Medicinal infusions

Plants need protection from pests and diseases almost every year, but this can and should be done as environmentally friendly as possible. I believe that those who live in the city, especially weekend gardeners, often need ready-made preparations, while those who constantly live near the site more possibilities for the use of local folk remedies, for example, herbal infusions.

It should be borne in mind that the use of chemical pesticides is considered permissible only when the population significantly exceeds pest, the so-called economic thresholds of harmfulness, in other words, economically tangible numbers. These indicators exist for many crops, but, unfortunately, few are published for the general public.

Since vegetable growing usually begins in March, now we will talk about protecting vegetable crops. For example, let's give economic thresholds for the harmfulness of cabbage pests.

Biological methods of protecting gardens and vegetable gardens from pests

May 27, 2014 Natalia

During the period of mass activity of insect pests, we can disorient them with the help of odors that interrupt the attractive smell of the plants that we want to protect. To do this, you need to spray the plants with various herbal infusions or plant them among vegetables and berry crops spicy herbs and fragrant flowers.

We imprison allies

Fragrant herbs, releasing essential oils, confuse insects. Sow parsley, anise, dill, coriander, basil, lemon balm, sage, marjoram, tarragon, and thyme in the garden and vegetable garden.

Their phytoncides are destructive to pathogenic bacteria and fungi. Plant low growing marigolds(Chernobryvtsy) next to gladioli. This will protect the bulbs from damage by nematodes. If the soil is infected with nematodes, plant chicory, calendula, and nasturtium among the vegetables.

Their roots, like those of marigolds, secrete substances that are unpleasant to nematodes. At the end of the season, marigolds should be chopped and incorporated into the soil. This will repel nematodes and mole crickets. Do not weed out self-sown dill from the beds, leave a few umbrellas.

It repels the carrot fly and attracts beneficial insects. It is worth planting onion sets next to the asters. With such a neighborhood, asters will not get sick and will delight you with abundant flowering.

Infusions

To repel pests, spray the plants with a two-week infusion or decoction of fermented weeds. Before spraying, the infusion is filtered, diluted with water 1:5 and used. Since the smell disappears, spraying should be done at least once a week.

Nicotine to the rescue

spraying with tobacco infusion - photo Tobacco infusion is very effective against aphids, copperheads, thrips, sawflies, leaf roller caterpillars, and pea moths. And he prepares like this:

• pour 1 kg of tobacco or tobacco waste with 10 liters of water; cook for 2 hours over low heat in a saucepan with a tight lid.

Let it brew for 3 days, strain. Add 2 liters of infusion to 8 liters of water, add 40 grams of grated laundry soap into the solution and spray. If trees are heavily infested with these pests, fumigating the garden with tobacco smoke is used.

To do this, spread a film or tarpaulin under the tree. An old bucket is filled 3/4 full with hot coals, 0.5 kg of tobacco dust is poured on top and placed under a tree. The fallen insects are collected and burned.

Fumigation can be carried out in calm, windless weather, preferably in the morning, when there is dew.

Other infusions that may help:

• We use an infusion of garlic, as well as an infusion of onion peels, against leaf-sucking and leaf-eating insects; An infusion of pine needles will help fight aphids, codling moths, and strawberry-raspberry weevils; We use an infusion of citrus peels against leaf-sucking insects. Garden strawberries It is not recommended to process them. Infusions of tansy, nettle, dandelion, marigold, marigold, wormwood, yarrow, potato and tomato tops are against any leaf-sucking and leaf-gnawing insects.

Tomatoes will build fences against pests for us

Infusion of potato tops to combat ticks. photo As mentioned above, tomato tops will help against many pests. It will help in the fight against caterpillars, codling moths, leaf eaters, aphids, moths, sawflies, which attack currant bushes, roses and gooseberries. First, prepare a decoction: take 4-5 kg ​​of fresh tops (leaves, stepsons, roots) or 2 kg of tops dry, add 10 liters of water and cook for half an hour.

Let it sit and cool. We filter. Before spraying, dilute with water 1:3, add grated laundry soap(approximately 40 grams per 10 liters).

• Basil drives away mosquitoes and flies. Marigolds will save you from nematodes and mole crickets. Immortelle will protect you from moths. Red elderberry will help from flies, mice, rats, codling moths. Black elderberry is a protector against currant mites, codling moths, gooseberry moths. Rye, oats and other cereals crops - from pathogenic soil fungi and nematodes.

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Fight against cruciferous flea beetle without chemicals

The cruciferous flea beetle is a ubiquitous small jumping scoundrel that is black in color with a silvery tint. She attacks first, because she loves to feast on young leaves cabbage seedlings, and especially loves Chinese cabbage.

Since the flea eats three times its own weight per day, its presence is immediately noticeable: the cabbage leaves are covered with small holes. If nothing is done, soon all that remains of the leaf will be veins, and then it will die.

What helps against cruciferous flea flea

Method one. If you have a lot of non-woven covering fabric, then you can do it simply: cover the plantings of young cabbage. Access to the bed for the cruciferous flea beetle will be closed.

After some time, the seedlings will get stronger, their leaves will become coarser and lose their attractiveness to the pest, and the covering can be removed. Method two.

It is good to sprinkle newly planted cabbage seedlings with ash or a mixture of ash and tobacco dust in equal proportions. The disadvantage of this method is that every time after watering, rain or fog you will have to renew the ash spray. Method three.

