Action and effectiveness of yeast
Baker's yeast, which belongs to the group of unicellular fungi, is the best budgetary means for feeding nightshades. The product contains proteins, amino acids and vitamins. When released into the soil, active yeast compounds begin to interact with local microorganisms, which allows the release of nutrients. In particular, the soil is enriched with nitrogen and phosphorus. Yeasts also inhibit pathogenic microorganisms.
It is no secret that many problems in the development of nightshades occur due to a lack of nutrients. Summer residents learned about the benefits of yeast in the garden back in the 1970s. However, later this remedy was no longer used due to the appearance of chemicals on the market. Now many vegetable growers are returning to past experience in order to grow the most environmentally friendly product possible.
Benefits of using yeast
The effect of yeast on the plant is similar to the effect of preparations of effective microorganisms:
- rapid absorption of nutrients by the plant;
- active development of roots and above-ground parts of the plant;
- increase in the number of ovaries and fruits;
- increasing resistance to diseases, pests and temperature changes;
- quick adaptation after a dive;
- improvement of soil properties - enrichment with phosphorus and nitrogen;
- ease of diluting the solution and maintaining proportions.
Peculiarity . The product is suitable for feeding carrots, cucumbers, peppers, flowers and garden shrubs. However, it is not recommended to fertilize garlic, onions and potatoes with the product.
Lack of yeast nutrition
Experts agree that the product stimulates root growth well and is a good alternative to many expensive EM preparations. However, due to the high activity of bacteria, potassium and calcium are quickly washed out of the soil. For yeast to work, there must be sufficient organic compounds in the soil.
Frequent use of yeast in the garden can result in soil that is rocky, difficult to work, and organically poor.
This problem can be solved using the following methods:
- Before planting, add organic fertilizers to the soil.
- To protect against leaching of useful elements, use wood ash. If a pure yeast solution was used, then the next day it is necessary to scatter the ash on the beds.
- Fertilize well-warmed soil.
Reaction of tomatoes to yeast
The yeast solution is suitable for treating both seedlings and adult plants grown in greenhouses. The rich content of useful elements allows plants to gain strength faster and resist diseases.
Yeast allows you to get a rich harvest. The plant blooms and bears fruit wildly. Tomatoes grow large, fleshy and juicy.
What are the benefits of yeast fertilizer?
Tomatoes belong to the nightshade crops, which are quite demanding on the composition and structure of the soil. It is almost impossible to grow a good harvest on a poor, depleted substrate, so during the growing season they willingly “absorb” nutrients from environmentally friendly, natural fertilizers.
Feeding tomatoes with yeast in a greenhouse began to be used relatively recently, but is already enjoying well-deserved popularity. It's all about the composition of the yeast. This is a group of single-celled fungi that contain elements such as nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium. They are also enriched with microelements, amino acids and vitamins, which are important for tomatoes.
Once in the soil, yeast fungi actively interact with soil microorganisms. Thanks to the chemical processes that take place, the compounds needed by the tomato are released. They are present in the soil in an accessible form and can be absorbed by the tomato crop.
Warning! During chemical transformations, yeast actively absorbs potassium and calcium, which must be replenished with wood ash.
The ash is used simultaneously with fertilizing with yeast or added the next day. When using yeast feeding in a greenhouse, the quality of tomatoes improves noticeably:
- planted seedlings take root and acclimatize better;
- the aerial part of the tomato is characterized by rapid growth;
- a powerful root system is formed;
- more ovaries are formed, which increases the yield;
- strong immunity develops and tomatoes become more resistant to adverse environmental factors, pests and diseases.
Natural fertilizer can be used already at the stage of growing seedlings, which become stronger, stockier, with a branched root system. The big advantage of this fertilizer is the presence of only natural additives, so the harvest will be environmentally friendly and healthy. The effect that yeast has on tomatoes is similar to the effect of today's popular EM preparations, but the former are distinguished by their natural composition and low price.
