The use of iodine for cucumbers

A healthy and bountiful harvest is the dream of any gardener or summer resident.The desire to protect the vegetable crop from infection with an infectious disease and at the same time to avoid oversaturation of the plant with chemicals, contributes to the generation of new, sometimes very unusual ways. One of the most effective methods was the use of such an antiseptic as iodine as a preventive measure to protect cucumbers from various diseases.

Its use contributes to the rapid and active development of the plant, while the level of diseases of fungal infections is significantly reduced.

Iodine is a participant in many biological processes, for example, it promotes the active exchange of nitrogen in the earth. Often found as the main component (active ingredient) in a specialized iodine-containing complex fertilizer.

It is added by fertilizer producers to mineral supplements for vegetable crops. The use of iodine contributes to the complete destruction or weakening of the effects of bacteria that are dangerous and harmful to cucumber bushes. According to the effect on the plant, the iodine solution may resemble a fungicide, in the composition of which copper is present. A similar effect, by the way, can be achieved by adding a few drops of green to the iodine solution. The use of these two antiseptics helps cucumber bushes to maintain a healthy immune system and give a bountiful harvest.

Treating cucumber bushes with iodine solution at the stage of planting plants in the open ground is often an excellent alternative to expensive fertilizers and chemicals. The scourge of cucumbers and leaflets are extremely sensitive to changes in the external environment, they can suffer from a high level of humidity in the greenhouse or in the soil, and are easily infected with all sorts of infectious diseases.

Due to the antiseptic characteristics of iodine, he successfully copes with the newly emerged foci of infection, pests, viral bacteria and fungi. Despite the fact that iodine solution is used exclusively as a prophylactic drug, there have been cases when this tool managed to extinguish a strong infection on the leaves and stalks of the plant.

Iodine, like any other trace element, tend to influence the biological process. Its sufficient amount is characteristic of black earth, chestnut and floodplain soil. But such soils as saline, podzolic and gray earth, as a rule, suffer from its deficit.

Good growth and development of cucumber bushes depends on a microscopic portion of iodine. However, in its absence, the vegetable crop is not able to please a bountiful harvest. Specifically, for agricultural activities iodine is not released. In this connection, experienced gardeners were forced to look for an alternative. It is worth noting that a small percentage of iodine can be found in phosphate rock and in such natural fertilizers as manure and ash.

Iodine can treat many plants in the garden, it has mostly positive feedback from farmers. As one of the most popular remedies for the treatment of plants, the following composition is used: a stack of iodine in a bucket of water with bread, calendula tincture and soda.

Processing cucumbers with iodine solution has become popular among summer residents and gardeners due to the positive influence of the trace element on the vegetable crop. Consider the main advantages of using iodine solution for processing and fertilizing cucumber bushes.

• First of all, iodine stimulates seed growth. A regular spraying of iodine solution allows the plant to grow more actively and efficiently, provoking abundant flowering.
• Another advantage of this tool is the anti-aging effect on the cucumber lash.This contributes to the formation of even more ovaries.
• The accumulation in vegetable culture of large amounts of vitamin C.
• Iodine increases the duration of flowering of cucumbers, which contributes to an increase in yield.
• With regular treatment of cucumber with iodine, plants are not afraid of possible fungal diseases.
• Fertilizing the root system with a solution of iodine is an excellent fertilizer for the soil. This is especially necessary for depleted soil.

Like any other drug, iodine as a preventive antiseptic and fertilizer for plants has several disadvantages. Consider each of them in more detail.

• Iodine fumes can be toxic to the human body, especially when processing cucumber bushes in an enclosed area, for example, in a greenhouse. In this regard, a long stay on the plot to be treated is highly undesirable. Upon completion of spraying cucumber bushes, it is recommended to leave the greenhouse immediately.
• An incorrectly prepared solution of iodine can cause a chemical burn in the plant, which can later lead to its death.
• The procedure for processing iodine solution is carried out exclusively in the evening.