At the beginning summer season plant spring garlic in the cabbage bed. When garlic shoots appear, plant cabbage seedlings next to them. The smell of garlic will confuse the cruciferous flea beetle, and it will avoid the garden bed. Method four.

The cruciferous flea's dislike for strong odors can play into our hands. Add fir oil to the water for irrigation (10-15 drops per bucket), and to be sure, at first cover the young cabbage plants with the tops of plastic bottles. Method five.

Spray the plant with a weak infusion of chicken manure. It will not only help against fleas, but will also serve as a nitrogen fertilizer for cabbage. The leaves will get stronger and grow faster, and the flea will not be afraid of them.

How to get rid of cabbage caterpillars and cabbage cutworms

Everyone knows the cabbage butterfly or cabbage white butterfly by sight. A white butterfly with a black border on its wings lays eggs on the underside of a cabbage leaf, from which yellowish caterpillars with black spots hatch.

These “voracious bellies” then eat our cabbage. The cabbage cutworm is a less noticeable gray butterfly, similar to a night moth, but its larvae can often be found inside cabbage heads. Small green caterpillars can seriously compete with the white butterfly in the fight for a juicy leaf.

How to treat cabbage against caterpillars

Method one. If you have wasps on your property, make them useful. Dissolve old jam, compote or just sugar and sprinkle the cabbage with sweet water.

The smell will undoubtedly attract wasps, great hunters of sweets, to the cabbage patch. Wasps feed their offspring with caterpillars, so they will not miss the opportunity to “clean” cabbage from them. Method two.

Pour 2 cups of ash and a tablespoon of liquid soap (even better than tar shampoo) with 10 liters of water and leave for 24 hours. Then spray the cabbage with the infusion. Method three.

As soon as you start to notice cabbage bugs flying around, place sticks with eggshells hanging on them around the cabbage bed. They say that butterflies mistake the shell for their own kind and do not lay eggs in places that are already “occupied.” Method four.

Prepare an infusion of tomato tops or onion peels. It's simple folk remedy will scare away butterflies with an unusual smell. A liter jar of onion peels should be filled with two liters hot water and leave for two days.

Then bring the volume of the infusion to four liters, add a tablespoon of liquid soap. To prepare tomato infusion, 1.5-2 kilograms of tops or shoots are poured with 5 liters of hot water and infused for 3-4 hours. Then boil for another 3 hours, after which it is filtered and diluted with water in a ratio of 1:2.

For better adhesion of the infusion, 20-30 grams of laundry or tar soap are also added to it before spraying. Method five. Sprinkle the cabbage leaves with regular baking soda.

Caterpillars cannot tolerate it, but it does no harm to plants.

Folk remedies against slugs and snails

Slugs and snails are unnoticed night hunters of our cabbage. During the day they hide in secluded, dark and damp corners of the plot, and in the evening they crawl out into the cabbage beds and eat, eat, eat... In the morning, all the cabbage leaves are in uneven holes, and no one is visible - the slugs are hiding.

What to do in this case? Method one. The good old folk method of fighting slugs is using bait.

To do this, in the evening (at 20-21 hours), when the slugs begin to emerge from their shelters, trays of kvass, juice, beer or diluted jam with yeast are placed next to the cabbage bed. You can soak old rags or burdock leaves in the “drink” and spread them along the furrows.

All night long the slugs will crawl towards the smell, and in the morning you can pick up the pests with your bare hands. Method two. Sprinkle mustard powder between the cabbages.

Slugs can't stand it. Method three. Prepare a solution of 40 ml. ammonia for 5-6 liters of water and pour from a watering can directly over the leaves and heads of cabbage.

After a few minutes, return to the garden bed and repeat the procedure: by this point, all the slugs will crawl out of the ground and out of the cabbage, and the ammonia solution will “hit the enemy directly.” Method four. Pick and place nettle leaves and stems around the garden bed.

Slugs will not climb the nettles to your cabbage. True, it dries out quickly, so the nettle protection needs to be renewed every day, but this is more of a plus than a minus, because you are simultaneously fighting slugs and mulching the plantings with excellent organic material.

Method five. Crushed eggshells scattered around the cabbage will become an insurmountable obstacle for the shellfish. But where can you get so many shells?

Save all winter! Read here what else to save in winter to later use at the dacha: http://dachnye-sovety.ru/chto-zapasat-zimoj-dlya-dachi/ Method six. Spray the soil in the cabbage bed with hot pepper infusion.

To prepare it, you need to grind 100 grams of pepper, add a liter of water and leave for two days. Then bring to a boil and leave for another day. Then squeeze out the pepper and strain the infusion.

Half a glass of pepper infusion is diluted in a bucket of water and, as usual, a spoonful of liquid soap is added before spraying. The remaining concentrate can be stored in a tightly sealed container in a dark and cool place.

We destroy the larvae of cutworms, chafers and cabbage flies

The larvae of the May beetle, winter armyworm or cabbage fly are called underground pests of cabbage, since they destroy not the leaves, but the roots during the period of cabbage formation. The result of their work is always obvious: the plant instantly withers, withers and dies. To combat the larvae, you can attract garden ants to the garden bed.

They, like wasps, crawl towards sweets, so it makes sense to bury a jar of jam diluted in water next to the withered bush. Black ants will react to the bait and, at the same time, will find the larvae, which are their natural, familiar food.

How to deal with cabbage aphids

The green cabbage aphid usually attacks young plants. Black dots appear on them, leaves curl. If the aphids are not destroyed, the plant will soon die.

