Author: Tatiana
No wonder they say that if there is a potato field - so the house is full of food. Buy at the store potatoes, with their land as something illogical. Therefore, I plant potatoes every spring.
Preparation of seed potatoes
It would seem, nothing fancy in the cultivation of this crop does not. But that the works were not in vain, and harvest only pleased, I had to gain experience in this business. Make sure when planting you need to use more than one variety, but several. It is desirable zoned (southern varieties will not grow in the northern regions). On the non-yielding varieties of the Belarusian potato I wrote here in this article.
Summer stuff happens. If the season can not be one kind, be sure to save him, and in any case I will be with the harvest. Since the fall of the bucket choosing different seed material and put in a container, which put a crib with inscriptions. In the cellar they are stored until spring. Then I germinated.
Come, my beauty, in prison
Read somewhere that planting potatoes in the old days spent in St. George's Day (May 6). That's what I'm doing, if the calendar falls waning moon. At this time, on the birch buds begin to bloom. This process, as well as planting other crops, I do not trust anyone, do everything myself. First of earth ridges am building scoop and shovel small holes at a distance of 40 centimeters from each other, sometimes slipped little sand.
Absolutely each tuber dipped in ash, which is collected through the winter. Rostochku hoisting up the tubers to the wells and digs. I do it by hands, because I'm afraid that may break off the sprouts. The galoshes and a shovel I trample on the aisle for a few hours. At the edge of the potato planting planting marigolds. These flowers have a peculiar smell and stripped of many pests.
I hope the weather, but those who help themselves
Potatoes, as well as all underground inhabitants, for their growth takes moisture out of the ground. In our hot southern climate without heavy watering good harvest does not get it. Otherwise, the potatoes can just burn, and peas instead of me see tubers do not want to.
Friable combs very carefully so as not to damage the stems have not yet sprouted. Once all the potatoes rises, I am sure the bed of mulch with a thick layer of grass, freeing themselves from excessive weeding, loosening the permanent and frequent watering.
Shoo, striped villains
As soon as the Colorado beetle, I get rid of them by spreading potato peelings, impregnated karbofosom. Unfortunately, on them and their larvae escape without chemicals is not possible. The next day, I collect the corpses and they become much smaller. If you do not destroy these creepy reptiles, they multiply and eaten the whole shrub.
In August, two weeks before digging up potatoes, I mow the tops. So in the club will not be able to penetrate pathogens that are already gathered at the unsightly tops. When digging choose the most beautiful and healthy tubers for planting next year. All the collected potatoes land under a canopy, so as not to hit the sun's rays. Sun potatoes turn green and become unfit for food.
With five buckets of planting material we collect six or seven bags of potatoes. A lot or a little, I do not know, but enough for the winter. Please, who is not a burden, for sale, Like (thumbs up) and Share a note with their friends on social networks. And of course, all those who have not yet signed to our feedWe invite - SUBSCRIBE!We are glad to see you! :)