Should Potatoes Be Fertilized in August: What Summer Residents Are Arguing About
There are heated debates among summer residents regarding the need for August potato fertilization.
Some gardeners believe that there is no longer any point in applying fertilizers, since the quality of the harvest cannot be changed.
Moreover, it is recommended to completely stop adding moisture seven days before the expected harvesting of vegetables.
However, there is another opinion, says agronomist and landscape designer Anastasia Kovrizhnykh , an expert for the online publication BelNovosti.
If you select the right composition, then 14 days before harvesting there is still a chance to improve the quality of potatoes.
What needs to be done for this?
The secret of such late feeding is simple: we need to find a high-quality industrial product that contains two important elements.
We are talking about potassium and phosphorus.
Such fertilizers are often used to feed tomatoes, so you can safely take them.
Simply follow the manufacturer's recommendations for the correct dosage and spray the crop tops.
The vegetable will become noticeably larger and will have time to accumulate the required amount of starch.