Measures to combat cabbage aphids:

Method one. Spraying with infusion tomato tops, prepared in the same way as when fighting caterpillars. Method two. Treat the plants with soapy water (300-400 grams of soap per 10 liters of water), repeat the procedure after a week. Method three.

Spray the cabbage with a complex infusion against aphids. To prepare it, pour a glass of ash, a glass of tobacco dust, a tablespoon of mustard and a tablespoon of liquid soap into 10 liters of hot water and leave for 24 hours. Then strain and use on the pest.

Universal methods for controlling cabbage pests

Almost all cabbage pests are not happy with the smell herbs, That's why The best way to get rid of them - plant dill, carrots, parsley or celery seeds, mint, rosemary, sage, basil or cilantro next to the cabbage. The smells of these herbs and seeds will repel slugs, fleas, butterflies and aphids, but will attract their natural enemies - ladybugs, ichneumon beetle, lacewing. In addition to herbs and vegetables, flowers can also help in the fight against cabbage pests.

Place beds with marigolds or pyrethrum next to the cabbage beds, plant one nasturtium flower between the cabbage beds. Cutworms, cabbageweeds, and aphids will forget the way to your plot. If you are already late with planting “fragrant helpers”, and pests are attacking, use a universal recipe for a decoction that is not to the taste of almost all enemies of the garden: chop 700 grams of unpeeled garlic bulbs, scald with 10 liters of boiling water and boil for 2-3 hours. Then strain, dilute with water (1:1) and water your beds. We wish you success and big harvests!

The rescue of drowning people is the work of the drowning people themselves...

author Ziborova E. Yu., photo Ziborov T. Yu. Wise nature, in which everything is balanced, has created plants, decoctions and infusions from which can be used to protect the garden from pests and diseases. (see plants against garden pests - 2) 1. 200 grams of onion scales are poured into 10 liters of water and infused for 5 days, filtered and used for spraying 2-3 times after five days against aphids, thrips, spider and strawberry mites, apple worms, codling moths , herbivorous bugs, caterpillars, cutworms.

2. Half a bucket of husk is filled with 10 liters of hot water, left for 24 hours, filtered, diluted by half before spraying and used to fight aphids. 3. Finely chop 10 grams of scales and 6 grams of onion peels, add 1 liter of water, leave for 7 hours in a tightly sealed container, filter and use immediately after preparation.

4. Pass 300 grams of onion through a meat grinder, pour in 10 liters of water, leave for 2 days (against slowworms). 30 grams of garlic are ground, poured with 10 liters of water, filtered and sprayed on plants affected by aphids and spider mites. Infusion of tobacco dust and shag.

40 grams of tobacco dust or shag are poured into 1 liter of water, left for 2 days, filtered. Before spraying against small leaf-eating insects, dilute by half and add 3 grams of soap. (more efficient than economic). 400 grams of liquid soap are dissolved in 10 liters of water and the plants are treated against aphids, mites, and the larvae of other pests.

4 kg of chalk-cut tomato tops are soaked for 4 hours in 10 liters of water, then boiled for 30 minutes, the broth is filtered, diluted by half before spraying, and 50 grams of soap are added. Used against leaf-eating pests and codling moths.

1.2 kg of dry tops are poured with water and left for 4 hours. Freshly prepared infusion is sprayed against aphids and spider mites.

1 kg of pepper cut in half is boiled in a closed enamel pan for 1 hour, left for 2 days. . Then the pepper is ground, squeezed out, the solution is filtered, the concentrate is poured into bottles, sealed tightly, and stored in a cool, dark place. Used against aphids, honeysuckers, slugs, leaf-eating insects...

For spraying flower plants V open ground take 125 grams of concentrate and 40 grams of soap per 10 liters of water, process 2-3 times a month. On indoor plants, a weaker solution of pepper (7 grams of concentrate and 4 grams of soap per 1 liter of water) is effective against aphids, scale insects, and spider mites. A strong solution is used against codling moths and moths: 0.5 liters of concentrate and 50 grams of soap per 10 liters of water. The apple trees are sprayed the first time before flowering, the second time after, and then 3 more times with an interval of 15 days. Treatments are carried out in the evening, when butterflies are flying. When working with preparations from plants, follow the rules of personal safety. The topic of today's article Folk remedies for pest control and diseases of fruit and berry crops. Tomato tops: a decoction is used to combat apple moths, leaf-gnawing caterpillars, mites and aphids. The most popular are 2 types of decoction from tomato tops:

1. You need to take 4 - 5 kilograms of tops or finely chopped stepsons and add 10 liters of water. Boil for 30 minutes over low heat, then cool and strain. Next, you need to add 30 grams of soap to the solution so that the solution sticks more strongly to the leaves. Spraying should be carried out in the evening. You need to take 1 - 2 kilograms of dry tomato tops and add 10 liters of water. Leave for 4 - 5 hours, then boil over low heat for 2 - 3 hours, cool and strain. The result is a concentrate that needs to be diluted with water 2 times. Then also add 30 grams of soap per 10 liters of the resulting liquid and spray in the evening.

Euphorbia: used to combat leaf-gnawing caterpillars. To prepare the infusion, you need to take 1 kilogram of faded plants, chop them, then add 4 - 5 liters of water and boil over low heat for 2 - 3 hours. After this, strain the broth, add water to 10 liters and spray in the evening. Common yarrow is very good remedy to combat leaf-eating and sucking pests.

