Secrets of natural farming. Practical application of water in plant shelter

Are you still fighting weeds and pests in the country, earning yourself sciatica? But adherents of organic farming prefer to be friends with nature, rather than fight. But in order to live the same way, you will have to start with a radical change in the way of thinking about the purpose of agriculture, about what is the “correct” garden.

What is organic farming: basic principles

Organic farming as a branch of agricultural technology has emerged since the end of the 19th century, and rumors, disputes and discussions around this method of cultivating the land still do not subside. There are also many approaches and theories within the adherents of this direction of agriculture. But the essence is the same: organic farming is, first of all, a careful, sparing attitude to nature, maintaining the natural balance and ecosystems, refusing to use mineral fertilizers and pesticides.

Organic farming has many interchangeable definitions, synonymous terms: natural, ecological, biological, natural, life-giving farming.

Basic principles of organic farming:

Refusal of plowing, digging of the earth. In this way, it is believed that a healthy balance of the soil ecosystem is maintained. And healthy soil means healthy plants that can resist diseases and pests.
Growing environmentally friendly products. Complete rejection of the use of mineral fertilizers and pesticides. Weed and pest control methods are reduced to the prevention and use of herbal, folk methods.
The ground must always be covered with vegetation. Green manure crops are widely used here - fast-growing crops planted after the main crops on temporarily empty land.
Less laborious processing of the site, giving with a larger and better result. Farming is fun, not hard work.

Natural farming guru

"Relieve your ardor, gardener!" - with these words, as a rule, the well-known author of many books on biological farming B.A. begins his appeal at lectures to gardeners. Bagel. In the traditional idea of the “correct” garden, many summer residents see such an exemplary garden: ideal even beds and rows of crops, not a single weed, and also a lot of hard work.

All these myths are debunked by fans of ecological farming. They believe that labor does not have to be slavish and exhausting. And it is much more useful for both man and nature to maintain the natural order of things in the ecosystem. “Spy” on nature, learn from it, apply the acquired knowledge and observations in your summer cottage.

Advice. If you decide to move away from traditional farming to natural farming, for inspiration, we recommend reading several books on the topic: One Straw Revolution by Masanobu Fukooka; "Agrarian revolutionary" Sepp Holzer; "About the garden for the thrifty and lazy" Bublik B.A.

So, Sepp Holzer has 45 hectares of land and cultivates it alone with his wife with a minimum of agricultural machinery: he has only one tractor. B.A. Bublik believes that steel has no place in the garden and refuses shovels, choppers, does not even loosen the soil with a pitchfork, but puts it “under the stick”, watering only with ice water (not higher than 9 degrees). And the author of many works on natural farming, G. Kizima, well-known in Russia, preaches three “not”: do not dig, do not weed, do not water.

Practice natural farming in spring and autumn

You can switch from traditional to organic farming at any time of the year. One of the main methods of biological farming is the rejection of deep digging of the earth. It is believed that by raising the layer of earth more than 5 cm, the ecosystem is thereby disturbed. The earth eventually becomes poorer, with beneficial microorganisms, beetles, worms, etc. appearing in insufficient quantities. Which leads in the future to the need to use mineral fertilizers, which are harmful to both nature and humans.

natural farming allows you to get organic vegetables and fruits

The soil for sowing the crop is not dug up, but slightly raised with a pitchfork (ideally no more than 2.5 cm). Some farmers do not even use a pitchfork, but put them under the stick. That is, they stick a stick into the ground and plant seeds or seedlings in place of the formed hole. After sowing, the land is mulched with straw, sawdust, peat, rotted compost, etc.

Advice. For planting plants “under a stick”, you can use a stalk from a shovel or another stick that is convenient for working along the length. To do this, she sharpens the end with a cone, which will be stuck into the ground. For convenience, you can also make a handle at the top of the stick, and a limiter pedal at the bottom.

