What is useful for feeding cucumbers with yeast and how to apply it correctly

For a good yield, cucumbers require a variety of feeding, including yeast. The popular food product is rich in substances useful for vegetable crops. Bushes are watered with this solution both in the greenhouse and in the open field.

Why yeast is good for cucumbers

Composed of unicellular fungi of the Saccharomycetes class, this food product is rich in:

• amino acids;
• vitamins, especially group B;
• proteins;
• minerals and trace elements, in particular iron.

The use of such dressing not only improves the condition of the plants, but also enriches the soil.... After irrigation with yeast solution, the content of beneficial microorganisms and elements increases in the soil.

Fertilize seedlings and adult plants at any stage of development.

Positive effect from the use of yeast is manifested in:

• activation of the growth of the root system;
• improving the quality indicators of green mass (improving the color of the leaves, increasing their volume);
• strengthening the immunity of seedlings, increasing their resistance to adverse weather conditions;
• better development of cucumber lashes;
• faster adaptation of seedlings to new conditions after picking;
• stimulating the growth of culture;
• improving the composition of the soil.

Thanks to feeding with yeast cucumbers in a greenhouse tolerate a lack of light more easily.

When a bakery product is diluted in water, fungi release meso-inositol alcohol, biotin, and vitamin B1. These substances stimulate root formation, activate phytohormones that accelerate the process of plant cell regeneration.

The penetration of active yeast fungi into the soil creates favorable conditions for microorganisms that process organic matter. As a result, the soil is saturated with nitrogen, phosphorus and other microelements in a form that is easily digestible for plants.

Important! This top dressing is used only in the warm season. Otherwise, there will be no benefit from fungi.

When feeding is required

Yeast is added if:

• seedling material is weak, plant stems are thin;
• seedlings after a dive do not take root well, do not take root;
• bushes do not form foliage well;
• underdeveloped lashes;
• in a greenhouse, seedlings do not tolerate a lack of light;
• there are unfavorable weather conditions;
• the soil is infertile.

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Fertilizer timing

They begin to apply top dressing already at the seedling stage in the spring.

For young seedlings, fertilizer is used three times:

• when 2 real sheets appear;
• when transplanting seedlings from a common container into separate pots with a new soil mixture;
• on the eve of disembarking in the garden.

A freshly prepared product is used for seedlings.... It doesn't have to be multi-component.

The duration of such a fertilizer for cucumbers is 2 months. It is also used for adult plants in the formation of ovaries and fruiting.

The positive effect appears within 3 days... The last dressing stimulates re-flowering, allowing you to harvest twice a season.

Important! An excess of yeast (more than 3 dressings per summer) is harmful to cucumbers. In this case, they will not give a good harvest.

The best recipes

For the preparation of natural fertilizer use fresh yeast, both dry and wet... You can replace them with a baked product that contains this ingredient.

Reference. Hops enhances the action of fungi, activates fermentation. The addition in the form of several grains of potassium permanganate prevents the damage to plants by diseases.

With water and sugar

Sugar provides better fermentation. Preparation of the product is simple:

1. 10 g of yeast are diluted in 10 liters of warm water.
2. Add 50 g of sugar to the solution.
3. All insist in a warm room, in a closed container, at least 2-3 hours.

For watering, the solution is diluted with water in a ratio of 1: 5.

In another version a remedy of 10 g of yeast, 3 l of water and a small amount of granulated sugar is kept in a closed jar for 7 days. The solution is pre-diluted with water: 10 liters of liquid are taken for 250 ml of the product.

Reference. The mixture avoids the formation of barren flowers.

With dairy products

Milk will protect plantings from diseases and pests... Take only fresh, unboiled product.

To prepare the product 100 g of live yeast are diluted in 1 liter of milk. The resulting mixture is stirred and left to ferment for 2 hours. The concentrate is diluted in 10 l of water. Top dressing is poured at the root or used to spray the leaves.