To prepare the decoction, you need to take 2.5 kilograms of finely chopped leaves, stems and flowers, pour 10 liters of water over them and boil for half an hour. Then cool, strain, add 20 grams of soap per 10 liters of broth.

Before spraying, the broth should be shaken. A mixture of garlic, makhorka and onion peels is an excellent folk remedy for controlling plant pests. It is used against sucking moths and to repel moths. You need to take 200 grams of tobacco waste, 200 grams of ground garlic heads, 150 grams of onion peels and pour this mixture with 10 liters of water, boil for 2 hours, cool, strain, add water to 10 liters, add 70 - 80 grams of soap and spray. Potato tops are a fairly effective folk remedy against leaf-gnawing and sucking (mites, aphids) pests.

1. One kilogram of raw tops needs to be chopped, poured into 10 liters warm water and leave for 3 - 4 hours, then strain and add 30 - 50 grams of soap. Shake before spraying. 0.6 - 0.8 kilograms of dry crushed tops should be poured with 10 liters of warm water and left for 3 - 4 hours. Then do everything the same as with the infusion of raw tops.

Red hot pepper - helps well in the fight against leaf-eating caterpillars and sucking pests (aphids and copperheads), as well as slugs. To prepare the infusion, you need to take 0.5 kilograms of dry or 1 kilogram of fresh fruits or 100 grams of ready-made ground pepper. Pour 10 liters of water and boil in an enamel sealed container for one hour.

Remontant raspberries (part 1)

Before the buds open, for spraying you need to take 0.5 liters of concentrate per 10 liters of water and add 40 grams of soap for better adhesion of the infusion to the leaves. For spraying during the periods of green cone, separation of buds and after flowering, take 100 - 150 grams of concentrate per 10 liters of water and the same amount of soap. Burdock (burdock) - perfectly repels codling moth butterflies and has bactericidal properties against its eggs.

To prepare the infusion, you need to fill a bucket one third with chopped burdock stems and leaves, fill the bucket to the top with water and leave for three days. Then strain and use for spraying without diluting. Wormwood - Used to combat leaf-eating caterpillars and codling moths. You need to take 0.5 - 0.7 kilograms of dry or 4 - 5 kilograms of chopped raw wormwood, leave for 1 day in 10 liters water, then boil for half an hour, strain, dilute with water one to one, add 30 - 40 grams of soap per 10 liters of solution and spray in the evening. Onions - used against spider mite, aphids, codling moth and other pests.

200 - 300 grams of onions must be passed through a meat grinder, poured with 10 liters of warm water and left for 2 days. Before spraying, strain and add 30 grams of soap. Tobacco or shag is a very good folk remedy for controlling pests of fruit and berry crops.

They use an infusion against sucking pests. You need to take 1 kilogram of raw tobacco waste or 400 grams of dry raw materials, dust or other waste from tobacco production and pour 10 liters of hot water. You need to insist for 1 day.

Strain, dilute with water 1:1, add 40 grams of soap per 10 liters of already diluted solution and spray. Garlic is effective means to fight sucking butterflies and to repel numerous pests. You need to take 150 - 200 grams of garlic heads to prepare the infusion, pass them through a meat grinder, stir in 10 liters of water and spray immediately, since the prepared mixture cannot be stored. Dandelion - dandelion infusion is good for fight against aphids and mites. 400 grams of crushed leaves must be poured with 10 liters of water and left for 2 - 3 hours. Strain and spray. Mustard - used against aphids, honeysuckers, and mites. 20 grams of mustard powder should be mixed in 2 liters of water and left for 2 days.

Then you need to add water up to 10 liters and spray. Hay - Spraying plants with an infusion of rotted hay is excellent traditional method pest control. Used to combat powdery mildew fruit and berry bushes. 1 kilogram of rotted hay should be infused in 3 liters of water for 3 days.

Then strain and dilute with water 3 times. It is necessary to spray at the beginning of the defeat period, and after a week - repeat spraying. Apply folk remedies for pest control in the form of spraying it is necessary in the evening, when the wind subsides and the heat subsides. I wish you that the plants in your garden will always be healthy! See you!

