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Iodine is one of the most important trace elements on which a person’s overall health, development, growth, vitality and reaching old age in good condition and health depend. It can rid plants of late blight and powdery mildew, protects roots and is also excellent against fruit rot.
Using a relatively small amount of iodine as a fertilizer leads to strong plants and higher yields.
I bought one bottle of liquid iodine at the pharmacy and it lasted me into the second season. It’s used only by drops.
Iodine for plants
Iodine plays an important role in the vital activity of plants and in the normal course of their physiological processes. It is involved in the synthesis of individual amino acids and proteins (contained in their composition), is a natural antiseptic, and participates in respiration, photosynthesis and nitrogen metabolism.
Iodine for watering plants
This trace element is effective against most molds, viruses and bacteria — it is especially effective in combating blight, rot and powdery mildew.
A lack of iodine in plants can lead to reduced resistance to various diseases. The reason for iodine deficiency may be a lack of this element in the soil (especially in peat, sandy soils and soils exhausted by crops).
Too acidic soils are unfavorable for iodine — in them iodine immediately moves to lower layers and becomes inaccessible to plants. The most natural iodine is found in fertile black soil, lowlands and especially in coastal areas.
Iodine for treating plants
Visually determining a deficiency of this trace element in plants is fairly difficult, because some symptoms coincide with those of other diseases and pest damage.
Therefore we recommend at least preventive fertilization of plants with iodine — it will be useful in every garden and certainly will not harm the plants.
Iodine solution for seedlings
Watering seedlings with iodine helps them grow faster and strengthen. In the initial stages of development, the use of this trace element is key to creating high resistance to adverse environmental factors and various diseases.
What iodine gives plants
A watering with an iodine solution is suitable for seedlings of tomatoes, peppers, cucumbers, eggplant and cabbage. To make the solution dilute 1 drop of iodine in 3 liters of water. Mix thoroughly and water the seedlings at the root. One watering will be enough to enrich the seedlings with iodine. The solution must not touch the leaves and stem. Remember that it naturally occurs only in the soil and therefore should act only in the root area.
Iodine against mold
Iodine is suitable for houseplants
Potato blight is the scourge of almost every gardener. The first sign of blight on tomatoes is brown spots on the leaves on the underside. Gradually the leaf can yellow and dry out, and the infected fruit is affected in the same way. To protect tomatoes you can use an iodine solution.
Iodine with milk for plants
Approximately three weeks after the shoots appear, lightly spray the plants with a solution of 15 drops of iodine, 10 liters of water and 1 liter of skimmed milk. This treatment can be repeated another 2 to 3 times with an interval of at least two weeks between sprays.
Iodine against powdery mildew
Powdery mildew most often affects currants, gooseberries and blackberries. It also affects cucumbers, tomatoes, peppers and pumpkins. It also attacks roses, peonies, chrysanthemums.
Iodine watering for plants
Against powdery mildew an excellent solution is 1 ml of iodine and 1 liter of skimmed milk or whey per 9 liters of water (you can add 1 tablespoon of liquid soap to the solution so it adheres better to the plants). Spraying can be repeated every two weeks until the disease completely disappears.
Iodine against pests
Pests such as larvae and beetles that feed on plant roots can be eliminated with an iodine solution. To fight larvae, prepare the solution as follows: 20 ml of iodine per 10 liters of water and pour 1 liter under each bush.
Iodine as top dressing and fertilizer for plants
Iodine is successfully used for plants not only as an antiseptic and bactericidal agent, but also as an additional universal fertilizer. Cabbage, cucumbers, tomatoes, peppers and garden strawberries respond to such fertilization with vigor, resistance and greater harvest yields.
Iodine for spraying plants
To feed tomatoes, cucumbers and peppers with iodine (in the greenhouse and in the open field) use a solution of 40 drops of iodine per 10 liters of water. Dose 0.5 liters of this solution under each plant after the first flowers appear. Repeat the iodine feeding no sooner than every 3-4 weeks.
Iodine for houseplants
It is possible to use iodine not only for vegetables and herbs, but also for houseplants. Of course, especially weakened plants and those that do not have the strength to bloom will be reborn with this feeding. Watering flowers with iodine is always done only on moist soil and preferably along the edge of the pot so that you are sure you will not scorch the plant’s roots in any way. In the case of houseplants, iodine is always used at 1 drop and
Iodine for plant protection
Mix 1 drop of iodine in 1 liter of water (ideally rainwater). We can use this mixture for fertilizing. Apply it to the inner walls of the flowerpot and always use a maximum of 50 ml for each watering. Do not exceed the recommended dose of 50 ml so as not to damage geranium roots. The watering is recommended once a month. The solution is also excellent for geraniums.