Feeding seedlings
Seedlings grown at home often suffer from a lack of sunlight, which weakens their root system. Fertilizing with yeast allows strong roots to form several weeks earlier than untreated nightshades.
Natural fertilizer acts on seedlings so that they begin to grow in breadth rather than upward. It also helps to increase the stability of the plant, which means it will more easily tolerate planting in the ground.
To process seedlings, make the following solution: 10 g of dry yeast, 2 tbsp. l. Mix sugar and 10 liters of warm water and leave for several hours. The concentrate is diluted with water in a ratio of 1:5.
A few days after treatment, the seedlings noticeably increase in size, the leaves thicken and acquire a rich color.
Recipes for seedlings and greenhouse tomatoes
The above recipes can be used to feed tomato seedlings with yeast. If young bushes are in a greenhouse, then one watering will be enough to support the seedlings. A yeast solution is added along with complex mineral mixtures or organic matter. The volume of green mass increases rapidly.
After planting seedlings in open ground, fertilizing tomatoes with yeast is carried out no earlier than one week , when the root system adapts to the new location and is ready to accept yeast treats.
You can water tomatoes with yeast using green fertilizer as a base. To do this, first prepare the green tincture itself. Pour a third of the cut weeds, nettles or green manure into a large barrel. Fill with water to the brim and infuse for 7 – 10 days . Yeast starter is diluted with this infusion. This provides additional potassium nutrition.
Feeding tomatoes in a greenhouse
To obtain a rich harvest in the greenhouse, you need to provide optimal conditions: maintain a balance of humidity, temperature and lighting. Watering is also important, as well as timely fertilization of plants - violation of these rules will lead to inhibition of plant development and impoverishment of ovaries. Yeast feeding allows tomatoes to actively develop.
The basic rule for growing nightshades in a greenhouse is to prepare the soil before planting seedlings. The best natural fertilizers are compost and manure, per 1 sq. m area you will need a bucket of fertilizer. As soon as the plants have been planted, they must be mulched with straw. Then the tomatoes only need yeast feeding; no other fertilizers are needed.
Yeast is a natural stimulant for tomatoes
Yeasts are living organisms with a rich mineral and organic composition. When they are introduced into the soil under favorable conditions, yeast interacts with local microorganisms. As a result of the active activity of the latter, many nutritional elements, which were previously in an inert state, begin to be released and come to a state in which they can be easily absorbed by tomato plants. In particular, as a result of the activity of microorganisms, there is an active release of nitrogen and phosphorus - two main elements that are vital for tomatoes to develop.
Comment! The effect of yeast on tomatoes is in many ways similar to the currently popular EM preparations.
But the cost of yeast is disproportionately less, and therefore it is much more profitable to use it.
True, it follows from this that for good interaction, yeast needs the required number of microorganisms in the soil. And they appear only when there is sufficient organic matter in the soil. This means that before planting tomatoes in a greenhouse, it is advisable to make sure that the soil in the greenhouse is saturated with organic matter. Usually, for these purposes, a bucket of compost or humus is added per square meter of beds. This amount should be enough for tomatoes for the whole season. In the future, after planting the seedlings, it is advisable to additionally mulch them with straw or sawdust. This will have a beneficial effect on maintaining moisture in the soil, which will reduce the amount of watering. On the other hand, this organic matter will allow tomatoes to do without additional fertilizers in the future if you use yeast for fertilizing.
Attention! You just need to take into account the fact that yeast simultaneously absorbs a significant amount of potassium and calcium from the soil.
But in this case, they have also long ago come up with a way out: along with yeast fertilizing or the day after it, add wood ash to the bed with tomatoes. It is a source of essential calcium and potassium, as well as many other microelements.
Yeast has another unique ability - when dissolved in water, it releases substances that enhance the root growth process several times. It is not for nothing that they are included in many modern root formation stimulants. This property also has a positive effect on the growth and development of tomatoes in a greenhouse when feeding them with yeast.