Save so you don't lose!
Or rather, it is possible, but with a caveat - the tops of nightshades do not decompose for a year, or even two, and there is a risk of contamination of the compost with late blight spores. To protect your plantings, you can use compost from tomato and potato tops after at least three seasons - during this time the deadly fungus will die.
You understand that sometimes the game is not worth the candle - waiting three years for 5 buckets of compost. And in the fall there are a lot of tomato tops - it will soon be cold, the bushes will have to be gotten rid of. And if there are not so many potato tops (they will mostly all turn yellow by the time the harvest is dug up), then there will be a lot of tomato tops. The question is - where to put it?
In fact, there are many options. I’ll tell you separately what to do with tomato and potato tops.
Tomatoes
· Few people know, but good green tops from tomatoes are an excellent antiseptic. It can be placed in cesspool country toilet- and - get rid of unpleasant “odors” emanating from the building for a long time.
· Another principle follows from the same principle - tomato tops contain salonin, and this is a poison for many pests. Prepare a poisonous tincture and do preventive spraying of bushes and garden trees against pests. Aphids, codling moths, ants, moths, carrot and onion flies, caterpillars - all these “living creatures” cannot withstand poisonous sprays. The decoction is prepared as follows: 4 kg of raw materials are poured with 10 liters of water and boiled for half an hour. After this, the broth is filtered, diluted with water 1:4 and 40 grams of liquid soap are added to the infusion. The most convenient thing is that this infusion can be stored for up to 6 months - you can even use it next year, in the spring.
· Tomato tops can be chopped and embedded in the soil for the winter. This should only be done with healthy, disease-free plant stems and leaves. For the future: in the summer, after the pinching procedure, tomato stems can be used to make “mash” - a green fertilizer rich in nitrogen.
· Don't know what to do with tomato tops? Burn her! Yes, yes, ash from tomato tops is no worse than wood ash. And you can store it for as long as you like. Well, every self-respecting gardener knows what to do with such ash.
· Tomato tops can be used as mulch and protection against rodents for young plants fruit trees and bushes. Mice and other pests do not like the taste and smell of tomato tops.
Potato
· Basically, everything is the same as with tomatoes. Ash from potato greens is no less useful than ash from tomato tops.
· Compost. Let me make a reservation once again: yes, you can make compost from potato tops, but you should use the finished product no earlier than three years after putting it in a compost bin. For potato and tomato greens, we allocate a separate storage place, sprinkle the tops with soil and spill each layer with a solution copper sulfate(2-3 tbsp per bucket of water) – for disinfection against late blight.
· Poisonous extract from potato tops is no less effective than from tomato leaves. We take healthy (!) potato tops; for 600 grams of fresh tops you will need 5 liters of water. Let it sit for 5 hours and strain. Before spraying, add laundry soap to the solution. The extract from potato tops does not accumulate in the fruits - you can eat the fruits without fear.

The classification of tomato varieties into early, mid-ripening and late completely ignores scientific fact- tomato refers to perennial plants. Over the course of several years, the bush absorbs nutrients and microelements, each summer season throws out color and bears fruit. A sufficient number of seeds for reproduction is formed.

Gardeners are of secondary interest in these seeds. Ground tomatoes are valued for taste qualities and productivity. A competent feeding regime allows a tomato to go through the entire development cycle in 1 season. Our task is to provide the bush with all the necessary substances in a form accessible to the plant.

For active growth and fruiting, tomatoes need nitrogen, phosphorus, potassium and other trace elements. All these substances are contained in the green mass of surrounding plants, the same weeds and wild grasses. Using vegetation for preparing fertilizers has many advantages:

1. This is an inexhaustible source of free fertilizers.
2. Tomatoes receive nitrogen nutrition in an easily digestible form.
3. The problem of “what to do with the weeded weeds” no longer exists.

Even such natural “green” fertilizers should not be used uncontrollably on the garden bed. The smell of methane, a by-product of fermentation processes, is not the biggest nuisance. A high concentration of the active substance - herbal tea - can cause a chemical burn to the roots and leaves of tomatoes and destroy the garden bed.

How to prepare herbal infusion?

The recipe for the herbal infusion does not provide for particularly precise proportions. Any plastic container (barrel, tank) is suitable for fermentation. It is not advisable to use metal containers - the caustic solution will quickly rust them.

Basic recipe for liquid green fertilizer:

1. The barrel is filled with grass and weeds to ⅔ of its volume. Chop the plants coarsely. A mandatory requirement for weeds is the absence of buds.
2. Do not pour water to the very top - 5-10 cm to the edges: the solution will ferment and foam.
3. Cover the top with film and tie. Anaerobic bacteria process plant residues much faster without access to fresh air.
4. Periodically, the film should be removed and the solution mixed.
5. When fermentation stops (the solution stops foaming), the herbal dressing is ready. Usually, at a temperature of 20-25°C degrees, the process is completed in 2 weeks.

Helpful advice: experienced gardeners Nettles, dandelions, wormwood, chamomile, wild mustard, celandine, clover, vetch and other legumes are recommended for preparing herbal fertilizer. Nettles and dandelions contain a lot of microelements necessary to increase the yield of tomatoes.

Completely unsuitable for processing into green fertilizer:

• field bindweed - poisonous plant, during fermentation, releases poisonous gases;
• cereal plants (rye, wheat, etc.) form dangerous cultivated plants alcohols.

To enrich the elemental composition of the fertilizer and increase the efficiency of the fertilizer, various additives are added to the base composition (per barrel with a capacity of 200 liters).

Supplement Options	What does it give	How and how much to add
Ash	Enriches with phosphorus, potassium, calcium and other trace elements	1 bucket per barrel
Manure or bird droppings	It enriches, first of all, with nitrogen and microelements - only bird droppings. Enhances fermentation processes	Manure - ½ bucket (litter ¼ bucket).
Old candied jam	Fermentation fungi and bacteria feed on sugar	½ l (the quantity is not important)
Pressed yeast or EM	Catalyst for fermentation process, enrichment with microelements	yeast 500-1000 g
EM drugs	Effective microorganisms accelerate the processing of green mass into nutrients available to plants by 2-3 times	1 l

Whenever possible, compressed live baker's yeast is replaced with a solution of effective microorganisms. EOs not only stimulate fermentation. Once in the garden bed, they restore the natural microflora of the fertile layer, which promotes the growth of tomatoes.

How to properly feed tomatoes with herbal infusion

Green liquid fertilizer is ready when fermentation has stopped. The green mass sinks to the bottom, and there is no need to filter anything. The finished fertilizer from the barrel must be diluted with water in the following ratio:

• 1:10 - for root feeding;
• 1:20 - for foliar feeding.

A simple rule to remember

Tomatoes are fertilized with the appearance of each new flower cluster. IN Middle lane Determinate tomato bushes usually bear fruit on 3 bunches.

