There is a huge selection of plant growth stimulants on the market. But is it worth spending money on them? After all, everything you need to prepare medications can be found in almost every home!
Increasingly, summer residents are choosing safe natural remedies that do not harm the environment and the human body. Instead of chemical pesticides, herbicides and other drugs, folk remedies are used. Of course, they are slightly less efficient than industrial ones, but there is no doubt about their environmental friendliness.
Sometimes there is a need to stimulate plant growth, for example, to accelerate seed germination, root formation, prevent the falling of flowers and ovaries, accelerate the ripening of fruits, etc.
- We understand plant growth stimulants and regulators
Do you know how plant growth stimulants and regulators work?
And in this case, you can also do without store-bought drugs and prepare simple and effective plant growth stimulants from what you have on hand. So, let's share the recipes for these remedies!
Aloe growth stimulator
Aloe juice is a real elixir of life! If you have this plant (and it is at least 3 years old), try making a growth stimulator. Cut a few large leaves from the bottom of the aloe stems, wash and refrigerate for a couple of hours.
The older the aloe leaves, the more nutrients they contain.
Then grind the leaves to a mushy state, add 1 tbsp. the resulting mass into a liter jar and fill with a glass of water. Leave to infuse for 7 days in a dark and cool place, and then bring the infusion to 5 liters by adding boiled water at room temperature.
The finished preparation can be used for treating seeds and rooting cuttings, watering at the root.
Fresh aloe juice can, on the contrary, slow down plant growth.
Stress adaptogens: brassinosteroids
Brassinosteroids are natural plant growth regulators that act to accelerate it.
In addition, brassins “monitor” the strength of the immune system, increase resistance to diseases, and also regulate the ripening of seeds and fruits.
"Epin" helps plantings survive stress. It contains brassinosteroids, which increase the protective forces of the plant itself. Seedlings treated with Epin are able to recover from negative atmospheric influences or from exposure to pests. The product also resists the accumulation of nitrates in fruits.
Growth stimulator from nettle
Nettle is rich in vitamins and microelements, which have a beneficial effect on the growth and development of plants. It is especially good as a root formation stimulator, but is often used as a top dressing or as a pest repellent.
To prepare a growth stimulator from nettles, cut 6-10 strong and healthy plants, chop them into a bucket and fill with warm water.
Collect nettles before flowering and seed formation. Or trim the inflorescences before work.
Cover the bucket with a lid, a board or wrap it in burlap and place it in a warm place for 7-14 days. To speed up fermentation, place the container in the sun or add yeast (10 g). Stir the infusion daily with a stick. If an unpleasant odor bothers you, throw a handful of ash into a bucket or add valerian root tincture (10 ml). Afterwards, strain the infusion and dilute it in a ratio of 1:10. Water the plants at the roots every 7 days. For the procedure, use only fresh preparation.
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Growth stimulator from onion peels
Preparing a growth stimulator from onion peels is as easy as shelling pears, and the effect will not be long in coming. Pour two full handfuls of husks into 1 liter of boiling water, add 1 tsp. wood ash, mix and leave for 2-3 days. Then strain the infusion and dilute in a ratio of 1:3. It is useful to water planted seeds or seedlings with this infusion.
Onion peels not only stimulate plant growth, but also strengthen their immunity and help reduce the number of fungi and pathogenic bacteria in the soil. In terms of the amount of nutrients, it is not inferior to other folk remedies. It contains vitamins A, C, PP, group B, potassium, phosphorus, iron, etc.
Humic fertilizers.
These include Tellurium and Flora preparations; they are obtained from natural raw materials: peat, brown coal, sapropel. These fertilizers contain nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium, but there is so little of them that it is not possible to talk about them as a source of NPK.
Humic substances introduced with fertilizers of this type primarily change the physical properties of soils. The moisture capacity of light soils increases, the water permeability of heavy soils, the structure of the soil improves, and its density decreases.
When using humic fertilizers, an increase in the microbiological activity of the soil is observed, both in the first year of fertilization and subsequently. Simultaneously with the increase in the number of microorganisms, the enzymatic activity of the soil also increases. Which in turn increases the mobility of soil nutrients.