Due to the active use of mulch, which does not allow moisture to evaporate, watering is done much less frequently. Mulch is also one of the main ways to control weeds. But it is better to use mulching on proven crops: potatoes, strawberries, cucumbers, tomatoes. There are plants that "do not favor" mulching, preferring open and hot soil: corn, watermelons, melons.

With the help of mulching, the land is cultivated on virgin soil. To do this, prepare the beds in the fall as follows:

They mow the grass.
They fall asleep with manure: horse, chicken.
Lay a layer of mulch, for example, straw with a layer of 30 cm.
In the spring, remove the layer of mulch, select the remaining weed roots with your hands and plant seeds or seedlings.

You can also cover the beds with dense material, for example: roofing material, pieces of linoleum. It is useful to cover a layer of mulch with a film on top - this will speed up the process of overheating and decay of the weed on virgin soil.
All listed actions can be applied in the country, both in spring and autumn.

Siderates are our everything

One of the agricultural practices, which is an integral part of biological farming, is the planting of green manure on temporarily empty land. According to many farmers, these crops are the best natural fertilizer. For these purposes, such fast-growing and micronutrient-rich plants are used, such as:

legumes;
mustard;

clover;
colza;
spring rapeseed;
rye.

Green manure can be planted in spring, summer and autumn. In spring, such fast-growing and frost-resistant plants are planted as: mustard, rape, phacelia. They are sown very early and grow until it is time to plant the main crop. Then the green manure is cut with a flat cutter a few centimeters below ground level, and the main plants are planted in the soil prepared in this way. Tops, stems can be used as a shelter for beds with crops.

In autumn, rye and mustard are most often sown. Sowing is done after harvesting vegetables. Rye is harvested at the end of autumn, cutting the stems at the base. And the mustard goes under the snow. In the spring, it is cut with a flat cutter and the main crops are planted.

Organic farming is an environmentally friendly production based on respect for nature and human health. There are many techniques and methods of natural farming. But, in any case, each site is individual. There are no absolutely identical sites in terms of soil composition, microclimate, and list of planted crops. What fans of organic farming do not get tired of repeating is: “Listen, look at your land, your plants. And put the acquired knowledge into practice. Nature must be trusted always, every day.”

Natural farming as a unifying concept.

Kuznetsov A.I.

