It is becoming increasingly difficult for gardeners to obtain good harvest. Various diseases, unfavorable weather, depleted soil, lack of crop rotation leads to the fact that summer residents have to resort to the use of a large number of agrochemicals. Some amateur vegetable growers do not even realize that many fertilizers can be replaced with natural substances. One of these natural stimulants- yeast. They are no less effective than chemicals. The most famous is yeast nutrition for cucumbers.
The benefits of yeast feeding
The big advantage of yeast feeding is its environmental friendliness. Plants grown using these mushrooms do not accumulate harmful substances. Can be used at any time - both during the seedling period and during fruiting. They contain a large number of microelements necessary for plants. They enrich the soil with essential substances and improve the soil microflora.
Disadvantages - they can acidify the soil, leaching calcium and potassium from it. Without these elements it is impossible to achieve good fruiting. The solution to the problem is to sprinkle the soil surface with wood ash before using the fertilizer.
Video: How to make yeast-based vegetable fertilizer
Yeast feeding for cucumbers and tomatoes has the following effect:
- stimulates the growth of the vegetative part of vegetables - leaves, stems, roots;
- increases protective forces;
- increases productivity.
In terms of action, it can be compared with complex mineral fertilizers. It contains:
- potassium;
- phosphorus;
- zinc;
- iron;
- nitrogen;
- magnesium.
How and when to use yeast nutrition
Fertilizing cucumbers is done no more than once every 1.5 weeks, for tomatoes - once every 2 weeks. If there is a need for such frequent use of yeast, the process should be accompanied by parallel application to the soil wood ash or eggshells.
Used as fertilizer dry or fresh baker's yeast. Fresh ones are considered more effective. They should only be diluted in warm water. Using hot cold water not acceptable. When using dry yeast, sugar is added. This is necessary for fermentation.
It is useful to apply this fertilizer 4 times:
- during the seedling period:
- after transplantation to permanent place;
- during flowering;
- during the fruiting period.
It can be used at any time. Excessively frequent use can lead to rapid growth of the vegetative part, which will lead to a meager harvest. In some cases, plants may even die. The optimal number of feedings is 3 times throughout the entire season.
They stimulate the growth and fruiting of many crops. But tomatoes, cucumbers, and peppers have the best effect. Do not apply the nutrient mixture to cold soil. To activate fermentation, the earth must warm up. Yeast must have a long shelf life. Before applying fertilizer, the soil must be moistened. They should be used separately from organic fertilizers.
In recipes containing milk, use only fresh, not boiled milk. Pasteurized packaged milk is not suitable.
If the recipe calls for fermentation of the solution, then this fertilizer is best used for adult bushes. For seedlings, a freshly prepared solution is required.
Feeding cucumbers with yeast
Is it possible to feed vegetables: tomatoes, cucumbers, peppers with yeast during fruiting? Yes, you can. They are completely safe.
- Cucumbers are fertilized with this nutrient mixture up to 3 times:
- during flowering;
- after the appearance of 2 true leaves;
after a wave of active fruiting. Cucumber seedlings should be fed with yeast immediately after transplanting into.
open ground
It must be remembered that you should not add too many of these single-celled fungi. This has a detrimental effect not only on the amount of harvest, but also on the condition of the plant itself. Yeast feeding for cucumbers in a greenhouse works best after planting in a permanent place of growth. IN closed ground
it is used only a few weeks after planting.
How to water cucumbers with yeast
This fertilizer is used both at the root and for spraying leaves - foliar feeding.
- Recipes:
- 200 g of fresh yeast are placed in a ten-liter vessel. Pour in 1 liter of warm, settled water. The container is closed. Leave for 3 hours to ferment. Fill the vessel with liquid to the brim. This volume of solution is enough for 10 plants. 100 g of yeast are diluted in small quantity water. Add half a glass of sugar, 2.5 liters of liquid. Put in warm room
- 10 g of yeast are diluted in a three-liter vessel. Add sugar. Keep for 1 week. To water at the root, a glass of sponge is diluted in 10 liters of liquid. Can be used to spray leaves.
