Have you lovingly cared for your tomatoes and are looking forward to the harvest? Unfortunately, late blight, mildew and insects can damage your tomatoes and cause crop failure. You can use field horsetail to prevent and treat diseases and pests on your tomato plants.
How can field horsetail be used on tomatoes?
Field horsetail strengthens tomato plants by protecting against diseases such as powdery mildew, late blight and brown rot, as well as preventing insects such as aphids. The plants can be sprayed or watered with a decoction or liquid manure made from field horsetail to ensure this protection.
What is field horsetail used for on tomatoes?
There areseveral diseases and pests on tomato plants that can be controlled with field horsetail. Horsetail contains a lot of silica, which strengthens cells and cell walls. This means the cell walls are well protected. This protection applies against sucking insects such as aphids. At the same time, fungal spores and bacteria cannot penetrate the plant. This means that late blight and brown rot, as well as powdery mildew, have no chance of spreading.
How do I fight fungi and insects with field horsetail on my tomato plants?
Field horsetail is used as a decoction to treat the plants. You make a broth by scalding fresh or dried leaves, onion and garlic. Since silica is difficult to dissolve in water, you need to simmer this broth for an hour. After the brew has cooled, it is filtered. Mixed with water in a ratio of 1:5, the affected tomato plants are sprayed with it. This decoction is effective against pests and fungi. Do not spray the mixture on the plants in full sunlight to avoid burning the leaves.
How can I preventively protect tomatoes with field horsetail?
You canpreventive against diseases and pests, water the plants with a manure made from field horsetail. To do this, pour 10 liters of water over 1 kg of fresh shoots. Let this mixture steep for at least 3 weeks. Then filter the manure through a cloth. The finished concentrate is added to the irrigation water in a mixing ratio of 1:10. This will strengthen your tomato plants and prevent powdery mildew, late blight and aphids on tomatoes.
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Field horsetail manure also for other plants
Fungi, diseases and pests are also a common topic with other plants. Powdery mildew on cucumbers or aphids on roses damage the lovingly cared for plants. Diseases and pests can also be prevented on roses, cucumbers and many other plants with manure or decoction made from field horsetail.
