Spraying pepper with boric acid
Spraying peppers with boric acid is a great way to boost yields and strengthen plants.
Spraying pepper with boric acid
Why is pepper sprayed
Poor fruiting, curled leaves, susceptibility to frequent diseases and damage to pests are signs of a lack of boron in a plant. Boron is one of the basic trace elements and is necessary for the plant organism throughout the growing season.
Boric acid or orthoboric acid (H3BO3) is a mixture of boron, oxygen and hydrogen. Such a compound is used to improve:
- fruiting - there is an activation of flowering and the formation of new ovaries on the pepper;
- taste - the fruit becomes more juicy, large, new macroelements are formed;
- resistance to various infections and pests.
Strengthening the root system
Boric acid helps in strengthening the root system. It is used for antiseptic treatment of plants - it prevents the formation and development of rot. Boron increases the sugar level in the fruit. In addition, it promotes the formation of new shoots.
Strengthening the bushes
Spraying with such a chemical mixture is suitable for seedlings that are grown on a windowsill or balcony. It is weaker than the one that grows in the open field, so it needs to be heavily fed.
Boric acid can be used for peppers that have fallen off their leaves. In this case, the chemical mixture is not used in its pure form, but mixed with urea and mullein.
It can not only spray the leaves, but also fertilize the soil. For seed treatment, they are soaked in solution. So they are less at risk of contracting late blight. Lures made from such a compound protect the plants from the invasion of ants.
Advantages and disadvantages of spraying
A mixture of boron, oxygen and hydrogen can be used in several ways. But agronomists point out that only spraying leads to the best results.
With this method, it is possible to adjust the concentration of the mixture. Due to this possibility, the risk of overdose and damage to seedlings is reduced. It is necessary to spray in the following proportion: per 10 sq. m. 1 liter is required. solution. A large area of plantations is treated by spraying.
The chemical mixture also has several disadvantages. It is a weak chemical compound, but careless and overuse can cause plant burns. To avoid this, it is best to use a spray bottle when processing. This will cover the leaves evenly with the solution.
With an abundant application of H3BO3, the leaves begin to gradually turn yellow, die off, and then fall off. The sheet takes the shape of a dome, the end is wrapped inward.
Excess boron harms not only seedlings, but also the human body. Getting into it through the fruits, it is withdrawn for a very long time.
When to spray pepper
Spraying will accelerate the ripening of the crop
You can start spraying the plant with a chemical mixture because of the appearance of the seedlings. Boron deficiency manifests itself in the dropping of the ovary and flowers, deformed and small leaves. The development of the bush also stops.
If the main task is to increase fruiting and fertilizing the vegetable, then during the growing season they are sprayed 3 times:
- during the ripening of the bud;
- when the first flowers appear;
- during the ripening of the crop.
During the ripening period of the buds, the treatment of salad peppers with boric acid will increase their number, as well as accelerate their development. The second time, when the first flowers appear, spraying pepper with boric acid improves the ovary of the plant and prevents the flowers from falling off.
When fruits ripen, H3BO3 will improve the taste of the vegetable. Another advantage is to prevent the formation of rot.
It is not necessary to feed the vegetable on schedule. It is necessary to look at its appearance and development. And only after that, apply any fertilizers.
For spraying, it is better to choose the evening time of the day or a cloudy day without precipitation. Processing must be done before the sun is out, there should be no moisture on the leaves of the plant.
How to spray
Boron compounds are found most of all in chernozems and chestnut soils. But in clay and sand - the minimum amount. It is effective to feed such soils with the necessary microelement. Boric acid dressing for lettuce can be root and foliar.
Foliar dressing
To prepare a boron mixture you will need:
- sprayer;
- container for preparing the mixture;
- H3BO3;
- water;
- protective equipment (gloves and respirator).
The solution is very easy to prepare. For 1 liter. hot water (not boiling water) is diluted with 1 gr. chemical substance. The treatment with H3BO3 begins only after the mixture has completely cooled down. The total amount of the solution is prepared based on the seedlings and depending on the goal being pursued.
It is necessary to prepare the mixture in the correct and precise proportions.
Precautions
It is necessary to spray in protective equipment, and it is not recommended to remove it until the end of the process. After work, you need to change clothes, wash your hands and face with laundry soap.
Store this solution away from children and pets. Best in a cool, dark place. Protect from food, medicine and drinking water.
When preparing the solution, it is necessary to ensure that all boron granules are dissolved. Spraying is necessary so that all the leaves of the seedling are covered evenly.
Root dressing
It is necessary to water the solution strictly at the root.
In addition to foliar feeding, root feeding is also used. Water the root of the pepper with boric acid with a watering can, with a weak pressure and exactly at the root. In this case, the solution should not get on the plant. It is necessary to apply such fertilizers to the prepared soil. First, it must be watered with plain water, and only then boron must be added. If this is done without watering the soil, the roots of the plant will get burned. It is necessary to make root bait when a deficiency of H3BO3 or severe starvation in the plant is visible.
The chemical compound does not pass from an old vegetable to a young one, so it is necessary to spray it throughout the growing season. So the content of the trace element in the body of the plant will be constant.
Boron protection against pests
Boron can be used in different cases. Summer residents soak seeds in a solution for disinfection. For greater efficiency, manganese and ash are added:
- a liter can of ash is diluted in 1 liter of water;
- 2 cups of onion peels are infused in 1 glass of water;
- two solutions are mixed;
- 2 g of manganese is added;
- dissolves 0.2-0.4 g of H3BO3;
- 1 teaspoon with a slide of soda is added.
By soaking the planting material in such a solution, pathogenic microorganisms are destroyed.
From disease
Spraying boron compounds will help prevent fungal diseases. Phytoplasmosis, verticillosis, late blight damage not only the plant, but also the fruits.To cure the bush, you must first treat with a solution of manganese, then boric (1 teaspoon per 10 liters). After 7 days, repeat everything. After that, spray with iodine solution.
It is necessary to spray not only damaged seedlings, but also the equipment with which the soil and vegetable bushes are treated.
From pests
In the fight against insect pests, add 1 tbsp to the spray solution. spoon of laundry soap and 1 tbsp. wood ash. To fight ants, a mixture of 5 g of powder is prepared for half a glass of hot water. They also add 2 tbsp. tablespoons of sugar and 1 teaspoon of honey. The prepared mixture is poured into low containers and placed near the ant houses. To prevent rain from falling on the bait, you can cover it with some kind of material (plastic, iron).
To fight ants, you can make balls from 2 egg yolks and half a teaspoon of boron. They are laid out on paths and habitats.
Conclusion
Boric acid for sweet and bitter peppers normalizes the metabolic process in the plant's body. When sprinkling pepper with a boron solution, fruiting improves, and the risk of infection with various infections is reduced.
Boric acid can be harmful when watering peppers. In large quantities, it damages the leaves and burns are formed. Once in the human body, it is heavily excreted by the kidneys.