How to Increase Potato Yields with Ash: Summer Residents Reveal Secrets

21.01.2024 18:30

Ash is one of the simplest and most accessible ways to increase potato yields.

With its help you can achieve truly impressive results.

But first, you need to decide how to use it correctly, reminded Anastasia Kovrizhnykh , an expert of the online publication BelNovosti, an agronomist and landscape designer.

What rules can be distinguished?

After harvesting

Remember that during the process of growth and development, potatoes absorb a fairly large amount of nutrients, so the soil composition should be periodically enriched.

After harvesting, for example, you can add half a glass of ash to the soil for every square meter.

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In the spring period of time

It is recommended to wait until the main period of moisture has passed - the soil should be dry. It is recommended to add about 50 grams of fertilizer per square meter to the soil.

Processing of planting material

The potatoes themselves can also be "treated" with the product before being buried in the soil. A bag of potatoes usually requires about a kilogram of ash.

Previously, we talked about how to use walnut shells at your dacha .

Author: Marina Michalap Internet resource editor
 
Expert: Anastasia Kovrizhnykh Expert / Belnovosti

Content
  1. What rules can be distinguished?
  2. After harvesting
  3. In the spring period of time
  4. Processing of planting material