What is good and how to prepare whey yourself

A bountiful harvest of healthy and natural products is the cherished goal of every gardener or gardener. But in order for the plants to develop well and bear fruit, it is necessary to regularly apply fertilizer to the soil, and preferably organic. Gardening enthusiasts use a variety of natural remedies to feed plants: from manure to herbal infusions. No less popular among the people is ordinary whey, which remains from sour milk. On its basis, useful and nutritious solutions are prepared that help fight diseases and plant pests.

Content

1 Fertilizer description
2 Video "Natural Serum"
3 What are the benefits of whey
4 How to cook yourself
5 Video "Top dressing for fruit plants"

Fertilizer description

Whey is a secondary product obtained during the processing and curdling of milk. Its basis is 93% water, and the rest (7%) contains almost half of all dry substances present in dairy products. There are no milk proteins and fats in whey liquid, but there is a high concentration of whey proteins, which contain amino acids - organic substances that can replace all useful microelements obtained from the soil for plants. In addition, the whey product contains many salts and vitamins necessary for the growth and fruiting of garden crops.

Milk whey liquid has an acidic environment, due to which it effectively inhibits pathogenic microbes that cause plant diseases. As a fertilizer, it can be applied directly to the soil, or sprayed on the leaves. The main thing is not to exceed the concentration of the solution, and not to add too much of it, since in this case the pH of the soil can significantly decrease, which will not have the best effect on the development of plants.

Whey liquid is practically not used as a top dressing for the vegetable garden in its pure form. Before adding it to the soil, it should be diluted with ordinary water of average temperature in a ratio of 1:10. For spraying foliage, the concentration of the solution is increased to 1: 3. To combat pests, other organic and disinfecting components are often added to whey solutions, for example, ash, iodine, yeast.

Video "Natural Serum"

Video review of self-made tomato feeding.

What are the benefits of whey

Solutions based on whey liquid have many beneficial properties for plants:

saturate the soil with minerals and vitamins, thereby improving the development of fertile crops, and increasing productivity;

the acidic environment of the solutions contributes to the suppression of bacterial and fungal microflora - powdery mildew and late blight are the strongest enemies of most vegetable crops, and after treatment with serum solutions, the plants become healthy and intact;

whey diluted with water and iodine is used for fertilizing and spraying vegetables such as cucumbers, zucchini, pumpkins, squash, tomatoes, cabbage - a series of spraying allows you to achieve higher yields of these crops;

many gardeners use whey product to accelerate the maturation of compost;

Serum liquid like to feast on harmful insects - to make a trap, a third of the liquid is poured into a small container, and left on the site overnight, in the morning you can find a full container of various caterpillars, moths and other plant pests.

Whey dressing can also be used to grow some garden plants: ferns, roses.Due to its properties and high concentration of nutrients, gardeners use it not only for treatment, but also for the prevention of diseases of cultivated plants.

How to cook yourself

For watering, or spraying the deciduous part of plants, whey solutions are used, since a pure product when applied to the soil can do more harm than good. In the preparation of solutions, both store and homemade whey are used. It is very simple to prepare it at home. Place the milk in a warm place.

To speed up the process, you can add a little of any fermented milk product to it. Then place the sour milk in a saucepan, heat well, without bringing to a boil. When the liquid is separated from the total mass, the cottage cheese must be squeezed out with gauze, and the resulting liquid must be used to prepare the solution. About 600 ml of liquid is obtained from a liter of milk.

The composition and concentration of solutions depends on its purpose. If it is supposed to be introduced under the root of the plant, then the serum liquid should be diluted with water at the rate of 1:10. For processing leaves, the concentration of the solution can be higher - 1: 3. When spraying, it is recommended to add grated laundry soap - it prevents the solution from draining from the leaves, which increases its effectiveness. Undiluted whey liquid can be sprayed only with late blight disease, or powdery mildew. A solution with the addition of iodine is also used to get rid of pests. To 10 liters of pure liquid, add 10 drops of pharmaceutical iodine, stir thoroughly, and spray the plants both during diseases and for their prevention.

There are also more complex recipes with whey product, developed by breeders in order to increase soil fertility. To prepare the product, you will need a large barrel of about 200 liters, in which you need to place the following components:

a fermented mixture of sugar and yeast (pour 100 g of sugar and a piece of yeast with 3 liters of warm water) - leave for 3 days before adding;

manure or bird droppings - 0.5 buckets;

compost, or any rotted plant residues - 1 bucket;

sand - 1 shovel;

ash - 1 shovel;

turf, or simple earth - 1 shovel;

whey product or yogurt - 1 liter.

The contents of the barrel must be mixed well, filled to the top with water and kept for 7 days. Use for introduction into the ground, before use, the ready-made solution is diluted in half with water.

Video "Top dressing for fruit plants"

Video instruction on how to make a natural top dressing that is suitable for most fruit plants. For example, cucumbers, tomatoes, peppers, eggplants, and so on.