The penny cucumber solution I use for Pest prevention. And I advise you if you get a Gorgeous harvest
Cucumber is a tasty and healthy vegetable, which every gardener is engaged in growing on his personal plot. But not many people manage to get an excellent harvest of this vegetable crop, because cucumbers are often exposed to various diseases and infections.
Thanks to my many years of experience in growing cucumbers, I learned one important agronomic feature in this process, which allows me to get a rich harvest of these vegetables every year.
It's all about the magic solution, which serves as a prophylactic agent against pests and at the same time is an effective top dressing for cucumbers. I will gladly share with you his recipe.
Main components
The main components of the cucumber solution are two components that literally have a penny cost: milk whey and ammonia.
Their purchase is not difficult, for this it is enough to visit a grocery store and a pharmacy. Milk whey consists mainly of water, but it also contains trace elements, vitamins, amino acids and lactic acid bacteria necessary for the full growth of the plant.
Ammonia, which is part of ammonia, neutralizes acidity in lactic serum, so that the plant can easily absorb all nutrients found in solution substances.
Beneficial features
The main problem of growing cucumbers is that during its fruiting period, this vegetable the culture is exposed to numerous pests (root rot, powdery mildew and etc.).
This significantly weakens the plant, since it is forced to spend energy on resisting diseases. A solution based on milk whey and ammonia will become an effective prophylactic agent against pathogenic microorganisms.
After processing cucumbers with this solution, a thin film forms on the plant, which performs a protective function and acts as barrier for spores of various fungi, aphids, thrips, other pathogenic microorganisms and insects thirsty for damage to vegetables culture.
At the same time, the milk solution is an excellent top dressing for cucumbers, which helps to increase the number of ovaries and the duration of the fruiting period.
Preparation and application
To prepare a miraculous milk solution, you will need 0.5 liters of milk whey and ammonia in an amount of 2 tbsp. l. Stir these components thoroughly and pour the resulting liquid into settled water in a volume of 4.5 liters, stir again.
Pour the finished solution into the sprayer and you can start the treatment, during which it costs adhere to the following recommendations:
Spraying of cucumbers should be carried out weekly from the beginning of the fruiting period until the end of the season.
· The optimal time for processing - early morning or late evening.
· It is best to spray in cloudy weather.
· It is important that both the inner and outer sides of the sheet are processed.
Compliance with the recommendations will help protect cucumbers from pest damage and get their excellent harvest.
I have been using this recipe for sprinkling cucumbers for many years and have never let me down. Try it and you will be convinced of its effectiveness.