The use of boric acid for spraying and processing peppers

Signs of boron deficiency and excess in peppers

Boron has a positive effect on the metabolic process of plants. Its deficiency contributes to the accumulation of ammonia, which will adversely affect the future harvest.

Signs of boron deficiency in peppers:

1. The leaves of the plants are very small, do not grow, and become deformed (change shape).
2. Flowers and ovaries fall off prematurely.
3. There are few fruits, they are ugly in shape.
4. The growth of the root system slows down and the development of new shoots stops.



The increased boron content in peppers is also easy to determine by the appearance of the plants:

1. The leaves turn yellow, wither and fall off.
2. The shape of the sheets takes on a dome-like appearance.
3. At the tips, the leaves begin to curl into a tube.

Boron oversaturation, as well as its deficiency, negatively affects the cultivation of sweet peppers.

Excess boron - how to determine

Boron deficiency is just as harmful as deficiency. Frequently spraying cucumbers with boric acid causes the leaves to curl and fall off. The growth of the bush is delayed, and a brown edge appears on the old leaves. It is especially unpleasant when poor calculations affect the yield of crops that are needed on the farm such as potatoes and cucumbers.

With the correct application of boron for cucumbers, the plants will be protected from diseases such as root bacteriosis, white and gray rot, as well as fungal infections.

Advantages and disadvantages of boric acid

Skilled gardeners know how important boron spraying of peppers and other garden crops is.

The benefits and harms of boron for peppers:

Treatment against diseases and pests

By strengthening peppers, boric acid makes them resistant to diseases. Its solution has a disinfectant effect, therefore it helps to get rid of the pathogens of phytoplasmosis, blackleg, verticillium, and late blight.

When the leaves begin to fall during the flowering of peppers, they need to be sprayed with the mixture:

• urea - 2 tbsp. l.;
• water - bucket;
• mullein - 1 l;
• boric acid - 10 g.

To combat late blight, the following composition is used:

• boric acid - 10 g;
• iodine - 30 drops;
• potassium permanganate - 3 g;
• water - bucket.

These substances can be treated separately according to the following scheme:

Composition against powdery mildew and late blight:

• boric acid - 0.2 g;
• brilliant green - 2 drops;
• water - 1 l.

To prevent powdery mildew from developing on peppers, it is useful to add a little soda or ash to spray solutions.

To prevent gray rot:

• boric acid - 2 g;
• ash - 1 glass;
• potassium permanganate - 2 g;
• iodine - 1 tsp;
• water bucket.

Boric acid is poison for ants. To attract insects to the poison, it is mixed with sweets:

• boric acid - 5 g;
• hot water - half a glass;
• honey (jam) - 1 tsp;
• granulated sugar - 6 tsp.

You need to dilute the acid, then add the rest of the ingredients and stir well. Place the bait in areas where the ants move, covering the mixture from the rain. If the plantings were fertilized with boron, an interval of 2 weeks must be maintained before spraying against diseases.

Scope of application

Boron acid is widely used by gardeners to preserve crops. It is used to fertilize, stimulate seed growth, and enrich wetlands. Spray peppers for rapid development of ovaries.

Boric acid is used in different ways:

• watered;
• sprayed;
• sprinkle dry powder.

According to gardeners, spraying is the most effective method. Allows you to control the consumption of the drug, eliminates the risk of overfeeding the plantings, and you can treat a large area in a short time.

Seed treatment and disinfection

Some of the seed material may be infected with viruses, fungi, and other infectious agents, which are activated during seed germination. In order to destroy pathogens of peppers, the seeds are disinfected. They are soaked in boric acid, which is recognized by gardeners as an effective means of preventing late blight.

Prepare a weak solution: dissolve the dry preparation in 0.5 liters of water (on the tip of a knife), drop the seeds.

Gardeners recommend adding potassium permanganate to the boron solution, which kills all pathogens. After treating pepper seeds in boron with potassium permanganate, the plants are not afraid of infectious diseases. Since the majority of fungal infections come from the seed (80%), and only 20% come from the soil.

