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What to feed potatoes for growth and yield? You need to know
15.01.2023 01:30
Updated: 13.04.2023 11:01
Few people additionally fertilize potatoes during growth.
Many gardeners mistakenly believe that a well-filled hole is the key to a good harvest.
In fact, potato yields can be significantly increased by learning how to feed them properly.
Potassium sulfate for potatoes
When potatoes begin to bloom, they can be fertilized with potassium sulfate. At this time, nitrogen should not be added, but potassium will be very useful for the formation of tubers.
Potatoes do not tolerate chlorine very well, and therefore potassium sulfate is the most suitable fertilizer. Potassium sulfate is taken at the rate of 15 g per square of the garden bed. The powder can be simply scattered on the ground after watering.
You can also prepare a solution by taking 30 g of powder per 10 liters of water. About 5 liters of solution should be used per square meter of garden bed.
Wood ash for fertilizing potatoes
Proponents of pure organics fertilize potatoes with wood ash. Ash contains more than 30 useful substances, but the main one is potassium.
It is necessary to dissolve about 300 g of powder in 5 liters of boiling water and keep on low heat for about half an hour. Then the solution is filtered and brought to a volume of 10 liters with clean water. The consumption rate is a bucket per square of garden bed.
Potassium humate for potatoes
Potassium humate is a growth stimulant that affects roots. This fertilizer contains humic acids, as well as minerals and phosphates.
Potassium humate helps tubers accumulate starch, increases potato resistance to diseases and improves the shelf life of tubers.
This fertilizer allows you to increase the yield by 40%, and the tubers ripen two weeks earlier.
In 10 liters of water you need to dissolve 100 ml of potassium humate, and then water the bushes with 4 liters per square of the garden bed.
It is also useful to spray the tops with this solution, using approximately 1 liter per square meter.
The universal fertilizer "Agricola" helps to increase the potato yield by a third. "Agricola" is used before flowering, scattering 40 g per square of the bed between the bushes.