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In my first article on Natural Farming, I left the very definition of this concept at the mercy of readers, which gave rise to a lot of interpretations - essentially correct, but still incomplete, "narrow-profile". Now I want to correct this mistake and show that the concept of "Natural Farming" is much broader than it is commonly believed, reducing it only to the definition of "organic".
Natural farming is a unifying concept that includes all alternative systems of farming and agriculture - biodynamic, organic and its varieties, using humus preparations (humates), with the involvement of earthworms (vermiculture, or worm composting, i.e. obtaining biohumus using compost worms - California, "prospector", etc.), using green manure (growing plants for green manure), mulch (organic and inorganic), EM - biotechnology (using microbial preparations), as well as other methods that exclude the use mineral fertilizers and deep plowing of the earth.
In essence and in meaning, all these directions are true and useful, but each of them is only a part of one general and unifying concept of "Natural farming". The supporters of the listed directions do not want (or cannot?) understand and allow this, excelling in the terminology of processes taken in isolation from one common and whole - soil life, wisely arranged by Nature itself.
It is impossible for man to come up with something more perfect than that created by Nature itself. People at different stages of their development only study these processes of soil life in parts, building various "theories" on their guesses and discoveries. Due to his limitations, a person "goes in cycles", considering a separate "theory" the most important and indisputable and rejecting all others - not realizing that the "guess" and the "theory" built on its basis are only part of a single, indivisible process in Nature called " Life".
Therefore, everyone needs to look for a way to unite efforts in this direction, and not strive to divide-separate natural life into parts by approving separate "theories". The goal here is the same - to find such a unifying link that will bring all disparate theories and concepts together - as it is in Nature itself.. And this link can be an understanding of the processes and natural laws of soil life. Only a complete understanding of the general picture of soil life in interaction with the forces of nature (cosmic and terrestrial energies) can become a unifying factor for supporters of individual alternative areas of farming and agriculture.
I am not trying to take on such an unbearable burden - to describe in detail this "picture of life", but I will only try to determine the path that will lead to universal understanding and agreement.
And we will start moving along this path with the fact that only with some examples taken from individual theories, I will show you their inextricable connection both with each other and with soil life itself.
Let's look at the concept of "Biodynamic farming". Brief historical background: Rudolf Steiner is the founder of this philosophy in agriculture, which originated in Germany in 1924. Biodynamic farming is an alternative direction, as opposed to mineral farming with its negative consequences. The essence of this theory is that:
- all living beings on the planet (including humans, animals, plants and soil microcosm) are exposed to cosmic and terrestrial energies;
- this process of impact on living organisms can be controlled by means of the proposed "preparations", which were assigned a certain numbering: 500-507 ... In addition, these preparations were divided into "field" and "compost"; all of them are used in such minimal amounts that they cannot serve as a source of substances for plants.
"Field" preparations are named because they act directly on plants and stimulate metabolism, and also "correct" adverse factors (drought, for example). Introduced in the smallest doses to the fields, they activate soil life, enhance the formation of humus, and as a result, improve plant nutrition.
"Compost" preparations are used to stimulate composting processes and direct them in the right direction (under their action, decay processes are excluded).
For clarity, we should remember what "biodynamic drugs" are and what they are made of. Field preparations - 500, 501.
Preparation 500 (another name is "horn manure"): cow horn is filled in autumn with fresh cow manure and buried in fertile soil to a depth of 60 cm and left there until spring. During the winter, the manure is exposed to the forces of the earth, which are especially active in winter. By spring, the manure turns into a well-decomposed dark mass with a pleasant smell of earth. Preparation 500 activates earthly forces (energies).
Preparation 501 - horny silica, activating cosmic energies.
Compost preparations are prepared from dynamic plants: yarrow flowers (preparation 502), chamomile flowers (503), nettle (504), oak bark (505), dandelion flowers (506), valerian flowers (507)...
Supporters of this theory reduce everything to the action of biodynamic preparations through the regulation and activation of earthly and cosmic forces (energies) in the direction necessary for the gardener and farmer. However, they argue that the effect of these drugs has no effect if mineral fertilizers are used. Instead of mineral fertilizers, organic matter in the form of composts should be used. And at the same time, some supporters of this theory deny the active role of the soil microworld in this process, focusing only on the energy of the process of activating plant nutrition (Michaela Glöckler). Others, on the contrary, believe that biodynamic preparations (both field and compost) activate the soil life of worms and microbes and, in fact, are biostimulants, not fertilizers and additives (I.S. Isaeva). Some supporters allow the partial use of fertilizers such as phosphate rock (M.N. Zhirmunskaya).
