get a bountiful harvest.

Timing and frequency

Treatment of tomatoes with serum with iodine begins a week after planting the seedlings in the ground. In the form of foliar and root feeding the procedure is repeated every 10-14 days throughout the season. During the flowering period, plants need potassium-phosphorus fertilizers. Taking this into account, you should prepare a solution with the addition of superphosphate (2 tablespoons per bucket of water), urea (1 tablespoon), wood ash (1 glass).

Advice. The frequency and number of sprays can be increased, especially on depleted or contaminated soils.

Tips and recommendations from experienced summer residents

Tips and recommendations from experienced gardeners on how to treat tomatoes with iodine serum:

1. Follow the proportions in recipes so as not to burn the leaves.
2. Choose suitable weather and processing time.
3. Start spraying as early as possible.
4. Use freshly prepared solution.
5. If you don't have a spray bottle, use a broom.
6. Treat plants from all sides.
7. Do not spray in direct sunlight to avoid damaging the leaves.
8. For better adhesion of the solution, add laundry soap or any liquid soap.
9. Do not use the serum in its pure form.

Reviews

You can use chemicals, or you can use folk remedies and get an excellent harvest.

Irina, Yaroslavl: «I learned about using such simple products as iodine and whey in the garden from my neighbors. Their bushes are always well-groomed, green and do not get sick. I found out the proportions and began to apply them. The first year the result was, but not ideal. It turns out that my soil was contaminated with late blight. The next year, she carried out disinfection measures: she watered the area with boiling water and a solution of potassium permanganate. Now for tomatoes I use whey and iodine feeding of tomatoes in the greenhouse and in the garden. The result is excellent."

Sergey, Tomsk: “Foliar feeding of tomatoes with whey and iodine is an excellent remedy for diseases. It saturates plants with essential microelements, strengthens the immune system, and disinfects the soil. It is important to start on time. I use this method all the time. It is effective if treated in a timely manner immediately after planting the seedlings. If you miss time, the process of infection by fungal diseases will begin and you will have to resort to chemicals.”

Natalya, Penza: “When planting tomatoes, I take into account crop rotation. I don’t plant after potatoes so that late blight does not develop. I use the product with iodine and serum as a preventive measure throughout the season. I prepare a mixture: 10 drops of iodine, a liter of whey, a bucket of water. To make it stick to the leaves, I add liquid soap to the solution.”

Conclusion

Spraying tomatoes with iodine serum saves the harvest of many gardeners. This product is rich in microelements; it fills tomatoes with the substances necessary for development. Lactic acid found in the serum, as well as the antiseptic iodine, actively fight diseases.