Tomatoes are plants with high nutritional needs and susceptible to fungal diseases. That is why regular fertilization and the use of preventive spraying on tomatoes is so important. However, we should only useecological spraying on tomatoesso that these plants not only grow he althily, but also constitute he althy food for us. Seewhat to spray tomatoes to make them tasty and he althy!
Ecological sprays for tomatoes can be prepared with nettle, comfrey and horsetail
1. Spraying tomatoes with nettle manure
Common nettle (Urtica dioica) is a plant rich in nitrogen, potassium, magnesium, as well as iron, calcium, silicon and zinc. Such a high content of valuable ingredients means thatthe use of ecological nettle-based sprays intensively strengthens the growth and development of tomatoesAs a result, they produce more tasty and he althy fruit. Prepare a liquid manure from the nettle, dilute it sequentially and applyin the form of an ecological spray on tomatoes
To prepare this organic tomato spraythe leafy stalks of nettles must be harvested before seeding and chopped. Put 1 kg of fresh nettles (or 200 g of dried nettles) in 10 liters of water and leave for 2-4 weeks. Fermentation will be complete when the liquid stops foaming. To allow air exchange, but to protect against the ingress of contaminants, cover the container with the slurry with gauze during fermentation.
Before use, the slurry should be drained and diluted 1:20 (one liter of slurry for twenty liters of water). Spraying tomatoes with nettle slurrywill help them fight disease and also help fight aphids. It is also worth using the slurry for watering tomatoes.
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The nettle manure prepared in the fall can be stored in a cool place over the winter and used in the spring. The only drawback is that it loses a lot of nitrogen during storage. However, it will still contain other valuable substances.
We don't have to prepare nettle manure for fertilizing tomatoes on our own.ready-made nettle preparationsin the form of fermented extract, i.e. liquid manure, have already appeared in gardening stores. To facilitate access to these preparations, we have introduced them to the store of our guide. For more information, please click on the picture below: -)
2. Spraying tomatoes with horsetail decoction
Horsetail herb (Equisetum arvense) contains potassium, phosphorus, iron and manganese, as well as a lot of silicic acid, which prevents the development of fungal diseases such as potato blight or mildew, and additionally reduces aphids.Therefore, it is worthregularly spraying tomatoes with ecological horsetail decoction
To prepare a stock of horsetailwe will need 1 kg of fresh plants or 200 g of dried plants, which we pour 10 liters of water and leave for 24 hours, then cook for 30 minutes.Ecological spraying of tomatoes is done after dilutingstock with water in the ratio 1: 4.
Also in this case, we do not have to prepare the preparation ourselves. In 2018,ready-made horsetail preparationcalled Evasiol appeared on the market. It can be successfully used for spraying tomatoes against diseases without the need to harvest horsetail, dry and cook macerates. Evasiol is also used for spraying diseases of cucumbers, vines and fruit trees.
3. Spraying tomatoes with comfrey dung
Comfrey manure (Symphytum officinale) is one of the most potent and growth-promoting slurries for use in the cultivation of many plants,also excellent in the cultivation of tomatoes .
Comfrey slurry is rich in mineral s alts but less rich in nitrogen than nettle slurry.Strengthens tomatoes in the fight against diseases and parasites . Comfrey manure also contains a lot of potassium and carbon.
To prepare comfrey slurrymix 1 kg of comfrey with 10 liters of water for 10-15 days, then drain. Every 15 days, tomato seedlings should be watered with a 5% liquid manure solution (0.5 liters of liquid manure per 10 liters of water). Comfrey slurry is perfectas an ecological spray for tomatoes , improving their condition and flowering, which translates into the amount of fruit obtained.
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