To protect plants from dangerous fungal diseases, you can rely on a highly effective solution.
With the return of sunny days, the desire to enrich one’s home and also the garden with splendid plants , capable of giving brightness and color to different environments, rises. Moreover, growing plants also means being able to enjoy their fruits: think for example of tomato plants, but also cucumbers, zucchini, eggplants and much more. However, as anyone familiar with the subject knows, plants must always be treated with great care to ensure they grow healthily and vigorously. Unfortunately, plant diseases are always around the corner, but fortunately there are effective solutions that allow us to protect our green friends.
Plant diseases, how to avoid them with this remedy: a few steps are enough
The summer period, that is to say when temperatures easily reach (and exceed) 30 degrees , allows plants to better defend themselves against certain diseases.
Sick plant
For example, mildew, a fairly common plant disease, does not develop at these temperatures. However, with the return of rains, the situation changes completely, as the air temperature drops and humidity takes over . These are precisely the ideal conditions for the development of fungal diseases on plants.
Late blight primarily affects tomato plants and grapevines, but diseases can affect any plant . What can we do to protect our plants and prevent them from getting disease?
The best solution is to rely on certain biological preparations to be sprayed on the plants , in order to guarantee effective protection against fungal diseases.
Just to give an example, one of the most used products to protect plants is copper sulfate , excellent for protecting vines, vegetables and fruits.
Used since ancient times, copper sulfate is an excellent fungicide and bactericide. Since it is a chemical product, the advice is to spray copper sulfate on plants when temperatures are not very high , otherwise you risk the situation worsening instead of improving with the heat.
Therefore, copper sulfate can be applied in autumn and winter. Tomato plants should be sprayed with copper sulfate about two weeks before the fruit ripens.
Baking soda and milk are also excellent protections for our plants.
Other things we can use to protect our plants from fungal diseases are baking soda and milk . During the ripening of the fruit, the use of chemicals is obviously strongly discouraged, while baking soda and milk can be used safely.
Spray the plants
Although these are less “powerful” solutions than copper sulfate, their protective effect on plants remains satisfactory . Ideally, spray the solution characterized by bicarbonate or milk at least once a week.
The fruits, in this case, can also be picked and consumed immediately after spraying . In a short time, we will notice how our plants grow strong and healthy, without any danger of fungal diseases.