There is no summer resident who would not strive to ensure that his plot was the best in the area, and all plantings grew and fruited to the envy of others. Therefore, every gardener has in store a lot of all kinds of tricks in this regard. Most of them concern plant nutrition.
After all, everyone knows very well that this is a guarantee of the harvest. What just do not use for this purpose amateur gardeners. Some people like eggshells, while others love potato peels. The main thing is that all these are improvised means, and therefore very economical, which is beneficial to any summer resident.
Yeast as fertilizer
So for crops such as tomatoes and peppers, there was a secret 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 case, ordinary baker's yeast came to the aid of gardeners. Who would have thought that such top dressing of tomatoes can give such a striking effect in their fruiting!
Everyone uses a product like yeast. It is necessary for baking bread or pies, and for making homemadekvass. Yes, and in many other dishes, yeast has 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 micronutrients;
- amino acids;
- organic iron.
All these substances contributed to the fact that fertilizing seedlings of tomatoes and peppers with yeast became an ideal option for vegetable crops.
What is the advantage of fertilizing with yeast for tomatoes
Yeast top dressing is increasingly used by summer residents for the reason that it has many positive factors influencing plants. Among them are the following:
- source of natural bacteria that increase plant immunity;
- significant increase in root formation in tomatoes;
- fertilizing tomatoes with yeast accelerates the growth of their vegetative mass;
- stimulator for seedling growth;
- hardiness of young plants increases even in low light.
Thanks to these factors, fertilizing tomato seedlings with yeast is becoming more and more popular every year.
Fertilizer recipe
Feeding tomatoes with yeast reviews is only positive. Summer residents most of all appreciated her recipe: for 5 liters of water, a kilogram of “live” yeast is taken. After the mixture has fermented, it is ready for use. But beforeby the very irrigation, the resulting solution must be further diluted with water. The ratio is taken as 1:10.
The “mash” has also proven itself, which can significantly improve both the growth and development of tomatoes. It is prepared as follows: 100 grams of yeast are combined with half a glass of sugar and poured with three liters of water. This solution should be kept warm for a week, covered with gauze.
Natural sourdough - the same yeast
Feeding can be done by using natural fermented starters instead of purchased baker's yeast. Such top dressing of tomatoes with yeast, 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 takes place among single-celled microorganisms that grow very rapidly. These are the most active stimulants for plants. These starters can be made from hops, wheat or bread.
Hop starter
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, 2 potatoes, grated on a fine grater, should be added to it. After thorough mixing, the mixture must be left for a day inwarm, after that the sourdough is ready for use. She feeds tomatoes with yeast in the greenhouse and in the open field. This slightly modified method of feeding plants did not cause any complaints from gardeners.
How yeast nutrition is done
This method of feeding seedlings cannot be called new. For several decades, summer residents have been practicing it with great success on their plots. Fertilizing seedlings of tomatoes and peppers with yeast is so popular due to the fact that this product is an excellent growth stimulator that can activate all the internal resources of the plant. But when carrying out this procedure, certain rules should be observed in order for this type of feeding to give the best effect:
- The first feeding 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 is increased to a liter per plant.
- The last feeding of tomatoes with yeast for the season 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 benefits of yeast as a fertilizer
Feeding tomato seedlings with yeast, like many other cultivated plants, only benefits them. What is this beneficial effect?
- Yeastare both a source of beneficial bacteria and an excellent growth stimulator for plants.
- Thanks to this top dressing, root formation is activated, the substances that yeast cells secrete into the water can accelerate the appearance of the root system by almost two weeks.
- With such top dressing, the growth of green mass increases significantly, and the plants themselves become stronger.
- Seedlings that received a yeast top dressing in the spring stretch much less, and tolerate picking better.
- The use of yeast solution as a foliar application received excellent recommendations.
What other plants are suitable for this top dressing
In addition to the fact that amateur gardeners fertilize tomatoes with yeast, other garden plants also like it. Yes, and indoor flowers from her will be delighted. Of garden crops, tomatoes, peppers and cucumbers most of all react to such top dressing. She also likes strawberries. The result of yeast feeding, as shown by numerous reviews, is an increase in the yield of vegetable, fruit and berry crops by several times.
Gardener note
Yeast, like other preparations of effective microorganisms, are active only in heat. Any cooling of the soil and the environment will either kill the active 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 the solution prepared on their basis has not expired,since using an expired product will not bring the desired result.
It should be remembered that the abuse of top dressing is unacceptable. Everything is good in moderation. Three feedings are enough for the season. Two of them are held in the spring to stimulate the processes of vegetation and the formation of ovaries, and one in the summer, in order to better form peduncles and fruits.
Tomatoes and peppers are fertilized with yeast after adding ash or crushed eggshells to the ground. This rule should be remembered, as the process of fermentation increases the absorption of potassium and calcium from the soil.