These 3 root dressings a solution of herbal fertilizer, to enhance the effect, can be alternated with foliar fertilizers of the same composition, 2 times less concentrated. Foliar feeding, like any spraying, is carried out in the morning or evening to prevent sunburn.

How to water with herbal infusion

The concentrate diluted 1:10 with water is used for root feeding. Approximately 1 liter of nutrient solution is given for each bush.

Mandatory sequence of operations:

• watering a tomato bush;
• fertilizing with green fertilizer;
• watering again;
• loosening with hilling.

How to cook universal fertilizer With cow dung and grass, you can watch in the video.

Tomato tops - their properties and use as fertilizer

Tomato tops in large quantities contains solanine. This toxic substance is produced by all nightshade plants. This poison is present in concentrations that are not dangerous to humans even in unripe tomato fruits. Taking this into account, to prepare liquid fertilizer It is not recommended to use tops. Harmless and unusually effective from the point of view of preparing fertilizer, weeds grow in unlimited quantities.

Interesting fact: Beds planted with tomatoes do not suffer from aphid infestation.

Solanine, in addition to its toxic effect, inhibits the development of fungi and other pathogenic organisms. A toxic alkaloid from the green part of a tomato bush was found practical use on personal plot. Green parts of a tomato bush, without signs of disease, can be used to combat garden pests and diseases vegetable plants. They can be dried and stored for future use; the 100% effect lasts for a year.

To prepare herbal liquid fertilizers, tomato tops can be used as an additive - no more than ¼ of the total green mass. Such feeding will have a preventive effect against the main insect pests of the garden and vegetable garden.

After autumn cleaning of the beds, it is not advisable to place tomato tops in a general compost heap. Solanine slows down the processes of natural decomposition of plant residues. Poisonous properties The green part of tomato bushes is effectively used to protect berry fields. Placed under currant and gooseberry bushes, they effectively protect against pests, especially moths.

The insecticidal use of tops has found the greatest popularity. A decoction of tops that is safe for humans is available to all gardeners. The effectiveness of the product is inferior to pesticides; it is recommended for minor damage to the garden bed or for prevention. Aphids, bugs, spider mites, leaf-eating caterpillars - these insects are afraid of a decoction of fresh or dried tomato leaves.

Recipe for 1 bucket of water:

• 4 kg of chopped tops;
• boil for half an hour under the lid;
• cool;
• For use, dilute with water 1:4.

In a sealed container, the effectiveness of the concentrate remains for up to six months. Application is not limited to vegetables in the garden: garden trees, berry gardens, houseplants are also susceptible to insect attacks.

The use of liquid herbal fertilizers is gaining popularity. Even an inexperienced summer resident can prepare a safe and highly effective fertilizer in 10-14 days, the free components for which grow in abundance.

Nature intended that some plants help others cope with serious illnesses caused by improper care, unfavorable weather conditions or an invasion of voracious insects.

Savior plants secrete so-called phytoncides, substances that can destroy microorganisms and uninvited insects. The recipes for their preparation were known to our ancestors, but, unfortunately, not all of them have survived to this day. Among them there are those that gardeners like because their use brings benefits and obvious results. They allow you to obtain environmentally friendly products, which cannot be said about other plant protection products. One of these effective “herbal” recipes is an infusion of tomato leaves and tops.

Let's look at the secret of the popularity of this product and how to prepare it correctly.

Why is tomato infusion considered a panacea?

An infusion of tomato tops is recommended for use against pests of cabbage leaves and cucumbers - caterpillars, aphids and spider mites. An infusion of leaves, tops and shoots repels even the most formidable potato pest - the Colorado potato beetle.

Our ancestors also knew the peculiarity of tomato tops - they are poisonous, so they treated them very carefully. Scientists, having studied the composition of tops and tomato leaves, came to the conclusion that they contain the alkaloid solanine, a toxic organic compound.

Of course, a big role for growth and development garden crops(especially tomatoes, cabbage, cucumbers, beets, peppers, etc.) play a role in preventive measures. If they are not carried out on time, most of the harvest can be lost. To avoid this, an effective folk remedy is widely used - tomato infusion.

Preparing tomato infusion

Remedy for aphids, Colorado potato beetles and spider mites:

• We will need about two kilograms of chopped green and juicy tops, or leaves and shoots of tomatoes. You can pour a bucket of hot water over it and let it brew for four hours, or bring it to a boil and simmer over low heat for half an hour.
• If you need a smaller volume, try this method. Pass 40 grams of tomato tops or shoots through a meat grinder, fill it with a liter of warm water, and in three hours the infusion will be ready.

The resulting infusion should be filtered and thirty grams of soap should be added as an adhesive.

Treatment of potato tops, cucumber leaves and cabbage can be repeated once every 10 days.

It is known that within the first twelve hours after treatment, 90% of mites die and fall off under the leaves.

In addition to fighting insects, the infusion of tomato tops and tops copes well with diseases of tomatoes, peppers and potatoes.

1. The infusion of stepsons, tops and leaves of tomato is not as harmless as it seems at first glance, so before using it better remedy test. Spray part of the bush or several leaves of the plant and wait a day. If no spots appear on it, the leaves will be as juicy and green as before treatment, feel free to start spraying.
2. It is better to treat plants early in the morning or in the evening, when the heat subsides, otherwise the plants may suffer.
3. Follow the recommendations strictly; in this case, it is dangerous to overdo it.
4. Don't forget about the funds personal protection, protect your skin, eyes and respiratory system from toxic particles.

