Commander: processing potatoes before planting

Content

1 Description and characteristics of the drug
2 Using the Commander to process potato tubers
- 2.1 Commander plus
3 Feedback on using the Commander
4 Conclusion

When growing potatoes, one of the main problems that any gardener faces is the protection of potato bushes from the attacks of various pests and, above all, the Colorado potato beetle. This overseas guest, who has lived in our area not so long ago, only since the 50s of the last century, has already managed to get tired of everyone with his gluttony and insatiability.

If you do not fight with it, it is able to destroy all potato plantings in one season, and then switch to other garden plants of the nightshade family: tomatoes, eggplants, bell peppers, physalis and others. Therefore, what methods have not been invented by gardeners to combat this gluttony and protect their potato plantings.

Many so-called folk remedies are completely ineffective, and no matter how sorry it is, you have to turn to chemicals for help. Currently, several dozen different drugs have been registered to combat the Colorado potato beetle, but even among them it is difficult to find a drug that would act with 100% efficiency. One of these drugs is Commander.

At least the reviews about him are mostly very positive.

Description and characteristics of the drug

Commander is a contact-intestinal insecticide that has a systemic effect. That is, when applied to different parts of the plant, it is able to quickly penetrate into plant cells and spread throughout all plant organs. Usually, their action is not as fast as that of contact drugs, but longer and more reliable.

The Commander is considered quite effective against a variety of sucking and gnawing insect pests: the Colorado potato beetle, whitefly, bear, aphid, thrips, wireworm, leaf beetle and many others. Its action is based on the fact that having penetrated the body of the pest, it completely blocks its nervous system. Because of this, insects cannot feed, move and soon die. The Commander works equally well on both adult insects and larvae.

Important! The big advantage of the Commander is that insects have not yet developed an addiction to it. Although, as practice shows, this may turn out to be a temporary effect.

The main active ingredient of the Commander is imidacloprid, vrk 200g / l.

For the destruction of insect pests, the following forms of treatment using the Commander can be used:

Spraying;
Watering the soil;
Treatment of seeds and tubers.

Commander is a water-soluble concentrate. It is usually packaged in small containers: 1 ml ampoules and 10 ml bottles.

The Komandor drug has the following advantages:

It is a systemic drug that provides long-term protection of planted potato bushes for 20-30 days.
Economical to use: only 10 ml of the preparation is needed to process 10 acres.
Effective against many types of insect pests.
Does not cause resistance.
Retains high protective properties even in hot weather, which is important for residents of southern regions.
Stable even in rainy weather.

The Commander belongs to substances that pose a moderate danger to humans (3rd hazard class).

Warning! For bees, the active ingredient of the Commander is very dangerous, therefore, treatments cannot be carried out during the flowering of potatoes.

When working with the drug, it is necessary to observe the usual safety measures for such substances: protect the skin of the body with protective clothing, shoes, gloves, glasses and a respirator. Never use food utensils to prepare the working solution. At the end of the treatments, you need to wash your hands and face with soap, be sure to rinse your mouth and wash your clothes.

Using the Commander to process potato tubers

After a detailed acquaintance with the instructions for using the Commander, perhaps many will not want to get involved with spraying potato bushes. Moreover, for this it is still necessary to wait for the onset of ideal calm weather. This is where the wonderful property of this drug comes to the aid of gardeners.

Attention! The commander is able to protect future potato bushes from the Colorado potato beetle and other pests by treating potato tubers before planting.

It is only necessary to take into account that the protective effect of the drug is not very long, about 20-30 days. According to the manufacturer, the protective effect of the Commander remains in the period from the first shoots to the appearance of 5-6 leaves on the potato bush.

Advice! Subsequently, it will be necessary to take any additional measures to protect the potatoes from the Colorado potato beetle.

So, the processing of planting tubers by the Commander is carried out immediately before planting them in the ground. To obtain 10 liters of the finished working solution, proceed as follows: dilute 2 ml of the Comandor preparation in one liter of water. Then, with constant stirring, bring the volume of the solution to 10 liters. After that, the sprouted potato tubers, prepared for planting, are laid out on a flat surface, preferably covering it with a film. And they are thoroughly sprayed on one side with the Commander's working solution. Gently turning the tubers over to the other side, spray again. After that, having slightly dried the potato tubers, they can be planted in the ground.