To summarize, we can say that yeast is a valuable substance for use as a fertilizer for tomatoes, because as a result of its application:
- You can observe active growth of the above-ground parts of tomatoes;
- The root system is growing;
- The composition of the soil under tomatoes is qualitatively improved;
- Seedlings tolerate picking easier and recover faster;
- There is an increase in the number of ovaries and fruits. Their ripening period is reduced;
- Tomatoes become more resistant to adverse weather conditions;
- Resistance to major diseases, primarily late blight, increases.
In addition, yeast does not contain any artificial additives, so you can be guaranteed to get an environmentally friendly harvest. They are also affordable for every gardener, which is not always the case with other fashionable fertilizers.
When and how to feed tomatoes
The first fertilizing with yeast is carried out a week after planting the seedlings; 0.5 liters of solution is enough for one bush. The procedure is repeated after the tomatoes have taken root well and the first two or three leaves have appeared - you will need 1 liter of mixture per bush.
The tomatoes can be treated for the third time shortly before the flowering period - 2 liters of solution per plant. To treat seedlings, use the following solution: 100 g of wet yeast is mixed with 1 liter of warm water, after a couple of hours the concentrate is diluted with water so that its volume is 10 liters. If there are few bushes, then you can take fewer ingredients - dilute 10 g of yeast in 100 g of water, the total volume of the solution should be 1 liter.
Important ! The prepared solution must be used on the same day. Do not feed seedlings with fermented mixture!
The solution is carefully poured under the root of the plant. It is better to water the plants in the morning or evening in calm weather.
For the second procedure, you can make a solution that uses fermented yeast. The older the plants, the longer the concentrate needs to sit. 1 kg of wet yeast is dissolved in 5 liters of warm water. A couple of days after the smell of fermentation appears, the solution is diluted with water at room temperature in a ratio of 1:10. 0.5 liters of fertilizer is enough for one bush.
In addition to application at the root, yeast is used to water plants before flowering. During the procedure, you need to carefully process the stem and leaf on both sides. To do this, it is better to use a watering can with a diffuser. The procedure cannot be carried out during the daytime, as direct sunlight will evaporate the moisture.
How often and when to fertilize
At each stage of development, yeast brings its own benefits to the tomato; they can be used from the seedling stage to the period of active fruiting.
Seedling
Before using the yeast solution on the seedlings, they must grow a little. The first time such fertilizing is carried out after the tomato seedlings have been picked into separate pots. Since the plants are still small, it is better to use a small syringe or a medical syringe without a needle to carry out root feeding.
A small amount of yeast solution is introduced under each seedling, being careful not to get it on the stem. You can alternate root and foliar feeding. When a nutrient solution is applied to the leaves, it is quickly absorbed by the plant tissues. Foliar feeding is considered the safest way to apply fertilizers.
After disembarkation
After the seedlings are planted in open ground or a greenhouse, you need to give the plants time to adapt to the new place. The first feeding with yeast is carried out 10-15 days after transplantation. The solution applied to the soil improves the absorption capacity of the roots and has a beneficial effect on the structure and composition of the soil. Tomato bushes become strong and have bright foliage.
On a note! Feeding with yeast helps tomatoes better tolerate persistent heat.
In the future, such fertilizing can be done every 20 days. One bush consumes 1-2 liters of nutrient solution. The older the plant, the more feeding it needs. The use of yeast has some nuances. As a result of chemical reactions caused by fungi, calcium and potassium disappear from the soil. To prevent tomatoes from suffering from a deficiency of these elements, some time after watering with a yeast solution, wood ash is added under the bushes.
During flowering
During flowering, it is better to carry out foliar feeding with yeast. A solution made from dry yeast is more suitable for it. The granules should be thoroughly dissolved in water so that no sediment remains. According to the observations of gardeners, sometimes yeast at the time of flowering can cause a negative reaction in tomatoes.