Strengthening the root system of plantings

Boron acid is used to feed peppers by watering them at the root of the plant, provided that signs of microelement deficiency have become noticeable. For this purpose, 2 g of the drug is dissolved in a bucket of water (10 l). Using boron, the roots of peppers are strengthened. They grow faster, develop, and provide strength for the growth of young shoots. In addition, boron is used as an antiseptic. It prevents root rotting at high humidity.

The solution is watered directly at the roots of the plants, trying not to get on the lower leaves and stems of the peppers, after which the soil is immediately loosened. Fertilizing will become more effective if organic matter, such as manure, is added to the solution. In particular, when leaves and ovaries fall off on peppers. Young plants are watered with boron half a month after planting in a permanent place (in a greenhouse or in a garden bed).

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Important. To avoid burns, before root fertilizing with boron solution, it is advisable to moisten the soil with clean water.

Stimulation of the ovary

Sweet pepper is a crop that is responsive to fertilizing. The most effective option for the formation and development of ovaries is spraying peppers with boric acid. In order to prevent boron deficiency, plants are sprayed before flowering. Boron activates the growth of the ovary, which will affect the future harvest. The more ovaries there are, the richer the harvest.

Strengthening pepper bushes

Boron is a microelement necessary for the nutrition and growth of all parts of the plant: leaves, stem, ovary. It is especially necessary to spray young seedlings grown at home: on the balcony, windowsill.

Since seedlings are weaker than plants growing in the garden, they need to be fed intensively. Also, spraying pepper bushes with boron is necessary for plants with fallen leaves. It is advisable to add mullein or urea so that the pure chemical solution is not too strong.

Pest and insect control

Spraying peppers with boron not only strengthens the bushes, but also makes them resilient and able to resist diseases. The solution disinfects and gets rid of pests and infectious agents: blackleg, late blight, verticillium. With the help of boric acid, gardeners fight insects, such as ants.

Reviews from gardeners

Last year I bought boric acid at the pharmacy in the form of a fine powder, at the rate of 5 g per 10 liters, it caused minor burns. In garden stores it is sold in larger granules, it is normally 5 g per 10 liters. Well, a pharmacy costs 5 times more than in a garden store.

Oika

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1 g per 10 l. - this is “nothing” at all! I sprayed it before - about 1 gram per liter of water (I don’t need 10 for tomatoes).

Serebryanka

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Boric acid for cucumbers, spraying in particular, is used literally at every stage of planting and growing a plant. You can even water mature bushes with it.

Ohnich

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Boric alcohol is quite suitable for feeding. Alcohol will not harm; when diluted, its concentration will be negligible.

Maria

https://www.asienda.ru/answers/prigodnost-rastvora-bornoj-kisloty-dlya-uluchsheniya-zavyazi/

Treating cucumbers and tomatoes with boric acid solution is a good way to increase yield and strengthen plant immunity. It is only important to use the drug on time and in recommended doses.

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Many gardeners know such a fertilizer as boric acid; the use of such fertilizer in the garden can improve productivity, stimulate growth and protect plants from diseases. We will tell you why boron is needed and how to use it correctly, and also help you recognize signs of boron deficiency in plants.

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Preparation of boric acid solutions and precautions

To prepare the solution, take the dry substance and water and dilute it for spraying. The drug dissolves in hot water, so the water is heated to +85 °C. Pour the powder into 1 liter of hot water, stir, and add cold water to the required volume.

Boron acid is a weak chemical compound and belongs to the 4th category of danger. Once on the skin, it does not leave a burn.

When working with acid, even with a low hazard rating, the following precautions should be observed:

1. Prepare the solution wearing special protective clothing and gloves.
2. Use a respirator to protect your respiratory system.
3. After finishing working with the drug, you need to change clothes and wash your hands, neck, and face with special care.
4. It is important to make sure that children and animals do not have access to the prepared solution.

The finished product for spraying is placed in a dark place where it is cool and there is no food, medicine, or drinking water nearby.

