Rules for spraying cucumbers with trichopolum
Growing cucumbers, summer residents often come into contact with the infection of the culture with a variety of fungal and bacterial diseases. When plants are damaged, they need treatment. When looking for effective remedies, each time new recipes and preparations appear that are used in gardening for processing and treating plants. Gardeners claim that spraying cucumbers with trichopolum effectively protects and cures diseases in cucumbers.
Rules for spraying cucumbers with trichopolum
Mechanism of action
It is important to understand what it is, as well as how the drug works, before using Trichopolum for the treatment of cucumbers.
Trichopolum is a medical preparation with the active ingredient metronidazolone for the treatment of diseases in humans. Refers to antimicrobial, antibacterial agents. Available in tablet form, standard dosage is 0.25 mg.
This drug is able to penetrate into protozoa and anaerobic organisms, to embed a nitro group in the respiratory chick, which leads to disruptions in the respiration of microorganisms and their death. It also inhibits the production of DNA, which provokes bacterial degeneration.
It can be concluded that it is precisely this mechanism of action that leads to the death of pathogens that affect vegetable crops. And the sensitivity to the drug of pathogens makes metronidazole effective in the treatment of cucumbers.
When use
The practice of gardeners shows that metronidazole is able to cope with various diseases inherent in cucumbers. Among them, there are both bacterial and fungal origin.
Fungal diseases
Cucumbers are treated with trichopolum for the following fungal diseases:
- parasporosis;
- fusarium;
- powdery mildew;
- sclerotinia.
Cucumbers are a culture that loves moisture and warmth, and this is an ideal breeding ground for fungal diseases. And frequent infection requires the use of effective means to preserve vegetation and fruiting. When plants are damaged, classical fungicidal agents do not always cope with the disease. Treatment of plants with metronidazole gives a noticeable result.
Bacterial diseases
Trichopolum is also used to treat cucumbers for bacterial diseases. Plants are treated with a drug for such diseases:
- vascular bacteriosis;
- wet rot;
- angular spotting.
Bacterial diseases are very difficult to respond to the classical method of treatment with agricultural products. And the intensity of their development often leads to the death of plants. The experimental practice of summer residents has shown that if metronidazole cannot completely cope with the disease, it will help to suspend the development of the disease and prevent the death of cucumbers. This ability of the drug is associated with its antimicrobial and bactericidal properties, as well as the ability to stop the reproduction of pathogens.As a result, the processes of decay and spread of the disease in all vegetative parts of cucumbers stop.
How to apply
Use caution when dispensing
Plants are treated with metronidazole in two ways:
- Spraying.
- Watering.
Spraying
In the case of spraying, the substance acts faster and more intensely. A solution is prepared for this treatment. It will take 10 tablets of Trichopolum to dissolve in 10 liters of water, it is good to use warm water with a temperature of 25-35 ° C. If this amount is not needed, you can cook less. The main thing is to keep the dosage of 1 tablet per 1 liter of water. Thoroughly spray the entire plant. Processing is carried out in dry weather, in the afternoon.
Watering
You can also carry out soil treatment; for this, a less concentrated solution is prepared. 5 tablets are enough for one bucket of water. Pour the bushes with a solution, first you need to water the garden with clean water. In especially severe cases with hyperactive development of the disease, both methods of processing are combined. Watering and spraying of cucumbers is carried out at the same time.
Trichopolum is used as a preventive measure against diseases. To do this, prepare a weak solution (3 tablets per 10 liters of water), and spray the bushes every 10 days.
Gardeners practice to strengthen the metronidazole solution by adding brilliant green (brilliant green) to it for spraying infected cucumbers. It has been proven that brilliant green has good fungicidal properties and is effective in combating gram-positive bacteria that provoke rotting processes and with some types of harmful fungi.
How to prepare a solution
To prepare such a solution, you will need:
- 10 ml of brilliant green;
- 10 metronidazole tablets;
- 10 liters of warm water.
Before dissolving, the tablets must be crushed into powder so that they dissolve better. Mix all the ingredients, sprinkle the cucumbers liberally. It is better to use a sprayer, so this can be done evenly and the whole bush is well covered with the solution.
The effect of the drug will be more intense at the optimal temperature, and this is not lower than 25 ° C. Therefore, for open beds, it is recommended, after processing, to make a temporary impromptu greenhouse, covering the bushes with film.
Security measures
I would like to draw special attention to the fact that this drug, which was not originally intended for such use, is a potent drug with a certain side effect. Accordingly, no scientific research has been carried out in the field of agronomic use.
When deciding to use metronidazole, you need to remember about safety measures during processing.
- Protect your face using a mask. This is necessary to avoid inhalation of vapors and contact with mucous membranes. Like any medication, it can cause an allergic reaction.
- Clothing should cover all parts of the body, this will protect against contact with the skin.
- If the treatment is carried out on already fruiting bushes, then the fruits must be removed and the grown ones must not be consumed for 10-14 days.
Conclusion
Often, folk methods and unconventional methods of plant treatment give a much better effect than traditional ones using agrofungicides. And the positive, repeated experience of practicing gardeners confirms the effectiveness and feasibility of using Trichopolum for treating cucumbers for diseases. Sometimes it is the only one effective in the infection of plants with diseases that are poorly treatable.