Emma Miller
Fertilizing is a necessary part of plant care. Thanks to the fertilizer, the harvest will appear faster, and the vegetables themselves will become stronger and healthier. The first stage of tomato fertilization should occur 14-16 days after planting in the ground or greenhouse. After that, feeding should be done every two weeks until mid-July.
Feeding tomatoes with iodine
Iodine – is one of the most popular means, which is often used by gardeners. Iodine not only accelerates the growth of tomatoes but also protects them from the development of phytophthora, a fungal disease.
The recipe is simple: dilute 4 drops of iodine in 10 liters of water, and water the plants at 2 liters per bush.
Root fertilization of tomatoes with ashes
If you want to fertilize plants in this way, you can use dissolved and undissolved ash. In the first case, prepare a solution – dissolve 1 cup of ash in 10 liters of water and water the liquid on the beds with tomatoes. In the second case, the ash should simply be poured under the tomato bush.
Feeding with ash is also suitable for spraying. You will need:
- 300 g of ash;
- 3 liters of water;
- 1 tbsp of laundry soap.
Dissolve 300g of ash in 3l of water and boil for half an hour. Then infuse the solution for 5 hours, strain, bringing the volume to 10 ml, and add 1 tbsp of grated laundry soap to improve the adhesion of the solution to the leaves. Pour the liquid into a sprayer and spray the tops.
Feed tomatoes with yeast
Yeast is another popular and effective product that is used as a fertilizer. There are two ways to use it:
Mix 1 bag of yeast with 2 tbsp of sugar, add water, and stir. Dissolve the substance in 10 liters of water and pour 500 ml under each bush.
Take a 3-liter jar, fill it with 1 / 3 black bread, then pour the top of the water. Dissolve 100g of yeast in the same tank and leave it for 3-5 days. After that, strain the infusion and dissolve it in water in the proportion of 1:10. Water young tomatoes with 500 ml of the solution, and for adults, use 2 liters.
There is a third option, the simplest – dilute 100 g of yeast in 10 liters of water and immediately water the resulting mixture of bushes.
Feeding tomatoes at home with chicken manure
Due to the fact that there is a lot of phosphorus and nitrogen in chicken manure, it acts on the crop no worse than stored chemical fertilizers. You need to take a bucket of water of 10 liters, fill it with fresh chicken manure for 1 / 3, fill it to the brim with water and insist on 7-10 days outdoors.
After this time, take 0.5 cups of infusion, dilute it in 10 liters of water, and the resulting solution to water between the rows.
