To collect 10 kg of potatoes from 1 square meter of land in the fall, you need to properly prepare the soil. To do this, it is necessary to deviate a little from the generally accepted norms and standards for planting this garden crop.
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Autumn soil preparation
Proper preparation of the site in the fall is the main agricultural technique that will allow you to get a good harvest. This requires a tape measure.
Work order:
- Having stepped back from the edge of the site about 40 cm, it is necessary to dig a hole 45 cm deep and 30 cm wide. Digging is necessary from north to south.
- Remove the soil from the groove and put it next to it, making a small mound.
- Having retreated from the edge of the fossa 6 cm, you should dig a similar groove and continue this way until the end of the site.
- All ditches must be 1/3 filled with organic residues (plants, household waste, etc.). Large pieces of waste should be crushed well. You can not use the tops of potatoes and tomatoes in order to avoid infection with late blight.
- Top it is necessary to pour 1/3 of the fallen leaves.
- Pour some water into all trenches and wait until the whole mixture settles.
- Add a mullein to each hole at the rate of 6 kg per 5-6 m² and pour a layer of soil about 5 cm high.
- Pour 1 tbsp into each trench. l. ash and sprinkle with earth again.
The prepared grooves should not be touched until spring, i.e. before planting tubers.
Preparation of planting material
To get a large harvest, you need to choose the right tubers and prepare them. Experts recommend choosing high-yielding varieties that can be harvested in late summer or early fall. They should be as resistant to fungal diseases and late blight as possible. You cannot use tubers of hybrid potato varieties, because they do not produce crops.
35-40 days before planting, all tubers must be germinated in a well-lit room at a temperature of + 12... + 15˚C, then planted in grooves prepared in the fall and covered with soil (layer 10-15 cm). In order not to accidentally cut the tubers during work, you should use a hoe or rake. Too large tubers, some gardeners cut into several parts, leaving 2 or 3 eyes on each of them. Thus, you can significantly save on planting material.
Tuber care
In summer, there is no need to care for tubers, because all nutrients were laid in the fall. Watering should be moderate, i.e. as the soil dries up. Do not overfill the landing too much, because this can damage the developing roots, as well as cause the appearance of various fungal diseases.
After the first shoots appear, you need to huddle them. This is best done in June and July after rain. Those. plants will need only 2 hilling procedures per season. This cannot be done during flowering.
In addition, it is necessary to regularly remove weeds and collect Colorado potato beetles. To combat these pests, you can use various folk or chemical agents (insecticides). If the area is small, beetles and their larvae can be harvested by hand.
Autumn harvesting of potatoes
After all the tops are dry, you can start harvesting. For this, it is better to choose dry and sunny days. Use a pitchfork to carefully dig out all the potatoes. After the harvest is fully harvested, you can start preparing the soil for planting potatoes next year.
To do this, the new trenches must be shifted 40 cm and filled with organic debris, fallen leaves, mullein and ash. Thus, 1 site can be used for 3 or 4 years. Then the potato planting site must be changed, giving the soil a few years to rest.
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