Tomatoes are one of the most common agricultural crops grown on our homesteads and suburban areas. Who refuses to eat a juicy, environmentally friendly fruit that has matured on its own, carefully cultivated beds? True, a tomato can hardly be called undemanding to care for a vegetable. In addition, in the beds with tomatoes often there are various troubles: plants can be subjected to various diseases, which, of course, weakens the tomato and significantly reduces yield, or even completely leads to death. Especially dangerous is a fungal disease, such as phytophthora. Emerging more often after prolonged rains, the phytophthora affects the leaves, the stem and passes to the fruit, covering them with dark brown spots. As a result, even the ripe harvest does not deteriorate and becomes unsuitable for use. To correct the situation, we will tell you about eight popular folk remedies from phytophthora on tomatoes.
How to treat tomatoes from phytophthora?
Treatment with an ash solution
A fairly effective remedy for phytophthora is considered to be the spraying of tomato bushes with an ash solution. Experienced gardeners recommend that this treatment be used as a prophylaxis three times a season: after planting the seedlings, before flowering and after the appearance of the ovary on the plants. The solution is prepared from a bucket of water, dissolving in it a half-bucket of ash. Insist a remedy about 3 days. You can also simply sprinkle the bushes with ashes .
Treatment with a solution of milk and iodine
Many owners of the "six acres" speak positively about using for spraying a solution of milk and iodine from phytophthora in tomatoes. It is prepared by dissolving in 10 liters of water 15-20 drops of iodine and 1 liter of milk, preferably low-fat.
Serum Treatment
It is possible to process a tomato from phytophthora with milk whey, which must be diluted with water in a ratio of 1: 1. In July, whenever possible, young plants are sprayed with such a means every other day.
Treatment with a solution of potassium permanganate
Popular among folk remedies for the protection of tomatoes from phytophthora is the treatment of seeds with a solution of potassium permanganate before planting. The fact is that sometimes the planting material is infected with fungal spores. As plants grow, phytophthora appears. However, timely soaking seeds in a solution of potassium permanganate (1 g of substance per 10 liters of water) will help get rid of the disease.
Treatment with infusion of garlic
Among home remedies for phytophthora, you can try sprinkling tomato seedlings with a tincture of garlic. First, in a meat grinder or blender, 100 g of denticles and arrows of garlic are crushed, after which 200 g of water is poured over the gruel. Such a solution is insisted for 24 hours. Then it should be filtered through gauze and diluted with 10 liters of water. By the way, 1 g of potassium permanganate can also be added to the prepared preparation.
Treatment with Trichopol solution
It is known that trichopolum is an excellent substance for fighting various diseases caused by spores of fungi. That is why many gardeners recommend that if you infect phytophthors, try spraying the tomatoes with the solution of the drug.
Treatment of mullein infusion
Not bad proved another one of the folk methods from phytophthora in tomatoes. Those owners of plots that live in rural areas can try a solution of fresh mullein (manure). 500 g of fertilizer should be diluted in a bucket of water. This means spraying beds twice in June.
Treatment with a solution of calcium chloride
If the plants are strongly affected by phytophthora, try saving the vegetables by spraying with a solution of calcium chloride. It is prepared by mixing 2 l of water with one ampule of the substance.