Infusion of dry yeast

Take 100 g of dry yeast in a bucket of warm water (up to + 38 ° C) and insist for 1 day to obtain a nutritious liquid, which is watered under the root of the plants. Use 0.5 liters of composition per bush.

The product is combined with other growth stimulants... 10-12 g of dry yeast and 2 g of ascorbic acid are poured into 5 liters of water. The mixture is infused for 5-7 days in a dark place. The finished solution is diluted with water (proportion - 250 ml per 10 l).

With ash

Wood ash contains:

• calcium - 40%;
• potassium - 12%;
• phosphorus - 6%;
• trace elements (boron, iron, manganese, magnesium, sulfur, zinc, molybdenum, copper).

It creates favorable conditions in the soil for reproduction of nitrogen fixing nodule bacteria.

To prepare top dressing take 100 g of sugar, wood ash and yeast, pour 3 liters of warm water, mix and insist in a dark place for 3 days. The finished mass, without straining, is diluted with water in a ratio of 1:40.

With herbal infusion

Into a large container pour a bucket of finely chopped freshly cut grass, add 1 chopped loaf of bread (rye and moldy) and 500 g of live yeast. The resulting mixture is poured into 50 liters of water and left warm for 3 days.

Reference. In order for the bushes to grow faster, it is recommended to water them with this product throughout the season.

Another fertilization option:

1. Finely chop 1 kg of nettle, clover, thistle, dope, henbane, dandelions, chamomile inflorescences and stems, add 100 g of yeast.
2. Pour all 10 liters of water.
3. Insist for a week, stirring occasionally.
4. Strain and dilute with water in a 1: 5 ratio.

The product is poured under the root of plants at the rate of 3-5 liters per 1 m².

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How to feed

In order for the tool to bring more benefits to cucumber bushes, it is correctly used depending on the growing conditions of the crop.

Features:

Fundamental rules:

• a composition based on yeast is introduced after abundant watering of the culture;
• more than 3 dressings over the summer are not used;
• use only fresh product;
• do not water the plants with a solution immediately after picking;
• use only warm liquid, pour it under the root;
• yeast is not used simultaneously with organic matter;
• make a fresh mixture every time.

Outdoors

Plants in unprotected conditions watered with the agent from the early stages of vegetation:

• do not feed the bushes in the heat;
• fertilizer is applied only to the heated soil;
• after planting on the garden bed, yeast is used no earlier than 10 days;
• watered only in the evening;
• at an air temperature below + 15 ° C, no fertilizing is used.

The surplus of this means threatens the rapid growth of green mass in cucumbers and prevents fruit setting.

In the greenhouse

Cucumber bushes in a greenhouse fertilized with yeast 2-3 times per summer.

The tool is used 10 days after the main feeding:

• on the eve of flowering plants, 200 g of cow manure or bird droppings are introduced per 10 liters of water;
• when ovaries appear, use "Nitrofoska".

For the third time, the cucumber bushes are fed yeast after the first wave of the harvest.

Reviews

Reviews of gardeners about yeast feeding are positive.

Tatiana, Moscow region: “Every year I feed greenhouse cucumbers with yeast. There is no better fertilizer! I water the seedlings with a solution with the addition of tobacco dust. It stimulates plant growth. When the ovaries appear, I use an herbal infusion, during the fruiting period - a remedy with ash. Thanks to this, vegetables ripen faster ".

Valentina, Blagoveshchensk: “I want the cucumbers to be less sick and attacked by fungi, which is why I water them. Sometimes I just scatter crackers in the garden. This method works too ".

Mikhail, Moscow: “A two-day nettle yeast infusion is an excellent medium for the growth of cucumber seedlings. I use it as a fertilizer if the leaves start to fade or turn yellow. ".

Conclusion

Yeast is a natural, environmentally friendly fertilizer that is easily absorbed by plants. To get a good harvest of cucumbers, it is important to correctly apply such feeding. The product protects bushes from diseases, improves fruiting, green mass and root growth.