- In a bucket of water, dilute 1 pack of dry yeast. Add ¼ cup sugar. Place in a warm place for several hours. To water vegetables, pour the resulting fertilizer into 5 buckets of liquid.
Such healthy mixtures help to avoid large number empty flowers affect the quality of cucumbers. The number of hollow fruits is reduced.
Fertilizing tomatoes with yeast
Yeast feeding can be done for cucumbers, tomatoes, and peppers. These mushrooms affect not only the growth and quantity of tomatoes, but also their taste. This fertilizer makes it possible to get sweeter fruits. You can use the following recipe. Take a ten-liter bucket of water. Add 1 pack of dry yeast, 500 ml of wood ash, a little less than ½ cup of sugar. Water under the bushes after 15 minutes, diluting it in 10 liters of liquid.
Video: How to prepare yeast nutrition for tomatoes
Another, more famous recipe. 1 kg of alcoholic yeast is diluted in a five-liter vessel. To water, add 5 more buckets of liquid to the solution. One mature bush requires 2 liters of fertilizer. For seedlings – 500 ml.
There are recipes where hops, rather than single-celled fungi, are used for fermentation. Place 200 g of hop cones in half a liter of boiling water. Place on the stove to simmer for about an hour. After cooling, add 40 g of sugar and 80 g of flour. The mixture should ferment. Leave for at least 24 hours. Then add 2 chopped potatoes. Water the vegetables, diluting in a ratio of 1:10.
When to use yeast fertilizer for tomatoes
Before the bushes begin to bloom and bear fruit, you can spray them. This will help protect them from various diseases. To do this, 100 g of yeast is dissolved in one liter of whey or milk. Give time for fermentation. After this, add 9 liters of water and 30 drops of iodine.
Feeding peppers with yeast
For pepper, it is used during transplantation of seedlings (after 2 - 3 days) into unprotected soil, before flowering. The optimal number of waterings is 2 times.
Can be used to soak seeds. Prepare a 10% solution. Add a teaspoon of ash. Soak the seeds for several hours. Rinse clean water. Some recipes contain other ingredients besides mushrooms, such as bread, herbs, ascorbic acid, etc.
According to reviews from gardeners, yeast as a fertilizer for cucumbers, tomatoes, and peppers gives good results. An improvement in the condition of plants is noticed within a few days after adding mushrooms
This fertilizer is used both at the root and for spraying leaves - foliar feeding.
- You need to take half a bucket of water. Add 10 -12 g of dry yeast, a little earth, 40 g of sugar, 2 g of ascorbic acid. Leave for 24 hours. The proportions for watering are 1:10.
- Take a fifty-liter tank. Place in it 1 bucket of cut grass, 450 g of bread, 0.5 kg of yeast, half a bucket of liquid. Leave to ferment for several days.
- Mix 1/3 cup of sugar, 2 cups of bird droppings, ash, and 100 g of yeast in a container. Fermentation time – 2 days.
Yeast feeding for cucumbers, tomatoes, and peppers stimulates their growth. Gives you the opportunity to get beautiful, tasty, healthy vegetables. Single-celled fungi saturate the soil with phosphorus and nitrogen. But a large number of mushrooms introduced into the soil wash away calcium and potassium. Which leads to the growth of greenery and inhibition of fruit formation. Remember this.
The difficult years of the crisis in Russia are still affecting: personal plots and in their dachas, people plant various crops and successfully reap the harvest.
To ensure a decent cucumber harvest, use fertilizers. The secret is that many summer residents, in order to get crispy and juicy cucumbers fertilize them with yeast. This article will be about their use in growing cucumbers.
The word “yeast” from Old Church Slavonic literally means “to tremble,” which very clearly explains what processes occur during this splitting process. People have used such a fungal component as yeast since ancient times to decompose organic matter into its components, as well as in baking.
These fungi are very useful and contain:
- group of carbohydrates;
- vitamins of groups D and B;
- variety of minerals: zinc, iron, calcium, etc.
The beneficial effect of yeast for plants mainly lies in the fact that when dissolved in water, these magical fungi penetrate into the roots of the plant and accelerate its growth.
