Potatoes - the main crops grown in almost every area.Under it is usually given to most of the territory of the garden.Care for this plant is technologically not difficult, but takes a lot of time and effort.Therefore, many owners of suburban areas and looking for ways to test a variety of technologies to facilitate their work.One of the most interesting is the technique of the American farmer Jacob Mitlaydera.Later in the article we'll talk about this relatively new method for our country.
Reviews gardeners
opinion about this method of growing potatoes from domestic growers formed ambiguous.Someone finds it extremely convenient, since it eliminates the time-consuming operations such as digging a large amount of land, ridging and hoeing.Others say it unacceptable for Russian conditions because of insufficient lighting.By using this technology in the land it paid a huge amount of chemical fertilizers.And if the process of photosynthesis in plants will proceed insufficiently active in tubers accumulate a lot of nitrates.
owners of suburban areas with the poor in relation to soil nutrients is very praise is a method such as planting potatoes on Mitlayderu.Reviews have very good about it.About how it is right for your site, to judge you.Next, consider the basic principles of planting potatoes this method.
Benefits of
Planting potatoes on Mitlayderu eliminates the labor-intensive operations such as tillage and ridging of the earth.In addition, significantly reduced planting areas, while maintaining and even increasing productivity.A third advantage of the method is the possibility Mitlaydera successful cultivation of the potato in any soil, even the poorest.
Breakdown of plot
embark potato Mitlayderu follows:
- plot is carefully aligned.No shading is not allowed.
- Deletes all perennial weeds.
- Nestle narrow (45 cm) and long beds.The distance between them should be about 60-110 centimeters.Thus, we achieve maximum value, and reduced scope of work.They have beds only in the direction from north to south.In this case, the plant will be covered all day: in the morning from the east, on top of the day, in the evening - from the west.At the sites located on the hillside, the beds suit in the form of terraces (steps).
- aisles not dig.This also significantly reduces labor costs.
- In subsequent years, the aisles and beds places do not change.
on fatty nutrient soil with a neutral reaction beds made in the usual way, arranging earthen bumpers to 10 cm tall.In areas with poor soil acidic or installed boxes without a bottom made of planks a height of about 30 cm. They poured pochvosmes.The special role of the degree of soil fertility using the method Mitlaydera not play.Therefore the duct may be filled, for example, even a conventional mixture of sand (40% in volume ratio) and sawdust (60%).The thickness of the layer should be about 20 cm. Yield provide a balanced feeding.
Preparing seed
Planting potatoes on Mitlayderu involves the use of maximum quality tubers.Plant this crop can be either directly in the beds, and seedling method.The second method of using this technology is considered more preferred.Carrying the young bushes of potatoes from one place to another at the beginning of the growing season promotes their further growth.Also in this case can be obtained much earlier harvest.Prepare potato seedlings for a week before transplanting into the ground as follows:
- At the bottom of the boxes poured a three-centimeter layer of sawdust soaked in 0.2% solution of copper sulfate.
- They laid the tubers close to each other.
- sprinkle sawdust on top of the potatoes so that it formed a layer of 1-1.5 cm.
- Install drawers in the room where the temperature is 12-14 grams.
After 7 days on the tubers are short shoots appear thicker and small roots.2 hours before transplanting watered with a solution of complex fertilizers vegetable garden.Perederzhivat tubers impossible.If the roots grow back too long, the transplant they will be damaged.This, in turn, will slow down the growth of plants.
Planting potatoes on Mitlayderu: fertilizer
before moving pochvosmes seedlings in boxes or soil in conventional beds should be well fertilized.It uses a specially designed Mitlayderom compositions.There are only two species.
Mixture number 1 consists of:
- 40 g of boric acid;
- 5 kg of dolomite.
per meter of planting introduced 100 g
mixture number 2 is composed of the following ingredients:
- magnesium sulfate - 500 g;
- ammonium nitrate - 1400 g;
- MAP - 600 g;
- molybdic acid - 5 g;
- boric acid - 5 g;
- potassium sulphate - 1100
consumption of this mixture should be 50 grams per square meter.Fertilizers - the basis of an operation such as planting potatoes on Mitlayderu.Photos of neat beds, obtained as a result, can be seen on this page.
First in boxes or beds entered the first mixture, and then the second.
scheme of planting potatoes on Mitlayderu
Boxes with germinated tubers transferred to the garden.The beds do wells depth of no more than 10-15 cm. The landing is made in two rows in a checkerboard pattern.Each tuber is gently poddevat hand and transferred to a bed with sawdust.
Fertilizing planting produce two more times during the season with the same formula.For the first time - after the bushes grow to 15 cm. The second - before budding.This mixture is made not by the plants themselves, and the center of the beds or boxes.Otherwise, you can burn the roots.
Proper watering
Proper watering - another fundamental condition for success using this technique as a method Mitlaydera.Planting potatoes produced in the damp earth.Subsequently, all the fertilizer absorbed by plants without the rest, they should be watered very often.In an ideal - on a daily basis.In any case it is impossible to prevent drying of the soil.In the absence of a permanent watering by hand should make a drop.
In normal cases, the soil is moistened by a mild hose jet method "at the root".With this irrigation technology can be carried out not only in the morning and evening, but during the day, at the sun.Loose and do not need to spud beds.What
select varieties
Mitlaydera The technique can be used for the cultivation of both early and mid- and late potatoes.Selection of the class as when using conventional technology depends primarily on the climate of a particular region.For growing by this method is best suited special varieties cultivated.
As you can see, planting potatoes on Mitlayderu and cultivation of this crop in this way - the technology is simple and can significantly reduce the physical costs.For areas with poor soils, it fits very well.The most important thing - to ensure good coverage of the plants that they do not accumulate nitrates, and to prevent drying out of the soil.