Boron is difficult to remove from the human body through the kidneys. It is deposited and accumulates. Symptoms of boron poisoning:

• be sick;
• the skin peels and may develop a rash.

If these signs appear, consult a doctor immediately.

How and when to use the product

According to vegetable growers, it is spraying peppers, unlike other types of fertilizing, that gives the best results. The consumption of the working solution when spraying is 1 liter per 10 m2. To avoid burns to plants, the substance is sprayed with a spray bottle so that the product gets equally evenly onto all plantings.

Spray peppers for the following purposes:

• enhancing flowering, fruiting, stimulating the formation of new ovaries;
• improving the taste of fruits;
• increasing vitality, immunity to diseases and pests.

They begin to spray peppers when there is a clear lack of boron: leaves, ovaries, and flowers become smaller and fall off. The bush does not develop.

For soaking seed material

Before sowing, sweet pepper seeds are treated with boron. It not only disinfects, but also stimulates rapid seed germination. For this purpose, the seed is wrapped in gauze. Place in a solution of boric acid (0.2 g diluted in 1 liter of water), incubate for 12 hours or days.

Caring gardeners sometimes prepare seeds for sowing by soaking them in a mixture of boron. According to them, it is more effective:

1. Onion peels (2 cups) are poured into 0.5 liters of hot water.
2. Ash (1 tbsp) is diluted in 0.5 liters of water.
3. Add potassium permanganate (1 g), boric acid (0.2 g), soda (5 g).
4. Mix all components thoroughly.

After such treatment, the planting material is healthy, strong, resistant to diseases and pests.

As a foliar feeding

Carry out 3 sprayings for fruiting and feeding peppers:

• when buds form;
• the first flowers appear;
• when the harvest ripens.

During the budding phase, treatment with boric acid enhances the growth of new buds and stimulates their development.

The second spraying strengthens the ovaries and promotes the formation of new ones. To prepare the solution, 2 g of the drug is dissolved in 10 liters of water. Spray the same solution against fruit rotting. You can feed pickled seedlings with a mixture (0.5 g of boron per 1 liter of water). During the period of fruit ripening, peppers are sprayed to improve the taste. They become sweeter. The concentration of the working solution is weaker (0.1 g of dry powder per 1 liter of water).

Important. Spray peppers in the evening, after sunset or on a cloudy day.

Root treatment

Boric acid is rarely used as a root fertilizer. Only in some cases, when there is an urgent need: boron deficiency, infectious contamination.

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To prepare a boron solution, 2 g of acid is diluted in a bucket of water (10 l). This product is poured from a watering can with gentle pressure directly to the root. Before applying fertilizer, be sure to water the peppers with plain water.

Using the drug against diseases and pests: principle of action

Peppers are sprayed with boric acid to prevent fungal infections. Diseases such as late blight and phytoplasmosis can harm not only the fruits, but also destroy the plant.

To keep the bush healthy, it is first treated with a not too concentrated solution of potassium permanganate (pale pink). After a week, spray with boron solution. And a week later - iodine.

When processing bushes, not only they are sprayed, but all the equipment used for processing. To combat insects that eat pepper, spraying is carried out with a preparation with the addition of grated laundry soap (1 tbsp) and ash (1 tbsp).

Fight against late blight

It affects many garden crops. To combat late blight, a complex of drugs is used. First, the bushes are treated with a weak solution of potassium permanganate, and then with boric acid and iodine. The interval between spraying is 7 days.

Spraying with the following composition gives a wonderful result:

• 1 liter of water;
• 2-3 drops of brilliant green;
• 0.2 g boric acid.

Boric acid against ants

It is possible to get rid of ants by making baits. But sooner than in half a month, it will not be possible to remove the insects. Making bait is easy:

1. 5 g of boric acid are dissolved in hot water (half a glass).
2. Add honey or jam (1 tsp), granulated sugar (5-6 tsp).
3. Mix thoroughly, place the mixture in a saucer, and place it on ant trails.