Yeasts themselves are simple fungal organisms. People have not only learned to use yeast to make alcoholic beverages, but also to make animal feed, and also as fertilizer.
It doesn't matter whether your cucumbers grow outside or in a greenhouse. Feeding with yeast will help the bushes form ovaries and actively grow and bear fruit throughout the gardening season.
Recipes for fertilizing for greenhouse and ground cucumbers
Cucumber plants growing in open ground are fed several times a season. The very first time you need to feed the plants with yeast is when their first leaves appear.
Next time, be sure to hold such events when the first flowers and ovaries appear. The time for the third stage of yeast feeding will come when the first fruits appear on the cucumber bushes. In a warm climate and favorable conditions, you can feed it a fourth time.
The main thing is not to overdo it with yeast fertilizers, otherwise too many leaves will grow on the bushes to the detriment of the fruits.
You also need to alternate yeast and mineral fertilizing- to cucumber plants received everything they needed for growth and fruiting.
It is very important to recharge every week useful substances cucumber bushes growing all their lives in a greenhouse. It is better to feed yeast two weeks after planting in a greenhouse bed.
The second stage of yeast feeding is carried out when the first ovaries begin to appear on the plants. After carefully reading the recipes below, you will choose the ones that are most convenient for you.
Recipe with dry yeast
During the flowering period, for stimulation, buy a standard 10 gram packet of yeast, dissolve in 5 liters warm water. Stir well and add half a glass of sugar. Leave the mixture to steep for a week. Under no circumstances should fermented concentrate be used undiluted - 1 glass of top-up per bucket of water.
It doesn't matter which external conditions your cucumber bushes grow: in a greenhouse or in the ground. The recipe is suitable for both.
For ease of absorption, loosen small holes near the stem of each bush so that the fertilizing is guaranteed to be absorbed into the roots. If it's a hot day, wait until the evening and do a beneficial watering when it's cool.
Feeding recipe with ascorbic acid A little trick in the form of 2 grams of ascorbic acid added to a package of dry yeast will reduce the number of “empty” ovaries on your plants.
Healthy mixture of bread and yeast
The original version of a healthy solution for cucumbers consists of pieces of rye or white bread(you can take crackers), soaked in water, with the addition of starch syrup or honey (half a glass). Place everything in a bucket and fill it halfway with water.
You can add a little dry yeast (a couple of spoons) or 100 grams of compressed yeast. Let the mixture sit for several days. Before use, be sure to dilute with water 1 to 15.
Remember that the mixture does not last long. Use it immediately for watering and spraying. If the mixture sits too long, it can harm the plant.
Another recipe with sugar
Take any yeast you find: for baking, beer, alcohol, etc. Add 200 grams to half a packet of yeast. sugar, dilute with a bucket of water and heat the mixture to 40°C. This feeding should be enough for a good hundred bushes.
It is better to use this fertilizer immediately after preparation, but not earlier than two weeks have passed from the moment the cucumber bushes are planted in the ground (in a greenhouse or open ground). Let the sprouts get used to the new environment.
note
- before planting seedlings in the ground (no matter in a greenhouse or an open bed), water the sprouts with yeast fertilizer, after transplanting they will take root faster;
- Never add to the yeast mixture different infusions(herbs, garlic, bird droppings). Such a mixture will not only not help, but will also negate everything beneficial features dry fungi;
- do not water or fertilize cold soil - the soil should be warm. Choose the evening after a hot day;
- do not neglect the ash - do not be afraid to add it to the ready-made yeast fertilizer;
- buy only fresh yeast, the old ones will be of no use, you will only waste time. There will be no harm from old fungi, but no benefit either;
- using yeast is absolutely safe; ripe cucumbers grown using yeast supplements are harmless even for babies.
Trying to grow big harvest, every gardener is looking for a universal, as well as inexpensive fertilizer. On store shelves you can find chemicals biological supplements, various preparations that are not environmentally friendly and saturate the fruits harmful substances. However, there is effective feeding for cucumbers and tomatoes, long known to our ancestors is yeast.
Tomatoes and cucumbers are heat-loving plants, so gardeners often try to plant them not in open ground, but in a greenhouse. This method is typical for northern regions countries.
