Never Feed Potatoes Like This Again: Why Some Gardeners' Potatoes Grow Small

22.02.2024 21:34

If your potatoes are growing small, you may not be feeding them correctly.

Anastasia Kovrizhnykh, an expert of the online publication Belnovosti, agronomist and landscape designer, tells us what you should never fertilize potatoes with.

What you shouldn't feed potatoes with

Potatoes love organic fertilizers, they also need potassium and phosphorus.

There are many of these elements in wood ash, but it is strictly forbidden to use it to feed potatoes.

Ash reduces soil acidity and prevents potatoes from properly absorbing potassium.

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Growing potatoes next to zucchini also has an extremely negative effect on the yield of potatoes.

Earlier, the expert told how to feed strawberries in the spring to get a large harvest.

Timur Khomichev Author: Timur Khomichev Internet resource editor

Anastasia Kovrizhnykh Expert: Anastasia KovrizhnykhExpert / Belnovosti