Potatoes - a "second bread".So they say.And for good reason!This culture is loved by all, and every day we eat it fried, boiled, baked, soup and salad.Therefore, many gardeners know how to grow potatoes.Our conversation today, we have devoted novice gardeners.
create conditions for growth
So, how to grow a large fries?This requires good seeds and proper care.But above all, it is necessary to create conditions for normal growth of the plant.To sprouted tubers are good, you need to warm the earth, and its temperature was consistently above zero, and in the afternoon the thermometer kept at around 15-20 degrees.Generally, the weather is set in the middle of April.The soil is this culture loves loamy, black earth, sand;alkaline - neutral.A place for planting choose a sunny, open and well purged.It is recommended to change it every 4 years.Make sure the soil humus.Since the autumn of land need to dig, fertilize and organic minerals, and in the spring - nitrogen.Before planting, remove weeds.
Select
seeds How to grow potatoes to gather a rich harvest?The first thing you need to prepare a good seed.If you have not done so since last year's collection, then you need to buy it in specialized stores or experienced gardeners."A profitable to grow potatoes?"- You ask.After all, you have to spend on seeds, fertilizers and all summer still take care of him.Of course, a lot of effort to make and will have to spend some amount of money, but it's worth it.Think about it, with 6 acres of land, you can collect 5-6 sacks of potatoes (and this is the worst case!), Which is quite enough for a small family for a whole year.Now imagine how much you will spend money on the same 5 bags, buying potatoes in the store.We think the question of the profitability of potato cultivation dropped by itself.So back to the topic of our conversation.Own plant material is prepared in the fall.Tubers must be whole, rounded, without any visible signs of injury and illness.Seeds dry in the spring and grow to loop back about a month before planting.
Plant
There are many options for how to grow potatoes, that is a way to select a landing.Potatoes are usually planted in rows in the hole - it is the most common method.While some are doing it in the beds, and someone is using trench method.Whichever method you choose, leave a gap between the future bush is not less than 20 cm, and plant the tubers themselves are not deeper than 10 cm. It is recommended to apply fertilizer at the same time.
care for and treat
Caring for potatoes is as follows:
• loosening the soil with the appearance of seedlings and in the future - after irrigation or rain in the form of rain;
• earthing (for the time to do it at least twice);
• mineral dressing, nitrogen, potassium, organic and phosphate fertilizers in a dry or liquid form (better use of natural raw material - manure, chicken manure and ash);
• abundant watering, especially during the formation of flower buds and flowering (at least 5 times over the summer) in the evening;
• processing plants from pests and disease prevention.
Eat and enjoy
We tell you how to grow potatoes and how to care for it, and now remains the case for small - to wait for the spring, take a shovel in hand and travel to the country.And then put the soul and power to the ground in order to obtain large autumn root vegetables and delicious!
