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How to Increase Potato Yield: Secrets of Hilling
22.05.2023 19:45
Mandatory procedures for caring for potatoes include weeding, watering, collecting beetles and hilling.
Many gardeners ignore the latter method and even develop methods that allow growing vegetables without hilling at all. But old-school gardeners disagree with this.
Let's figure out when to hill up plantings and how to increase the yield using this procedure.
First hilling
The first treatment after planting should not be skipped. Therefore, it is important to walk with a hoe along the bed as soon as the tops rise to 7-10 cm above the soil.
Why? To protect from the cold and stimulate the growth of the bush.
The next procedure is carried out after 2 weeks, the next one after a month.
Why do this?
Root crops need loose, light soil and plenty of oxygen to develop. Hilling allows you to create exactly these conditions.
How to hill up properly
It is best to do this after rain or after watering. After the water has gone into the soil, the soil will be soft and easier to work.
The main thing is not to damage the roots.
How to increase harvest
It is believed that organic fertilizers should be added before hilling. This way the plant will be able to receive all the necessary nutrients in full.
Gardeners say that these simple rules help to harvest an unprecedented potato crop.
