Succinic acid for cucumbers: dosage and use in tablets

Gardeners are trying various means for feeding vegetable crops during cultivation. Ready mixes sold in stores and inexpensive folk remedies are used. Among such folk remedies, succinic acid was lost - this is not a top dressing, but a growth stimulator. She will not be able to replace the usual micro and macro elements, but she is quite capable of helping the seeds to sprout and the seedlings to grow. What are the properties of this tool and how to use it in vegetable growing, we will consider below.

Composition and properties of Succinic acid

Succinic acid is a product of amber processing.

White or colorless odorless powder, consisting of amber crystals, has a sour taste, similar to the taste of citric acid. Also, this element is found in all plants and living microorganisms. The human body also produces succinic acid.

The use of the product as a growth stimulant will be easier if you purchase a powder. It is easily soluble in water, so getting a delicious drink for cucumbers is not difficult.
Crystals are absorbed into roots, seeds, soil and green mass during processing, improving quality and helping them grow faster.
When treated with an aqueous solution of seeds, germination increases significantly.

When sprayed with a solution of seedlings, it becomes more resistant to cold snaps and droughts, fights diseases more aggressively. With double processing, the fruits ripen faster. Increases the level of chlorophyll in the green mass.
When processing the roots, they are better formed and grow faster.
When the solution is applied to the soil, the acid normalizes the balance of microorganisms. Destroys toxic substances, eliminates accumulations of harmful nitrates in the soil.

When conducting experiments on plants, the most effective dosage of succinic acid for the growth of cucumbers was established. It is 25 milligrams of powder per liter of water.

Issue Forms

The drug is produced in tablets, powder and pills (capsules with granules). But they can offer other means called "Succinic acid" - these are biologically active food supplements. These tablets also contain other components that are dangerous for plants. Therefore, you need to carefully choose a drug that contains only one active substance.

Preparation and storage of the solution

Since the drug is a potent growth stimulant, it should be used with caution.If a dose of a concentrated solution gets on the skin or mucous membranes, the acid will cause a burn. Prepare a mixture for spraying or watering plants with gloves. If the mixture still gets on the body, you need to immediately treat this area with a solution of baking soda and rinse with water.

The solution is prepared depending on the purpose: when watering the root system, a more concentrated mixture is prepared, for spraying plants, the concentration is reduced. After cooking, you need to use the entire mixture. It is not subject to storage. Therefore, you need to calculate the required amount before processing.

Use on plants

Since the substance is found in all microorganisms, the application is possible to improve the growth of all plants. But the concentration of crystals is different.

Seed preparation

To prepare the seeds for planting, use a 0.2% solution with water.To prepare a solution for soaking seeds, you need to dilute 2 grams of the substance in 100 grams of water, then a liter of water is heated to room temperature and added to the mixture. You should have 1 liter of seed impregnation mixture.

Presowing preparation can also be done with potato tubers. The solution is sprayed onto the potatoes and left for several hours to absorb the acid.

Preparing seedlings

To strengthen the seedlings before transplanting to a permanent place of growth, the granules are diluted as follows: 2.5 grams are diluted in 1 liter of water at room temperature. Seedlings are watered with this solution before planting, after an hour the seedlings need to be planted in the ground at a permanent place of growth. Another way to help seedlings is to spray the mixture with a spray bottle.

Preparing the root system

To help small cucumbers take root in a new place and form a powerful root system, plants are shed with a 0.2% solution of amber to a depth of 15-30 centimeters. It depends on the age of the plants and the depth of planting. The procedure is carried out once a week.

Recovery of cucumbers after hypothermia

If the green mass is sick and wilted after suffering hypothermia or drought, it can be revived with the help of amber. To do this, spray all damaged parts of plants with a 0.2% solution, repeat the procedure once every two or three weeks until a positive result is obtained.

Use of succinic acid for other fruit plants

Succinic acid helps develop not only cucumbers, but also other crops:

Tomatoes are watered with a mixture during flowering. Then the harvest will quickly start and ripen. The bushes are watered with a solution at the rate of 2 grams of the drug per two buckets of warm water. Watering is carried out twice a week.
Potato tubers are sprayed with a solution before planting. Then the potato takes root faster and forms a larger crop.

Strawberries are poured with a solution of 0.75 grams of acid per bucket of water. This measure helps the root system develop, forms resistance to temperature changes and increases the yield of berries.
Peppers during flowering are sprayed with amber solution to form ovaries. The procedure is carried out 3 times, the first - before flowering, the second and third - after.

There are several ways to use the solution:

watering the soil;
soaking seedling roots;
soaking seeds;
spraying plants.

Spray greens in case of a disease that appears on the foliage, during flowering and fruit set. Treatment with succinic acid is not limited to fruit and vegetable crops. These fertilizers are also used to stimulate the growth of indoor and outdoor flowers.

Another use of succinic acid

It is used to make medicines and dietary supplements. It helps people cope with diseases, rejuvenates the body, improves the functioning of the circulatory system, helps a person adapt to stressful situations and improves mood. But you should use this drug only as prescribed by a doctor, the wrong dosage will lead to the opposite result.

When using preparations for plants, allowable dilution rates must be taken into account, otherwise the acid will harm the plants. Good harvests!