How to deal with phytophthora?

Many gardeners are worried about the question of how to deal with phytophthora. This issue becomes especially acute when brown unnatural stains appear on green fruits.

Fighting phytophthora is very difficult, but stillperhaps. There are chemical methods of struggle, as well as home remedies. Each of these methods is able to give a good result and save your crop from imminent death.

Home remedies

• Pathogenic fungi do not like rising temperatures,especially above 28 degrees. Therefore, it is sometimes useful for plants to arrange a thermae, closing all the windows and doors in the greenhouse. During flowering, this method is not recommended.
• If the seedlings are already strong, you can pierce the stems at a height of 5 cm from the ground with a piece of copper wire. Copper ions will not give rise to phytophthora.
• Spray tomatoes with freshly prepared garlicinfusion. To do this, you need 1.5 glasses of grated garlic, 1.5 g of potassium permanganate and a couple of tablespoons of battered laundry soap. All components dissolve in 10 liters of water, mix thoroughly and strain. The resulting solution to process the bushes.
• Phytophthora dies on contact with the dairy environmentand microflora, so it is useful to prevent the solution of fermented milk. Milk is mixed with water in a proportion of 1 to 10, add to each liter 2 drops of iodine. This solution is sprayed with plants. Kefir, diluted in water in the same proportion as milk, is also suitable.

Chemicals

• Diseases are harder to overcome strongly the plant. Therefore, it is worthwhile to use phosphorus-potassium fertilizers. For 10 liters of water, you need to dilute 2 tablespoons of superphosphate and one spoonful of potassium sulfate.
• For a couple of weeks before planting the crop, one must sprinkle seedlings with 1% Bordeaux fluid or a fungicide.
• Well from phytofluors help copper containingpreparations, but after their use, the fruit should not be eaten for at least 3 weeks. Such methods of processing will not work if you grow a crop in a greenhouse.

Remember that fighting with phytophthora is enougha difficult occupation. To date, not a single drug has been invented, capable of 100% cope with this ailment. You should know that as soon as you see fruits or leaves damaged by phytophthora on the plant, they should be removed immediately to avoid the rapid spread of the fungus.