When to start hilling potatoes: a useful reminder
Let's make it clear right away - there is no clear answer to the question of when to start hilling potatoes.
According to the expert of the online publication BelNovosti, scientist-agronomist, landscape designer Anastasia Kovrizhnykh , the height of the shoots serves as a guide in this difficult matter.
But it is not clear what exactly: in different sources you can find information that it should be from 14 to 20 cm.
Many experienced gardeners prefer to start the procedure as early as possible, relying not on precise measurements in centimeters, but rather on their own intuition.
Probably, over time, every summer resident develops a similar intuition when he looks at plants, and the phrase appears in his head: “Well, that’s it, it’s time!”
The advantage of early hilling is that it becomes a replacement for both weeding and loosening the soil.
Moreover, in unstable climate conditions, the procedure acts as a kind of protection against recurrent frosts.
Under a layer of soil, potato sprouts can easily withstand even such a short-term cold snap when the thermometer drops below zero.