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Thus, the use of humic fertilizers significantly changes the soil nutrition conditions of plants. Causing an active enhancement of the processes of mobilization of nutrients in a form digestible by plants.
Growth stimulator from egg whites
Do your plants look bad and grow slowly? An egg growth stimulator will come to the rescue! Stir 2 egg whites in 200 ml warm water and let them sit for a week. Then dilute the resulting product in a ratio of 1:10 and water the plants. The effect will not take long to arrive! The infusion is especially suitable for indoor plants, which literally come to life after watering.
The smell from the infusion will be unpleasant, so it is better to prepare the product in a well-ventilated area.
Recommended scheme for the use of phytohormones
As was said, all these drugs will not have the expected effect if the dosage is reduced or increased and the recommended administration schedule is violated. Flower growers advise strengthening and feeding indoor plants according to the following scheme:
- during the germination period, treat the seeds with “Heteroauxin”;
- as soon as the shoots appear, start using “Epin”;
- spray the seedlings with “Etamon” - the plants will shed their leaves faster and bloom;
- Before flowering, apply “Bud” for better ovary.
If fruit-bearing crops are grown, then you can use a product such as “Athlete”. Regular use of this biostimulant can increase productivity by two to three times.
Willow growth stimulator
It turns out that willow can also speed up the root formation of plants, so many summer residents successfully use it as a stimulant. The product is prepared according to this recipe: cut young shoots of willow and place in a container with water. When they take root and the water turns dark, remove the shoots and soak the seeds in the same container or place plant cuttings in it. If the liquid thickens, dilute it with water in a 1:1 ratio.
Do not throw away the willow shoots, but put them back in water. This will give you another dose of plant growth stimulator.
What soils do plants grow best in?
Chernozems are an ideal substrate for plants, both in structure and fertility. Thanks to their crumbly formula, they promote the penetration of oxygen and water into the deeper layers of the soil, allowing plant roots to be nourished, which directly translates into the beautiful appearance of flowers on the surface. They retain moisture well, protecting ornamental plants from harmful dehydration.
They contain special enzymes that act as a binder between the lumps from which chernozems are built. It is she who determines the fertility of the soil and is responsible for the proper growth of plants. The numerous organic compounds it contains intensively nourish flowers and shrubs. Enzymes such as humus also reduce the loss of minerals that can be washed out of the soil during rain.
In practice, however, we rarely have the opportunity to use black soil in the garden. They are too valuable to be sold wholesale. Regular garden soil will also work as long as we take care of it. Then in the following seasons our task will only be to supplement the nutrients used by the plants.
Yeast growth stimulator
Yeast promotes the growth of green mass, significantly accelerates the growth of plants, increases their immunity and endurance. After using the product, the root system receives a strong impetus to development. Yeasts also benefit the soil microflora.
To speed up seed germination , dilute 20-30 g of fresh yeast in 0.5 liters of warm water. Then soak gauze in the solution, wrap the seeds in it, place it in a bag with holes and leave it in a warm place. When the seeds swell, sow them in containers or open ground.
To stimulate root formation , dissolve 60-70 g of fresh yeast in 0.5 liters of warm water. Place the cuttings in the solution for 2 days, then change it to plain water and leave the plants in it until the roots sprout.
To water plants at the root, pour 100 g of yeast into 10 liters of water, add 2 tbsp. sugar and leave for a day. Dilute the finished product in a ratio of 1:5.
Use yeast only in warm soil, otherwise it will be inactive. Two waterings per season are enough: when planting seedlings and two weeks after it.
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Multifunctional regulators
Multifunctional regulators will help increase plant immunity to diseases and regulate plant growth.
Zircon
Zircon is most often used to treat tomatoes, potatoes, onions, cucumbers, cabbage, and zucchini so that their roots grow better and perform their function.
In addition to root growth, this drug increases plant resistance to many fungal diseases, prolongs flowering time, increases productivity, and helps withstand unfavorable atmospheric conditions.