Gardeners have long preferred pesticides to organic products protecting plants from pests, because they are absolutely safe for the health of people, animals and birds. Plant poisons do not accumulate in the soil, and their toxic properties disappear in the light, therefore, for example, cabbage treated with tomato tincture can be eaten already 12 days after treatment.

More details on how to make an infusion from the video:

Tincture of tomato leaves and shoots

Tomato tincture is well known to gardeners and gardeners as a means of fighting insects, but not everyone knows it healing properties. It can significantly improve your health, as it helps stabilize arterial pressure, cope with intestinal problems and solve other problems.

There are two types of tincture made from stepsons:

• in the form of an aqueous decoction;
• as an alcohol solution.

Recipe 1.

An aqueous decoction of leaves, tops or stepsons for rheumatism. To prepare it, you need to take a kilogram of chopped greens and pour three liters of boiling water. Leave for 20 minutes and drink in small sips after meals or add to water for water treatments.

Recipe 2.

Alcohol tincture from tops. Alcohol tincture can be prepared from dry or fresh leaves or tops. Dry leaves are poured with alcohol in a 1:1 ratio; in the second case, the proportion is maintained, but the leaves are ground with a blender or meat grinder.

To normalize blood pressure, take 10-20 drops three times a day; if there are problems with stool, the tincture is taken thirty minutes before meals three times a day, 10 drops.

As we can see, they are useful not only fresh tomatoes, leaves and tops serve an indispensable assistant to humans when growing crops and are used as medicines.

Traditional medicine advises using tomato tops not only as fertilizer, but also for making infusions that are effective in the treatment of rheumatoid diseases. You can also use tomato leaves to treat fungal diseases. Tomato tops also help with many other ailments - which ones you will find out by reading this material.

What are the benefits of tomato leaves?

Tomatoes rightfully hold the palm among the most common garden crops. About them beneficial properties The ancient Incas and Aztecs knew. They were the first to begin cultivating this vegetable crop.

The substance tomatin was isolated from tomatoes, which became the basis medicine"Cortisone", used in the treatment of rheumatism, neurodermatitis, arthritis and bronchial asthma.

Currently in medicinal purposes Mainly tomato fruits are used. They can be called a storehouse of useful substances. The pulp of tomatoes contains vitamins C, P and group B, as well as carotene and potassium. In addition, they are rich in purines and pectins, apple and citric acids, fiber.

The composition of tomato tops also includes vitamins, minerals, fiber, essential oil, phytoncides and organic acids. However, the green mass of the plant accumulates the alkaloids tomatine and solanine, which, when they enter the human body in large quantities, have a strong toxic effect. In this regard, preparations prepared from tomato tops should be used with extreme caution and strictly adhering to the recommended dosage.

Tomato leaves are useful in treating diseases such as:

• fungal skin infections;
• ulcers;
• articular rheumatism;
• radiculitis;
• gout.

Useful properties of infusion from tomato tops

IN folk medicine For the preparation of medicinal infusions, fresh or dried tomato tops are used. Collection of plant materials can be done at any time, regardless of the phase of leaf development. Both young and mature leaves are suitable for harvesting.

People suffering from cancer need to regularly include tomatoes in their diet, as they contain carotenoids that prevent the development of cancer cells.

The collected tomato leaves should be washed thoroughly running water, dry with a napkin or towel, removing excess moisture, then chop and place on a cloth or sheet of paper. During drying, they need to be stirred periodically.

It is better to store finished raw materials in fabric bags or paper bags in a dark, cool room with normal level air humidity. Its shelf life is no more than 12 months.

The prepared infusion of tomato leaves should be consumed within the first two days.

100 g of tomato fruits contain only 20 kcal. In this regard, their use is especially recommended for those who are overweight and obese.

The beneficial properties of tomato tops infusion are due to the high content of many useful substances in it: vitamins (C, P, PP, group B), minerals(potassium, sodium, nitrogen), organic acids, essential oils and phytoncides. Tomato tops are effective in the treatment of skin diseases and rheumatism. When using the infusion externally, as well as when taking it orally, you need to consult a doctor.

How can you use an infusion of tomato leaves?

Infusion of fresh tomato tops

Required: 1 kg of tomato tops, 3 liters of water.

Cooking method. Wash fresh tomato tops with running water, finely chop or grind in a blender, pour boiling water over them and keep at room temperature for 1 hour, then strain.

Mode of application. Ready infusion can be used for hot baths. Carry out the procedure daily until the pain disappears.

This infusion of tomato tops is used in the treatment of articular rheumatism.

Infusion of tomato tops and chamomile flowers

Required: 500 g tomato tops, 200 g chamomile flowers, 3 liters of water.

Cooking method. Grind and combine pre-dried tomato tops and chamomile flowers. Pour boiling water over the mixture and leave for 1 hour, then strain through a fine sieve or cheesecloth.

Mode of application. Use the infusion for hot baths. Carry out the procedure once a day until the pain disappears.

This infusion of tomato tops is used for articular rheumatism.

Infusion of tomato tops with butter

Required: 5 g tomato tops, 200 ml water, 10 g butter.

Cooking method. Chop dry tomato tops, pour boiling water over them, keep at room temperature for 20-30 minutes, then strain. Combine 10 ml of infusion with softened butter. Mix the composition thoroughly.

