Many people called the second potato bread. This is due to the availability of this product and lots of dishes, to which it is part. To ensure a good crop of potatoes is necessary to ensure the correct preparation of seed tubers just before the landing. This process includes several stages, each of which has its own rules and features.
Proper sorting of seed tubers
The selection of seed is an important part of preparation for future planting potatoes. The main criterion for evaluating the tuber is their healthy appearance. The shape and size are also important, but not decisive. Murphy, where there are signs of disease or decay immediately eliminated. Keep them close to healthy tubers are not recommended.
To identify hidden forms of infections must be warmed up to 18 degrees tubers. At this temperature, signs seed diseases. To test can immerse potato yield them in a special solution (1.5 kg of urea was diluted in 10 liters of water). Suitable for planting potatoes will sink to the bottom. Patients and immature seeds, floated to the surface, are rejected.
Sampling is also conducted based on the size tubers. The best option would be a medium-sized potatoes, weighing 50-80g. When a large difference between the seeds, they are sorted into multiple sizes. When planting tubers of the same type should be planted on a ridge. This will simplify the care of plants, because the seeds germinate at the same time and the size of the bushes will be the same.
Planting and germination
There are two main methods of preparation before planting potatoes. Experienced gardeners landscaping use, others are adherents germination process.
Greening tubers of this culture is carried out immediately after harvest in the fall. To do this, expand the potatoes two or three layers in a well-ventilated and dry place. Also, it should be light, but sunlight should not fall directly on the tubers. Seeds kept there for 10 days and then removed to storage boxes before landing. When the light in the tubers produced solanine. Despite the fact that the substance is toxic, it protects the potatoes from pests and diseases, and accelerates wound healing. When planting seeds retained sufficient moisture required for the initial development of the plants after planting.
When sprouting potato tubers its carefully laid in a layer 1 and stored thereby for a month. Once a week, the seeds gently inverted. It is important to maintain the temperature of 12-18 degrees during the day, and about 6 degrees at night. For good germination of tubers can be sprayed onto the water. The priority used for planting seeds with multiple sprouts, size of 1 cm.