Interestingly, Commander can be mixed with many growth regulators and fungicides, such as Epin, Zircon, Maxim. Warning! Only mixing with drugs that have an alkaline reaction is contraindicated.

Therefore, before experimenting, you must carefully study the instructions.

Commander plus

To make life even easier for gardeners and summer residents, a modified Komandor plus drug was released several years ago. Its main purpose is precisely processing potatoes before planting... The composition contains two bottles: one with the Commander, the other with Energen AQUA. Energen Aqua consists of potassium salts of humic acids and is used to increase potato yields and protect against stressful conditions. It also helps to reduce the amount of nitrates in grown potatoes. To prepare the working solution, first the required amount of Energen AQUA is dissolved in a small amount of water, then the Commander, and the solution is brought to the required volume with constant stirring. The resulting solution is used to process potatoes in the same way as an ordinary Commander.

Feedback on using the Commander

The Commander is quite popular among both gardeners and summer residents, so the reviews about him are mostly positive. But it is used more often for spraying and protecting already adult potato bushes from the Colorado potato beetle. However, there are those who processed potato tubers by the Commander before planting.

Larisa, 38 years old, Belorechensk

I have been fighting Colorado for a very long time. You can, of course, collect them by hand, but they are painfully disgusting to look at, especially their larvae. Numerous folk remedies can be used, but my experience has shown that the beetles continue to live despite all the sprinkles and sprinkles. You can also get a guinea fowl - these are birds that feed on these beetles. But after all, they also need to be fed and looked after - in general, it will not work.It remains only to use chemistry, at least it is effective. That I just haven't tried pills, capsules, and powders. It turned out that the most convenient and effective are liquid concentrates. And for several years now I have been using the Commander. Until he let me down yet. I advised everyone to my friends and they seem to be happy too. The package contains a very convenient measuring cup, and I use it to measure the required amount. We have planted about three acres of potatoes. Just one bucket is enough for all of them. And it contains only 2 ml of this product. I spray, and when the next day I come and check, I no longer find beetles. More precisely, they lie, but they are all dead under the bushes - both larvae and adults. Yes, I read on the packaging that this substance is not washed off by rain. Unfortunately, this is not true. Washes off, so after rain it is better to repeat everything. The Commander has been kept for 3 years, so next year, I hope, will be enough.

Sergey, 44 years old, Morshansk

I bought the Commander in the store, so the saleswoman said that buyers say that it is effective when you dilute 2 bottles with 3 buckets. Well, I don't need that much. I wanted to try to process the tubers first, and then we'll see. I spread everything according to the instructions, sprinkled it like it should. He dried it and on the same day my brother and I quickly planted him. We have a small vegetable garden, it took two hundred square meters for potatoes. The potatoes came up normally, I even forgot about it. Several times approached - indeed, it seems there is no beetle. Well, I relaxed. And when it bloomed, I looked - and they were already right there. For the sake of experiment, I decided to leave half of the bushes as they are, and sprinkle the other again with the same Commander, it was still left after the spring treatment. So, those potato bushes that we processed remained intact. And the others still ate the Colorado well.

Olga, 48 years old, Lipetsk

Before sowing potatoes, I usually sprout it, and cut it, and try to soak it in all kinds of stimulants, fertilizers. And then they told me that, it turns out, you can pickle it so that Colorado won't come close. Although I was scared at the beginning, I decided to try. I bought what I was advised, the Commander is called. I spread everything according to the instructions. A lot of hassle, of course, with processing, while you spray them all. But then I planted it and I'm waiting. The potatoes have risen, everything is fine. It has already become warmer, the weather has improved completely, but there is no beetle. At first I could not even believe my happiness. But closer to flowering, he still appeared. I had to sprinkle it again with the same remedy, it’s good at least it remained. And I did not see him again until the very digging of the potatoes. So I think it's a good remedy, this Commander. And there is no disgusting smell from him. Although you still need to defend yourself.

Conclusion

Obviously, the Komandor drug does a good job with its responsibilities for the protection of potatoes. Expecting miracles from him, of course, is also not worth it. But when choosing a suitable protection for potatoes from various pests, and primarily from the Colorado potato beetle, you should pay attention to this drug.

Commander plus for processing potatoes before planting: reviews

Description and characteristics of the drug

Using the Commander to process potato tubers

Commander plus

Feedback on using the Commander

Conclusion