Hot weather is detrimental to most crops: only a few plants can withstand high temperatures and drought.
Potatoes are one of the crops that noticeably slow down in their development during hot periods.
If you don’t want to risk your harvest, then the expert of the online publication “BelNovosti” Anastasia Kovrizhnykh , an agronomist and landscape designer, suggests evaluating three tricks that can help in this situation.
What do they consist of?
You need to hill up more often
In common practice, hilling is recommended to be carried out twice during the summer cottage season. The first time it is carried out when the potatoes reach a sprout size of seven centimeters.
The procedure is repeated after 14 days. However, it is recommended to hill up the potatoes for the third time. The event should be carried out after the vegetable has flowered.
Mulch
One of the simplest and most accessible methods of protecting plantings from drought and hot weather is regular mulch. Therefore, you should not neglect this effective method.
Row spacing
It is not worth leaving the spaces between the rows empty if they can help us. For example, it is worth planting green manure in this space.
This will not only protect the potatoes from hot weather, but will also have the most beneficial effect on their development in general.
Earlier we talked about the reasons why a ficus might dry out .
Expert: Anastasia Kovrizhnykh
