How to increase potato yield by 40% and increase the size of tubers: recommendations from a practicing agronomist

08.11.2023 22:33

Increasing potato yield by 40% and at the same time increasing the size of tubers is a completely realistic task.

What needs to be done for this is explained by the expert of the online publication Belnovosti, agronomist, landscape designer Anastasia Kovrizhnykh .

How to increase potato yield

Firstly, removing flowers significantly increases potato yields.

But you need to understand that this is quite a labor-intensive task. The method is suitable for those who have only a couple of hundred square meters under potatoes.

Secondly, you can increase the yield by applying certain fertilizers.

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For example, foliar feeding with a solution of potassium monophosphate and boric acid (2 grams of boric acid and a tablespoon of potassium monophosphate per 10 liters of water) helps well.

Fertilizer is applied within two weeks after flowering ends.

Author: Timur Khomichev Internet resource editor
 
Expert: Anastasia Kovrizhnykh Expert / Belnovosti