It is necessary to prepare the soil before planting the root crop. It is better to do this in the spring.
It is necessary to add fertilizers to make the soil more fertile.
Humus or rotted cow manure will do.
As for mineral fertilizers, potatoes like superphosphate, potassium magnesium sulfate and nitrophoska. It is enough to scatter two spoons of each component per square meter.
As soon as the temperature rises to 10 degrees Celsius, you can start planting the vegetable.
Experienced gardeners recommend keeping the seeds in the light for about 10 days.
If the harvest was previously susceptible to fungus, then the planting material must be treated. It is enough to soak the potatoes in a 1% solution of Bordeaux mixture for 5-10 minutes. If sprouts have already appeared, then it is enough to simply spray the product on the seeds.
It is advisable to add a teaspoon of ammonium sulfate to the hole. In this case, the tubers will be 20 percent larger.
It would not be a bad idea to add a teaspoon of ash to increase the yield. You can also add a handful of mustard cake to the hole to scare away the wireworm.