Before treating the entire planting, spray only one bush and check its condition the next day. If everything is in order with the plant, you can treat the remaining plantings. Try not to get the composition on the flowers, spray it on the leaves and stems. If you decide to feed at the root, the plant must first be watered abundantly.
In dry, hot weather, the feeding solution is made weakly concentrated. Bushes that look weakened and react to the vagaries of the weather are additionally fed with iodine. With a lack of this element, plants' immunity decreases, they become susceptible to diseases and pest attacks, and have pale leaves.
On a note! It has been noticed that the use of iodine as a fertilizer accelerates the onset of fruiting of tomatoes.
During the flowering period, to strengthen the plants, you can combine fertilizing with yeast and iodine. Add 3 drops of iodine tincture (per 5 liters) to the yeast solution. It is not recommended to increase the iodine concentration, otherwise burns will occur on the leaves.
As a supplement, iodine combines well with whey. To 3 liters of warm water add a liter of whey, 1 drop of iodine and water the tomatoes at the root. using 1 liter of solution for each bush.
During fruiting
Yeast contains a special protein that is easily absorbed by tomatoes. For this purpose, a supplement prepared from pressed yeast is needed. No need to add sugar. You can take 50 grams of yeast per 10 liters of water, leave for several hours and use the solution for watering. In this case, the tomatoes will “grow by leaps and bounds,” that is, they will gain weight quite quickly.
The value of yeast feeding during the fruiting period is also that the composition of such fertilizer is completely natural and cannot harm either plants or humans. The solution must be used immediately after preparation. Simultaneous feeding with manure or bird droppings reduces the beneficial effect of yeast, so it is better to apply these fertilizers at different times.
How to feed tomatoes with ash
Yeast starter recipes
The cost of fertilizers based on baker's yeast is much lower than chemicals. Both dry and wet products are suitable for the garden. If you have a lot of beds, choose wet yeast, it is used more economically.
Important ! You cannot prepare fertilizer for tomatoes from expired yeast.
There are several ways to prepare tomato fertilizer based on baker's yeast.
Sugar-yeast
3 liters of warm water, 100 g of wet yeast, 100 g of sugar. All components are mixed, after which the container is covered with a lid and set aside in a warm place. Before feeding, 200 g of concentrate is diluted with 10 liters of water; one bush will require 1 liter of liquid.
It is good to use wet yeast for fertilizer, but if you have a dry equivalent on hand, you can use it. 10 g yeast and 2 tbsp. l. sugar is diluted in 10 liters of warm water. After the mixture has settled, it must be diluted with water in a ratio of 1:5.
Fertilizing “yeast in milk”
Mix 1 kg of yeast and 5 liters of pasteurized milk and leave for a day. These ingredients are enough for 10 buckets of fertilizer. Dilute 0.5 liters of the mixture with 10 liters of clean water. For one bush, 0.5 liters of solution is enough.
Mix 200 g of wet yeast with 1 liter of milk, leave the mixture for 2 hours in a warm place, then dilute with water in a ratio of 1:10.
Fertilizer based on yeast and wood ash
This feeding will compensate for potassium deficiency. You will need: 1 kg of wet yeast, 5 liters of warm water, 2 kg of wood ash, 0.5 kg of sugar. Softened yeast, sugar and ash are added to the water. The mixture is thoroughly stirred to prevent the formation of lumps, then left for 3 hours. The concentrate is diluted with water 1:10.
Fertilizer with grain additives
This starter was actively used by gardeners in the USSR; it made it possible to get rid of uneaten bread and save on yeast. Fill a 10-liter container with bread crusts and warm water, then add a pack of dry yeast, 1 tbsp. ash and sour milk.
You can add a jar of fermented jam to the solution. Place the container in a warm place for a week, stir 2 times a day. Before use, the starter is diluted with water in a ratio of 1:10. 1 liter of solution is enough for one bush.