All this brings confusion into the heads of inexperienced gardeners, creates the impression of a "outrageous" science, which seems to be good, but incomprehensible and difficult to implement in practice. But this whole theory is nothing more than a part of Natural Farming. Someone may object to me: "Where did you meet biodynamic preparations in Nature? These are "man-made" preparations." Let me disagree with these arguments.
We forget about the natural forces of nature, manifested in everyday life. For example, everyone knows the "stimulating" effect on seeds, rooted cuttings and the plants themselves of melt water (or, in other words, its energetically clean and active phase - the "cluster" state). "Holy" water has the same state, and its action is similar. Introduced in a minimum dose into a large volume, such water instantly turns ordinary water of this volume into "cluster", i.e. energetic state.
What about dynamic plants? After all, this is not only chamomile and valerian - there are many other examples of the energy effects of plants on humans, animals and other plants ... In addition, there are other drugs that have exactly the same stimulating and activating properties as classic biodynamic drugs. For example, the drug "Biostim", various decoctions, infusions and extracts of plants or compost liquid. But all of them are ineffective without the main factor - the use of organic composts, i.e. organic residues processed by worms, microbes and fungi into humus - the basis of natural plant nutrition.
Biodynamic preparations are just "stimulants" and "activators" of soil life, or soil microcosm. With the same success, one can activate terrestrial and cosmic energy with the help of various combinations and structures of biodynamic structures: pyramids, hemispheres, orgone accumulators, etc. (The term "orgone" comes from the Latin word organismus - "living creature". The universal cosmic vital energy is called "orgone". There are various devices that can capture and accumulate orgone energy, including dynamic preparations, which can also be attributed to orgone accumulators ).
The effect of using these biodynamic structures is the same everywhere - activating plant growth and protecting them from diseases. There is only one basis, and the impact (direct or indirect) is carried out through the activation of the entire ecosystem, which includes the soil microcosm. Thus, biodynamic farming is just a part of Nature farming.
With other theories, things are even simpler.
Few would argue that organic farming is a component of natural farming. What could be simpler here: watch how organic remains (in the form of leaf or grass litter, or cow "cake") in the nature around us turn into part of the soil, into its nutrient component - humus.
Copy the same on your site - this will not only feed the plants and us, but also improve the soil and the very ecosystem in which we live with our plants.
What kind of "ready-made recipes" can there be that many people ask me about after reading my articles?
Natural farming is a creative process. It is important to understand and put into practice the essence of this process, and not to develop a "specific recipe". After all, all gardeners have different soils, different climatic conditions, different available sources of organic matter. And besides, the theories of supporters of organic farming are also different. How to understand all this diversity?
The answer is simple - be more attentive to yourself, to your plants, to the world around us. Indeed, in all these "theories" and methods, the essence is the same: ensuring favorable soil life as the basis of soil formation and plant nutrition due to the activity of the soil microworld that produces humus. After all, humus is the source of the most "smart" and balanced plant nutrition according to "natural technology".
Let's take it all in order.
Humus preparations(various humates). After all, this is nothing more than an "extract" from the soil or biocompost in a concentrated form. Do you have extra money to pay for humus in the form of "canned food"? Why such extravagance? Or do you for some reason do not want to create the conditions for the constant production of fresh humus directly on your plots? The use of humates is justified only for potted crops as a source of nutrition for plants isolated from nature.
Biocompost, earthworms and vermiculture. This is a biological compost obtained using earthworms - very expensive if bought ready-made and packaged. Despite the fact that this biocompost is very easy to get by yourself in the garden or at home at any time of the year - from those organic residues that are always available in any household. And at the same time, it is not at all necessary to specifically buy Californian worms or a "prospector" - simple varieties of dung (compost) worms. It is enough to go to any nearest farm and collect the local population of these worms there if you want to use manure in the compost. Or collect litter worms in the forest (in the park), if other sources of organic matter are used for compost. These worms will "bring" useful microflora with them, which will help them "prepare" high-quality compost. But, at the same time, we must not forget that earthworms (meaning all annelids) are just a part of the soil microcosm in Natural Agriculture.
Siderates are various plants used for "green" fertilizer. They are grown either in compact plantings or in empty areas when the main crop is harvested. As green manure, you can use any culture; the plants are later trimmed and left in place as a green mulch. Thus, green manure is a kind of organic mulch grown on its site, and not brought to it from outside. Whoever likes this method, or there is no other way to replenish the site with organic matter, can successfully use it. But in this case, cut grass is an analogue of grass litter in nature - nothing more.
