There is no summer resident who would not strive to ensure that his plot was the best in the district, and all plantings grew and fruited with envy of others. Therefore, every gardener has in store a lot of all kinds of tricks in this regard. Most of them relate to plant nutrition.
After all, everyone knows that this is the key to the harvest. What amateur gardeners do not use for this purpose. Some people like eggshells, and others are delighted with potato peelings. The main thing is that all this is improvised means, and therefore very economical, which is beneficial to any summer resident.
Yeast as a fertilizer
So for such crops as tomatoes and peppers, my secret was found in this matter. Everyone knows that both of these garden crops are quite whimsical and capricious, and in order to achieve excellent fruiting from them, you need to make a lot of effort. But in this matter, ordinary baker's yeast came to the aid of gardeners. Who would have thought that such top dressing of tomatoes could give such a striking effect in their fruiting!
A product like yeast is enjoyed by everyone. It is necessary for baking bread or pies, and for making homemade kvass. Yes, and in many other dishes, yeast found application. Why did this product turn out to be so attractive for garden plants? The answer to this question lies in the fact that the basis of yeast biomass is fungi, rich not only in proteins, but also in many other useful substances. These include:
- various macro- and microelements;
- amino acids;
- organic iron.
All these substances have contributed to the fact that feeding seedlings of tomato and pepper with yeast has become an ideal option for vegetable crops.
What is the advantage of feeding yeast for tomatoes
Yeast feeding is increasingly used by summer residents for the reason that it has many positive factors affecting plants. Among them are the following:
- a source of natural bacteria that increase their own immunity in plants;
- a significant increase in root formation in tomatoes;
- feeding tomatoes with yeast accelerates the growth of their vegetative mass;
- stimulant for seedling growth;
- the endurance of young plants increases even in low light.
Thanks to these factors, feeding tomato seedlings with yeast is becoming more and more popular every year.
Fertilizer recipe
Topping tomatoes with yeast reviews is only positive. Summer residents most appreciated her recipe: a kilogram of “live” yeast is taken for 5 liters of water. After the mixture has fermented, it is ready for use. But just before watering, the resulting solution must also be diluted with water. The ratio is taken 1:10.
Well-known and “mash”, capable of significantly improving both the growth and development of tomatoes. It is prepared as follows: 100 grams of yeast is combined with half a glass of sugar and poured with three liters of water. This solution should be infused for a week in warmth, covered with gauze.
Natural Sourdough - Same Yeast
Make-up can be made using, instead of purchased baker's yeast, natural yeast prepared using the fermentation method. Such top dressing of tomatoes with yeast, the reviews of which speak for themselves, is more acceptable for summer residents, since the recipe for its preparation does not imply the use of purchased yeast. The whole process of natural fermentation occurs among unicellular microorganisms that grow very rapidly. These are the most active stimulants for plants. Such starter cultures can be made from hops, wheat or bread.
Hop sourdough
Take a glass of fresh (you can also use dry) hop cones and place them in boiling water. They should boil in it for about an hour. The cooled broth should be filtered and combined with 4 tablespoons of flour and 2 tablespoons of sugar. The mixture is placed in a warm place for two days.
After this time, add 2 mashed potatoes on a fine grater. After thorough mixing, the mixture must be left warm for a day, after which the leaven is ready for use. She feeds tomatoes with yeast in the greenhouse and in the open ground. Such a slightly modified method of plant nutrition did not cause any complaints from gardeners.
How is yeast dressing
This method of feeding seedlings can not be called new. For several decades, summer residents have been practicing it with great success in their areas. Fertilizing seedlings of tomato and pepper with yeast is so popular because this product is an excellent growth promoter that can activate all the internal resources of the plant. But when carrying out this procedure, certain rules should be followed in order for this type of feeding to give the best effect:
- The first top dressing should be carried out a week after the seedlings are planted in the ground. To do this, a half-liter jar of the prepared mixture is poured under each bush.
- The second time the plants should be fed with the same composition after they take root, only the amount of fertilizer increases to a liter per plant.
- The last season for feeding tomatoes with yeast is carried out at the beginning of their flowering. The solution remains the same, but the volume increases again. Now it takes one and a half liters per bush.
The use of yeast as fertilizer
Fertilizing tomato seedlings with yeast, as well as many other cultivated plants, is only good for them. What is such a beneficial effect?
- Yeast is both a source of beneficial bacteria and a wonderful growth promoter for plants.
- Thanks to such top dressing, root formation is activated, substances that yeast cells release into water can accelerate the appearance of the root system by almost two weeks.
- With this feeding, the growth of green mass increases significantly, and the plants themselves become stronger.
- Seedlings, which received yeast top dressing in spring, stretch much less, and tolerate a pick better.
- The use of yeast solution as foliar top dressing received excellent recommendations .
What other plants are suitable for such top dressing
In addition to the fact that amateur gardeners feed the tomatoes with yeast, other garden plants also like it . And indoor flowers from her will be delighted. Of garden crops, tomatoes, peppers and cucumbers react most to such top dressing. She also likes strawberries. The result of yeast feeding, as shown by numerous reviews, is to increase the productivity of vegetable, fruit and berry crops several times.
Note to the gardener
Yeast, like other preparations of effective microorganisms, are active only in heat. Any cooling of the soil and the environment will either destroy existing microorganisms or greatly inhibit their development. In this case, the effect of the procedure may disappear completely.
You must also make sure that the yeast or solution prepared on their basis does not have an expiration date, since the use of an expired product will not bring the desired result.
It should be remembered that the abuse of fertilizing is unacceptable. Everything is good in moderation. Three feedings are enough for a season. Two of them are held in the spring in order to stimulate the processes of vegetation and the formation of ovaries, and one in the summer in order to better form flower stalks and fruits.
Tomatoes and peppers are fed with yeast after ash or crushed eggshells are introduced into the ground. This rule should be remembered, since the absorption of potassium and calcium from the soil increases during the fermentation process.