Potatoes have blossomed: 5 things to do now to make the tubers bigger
As soon as the plantings have blossomed, it is necessary to carry out several procedures that will ultimately help to obtain a large harvest of tasty fruits.
First of all, as experienced gardeners note, you should water the plantings. The procedure must be carried out at least once. Each bush will require about 3 liters. After all, during this period, potatoes need more moisture. Plants should be watered in the morning.
During a drought, you need to monitor the condition of the plantings and, if necessary, moisten the soil. How do you know if the potatoes are experiencing a moisture deficit? In this case, the bushes will turn yellow, wither, and the tubers will develop worse, will gain weight more slowly.
Feeding is also important.
It is necessary to prepare a fertilizer from 3 tablespoons of ash and 1 teaspoon of potassium sulfate. This dry product should be embedded in the furrows after watering.
A green infusion and a mullein solution in a ratio of 1 to 10 will do. As for foliar feeding, an ash solution should be used.
In addition, if you want to get an excellent harvest, you need to carry out treatment against the Colorado potato beetle. Even folk remedies will help here. You need to spray a mixture of 10 liters of water and a piece of tar soap on the plantings.
Many gardeners argue about removing flowers from bushes. Some are sure that without this procedure, plants spend part of their energy on flowers, and the fruits suffer. But experienced gardeners are sure that such a procedure is not necessary.