Mulch, or, in other words, - the soil cover can be of very different origin and composition; both organic and inorganic nature.
Let's start with inorganic mulch: these are various films, roofing material, rubber, tarpaulin, etc. - everything that fully or partially retains moisture in the soil. This is its purpose: to retain moisture, prevent the soil from drying out, thereby creating comfortable conditions for soil inhabitants. Another role of such mulch is energy-saving: preventing the evaporation of moisture from the earth's surface, the mulch retains and accumulates the heat of solar energy and maintains the temperature regime of the soil. This is especially true (as an energy-saving factor) on northern cold soils. Inorganic mulch is just a "home" for soil dwellers.
But organic mulch has more opportunities: it is both a home and food for the microcosm of the soil. And its second property: it covers the earth from the scorching rays of the sun, preventing overheating of the soil, which is especially important on warm southern soils. What happens to organic mulch and what it turns into in the process of digestion by worms, microbes and fungi - saprophytes, we have already considered in previous articles. It should only be added that organic mulch is only an element of Natural Farming, nothing more.
Microbes are another part of Natural Farming; here we mean bacteria and other transitional forms of the soil microcosm. The general term "microbes" (microorganisms) includes a huge group of tiny creatures that differ in structure, size and some functions: these are unicellular and multicellular organisms of plant and animal origin, as well as organisms that occupy an intermediate position between the plant and animal world. Microbes include bacteria (including mycoplasma rickettsiae), viruses, yeasts, actinomycetes, mold fungi, algae, and protozoa. But in the soil microcosm, not all of the listed forms are important as participants in soil formation and humus, but only a part of them. The remaining representatives of the microcosm are potential pathogens of plant diseases, which will be discussed in the next article.
On the basis of microbes, many biological products and even "technologies" have been created. A striking example is EM technology. This incomprehensible letter combination "EM" fascinates and enchants many to complete worship as the only "panacea". And this phrase EM is simply deciphered - "effective microorganisms". Yes, these are the most common soil microbes taken from nature, which are bred in nutrient media in biofactories, packaged in vials and then sold for big money. And this is not a fertilizer at all, but a simple suspension of ordinary soil microbes used as a soil "sourdough" and nothing more.
What is it used for? Like any sourdough, to introduce a culture of microbes into the environment. For example, kefir - into milk, wine - into wort, baker's yeast - into dough, etc. And EM, in this case, is used as a "soil starter" for incorporation into the soil, that's all the wisdom. But manufacturers in every way "frighten" poor (in the direct and indirect sense) buyers - gardeners and gardeners - that without EM drugs, it's just nowhere, otherwise it's a disaster ... All this is a bluff and a direct deception of the layman. EM is just a part of the soil microcosm, like other biological products. Who has extra money and a desire to get microbes in a test tube as "soil starter" - please, I do not dissuade anyone from doing this. Moreover, I'm not saying it's bad. On the contrary, it is good, but it is very expensive, which is why it is little used by the population. But knowing that EOs and other biological products are just a part of the soil microcosm that creates fertility, we are aware that we also have completely free ways to use EOs. And they are presented to us by nature itself, and not invented by manufacturers of biological products to buy for money. It's worth remembering this.
Where to get effective microorganisms for the garden? We have already touched on this topic before: in nature itself. But when using EM (taken from a test tube or from nature), remember one thing: without the necessary conditions, they will not bring an increase in yield and will not increase soil fertility - at least fill the entire soil in the garden with solutions containing them. They will not take root there unless you create a home for them - mulch, and do not "feed" them with organic matter. Only in this case, living on your beds and in the garden, together with worms and mushrooms, they will create food for plants from organic matter and feed them to their full according to the most advanced Natural technology.
In conclusion, I just want to add that Natural farming is the "cradle" of all alternative theories and methods of farming and, at the same time, a unifying concept. Anyone who cannot or does not want to understand this is deeply mistaken.
For those who want to see their garden prosperous and the surrounding nature healthy, I want to say: using any of the listed alternative agricultural techniques as an element of "natural technology", you will inevitably come to understand that we ourselves are part of this nature. When someone tries to tear Nature apart, then, imperceptibly for himself, he creates the conditions for death from his ignorance. It's time for everyone to "wake up" and unite their efforts to learn farming from Nature together.
I wish everyone who read this article understanding. And I hope to see you among the supporters of Natural Farming.

