Most gardeners are accustomed to plant potatoes whole tubers. But many of them are practicing landing this necessary vegetable halves of the germs, or across the top of the earth. What is the secret of such methods?
planting halves
Usually divided tubers just before planting. But in the very first year, you can not really get a good harvest due to the fact that the potatoes are dried after cutting is not, and is not disinfected knife. Therefore, they say, learn from mistakes. Before planting, the potatoes should be cut in half with sprouts on 2 pieces each tuber. Knife must necessarily be decontaminated in a solution of potassium permanganate. potato halves to put on a soft cloth and leave them to dry for 3 5 days and each day should be their turn.
And now you can safely engage in planting potatoes. However, you need to wait, when the average temperature reaches 10 - 15 degrees. Before planting sprouted tubers need to be powdered ashes and sprinkle with copper sulfate. If you have forgotten tubers germinate, they must bring to the sun for 5 days.
Plant potatoes stands in the form of a triangle with sides of 50 cm, the plot turns are equally busy plants. The hole diameter of 20 cm is necessary to put mullein, sprinkle the soil, throw a potato and fill it. Plot necessarily align to the ground layer of potato was 15 cm. After 7 days, I come to level again with the rake, the land of fluff. This not only helps to break through the bushes out of the ground, but also destroys the weeds first.
For the destruction of Colorado beetles between the rows it is recommended to plant fennel and marigolds. Occasionally you can use wormwood. Fill it with half a bucket, pour the liquid and infuse for several days. Filtered, spray potato bushes. Pests are not killed at the same time, but do not eat the leaves sprinkled with a solution. You can also pollinate ashes.
fruitful way to
In autumn we must select seed potatoes in a row, each class in the planting area. Tubers also handle about half an hour in a pink solution of manganese, then two weeks he should plant trees and gardens. In the spring of this month crates of potatoes should be set to the shaded cool place germination. When planting set markers at a distance of 80 cm from a number glad 40 cm.
Now you need to add humus, priporoshit little ash, expanded germinated tubers and immediately good to hill. When such a landing is not afraid of frosts return, and the soil warms and friendly shoots. When weeding must-podryhlit, get a hillock, where new potatoes are placed comfortably. Provided a rich harvest!
Potatoes with white sprouts
Using a small spoon need to cut out the beginnings of a potato so that any germ was a piece of the tuber. Then, once it is recommended to put the pieces in the moistened soil with fertilizer. Counting as follows: from 15 primordia awaken and form cuttings of about 7 - 9 units. In this way, many gardeners are bred many species of this vegetable. With any plant can take 6-7 kartoshinu present. Harvest is almost increase by several times. An impressive number of leaves!
Thus, do not be afraid to experiment on his summer cottage and then provided a rich harvest.