In order to achieve the highest yield from tomatoes, they must be fertilized. Organic and mineral substances, herbal infusions are used as fertilizers. In the article we will tell you how to fertilize tomatoes with yeast.
What gives top dressing tomatoes yeast
It is good to feed almost all plants with yeast supplements, because they contain a huge amount of micro-, macrocells and amino acids.
- They are especially useful for tomatoes, because they have the following actions:
- improve the composition of the soil, in particular, saturate it with nitrogen;
- stimulate the growth of seedlings;
- contribute to faster adaptation of seedlings in a new place;
- affect the development of rhizomes and the growth of vegetative mass;
- contribute to an increase in the number of ovaries and fruits;
- increase plant resistance to adverse conditions;
- strengthen the immunity of tomatoes to diseases (in particular, to late blight) and parasitic insects;
- improve the taste of the fruit.
The composition of this bait, available for each gardener, contains the following ingredients:
- yeast;
- sugar;
- wood ash;
- water.
Did you know? Botany classifies the tomato as a multi-star syncarp berry, because under the thin skin they have flesh with seeds. Technological systematics considers tomato a vegetable, as it is grown in the garden. And according to the rules of the European Union, it is a fruit, because it is a juicy fruit of plants.
When and how often you can feed tomatoes with yeast
Yeast top dressing can be included already at the seedling stage. They are first introduced at the moment when the first leaflet appears on the sprout. In the future, fertilizer will be required after a dive. Fertilizer must be diluted in a bucket of water, and then pour soil into the near-stem zone of the plant from a small watering can or strainer. For the third time, a tomato bush is treated at the stage of budding and blooming of the first flowers.
Yeast fertilizer is also suitable for foliar top dressing. It can be done at any time during the development of the plant. With the foliar application method, the fertilizer penetrates the tomato body faster, it is better absorbed. In addition, the flow rate of the working fluid in this case will be less than with root application. However, the liquid is prepared less concentrated.
Most often, foliar bait is administered to feed seedlings and young plants in the first half of the growing season. The nutrient mixture is sprayed onto the stems, upper and lower leaf plates of each bush.
When growing tomatoes in open ground, fertilizer is sprayed in the evening, after sunset, or in cloudy weather. This will protect the foliage from the occurrence of burns and premature drying of the nutrient solution.
When cultivating tomatoes in greenhouses, including polycarbonate, foliar replenishment is performed early in the morning so that by the evening the leaves dry out and the humidity level in the shelter does not rise excessively.
For seedlings, 0.5 l of yeast mixture will be sufficient, for adult plants - 1.5–2 l.
Important! Fresh yeast supplementation improves yield. Fermented mixture affects the early ripening of fruits, leads to stunting and aging of the plant.
The recipe for the solution
There are several recipes for yeast nutrition. We will introduce you to one of the most popular.
Proportions
The following ingredients will be required for preparation:
- dry yeast - 10 g;
- wood ash - 0.5 l;
- sugar - 5 large spoons;
- water - 10 l.
Video: How to make yeast nutrition for tomatoes
Step-by-step cooking instructions
How to prepare top dressing, you will understand from the above instructions:
- Dilute the yeast in a small amount of warm, but not hot water.
- Place the mixture in a 3 liter container with warm water.
- Mix with sugar.
- Add ash.
- To mix everything.
- Put in a warm place for fermentation.
- After 10-15 minutes, the mixture is ready for use.
- Before use, it must be diluted in warm water in a proportion of 1:10.
How to treat tomatoes with boric acid
Another important element that tomatoes need for successful fruiting and development is boron. Boric acid allows you to nourish the plant, activate its flowering, prevent shedding of ovaries, the development of diseases and the invasion of parasite insects. All this can be achieved if spraying is done correctly.
Special skills for feeding plants with boric acid are not required. You just need to properly prepare the solution and spray it with a spray gun. The flow rate of the working fluid is 1 liter per 1 square. m or 10-15 ml per 1 bush. The solution is prepared in different ways - depending on what purpose it is used for.Seedlings
In order for seedlings to grow rapidly and develop correctly, it is necessary to soak the seeds in boric acid before sowing. The solution is prepared by mixing 0.5 g of powder with a liter of warm water and insist for 24 hours. Seeds are placed in cheesecloth and then placed in a container with boric fluid. Duration of soaking - 24 hours.
Adult plants
Spraying of adult plants is done twice a season - during the blooming of flowers and during the ripening of fruits. The break between them should be at least 10 days.
During flowering
For foliar feeding during flowering, a mixture of 10 g of powder and 10 l of hot water is prepared. Crystals should completely dissolve. Then the solution is collected in a spray bottle and sprayed onto leaves and stems.
Before spraying the entire site, you need to do the processing of one plant. If after a day no negative changes have occurred, you can proceed to feed the remaining tomato bushes.
A variant of root treatment is also possible, however, in this case, a rhizome burn can be provoked. To avoid this, before feeding the plant should be abundantly watered.
Fertilizing in any way is carried out on a cloudy day in the absence of rainfall. In the dry period, the concentration of the working solution is reduced by 0.5 times. Spraying is carried out in the evening.
Important! If, after the first treatment, the condition of the tomato bushes has worsened, a second spraying is not performed.
During fruiting
As soon as the fruits on the bushes began to grow brown, they can be fed again with boron-containing liquid. Such processing will allow preserving the presentation of vegetables for a longer time and improve their taste, increasing the sugar content.
The solution is prepared in the same proportion as with top dressing during flowering.
Treatments with boron-containing fluid are also performed when the plant lacks boron. This problem is indicated by curled, drying and yellowing leaves, curved tops, the formation of brown and light spots on the foliage, shedding of flowers, ovaries.
Useful Tips
When feeding tomatoes, the recommendations of experienced gardeners should be considered:
- Yeast top dressing should be done only when the soil warms up well.
- The soil must be well moistened before recharge. Fertilizing on dry or too damp ground is unacceptable.
- Do not overdo it with top dressing - 3-4 for a season is enough for tomatoes.
- As additives to yeast dressing, you can use wood ash (it saturates the soil with potassium), herbal infusions (from nettle, hops, potato tops), egg shell infusion (for saturation with calcium).
- In addition to dry yeast, a raw (live) product can also be used.
- If there is no yeast in the house, you can make fertilizer from bread, crackers, pastries prepared on yeast dough.
So, getting a good tomato crop depends on the quality care of the plants, in particular, on the timely application of fertilizers. One of the effective fertilizing of tomatoes is yeast. Using the recipe in the article, you can quickly cook it yourself. This environmental supplement allows for the growth of green mass and a significant increase in yield. Spraying with boric acid is also desirable during the season.Did you know? In Spain, in the last week of summer, a large-scale international festival La Tomatina is held, in which people arrange a battle with tomatoes. Local authorities provide for the celebration over 100 tons of tomatoes. And after the battle, firefighters clean up the remains of tomatoes.