Plants and man: the practice of using the energy of the Cosmos and the Earth
(reference material)

Reference:

Kuznetsov Alexander Ivanovich, microbiologist, p. Altai, Altai Territory.

Human health is directly dependent on nutrition. Eating foods with GMOs or grown using pesticides and fertilizers leads to irreversible consequences for the body. Modern agronomists propose to turn to the experience of our ancestors, to make natural farming the basis of agriculture.

Organic farming - what is it

Organic farming differs from traditional soil cultivation in a gentle approach to the natural ecosystems that exist in nature. The use of pesticides, deep processing has become detrimental to the earth, reduced fertility, disrupted the natural cycle of substances, nullified the benefits of worms and microorganisms. Eco-farming is based on the awareness of the free interaction between soil, plants, animals, organic residues, while a person should play the role of a helper, not a pest.

Fundamentals of organic farming

The principles and basics of organic farming are easy to understand and are as follows:

The earth is a living organism, the structure of which should not be disturbed. Intensive cultivation of the arable layer, excessive digging, loosening, mineralization, and other agricultural work are very laborious and lead to high material costs with low efficiency. Natural farming on a farm or garden plot leads to minimum expenses, while allowing you to harvest a good harvest every year.
Mulching is the main method to improve the quality of the soil, to create favorable conditions for the natural system. Mulch is straw, sawdust, hay, fallen leaves, roots and cut weeds - everything that covers the beds from above protects the black soil from excessive evaporation of moisture, erosion and hypothermia.
Reasonable top dressing, which is designed not to destroy beneficial microbes, fungi that utilize organic matter, but to enable them to multiply, suppress pathogenic bacteria, fix mineral elements, process everything that can serve as natural humus.

Agriculture according to Ovsinsky

The initiator of parting with the classic way the Russian scientist I.E. began to dig up the garden. Ovsinsky, author of many scientific papers, agronomist by education. Farming according to Ovsinsky is an ideal way to let the earth recover itself without interfering with the natural course of nature. As evidence, the pioneering breeder wrote The New System of Farming in 1899, in which he argued for minimal plow interference with the soil structure, which ensures an environmentally friendly environment and high-quality, safe products.

Organic farming - Kizima's method

Galina Kizima can be considered a contemporary authority on the benefits of organic farming. After receiving a Ph.D., the woman seriously took up issues of increasing productivity through the right approach to the practice of cultivating the soil. Organic farming according to the Kizima method has become widespread, described in books and articles. The basic principle of her garden is three “not”: do not weed, do not dig, do not water. The author introduced the concept of "smart" garden into use, on personal experience proved the effectiveness of his method.

Organic farming - beds

To create conditions for plants in the beds, similar to those that exist in the wild, the agricultural technology of natural farming is called upon. The goals of the method: improving the quality, volume of the crop, preserving natural fertility while saving time and effort. To implement this idea, we use:

gentle loosening of the upper 5-7 cm of soil in spring and autumn;
the use of exclusively organic fertilizers in the garden plot, including compost, manure, humus, green manure, as well as microbiological developments;
biological products, agricultural products that protect plants from pests and diseases.

Organic farming - where to start

The question of when and where to start organic farming is increasingly being asked by rural residents, owners of garden plots. The answer is reassuring: you can switch your home garden to a completely new system known as "organic beds" at any time of the year, but it is considered the most suitable autumn period. In practice, the main task of agriculture will be the rapid restoration of the upper fertile layer, the correct selection of protective equipment, the maintenance of the natural ecosystem, and the preservation of it in this state through elementary actions.

Natural farming in the garden - practice

Periodic, deep digging is not acceptable if your goal is organic farming in the country. The desire for perfect tillage spoils the earth, has the opposite effect on it, making it heavy, dry, lifeless, hard as a stone. As practice shows, this can be avoided using certain techniques:

break the site into small beds, depending on the species composition of the plants that will be planted;
try to cover the soil with natural, organic materials, since bare land is unprotected, less infertile;
regularly mulch the soil to a depth of at least 10 cm, which will reduce the growth of weeds, protect plants from pests, exposure to ultraviolet radiation, and ensure long-term preservation of moisture in the ground.