Fertilizing in a greenhouse is necessary not only to obtain a rich harvest, but to support the land and enrich it useful vitamins, minerals. Yeast contains a sufficient amount of microelements: carbohydrates, fats, proteins, as well as B vitamins. They make it possible to saturate impoverished soil and reduce the level of development of pathogenic microorganisms.
After watering the soil with “yeast fertilizer,” the roots of tomatoes and cucumbers absorb the solution.
The plant not only strengthens, but recovers very quickly: the seedlings take exactly as much yeast as necessary. It is necessary to water the plants a week after planting, as well as after applying phosphorus fertilizers.
It is worth remembering the clear proportions in the recipe: if you overdo it, the seedlings may wither or not produce the expected fruits.
In the open ground
Planting plants in open ground allows you to “harden” root system, and also give tomatoes and cucumbers the opportunity to take natural minerals and vitamins from the soil. Grown "on fresh air» the fruits are excellent taste qualities and also beautiful appearance. It is these vegetables that are completely natural and are also highly valued by chefs.
To feed tomatoes and cucumbers in open ground, it is recommended to use dry yeast. Starters, secondary components, and compost are also added. The results of watering are visible on day 3: the plant becomes stronger and the leaves acquire a rich green color.
Popular Recipes
Every family, every summer resident has their own unique recipes used throughout the for long years. However, there are several simple and very effective ways, allowing you to enrich the soil with beneficial yeast.
Fertilizer for tomatoes
This fertilizer is prepared after the plant is sufficiently rooted, but has not yet begun to bloom. The recipe appeared in the 70s of the 20th century, so it has already proven itself well not only in our country, but also far beyond its borders.
Here is the list of required ingredients:
- Dry yeast – 10 grams.
- Sugar – 5 tablespoons.
- Water (preferably warm, but not hot) – 10 liters.
If desired, you can also add chicken manure extract (up to 0.5 liters) and ash (up to 0.5 liters).
The resulting solution must be diluted in a ratio of 1:10 with ordinary water (that is, 1 liter of the mixture to 10 liters of spring or settled water). Watering is carried out through a strainer, no earlier than a week after planting tomato bushes in the ground.
Fertilizer for cucumbers
After using yeast feeding, cucumbers will begin to produce large and rich fruits, and the number of barren flowers will decrease significantly. To prepare universal bait, you will need:
The resulting mixture is infused for 48 hours, after which it can be watered.
You can feed cucumbers at least 7 days after planting in the ground, as well as after applying phosphorus fertilizers.
Do not skimp on fertilizer and water the seedlings generously, 0.5 liters per young plant and 1 liter for a rooted bush.
Each owner strives to improve recipes using various additives. You can also experiment with yeast fertilizer, but remember to be safe: use only natural ingredients.
There are 10 secrets that will allow you to get a rich harvest:
Yeast feeding will allow you to get a luxurious harvest at any time and become a real gardener.
Perhaps everyone has seen how dough mixed with yeast rises.
The “culprits” of this growth are bacteria from a number of those used in medicine.
That's why experienced summer residents have long paid attention to this product, “involving” it in their gardening chores.
Yeast feeding of cucumbers
Baker's yeast - good stimulant growth. In addition, they also have antimicrobial properties.
But the biggest advantage is the environmental friendliness of the yeast. Therefore, everyone should pay attention to such organic matter.
The benefits of yeast will be not only for country beds– You can also fertilize indoor plants with them. And how cucumbers love this kind of feeding!
Feeding cucumbers with yeast begins with seedlings, this promotes better rooting and the adult plant to become stronger and healthier.
Fruits fed with such fertilizer quickly gain weight and do not absorb harmful nitrates, as happens with chemical fertilizers.
Fertilize cucumbers with yeast
Yeast should not be used frequently to feed cucumbers - just enough 2 once.
First, the seedlings transplanted to the permanent bed are fertilized. But nitrogen fertilizer is first applied, and after 7-10 days- yeast cocktail.
Secondary feeding of cucumbers with yeast is carried out during the period of fruit formation. But this nutrition must be preceded (a week before) phosphate fertilizer, if the bed has not been enriched with it since the fall.
