Phytosporin for indoor plants: instructions for use
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Fitosporin does not belong to chemical agents for the treatment of fungal diseases of indoor flowers, vegetables and horticultural crops. Although he is also a fungicide and fights precisely these problems. The drug acts on the basis of innovative developments in the field of microbiology. It belongs to the category of biological products that do not cause any negative consequences for the quality of products, the life of people and insects.
Composition and description of Fitosporin
Live bacteria of the hay bacillus Bacilus Subtilis, which live in natural conditions in the surface layers of the soil, became the basis for the development of a biological product. In addition to them, it includes chalk, brown coal, minerals. Other substances may also be included in the composition of the biological product. Manufacturers on the packaging must indicate the purpose of the biological product enriched with additional components.
The edges of the violet leaves are affected by a fungal disease
Marking
The letter "M" attached to the name of the preparation means that it contains humus. Phytosporin for indoor plants, enriched with humic acids, is equally suitable both as a protective agent and as a nutritional supplement.
The additives that make up the biological product are necessary to maintain the viability of beneficial microorganisms; they help Bacilus Subtilis to enter the active phase after long-term storage. It occurs after the product is diluted with water.
Release form
The drug is made in three modifications: as a powder, in a paste, in the form of a liquid:
- The powder can be gray or white, packed in sealed metallized bags weighing 10-300 g, 1 g of powder contains 100 million microorganisms.
- The thick, concentrated dark brown paste contains the same amount of Bacilus Subtilis as the powder. The substance is mainly used to care for indoor plants.
- The liquid form of the drug is bottled by the manufacturers in small jars and large-capacity containers (up to 10 liters), 1 billion of aerobic (using oxygen) bacteria live in 1 ml of the product. Liquid "Fitosporin for Orchids" is in demand among flower growers, because it is a ready-made substrate, all that remains is to reduce its concentration.
Fitosporin in the form of a paste
Dilution methods
The process of dissolving the paste is fast. For a fungicide in powder, prolonged soaking is required. Transferred to liquid form, these types of biological products are odorless. The original (original) liquid form has an ammonia smell, it disappears when the concentration of the substance decreases. The creators of the biological product add ammonia to bottles with a liquid form of the fungicide to maintain the viability of dormant microorganisms.
Powder
The instructions for Fitosporin-M on the use of the drug for indoor plants indicate that the dry matter is diluted in water 2 hours before the start of the planned treatments in the flower garden. In order to measure the required amount, cutlery is usually used - in 1 tsp. contains 3-3.5 g of the drug. To prevent diseases in flowers, the dosage of the drug is 1.5 g per 2 liters of water.
Paste
How to dilute Fitosporin for processing orchids in the form of a paste is also indicated in the manufacturer's recommendations. The paste is diluted in two stages. First, a concentrated mother liquor is made (1 part of a pasty preparation for 2 parts of water), then a working one. The saturation of the working preparation depends on the purpose of the treatments. For indoor flowers, dilute 10-15 drops of the mother liquor in 1 liter of water.
Liquid
A liquid factory preparation is used only in a diluted form - 10 drops / 100 ml of water. Thus, the concentration of all types of drug is reduced. Depending on the purpose, Fitosporin-M "Reanimator", "Storage", "Golden Autumn" are made. They can be used for other purposes.
Live hay bacteria
The use of Fitosporin for the care of indoor flowers
To prevent the appearance of fungal diseases in indoor plants, flower growers use weak solutions of liquid and working solutions of a biological agent diluted in water. For watering in the root zone, a dosage of 15 drops per 1 liter is required; for spraying the leaves, 10 drops diluted with 1 liter of water are enough.
After diluting the working solutions in water, Bacilus Subtilis sticks, until then in a state of suspended animation, begin to wake up, feed on additional components from the composition of the preparations, and multiply. After getting into the soil, on the leaves, roots of plants, bacteria in the process of life begin to secrete substances that inhibit microorganisms harmful to plants. Spores of pathogenic fungi weaken, cannot penetrate and germinate in the tissues of plants treated with biofungicide, gradually die off.
Plant breeders do not argue about how to use Fitosporin for orchids and other houseplants. But some have their own idea of the timing of its use. Many home gardeners use the powder for a longer time than indicated in the manufacturer's recommendations. At the same time, they claim that its properties do not deteriorate in the correct storage conditions after opening the package.
How the powder is diluted
How to apply for indoor flowers
Treatments with a biological product begin to be carried out long before the plants begin to hurt. A diluted working solution is necessary for the disinfection of seed material during the reproduction of adeniums, pelargoniums, ficuses, cyclamens, various representatives of citrus plants, dates. In the Fitosporin solution, the seeds are kept for 1-2 hours before planting in the soil.
For spraying plants on the leaves, sprinklers with a fine spray of water droplets are used. Adhesives are added to the solution with the drug so that the drops stay on the leaves. Previously, 2 days before the treatments, the soil is moistened in the root zone. This is necessary so that the roots of the plants can lift nutrients and moisture to the leaves, the plants become strong. Root treatment with Fitosporin is also carried out after the main watering of flowers.
Precautions
The solution of a biological product is considered safe for humans and animals. The fruits of the plants treated with it can be eaten the next day, after the products are well washed in running water. But precautions while working with biofungicide solutions will still be required.
If the Fitosporin solution enters the stomach, they urgently induce vomiting, take activated charcoal. A biological product is bred in a room where there is no access for children and animals; when working with a substance while spraying plants, they should not be near either. After the end of activities using fungicide solutions, it is necessary to change clothes and wash all unprotected areas of the body.
Plant care after treatments with Fitosporin
Flowers that have been etched with a solution of a biological product in order to prevent fungal and bacterial infection can remain in the same room where other healthy plants are nearby. With them, the usual activities for the care of indoor flowers are carried out. Sick flowers are taken to another place, additional processing is carried out with an interval of 15 days.
There are a lot of products for the care of indoor plants, for their salvation and preventive protection. But Fitosporin-M occupies a leading position among biological fungicides. The first place belongs to him by right.