It would seem that there could be something in common? What difference does it make where and how a plant grows, what does agriculture have to do with it, and even Natural?
Immunity is immunity. But let's remember what immunity is and what causes it?

Immunity is immunity, and it is due to the immune system - a very complex one, designed, on the one hand, to maintain the constancy of the cellular composition of the body, and on the other hand, to reflect the aggression of pathogens that have entered or are trying to enter the body: viruses, fungi, bacteria and other pathogens.
In this case, immunity is considered as the ability of the body to distinguish foreign material from its own.

The science of immunity is a very complex science, so as not to “load” readers with terms, I will only say that immunity occurs after contact with pathogens.

It is acquired and hereditary (natural), which also occurs after contact, but is inherited.
And here is the main point for understanding: any immunity can arise when there is contact between the organism and the pathogen, in other words, a mild illness of the body, when the body's immune system has developed antibodies against the pathogen (specific proteins against a specific pathogen).

At first glance, this seems difficult to understand.
But if the body does not get sick (in a mild form), then immunity will not be developed, when immunity (immunity) has been developed, then the body will never get sick again or get sick in a mild form.
By the way, on this principle, vaccination is used in humans and animals - the introduction of weakened pathogens into the body in order to develop immunity to this disease in the body's immune system in the future.

Until now, it was believed that the immune systems of plants and humans (as well as animals) function according to completely different laws.

And the main argument in favor of this opinion was the absence in plants of special cells similar to our lymphocytes (and others) and special organs that produce these cells.
Of course, plants have nothing like our spleen and bone marrow.

However, with the study and accumulation of knowledge about the nature of plant disease resistance, the differences in the mechanisms of immunity of plants and animals ceased to seem so striking.
Now more and more data is accumulating about the similarities between them.
Despite the fact that plants do not produce specialized cells, each plant cell contains elements responsible for immunity and the fight against disease-causing agents.

For example, immediately after the penetration (germination) of a pathogenic fungus even into one plant cell, the plant begins to produce special substances that quickly kill the pathogenic fungus (causative agents of late blight, scab, fusarium, etc.)

The signal for the production of these substances-antibodies are the special substances of the fungus itself, which are secreted by it as a result of its vital activity.
These antigen substances betray the presence of the aggressor to the plant, and it begins to fight.

Thus, it turned out that substances that perform a signal function and warn the body about the penetration of a stranger have a similar chemical nature both in pathogens of animal diseases and in pathogens of plant diseases, while their effect and the mechanism of the antigenic reaction of organisms is the same.

From the foregoing, it follows that there is a similarity between animals and plants in terms of immune protection.
But if science invented vaccines for humans and animals, to create immunity - weakened or dead pathogens, the introduction of which into the body (vaccinations) we launch the mechanism for developing immunity - immunity, then what about plants?

There are no vaccines.
But what can play the role of vaccines - weakened pathogens?
What can weaken them to the development of only immunity and reduce the ability to cause the disease itself?

No, not the chemical poisons with which we “flooded” the gardens, killing all living things: beneficial microorganisms and pathogens at the same time.
What have we achieved with this? Disease reduction? On the contrary, their heyday! You will ask why?

Because, by treating thoughtlessly and uncontrollably with chemicals, not observing dosages, but acting on the principle “the more, the better”, we, unwittingly, created very stable forms of pathogens of both plants and humans and animals - such forms , which do not kill even the strongest chemicals.

And “science” comes up with more and more “stronger” and even more terrible ones, instead of becoming a true science and returning to the forces of Nature and the natural processes of developing immunity by plants in this natural environment.

Many are now laughing at this remark, and in vain.
Experience shows that plants grown on specially created soils using natural technology, using biocomposts: worm composts, EM composts and mushroom composts, rich in various beneficial microflora, are less susceptible to various fungal and bacterial diseases and do not get sick at all, both outdoors and outdoors. closed ground (greenhouses).

