Good afternoon, my reader. Hilling potatoes bears good fruit when the deadlines are met and some accompanying conditions are taken into account.
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But first you need to find out the feasibility of performing this operation. Is it always necessary to huddle the stems of a popular vegetable crop?
Why hilling is performed
Potato stalks are spud to:
- retain moisture near the roots;
- saturate the emerging tubers with air;
- stop the process of leaching nutrients from the soil;
- prevent stems from lodging.
As soon as the first shoots appear, hilling can be carried out. Pouring soil onto young growth will protect it from frost. If the potatoes are planted in early spring, the procedure will come in handy. Hilling is also carried out to destroy pests. It has a positive effect on the development of the root system.
The procedure is repeated two more times. For the second time, the beds are hilled in 2-3 weeks after the first hilling. The next time the operation is performed after a month.
Attention! During the flowering period, you can not huddle the beds. The plant can be damaged and the crop will be spoiled. Therefore, it is imperative to spud the potatoes after the buds have faded. 5-10 cm of earth is poured on each potato bush during work.
When you don't need to huddle potatoes
Potatoes planted on sandy soil are spud only once. This is done to protect seedlings from frost. Subject to the onset of early cold weather. Subsequent procedures can be omitted. The refusal to hilling is motivated by the fact that the soil will still settle under the influence of water and wind, assuming its original position. In addition, all the nutrients needed by the plant easily pass through such a soil. It is not necessary to put an additional layer of earth on them.
Than spud potatoes
The most common hilling tool is a hoe. To facilitate and speed up the work, you can use additional tools.
List of inventory:
- Motoblock. Suitable for large potato plantations. It is expensive, runs on fuel, needs additional equipment. Quickly and neatly sprinkles the earth on the bushes. To pass it between the rows, you need to provide for free space.
- Disk hiller. The principle of operation of the tool is mechanical. Doesn't need fuel. You can make it yourself. It consists of two dumps, a handle and a handle. The dumps are adjustable. The advantage of hand tools is that they can also be used for hilling other plants.
- Cultivator. The tool is of two types: with automatic or mechanical type of control. Performs a limited range of tasks. Before buying, you need to clarify what the tool can do. Loose the earth or throw it over the bushes? It is necessary to use the device carefully: if handled carelessly, it can go beyond the row and damage the seedlings.
- Plow. The use of this tool is safe for the stems and root system of potatoes. But working with him requires skill and effort. This is a labor-intensive process. The plow must be followed by two people. A horse can work instead of a man. The principle of operation is that one (horse) pulls the plow, and the person directs it. It is important that the plow is not very heavy.
The soil from the row spacing is poured onto the bushes after the weeds have been destroyed. There should be no large weeds between the rows. Small plants will be destroyed during the hilling process.
Do you know how to properly spud potatoes?
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