Recipe for making fertilizer at home
Fertilizer can be prepared from both dry and classic yeast. In their absence, fertilizing is prepared from rye crusts, pre-soaked with water, or from pre-sprouted wheat.
Tomato fertilizer is prepared quite simply from pressed yeast.:
50 grams of the substance are diluted in a liter of warm water.- Add 2-3 teaspoons of sugar.
- Cover with a cloth and leave for several hours, then stir.
- The finished infusion is poured into a standard 10-liter bucket of warm water, mixed well, a half-liter jar of sifted ash is added and infused again.
- Before use, the resulting solution is diluted with clean water in the ratio of a liter of product per 5 liters of water.
It is even easier to prepare top dressing from dry yeast, since it dissolves more easily in water and begins the reaction faster.
- A 10-liter bucket of warm water will require a bag of dry matter, 3-5 tablespoons of granulated sugar and a glass of sifted ash.
- The resulting solution is infused for several hours, after which it is filtered and diluted in the ratio of a liter of infusion to 10 liters of water.
- The resulting fertilizer can be used to water both seedlings and adult transplanted bushes - carefully distributing it using a watering can around the plant.
To enhance the effect, you can add organic fertilizers to the resulting infusion - mullein, humus, extract from chicken droppings. There is no need to get carried away with this type of fertilizer - just one watering of the seedlings at the stage of formation of young bushes, one when transplanting plants into a greenhouse and open ground, and one more when setting buds.
Advice : Yeast fertilizer must be prepared and applied immediately; it cannot be stored. The soil must be well heated and warm, otherwise fertilizing will become useless.
Foliar fertilizer for tomatoes
Yeast fertilizers are mainly fed to plants in the standard way - by adding them to the soil . The effectiveness of foliar feeding is not very high, but a couple of times a season you can spray the bushes of already well-established tomatoes with ready-made fertilizer - this will saturate them with the necessary microelements and protect them from potential pests. By adding a little more sifted ash to the solution, the effectiveness of foliar feeding will increase. More options for foliar feeding can be found here.
In the greenhouse
The use of yeast fertilizers for tomatoes in a greenhouse is very effective. The soil there, as a rule, warms up well, and fungi act more efficiently. To maximize yeast fertilization, it is recommended to add compost, mulched straw or grass to the greenhouse in the spring.
The more organic matter in the greenhouse soil, which fungi will process from yeast, the healthier and stronger the tomatoes will be. Since the soil in a greenhouse is warmer than in open ground, you can prepare an infusion without first keeping it for a long time - let it sit for an hour and a half and use it.
When watering tomatoes with yeast solutions, do not apply them directly under the stem - use a watering can to water as large an area around the bushes as possible so that the soil is thoroughly saturated with the mixture. This way the efficiency will be much higher.
Feeding rules
Simple rules allow yeast to operate effectively in the soil.
- Treatment is carried out on warm days, when the soil has warmed up sufficiently.
- Fertilizer is applied to moist soil. If there has been drought for a long time, you need to moisten the soil before the procedure.
- In one season, three yeast feedings are enough.
- The remaining solution can be used to treat the stems and leaves of plants against late blight.
Some secrets of use
Recently, there has been a stir among summer residents around black yeast. It is believed that they are more suitable for fertilizing the soil. The product increases the survival rate of seedlings and increases plant endurance.
Important ! Yeast cannot be considered a panacea for all diseases. In addition, they are unlikely to be able to significantly increase the yield on poorly fertile soil.
Yeast works effectively only in heated soil. The first fertilizing can be carried out as soon as the soil temperature rises to +15C. In greenhouses this period usually occurs a month earlier.
In polycarbonate greenhouses, plant growth occurs faster due to more favorable temperatures. For the first two feedings, you can use a yeast solution without infusion.
Yeast fungus is not afraid of frost, heat and temperature fluctuations . However, other active microorganisms can inhibit its action, so experienced summer residents do not use yeast in combination with bird droppings, manure and chopped grass. It is better to apply all these natural fertilizers before planting seedlings.