Mode of application. Rub the mixture into painful areas of the body. Carry out the procedure daily until the pain disappears.

This infusion of tomato tops is used for articular rheumatism.

Infusion of tomato tops and birch buds

Required: 5 g tomato tops, 20 g birch buds, 100 g butter, 100 ml water.

Cooking method. Dry the tomato tops, grind them into powder, pour boiling water over them and leave for 15-20 minutes. Strain the finished infusion, add crushed birch buds and softened butter to it. Mix everything thoroughly.

Mode of application. Rub the composition into painful areas of the body. Carry out the procedure until the pain disappears.

This infusion of tomato leaves is used for articular rheumatism.

How else to use tomato tops infusion for rheumatism

Infusion of tomato tops with honey

Required: 5 g tomato tops, 200 ml water, 400 g honey.

Cooking method. Brew dried and crushed tomato tops with boiling water, keep for 20-30 minutes, then strain. Combine the resulting infusion with honey and mix well.

Mode of application. Rub the mixture into painful areas of the body. Carry out the procedure until the pain is relieved.

Infusion of tomato tops with lemon and garlic

Required: 5 g tomato tops, 100 g lemon, 5 g garlic, 500 ml water.

Cooking method. Dry and chop the tomato tops. Pass the lemons through a meat grinder. Crush the garlic cloves into a paste. Combine the prepared ingredients, pour boiling water over them and leave for 24 hours. After this, strain the infusion through a fine sieve or gauze folded in several layers.

Mode of application. Use the composition for compresses. Carry out the procedure daily until pain subsides.

Infusion of tomato tops and drupe leaves

Required: 5 g tomato tops, 10 g drupe leaves, 200 ml water.

Cooking method. Dry the tomato tops and drupe leaves, chop, mix, pour boiling water over them and leave for 15 minutes. Strain the finished infusion.

Mode of application. Use the composition for compresses. Carry out the procedure until the pain disappears.

The use of this remedy from tomato tops is effective for articular rheumatism and gout.

Infusion of tomato tops and sweet clover herb

Required: 5 g tomato tops, 10 g sweet clover herb, 200 ml water.

Cooking method. Mix dried and powdered tomato tops and sweet clover herb, pour boiling water over them, leave covered for 15 minutes, then strain through a fine sieve or gauze folded in several layers.

Mode of application. Use the infusion for lotions and compresses. Carry out the procedure until pain is relieved.

This remedy from tomato tops can be used for articular rheumatism.

How to use tomato tops for radiculitis

Infusion of tomato tops and burdock

Required: 5 g of tomato tops, 10 g of burdock leaves and cuttings, 200 ml of water.

Cooking method. Grind pre-dried tomato tops, as well as burdock leaves and cuttings into powder and combine. Pour boiling water over the resulting mixture and keep at room temperature for 15 minutes. Strain the finished infusion through a sieve or gauze folded in several layers.

Mode of application. Use the composition for compresses. Carry out the procedure until the pain is relieved.

This remedy is used for articular rheumatism and radiculitis.

Infusion of tomato tops and sage herb

Required: 5 g tomato tops, 10 g sage herb, 200 ml water.

Cooking method. Mix dried and crushed tomato tops and sage herb, pour boiling water over them, leave for 15 minutes, then strain.

Mode of application. Use the composition for compresses. Carry out the procedure until pain is relieved.

The use of this tomato tops remedy is recommended for articular rheumatism and radiculitis.

How can you use tomato tops for fungal diseases?

Infusion of tomato tops and medicinal plants

Required: 10 g tomato tops, 10 g oak bark, 10 g calendula flowers, 10 g blackberries, 10 g horsetail herb, 10 g verbena herb, 200 ml water.

Cooking method. Mix dry and powdered tomato tops, crushed oak bark, verbena herb, calendula flowers, and dried blackberries. Pour 10 g of the resulting mixture with boiling water and leave for 20-30 minutes. Then strain the infusion through a fine sieve or gauze folded in several layers.

Mode of application. Use the composition for lotions and treatment of affected skin areas. Carry out the procedure several times a day.

Infusion of tomato tops, burdock, calendula and hops

Required: 10 g tomato tops, 10 g burdock roots, 10 g calendula flowers, 10 g hop cones, 200 ml water, 10 g Vaseline.

Cooking method. Dry the tomato tops, burdock roots, calendula flowers and hop cones, chop and mix. Pour 10 g of the collection with boiling water and leave for 15 minutes. Strain the finished infusion. Combine 10 ml of infusion with Vaseline and mix well.

Mode of application. Apply the composition to the affected areas of the skin. Carry out the procedure several times a day.

The product is used for various fungal diseases.

Infusion of tomato tops and celandine herb

Required: 5 g tomato tops, 10 g celandine herb, 200 ml water.

Cooking method. Mix dry and crushed tomato tops with dried and powdered celandine herb, pour boiling water over it, leave for 15 minutes, then strain.

Mode of application. Use the infusion for lotions and treatment of affected skin areas. Carry out the procedure several times a day.

This remedy is used for fungal diseases.

Infusion of tomato tops and meadowsweet herb

Required: 5 g tomato tops, 10 g meadowsweet herb, 200 ml water.

Cooking method. Dry the tomato tops and meadowsweet grass, chop and combine. Pour boiling water over the resulting mixture, hold for 15 minutes, then strain through a fine sieve or gauze folded in several layers.

Mode of application. Use the infusion for lotions and treatment of affected skin areas.