Plants grown on previously subjected heat treatment or spilled "harmless potassium permanganate" soils (where beneficial and pathogenic microflora is completely or partially destroyed), feel comfortable in the initial period of growth, but are very susceptible to disease over time, then they become ill, stunted and often die.

Why is this happening?
The plant grew in "sterile" conditions. He did not have contact with a weakened pathogen, immunity was not developed, and at the first contact with a “strengthened” pathogen, the plant becomes seriously ill and quickly, without having time to develop immunity.

It is the useful microflora of composts that weakens the pathogenic ability of pathogens, and sometimes even “kills” them with its secretions - antibiotics.
It turns out that with "good" intentions - chemical treatments - we create a trap for ourselves, kill our helpers (beneficial microbes) and increase the pathogenic effect of pathogens.

You should not “sterilize” the soil with boiling water, steaming, chemical treatments, but “revive” it by adding biocomposts to the soil, enriching it with beneficial microflora.

And here a second, very important point for understanding arises: by doing this, we do not kill all life in such soils, but create a reasonable balance of forces using natural technology between pathogens and beneficial microorganisms.

In this way, under the influence of beneficial microflora, we weaken the pathogenic “abilities” of pathogens, turning them into a kind of vaccines that, when in contact with plants, do not cause disease in them, but only create the so-called “tense” immunity, very strong and persistent. .

Pathogens will be present in the garden, but they won't be able to harm the plants because they won't be able to cause disease.
That is, it is necessary not to “kill enemies”, but to strengthen the health of the plants themselves by creating stable immunity and increasing the level of nutrition due to natural humus.

After the discovery of viruses, fungi and bacteria by science, for a long time believed that they are the main cause of disease.
But now we know that pathogens are just possible reason illness. And whether we get sick or not, as well as our plants, largely depends on ourselves.

Both we and plants live in a world that is literally teeming with microbes.
It is the microorganisms that are the true masters of our planet, in the literal and figurative sense of the word.

If they themselves were the cause of the disease, then we would be sick all the time, like plants. But that doesn't happen.
The disease occurs only when the human body and plants themselves have lost the ability to resist adverse environmental factors, we say "weakened immunity."
Due to the high adaptive capacity of microorganisms, the entire era of pesticide (and other chemical) production has only led to the emergence of a huge number of new pathogens that are absolutely resistant to tens and hundreds of chemicals.

In addition, it turned out that poisonous substances themselves, which persist for an extremely long time in nature, are also toxic to humans.
And due to the fact that it is impossible to create pesticides that affect only pathogenic types of microorganisms, the use of pesticides also led to the destruction of beneficial soil microflora, which improves plant nutrition (humus) and promotes adaptation to adverse external conditions (creation of immunity).

The use of mechanisms to increase the immunity of plants themselves is a real alternative to chemical means of control.
The simplest and most effective way to immunize plants with attenuated types of pathogens is to use biocomposts (worm compost, EM compost, fungi) for potting and greenhouses and elements of natural farming in open fields.

Therefore, natural farming and its elements (biocomposts) are the main factor in plant immunization, maintaining immunity, as well as direct protection against pathogens by rhizosphere (root) soil microflora.

It's time to "wake up" from the ignorance of pseudoscience that recommends the use of pesticides, stop destroying all life on planet Earth and return to natural farming, which can revive the former ecology of the planet and the former health of plants, animals and Man himself.
I wish you understanding and good luck.

Reference:
Alexander Ivanovich Kuznetsov is a resident of the village of Altaisky, a microbiologist and agroecologist, head of the MYKOBIOTECH fruit nursery, an innovator, a tester of varieties and natural agricultural technology. For many years, he has been successfully growing fruit and berry crops, as well as seedlings, using his unique agricultural technology. It conducts its selection, including rootstock forms, focusing primarily on winter hardiness and stability.