Important ! If the root solution gets on the leaves of the plant, you need to wash it off with water, otherwise it will burn.
Before fertilizing with yeast, you need to water the soil generously with water heated in the sun, and also loosen it so that the beneficial substances can penetrate deeper.
Foliar yeast feeding
Foliar treatment is intended to protect the plant from diseases and pests . Yeast solution is also suitable for this procedure. Observations have shown that the active compounds in the product protect against late blight.
To spray tomatoes you will need: 100 g of yeast, 1 liter of warm milk, 30 drops of iodine. Milk and yeast are mixed and then left in a warm place for several hours. The concentrate is diluted with water so that the total volume is 10 liters, then iodine is added.
The bushes are thoroughly sprayed with a solution to prevent late blight. Treatment is carried out twice a season: before flowering and fruiting.
Feeding time
In a polycarbonate greenhouse, fertilizing tomatoes with yeast is effective at all stages of plant development. A one-time addition of a nutrient mixture to the soil allows tomatoes to “live without hassle” for 2 months, since their diet contains enough nutrients. During the season, it is enough to feed the nightshade crop 3 times. This amount is enough to enrich the soil with nutrients. If you use a lower concentration of yeast mash, the number of treatments can be increased.
After the seedlings are planted in the greenhouse, the first feeding is carried out. This improves the rooting process. Tomatoes grow quickly, adapting more easily to new conditions. The second yeast watering is carried out on the eve of flowering, which increases the number of ovaries and accelerates the ripening of the crop.
Some vegetable growers strive for frequent fertilizing, believing that they are guaranteed a huge harvest. But such active processing weakens the tomatoes and changes the structure of the soil, which becomes “stony”.
Comment! When growing tomatoes, good results in the growth and development of crops are obtained by watering them with beer.
This drink also contains yeast, but is expensive.
Feeding tomatoes with yeast, a classic recipe
For it you need to knit a kilogram packet of live yeast. Heat 5 liters of water, then dissolve the yeast in it. Leave the mixture for a day. The feeding solution is ready.
To use it, you need to add half a liter of the prepared mixture to a ten-liter bucket of warm water. Now you can feed the tomatoes. Moreover, each bush should use half of the water from this bucket. That is, the prepared solution is enough for 20 plants.
It is worth noting that when feeding tomatoes with this product, it is necessary to moisten the soil in advance. The soil should not be dry at the time of watering. But there is also no need to fertilize very wet beds. The soil should be moderately moist.
How to do foliar feeding?
Foliar feeding involves spraying tomato leaves. Typically, this method is used when urgent application of fertilizers is required. The solution is quickly absorbed by the leaves and acts immediately.
Foliar feeding with yeast
Foliar feeding is carried out according to the following rules:
- The concentrate must be further diluted twice more in the same proportions.
- Spraying should not be carried out in sunny and hot weather.
- In greenhouses and greenhouses, spraying is carried out in the morning.
Contraindications for using yeast
Despite the fact that yeast is a practically safe fertilizer, it still needs to be used carefully.
Firstly , due to yeast, there is less potassium in the soil. Therefore, if your tomatoes lack potassium, then fertilizing should be postponed.
Secondly , for foliar feeding, yeast fertilizer is diluted in an even weaker concentration. This is necessary in order not to “burn” the tomato leaves.
Thirdly , yeast fertilizers are used only in warm weather. Otherwise, fermentation processes will not be activated.
Fourthly , you should not feed yeast to tomatoes suffering from fungal diseases. It will be much more useful to treat such plants with fungicides.
Which plants love yeast feeding?
A variety of plants respond well to this feeding.
- All vegetables, but cucumbers, tomatoes, and peppers react especially rapidly;
- Fruit trees, shrubs, strawberries;
- Houseplants.