Baits are installed so that children and pets do not have access to them.

When to spray pepper

You should start watering the crop with a chemical, taking into account its appearance. In case of boron deficiency, leaves and ovaries fall off and the bush does not develop.

If you need to extend the fruiting period and fertilize the pepper, then during flowering you need to spray it three times:

• during the period of bud ripening - will accelerate development;
• when the first flowers appear, the ovaries will improve, which will prevent them from falling off;
• during the ripening period, the number of fruits will increase.

Fertilizers can be applied unscheduled. We need to rely on the development of culture and its state. If there are any changes for the worse, then you can begin the procedure. The ideal time for this is evening or a cloudy day, but without precipitation.

Boric acid: which manufacturer to choose

The drug is produced by many manufacturers. The most famous of them are used by gardeners.

How to properly prepare a solution for use

Boric acid can be used in powder form, but the plant takes longer to absorb the substance this way. Therefore, gardeners use a special solution. To dilute crystals without complications, you need to:

1. Heat one liter of water to a temperature of 70-80 degrees.
2. Pour in a small amount of powder and stir until dissolved.
3. Adjust the volume to the desired volume by adding water.

Proportions are determined depending on the purpose of use.

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Important. You must follow safety rules: protect your hands with gloves and your face with a respirator.

Combined fertilizers with boric acid

The preparation with boron is an important trace element in growing sweet peppers. But sometimes, for a more effective result, it is used together with other means.

For example, adding potassium permanganate to a boron solution is an excellent fertilizer for peppers in the spring. They also combine boron with potassium permanganate when soaking seeds for the purpose of disinfection.

Fertilizers with boron:

All these preparations contain boron, which is easily absorbed by plants. Boric acid interacts with amino acids and microelements present in the preparations. By combining with them, it forms stable chemical bonds that enhance the effect of the substance.

First aid for acid poisoning

Rinse immediately. If there is blood in the vomit, washing is still carried out. Before washing, premedication is carried out: various painkillers and antispasmodics are administered. This prevents further absorption of acid into the blood.

To ensure forced diuresis and alkalization of the blood, pieces of ice, as well as various medications, are used. This makes it possible to neutralize the effect of acids that have already entered the blood. Painkillers and narcotics are used for pain relief; in case of bleeding, cold is applied to the stomach area. If necessary, blood transfusions are performed. After the condition has stabilized, further treatment begins as indicated.

The most common mistakes

Often, gardeners, when growing peppers, make mistakes, harming the plants:

1. Boron deficiency is confused with oversaturation. A more thorough examination of the plant’s appearance and knowledge of the signs of boron deficiency and excess will help you avoid mistakes.
2. Apply root fertilizer to soil that has not been previously watered with clean water.
3. Spraying is carried out on a sunny day. When exposed to the sun's rays, boric acid leaves burns on the leaves and shoots of plants.

Feeding tomato seedlings

Tomatoes need iodine to increase productivity, improve the quality of fruits and their visual attractiveness, but such fertilizing can only be done once. Moreover, it won’t hurt to fertilize healthy sprouts.

The solution is prepared at the rate of a drop of iodine per 3 liters of water. Watering is carried out when the second true leaf appears on the seedlings.

Repeated root feeding of tomatoes with iodine is carried out after transplanting into the ground, when the ovaries are formed. This time the solution should be more concentrated. For 10 liters of water, take 3-4 drops of iodine. For short-growing ones, 600-800 ml is enough for one bush, and for tall ones, at least a liter is needed, and preferably 1200 ml for one bush. It’s also better to soak the tomatoes well beforehand so that you don’t have to water them the next day.

The third feeding is carried out at the very beginning of fruiting. In addition to iodine, wood ash is also added to the solution. The solution turns out to be quite concentrated.

In 5 liters of water you need to infuse three liters of ash for several hours, then pour 10 ml of iodine and boric acid into a bottle. The resulting mixture must be mixed with five liters of water, mix well and add 300-500 to the root.