Zircon is an excellent fertilizer for seedlings of all garden crops. It can be used both in the early stages of seedlings pecking, and at a later stage, when the seedlings have already grown up.
Mival, mival agro, energy m
The composition of the preparations includes silicon, which helps plants grow and develop faster. The products are good for treating potato tubers before planting.
If you spray tomatoes, peppers and eggplants during the budding phase, they will quickly approach the point of ripening, which will increase crop yields.
Furolan
This stimulant increases crop resistance to many diseases. Furolan applied to leaves and stems improves plant immunity and enhances the activity of all protective hormones. Healthy plants themselves begin to resist all diseases, which results in increased productivity.
The drug promotes compaction of stems and leaves, making them resistant to drought, heat and lodging.
Ambiol
To increase the immunity of seedlings and germinate seeds faster, they are soaked in Ambiol. A solution of this product increases the resistance of plants to sudden changes in air temperature, frost, and in summer - to moisture deficiency. At the same time, the drug increases the yield of garden crops.
Carvitol
Carvitol is most often sprayed on peppers, tomatoes, and eggplants. It contains acetylene alcohol, which has hormonal properties. Its functions include stimulating seed germination, increasing productivity and improving the taste of vegetable fruits.
Larixin
The biological product accelerates the germination rate of soaked seeds, protects seedlings from temperature fluctuations, drought, oxygen and vitamin deficiency. It is used for spraying all fruit, vegetable and flower crops.
Albite
The drug is useful for plants and for the soil, because when it gets into the soil, beneficial microorganisms multiply, and the plants begin to better absorb nutrients.
Albit is a universal plant growth regulator and complex fertilizer. How to feed tomato seedlings? Maybe Albit.
First, tomato seeds are soaked in a solution for 3 hours before sowing: 2 ml per 1 liter of water. Then spraying is carried out in the phase of 2-3 true leaves, then 15 days after the first spraying.
After planting the seedlings, water at the root in the same concentration as the seeds were soaked.
Narcissus
Narcissus can be used as a root and foliage growth stimulator and to increase plant resistance to stress and disease.
Novosil biosil verva
These biological products contain triterpene acids, which are obtained from Siberian fir needles.
How these drugs are useful:
- They increase productivity by 25%, in contrast to plants not treated with these products.
- Accelerate fruit ripening.
- Increases the shelf life of fruits in good quality.
- Reduce the risk of fungi and other diseases.
- Increases the germination of seed material.
Growth stimulator from dried mushrooms
You can even make an excellent growth stimulator from dried mushrooms, which contain a whole range of nutrients! After treatment, the seeds germinate faster and the seedlings become stronger. The recipe is this: 100 g of dried mushrooms, pour 1 liter of boiling water. Let stand until completely cool, strain and use as directed.
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Garden soil - price
The cheapest garden soil can be bought even at a price of about 150 rubles per 50-liter package. However, most often, this is an ordinary, universal earth.
The best solution is to buy a substrate designed for specific types of plants, such as flowers, conifers, lawns, palms, roses, citrus, Mediterranean or acidic plants. The soil will then have the appropriate pH, structure and fertility to provide specific nutrients - specifically selected for the type of plant. The cost of this garden soil is usually higher and depends on the use and container capacity.
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Growth stimulator based on kombucha
The world-famous kombucha is beneficial not only for the human body, but also for plant health. If you have this unique product, prepare a growth stimulator based on it. To do this, dissolve 200 g of mushroom infusion in 1.5 liters of water and soak the seeds in the solution for several hours or use it to water plants at the root.
Kombucha can also be used to combat late blight. Pour 50 g of black and green tea into a metal basin, add 0.5 cups of sugar, pour in 5 liters of water and boil for 10-15 minutes. Strain the cooled solution, put a plate of kombucha in it, and cover with gauze. Let it brew for 15 days in a dark place. After this, pour the infusion into a bucket, add water to 10 liters and spray the tomato bushes. Consumption per hundred square meters - 5-6 liters.