But be careful: feed the plants two, maximum three times per season:
- In spring to stimulate vegetation;
- In the summer before the period of active fruiting;
- And during the recovery period, that is, after fruiting (but this is not necessary).
What does watering tomatoes with yeast solution do?
A completely natural product without chemical additives is a healthy alternative to artificial fertilizers, which have a pronounced effect, but can negatively affect human health. Gardeners returned to this method, popular in the middle of the last century, again, striving for organic farming and improving the quality of their harvest. In addition to tomatoes, yeast-based feeding is gratefully received by potatoes, radishes, carrots, peppers and cucumbers.
Why, how to water tomatoes with yeast and what pronounced effect will this lead to?
- The resistance of seedlings to viral and fungal diseases increases several times.
- Spring frosts and temperature changes are more easily tolerated.
- Even with a lack of sunlight, the seedlings do not stretch upward, but grow at a normal pace.
- The growth of the root system is enhanced and the ability to absorb nutrients is improved.
- The number of ovaries increases, and the percentage of its fall decreases several times.
- The appearance of the bushes improves, the fruits increase in size.
- Ripe tomatoes have organoleptic characteristics superior to those that did not receive yeast supplements.
- The result of watering is noticeable within a few days by the shine on the leaves and their compaction.
Yeast feeding - as a fertilizer for plants
Yeasts are the simplest single-celled fungi. Their composition itself lacks nitrogen, phosphorus, potassium, that is, those important microelements necessary for normal plant growth. But once in the soil, they begin to affect the organic residues that are in the ground. They begin to process them, thereby decomposing these residues faster and better. When decomposed, they release large quantities of nitrogen and phosphorus into the soil.
Plants accordingly absorb the increased content of these elements and actively develop. Nitrogen helps build up vegetative mass, and phosphorus promotes better development of the root system. Here is the effect of their use. That is why such fertilizer is considered a growth stimulator. And it’s not for nothing that the following expression appeared: “It’s growing by leaps and bounds.”
Benefits of feeding yeast
- This fertilizer is available and very cheap. The cost of a nutrient solution is several times lower than that of ready-made chemical mixtures.
- The solution is very easy to prepare, and this is definitely a plus. Anyone can dilute yeast with milk or plain water.
- And the main advantage is that this composition is 100% natural and will never cause harm to health.
Important to consider! Yeast can be used raw or dry. The main thing is that the product is fresh. Expired yeast will not give the expected result.
How to prepare a solution for feeding
Preparing fertilizer is not too difficult. But you need to adhere to a few basic rules.
- Yeast must be mixed with warm water to activate its action.
- Fertilizer concentrate must be infused in a warm place so that it begins to ferment.
- The prepared solution most often needs to be filtered before use. Especially in the form of foliar feeding.
- Yeast fertilizer only works in warm weather.
- Top dressing is not stored for long and loses its beneficial properties over time.
- Yeast feeding works best together with other ingredients (ash, chicken manure, sugar, etc.).
- Fertilizers are best applied to moist soil.
How to use yeast to feed plants in the garden
Fertilizer has a lot of useful properties, namely:
- Stimulates vegetative growth of plants;
- Improves the soil, that is, enriches it with beneficial bacteria;
- The root system becomes more powerful;
- The endurance of plants improves and their immunity to adverse weather conditions increases;
- The survival rate of any seedlings improves.
Yeast requires warm temperatures for normal functioning. Therefore, fertilizing is used on warm days when the soil is sufficiently warm. If the air temperature decreases, the ground temperature also decreases accordingly, just like in rainy weather. Beneficial mushrooms will not work in such an environment, so the use of fertilizer in such weather conditions will be completely useless. But on warm, hot days, feeding warm soil will be just the thing.
And one more important point. Keep in mind that potassium and calcium must be added to the soil. Because when yeast is added, these elements are absorbed from the soil. As a result, the plant will lack these elements. And the simplest remedy that will help compensate for the loss of these elements is wood ash, since it contains both potassium and calcium.