In most cases, iodine for the processing of cucumbers is used as a solution. The plant is either sprayed with a solution, trying to process each leaf, or watered, in this case it focuses on the root system. Antiseptic is necessary in order to preserve the green mass of cucumbers and improve the formation of their ovaries.

The effects on the plant iodine can resemble any fertilizer containing nitrogen. It is permissible to use iodine as a feed immediately after planting seedlings in open ground. Cucumber sprouts iodine solution watered only once.

For the preparation of funds it is necessary to mix one drop of antiseptic with three liters of non-cold water. Many experienced gardeners recommend using it in the presence of rainwater.

Prophylactic treatment of cucumber bushes is one of the most effective methods in controlling pests and plant infectious diseases. Such processing should be carried out at the stage of planting seeds. The solution of iodine in this situation is a unique medicine, since it is permissible to apply it to the treatment of not only the root system and leaflets, but also the seeds themselves.

Cucumber seeds are recommended to be processed even before planting. To do this, use a one percent solution of sodium iodide or potassium iodide. It is advisable to mix the ingredients in a glass container.

Iodine is dissolved in water at room temperature. Take one part antiseptic to ten parts liquid. After which the seeds are soaked and left for seven to eight hours. Thanks to this procedure, cucumber bushes will be much greener, and the fruits juicier.

Cucumber belongs to vegetable crops, which quite simply become infected with gray rot, bacteriosis, root rot, late blight, and powdery mildew. Each of the diseases represents a dangerous threat to the plant, as it penetrates to the root system. This at best provokes a decrease in the expected yield, and at worst causes the death of the entire cucumber bush.

Radical rot is caused by fungi that actively reproduce when the soil moisture is high. For plants with this disease is characterized by the appearance of yellow leaves, dying ovaries, and the root system becomes a bright brown color. In this situation, it is recommended to act promptly.

The most effective method would be to treat a cucumber bush for several days, until the fungal disease recedes. It is necessary to mix one part of iodine with two parts of cold water.

A solution of iodine as an antiseptic for processing plants perfectly interacts with any fermented milk product, helping to avoid infection with an infectious disease. It is no secret that lactose is the main component of any dairy product. In a solution with iodine, lactose seems to envelop the cucumber leaf with a barely noticeable film, which serves as a kind of barrier against pathogens.

The most commonly used antiseptic for cucumbers is a milky solution with the addition of iodine. To obtain it, you must take a liter of regular milk or whey and add three teaspoons of laundry soap. The latter can be used in the form of chips. Next, add twenty drops of iodine and ten liters of pure water to the resulting mass.

With this solution, cucumber bushes are sprayed at the stage of their growth, every eleven days. It is desirable to start four days later after planting seedlings in open ground. Milk solution prophylaxis in advance is guaranteed to protect your seedlings from the most dangerous fungus.

The use of this antiseptic is completely harmless for cucumber bush, and for humans. Grown cucumbers can be eaten even without rinsing the vegetable. The only drawback of this procedure is the inability to cure an already infected plant.

Medicinal antiseptics can be used separately and in tandem. For example, a good prevention is the processing of cucumbers with iodine solution with the addition of greens. Radical rot can be prevented by treating the plant with an agent prepared from ten drops of brilliant green and three drops of iodine with the addition of five liters of warm water. Treatment is recommended to be repeated every ten days.

Like any other vegetable crop, cucumbers periodically need fertilizer. For cucumber bush, it is advisable to use top dressing in the soil to the root system of the plant. This procedure is called root feeding. It is one of the most effective, as it provides a quick hit of useful elements in the plant root.

Iodine solution as a top dressing is one of the most successful solutions. This is due not only to its antiseptic effect, but also by accelerating the metabolism of the plant, stimulating growth and increasing yields. To prepare a top dressing, you need to mix a few iodine drops with water and water it.

On the use of iodine and brilliant green to protect cucumbers from disease, see the following video.