Potatoes - a very valuable food crop, cultivated in different countries.Homeland potatoes are South America, where in the foothills and mountainous areas grow many kinds of wild and cultivated varieties of this plant.
hard to believe that there was a time when potatoes are served a purely ornamental crops and food are not used its tasty and healthy tubers.But since then, it took a long time, the technology of growing potatoes thoroughly worked out and scientifically sound, derived many varieties, from which, in turn, create a hybrid, but our restless people gardeners gardeners do not want this calm: try new ways of experimentingand now look, the new technology ready to potato cultivation, showing excellent results.
vivid example of such innovation is the cultivation of potatoes in boxes, which has already been tried by many enthusiasts.The technology of growing potatoes were highly appreciated and recommended for use by everyone.
As boxes can take any capacity: wooden or plastic drums, big box meter parameters or even reinforced concrete ring wells.
Firstly, it should be exempt from the bottom of the container - it will leave too much moisture and opens the passage of earthworms.If the material allows the entire surface of the container to be drilled with small holes.They should be placed at a distance of 10-20 cm and a diameter observe 1-1.5 cm. This procedure is necessary in order to provide air access to the roots as well as potatoes extremely demanding air regime soil.
If the material is not allows you to make holes inside the boxes stacked in a spiral hose through which every 20-25 cm to make a hole.One end of the tube is sealed, and sinks to the bottom, the other, ranging upward spiral rings, comes to the surface.Through it, using cycling sediment will need 3 times a week, for 5-10 minutes, the air pump, which will feed the oxygen plant root system.
Since producing potato growing in boxes, it is expected to gather a good harvest, you should seriously treat the soil composition, the option simply distribute the shovel from the garden land is not suitable.The bottom of the container, the thickness of 10 cm, laid concentrate urgasy prepared independently of the food waste.
for the concentrate need all food scraps, including fish scales, bones and eggshells, collect and spread a thin layer in a plastic bag, and sprinkle with organic and microbiological preparations Urgasa, then tie a bag and leave to ferment for 3-4 days.The result is the most valuable organic fertilizer.
urgasu spread on the soil mix consisting of the above compost, turf ground and normal soil, taken in equal proportions.Topsoil is 10 cm, and that's it, actually, and begins planting the tubers.This technology involves the cultivation of potatoes, that the potatoes will be planted every 20 cm, and if the container is round - planting should be carried diametrically, if the square - in a staggered manner.After dropping off the first layer is spread round the air hose, sprinkle a layer of soil, watered and then planted in a layer of potatoes.Such a landing can be made in three floors.
If everything is done correctly, it starts in a small tank formation of powerful root systems, which start up a lot of potato tubers.We should not forget to maintain optimum soil water and air balance and produce fertilizer.
Like the above-described technology is the cultivation of potatoes in bags, which can be suspended, put on the balcony and moved.It is recommended to take a linen bags with handles about 40 liters capacity.Using the cultivation of potatoes in bags, you can get a very early tuber yield as well as bags for the night and frost can be hidden in the room.
Experiment, try and reward you will be a high yield from a small plot.
