Watering and spraying cucumbers with brilliant green

Why treat cucumbers with brilliant green?

We've all had brilliant green solution applied to wounds, and within a couple of days, the wounds were gone. It's a powerful antiseptic, and the copper compounds it contains make it an antiseptic. This essential remedy is in everyone's first aid kit for cuts and bruises, but prudent gardeners use it a little differently.

Brilliant green will help rid cucumbers of downy mildew, a dangerous disease also known as peronosporosis.

Moreover, it can be used not only for treatment, but also for fertilizing the soil, since it contains many elements useful for plants. It's believed to be particularly beneficial for soils in marshy areas, which are severely deficient in copper. However, experts recommend using this remedy sparingly, to avoid harming plants.

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In this video you will see how to properly use brilliant green to treat cucumbers.

How to spray

The main way to use brilliant green on cucumbers is to add it to water and spray the resulting solution. There are several options for this, depending on the intended purpose. The following methods are the most commonly recommended:

• To protect cucumbers from root rot, you need to treat them after harvesting with a solution of brilliant green - ten drops per bucket of water, but it is better to do this as a preventative measure before the start of harvesting;
• A solution to combat powdery mildew is created by adding 10 ml of brilliant green to a bucket of water, and then spraying the affected plants with the resulting solution. To enhance the effect, you can add 1 or 2 liters of whey and 50 g of urea. It is recommended to use this solution three times per season.
• To cure cucumbers from the disease downy mildew, you need to use a different solution: add a liter of skim milk and ten drops of brilliant green or iodine to 9 liters of water;
• By adding forty drops of brilliant green to a bucket of water, you can rid cucumbers and tomatoes of late blight.

There are other, less popular, methods for spraying cucumbers, as well as recipes for preparing solutions, but it's still best to trust proven advice to avoid the opposite effect.

What is the secret of brilliant green?

The main value of brilliant green is its antiseptic properties, which are achieved due to the high copper content.

This makes it suitable not only for treating or preventing plant diseases but also for fertilizing the soil, as it enriches it with nutrients. Sprinkling greenery on marshy soil is especially beneficial, as such soils are copper-deficient.

In addition, this drug is very inexpensive, which makes it the most accessible and at the same time safe method of caring for garden plants.

How to process cucumbers

Cucumbers should be treated with a solution of brilliant green, prepared in different ways depending on the extent of the disease and soil conditions. On average, the recommended dose is about 5 ml per 10 liters of water. The resulting solution is poured into a spray bottle and used to spray the plants. As for the frequency of treatment, it should be done at intervals of 1-1.5 weeks.

The final treatment should be done at least five days after harvest. It's worth noting that watering with a green solution is beneficial not only for cucumbers but also for other garden plants, such as tomatoes, onions, cabbage, and others.

How to fertilize cucumbers

Even in well-fertilized soil, it's necessary to feed plants in an open garden or greenhouse. Plants often experience deficiencies in certain elements, which can be identified by changes in the stems and leaves.

Cucumbers often lack potassium, fluorine, or copper to thrive and produce high yields. These nutrients can be met with fertilizers, in this case, brilliant green.

Brilliant green is one of those handy tools that's multifunctional and useful in a variety of situations. For example, a simple antiseptic from your first aid kit can cure diseases in your garden or greenhouse, fertilize the soil with nutrients, and increase your harvest. So, if you're looking for a chemical-free way to care for your cucumbers, don't hesitate to water your plants with a solution of brilliant green.

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