Yeast feeding - recipes
There are many options for preparing yeast dressing for cucumbers - pure wort and with various additives. And for beginners, it’s enough to choose a more acceptable recipe.
You can have a packet of dry yeast ( 200 g) dilute in a liter of warm water and let it brew. Immediately before feeding the cucumbers, dilute the starter in a bucket of water. It is enough to pour under each bush 0.5 l nutrient mass.
1 tbsp. dry yeast is stirred in a bucket of warm water, add 2 tbsp. granulated sugar and keep for about 3 hours. Then the mixture is poured equally into 2 buckets, add water and water the cucumber beds.
The previous recipe can be supplemented with ascorbic acid ( 2 g) and ordinary soil (a man's handful). The solution is infused for a day. When watering 4 glasses“mash” is added to a bucket of water.
One stick of baker's yeast ( 100 gram) pour hot water (10 l), leave for a day.
For those who have a large area with cucumbers, it would be more reasonable to knead yeast 
feeding "large" - in wooden barrel(for example, on 7
buckets).
Experienced vegetable growers fertilize pumpkin plantations several times per season, thereby increasing the duration of fruiting and the number of greens ripening on each vine.
One of the most effective, but at the same time budgetary, feeding methods is adding fermented yeast solution. This product contains beneficial fungi, which, when released into the ground, activate the decomposition of previously introduced organic matter - and farm animals, create favorable conditions for the growth and development of beneficial soil microflora, accelerates the formation of the root system.
Yeast supplements are relevant both at the stage of growing seedlings and at the stages of flowering, the formation of ovaries, and the ripening of cucumbers. Not everyone knows that the desired result, which can be characterized by the expression "Growing by leaps and bounds", is achievable only if the soil is sufficiently warmed up, since fungi are not active at temperatures below +15°C.
It should be noted that it is advisable to combine the application of yeast solutions with an increase in the content of calcium, phosphorus and potassium in the soil, the amount of which is sharply reduced when the soil comes into contact with active yeast fungi. However, it is undesirable to simultaneously combine yeast with other organic matter, for example, mullein or humus, so as not to minimize the impact of beneficial substances.
Preparation of yeast nutrition
To prepare fertilizer compositions, both dry baker's yeast and fresh ones are used.
Fresh yeast nutrient solution
High-quality fresh yeast in an amount of 1 kg is dissolved in a bucket of warm clean water, close the container with a lid and place it in a warm place, for example, in a greenhouse or barn, to activate fermentation processes for 2-3 days.
The mother liquor is diluted with water at the rate of 1 liter per 10 liters of water and used for watering gherkins at the root. From one to one and a half liters of yeast fertilizer is poured under each plant.
Nutrient solution of dry yeast with sugar
A standard packet of yeast (10 g) is dissolved in a bucket of water with the addition of 60 g of granulated sugar. The resulting composition is set aside for two hours to ferment (it is advisable to infuse the liquid in a warm place, for example, in the open sun).
The fertilizing stock solution is diluted in a ratio of 1:5. Nutrient liquid is poured into the soil under cucumber plantings, spending 1 liter for each bush in the garden bed or in the greenhouse.
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Before applying yeast feeding, a planned abundant watering warm water and dry pollination of the soil with plant ash. You can add ash directly to the prepared fertilizer at the rate of 1-2 cups for each bucket of solution. Yeast fertilizers are also suitable for foliar pollination on tops.
According to reviews experienced gardeners, you should not get carried away with yeast fertilizing, so as not to disturb the soil balance and harm the plantings. Quite 3-4 feedings are enough for the entire growing season. And it doesn’t matter whether you cultivate cucumbers on open beds, in greenhouses or greenhouses.
- The seedlings are watered with yeast for the first time,
- the second - during the period of active flowering and formation of ovaries,
- the last two are at the fruiting stage with an interval of 2 weeks.
Since yeast fertilizer is easy to prepare at home, get bountiful harvest Even a novice amateur gardener can produce juicy gherkins. Using proven biological compounds, you can be sure that your fruits do not contain hazardous to health chemical substances. Easy work for you summer cottage every season!
