These four secrets will allow you to increase the quantity and quality of your potato harvest: what agronomists are silent about

13.05.2024 21:43

To get a good potato harvest, it is not enough to simply plant it and feed it from time to time and treat it for pests.

How to increase potato yields, says expert of the online publication Belnovosti, scientist-agronomist, landscape designer Anastasia Kovrizhnykh .

How to Grow Good Potatoes

Firstly, it is recommended to germinate the seed material. When germinating, solanine is formed in the tubers, which protects the potato from diseases and pests.

Secondly, it is important to carry out pre-planting treatment. You can use such preparations as "Taboo", "Prestige", "Maxim", "Commander".

Thirdly, do not rush with planting. The soil temperature at a depth of at least 12 cm should be at least +8 degrees.

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Fourthly, do not neglect hilling. The first hilling is carried out when the height of the bushes is 15-20 centimeters, the second - 15-20 days later, before flowering.

Earlier, the expert told how to properly water cucumbers with soda.

Timur Khomichev Author: Timur Khomichev Internet resource editor

Anastasia Kovrizhnykh Expert: Anastasia KovrizhnykhExpert / Belnovosti