How to Preserve Potato Harvest: Drying Alone Is Not Enough

30.08.2024 14:30

To preserve the potato harvest, summer residents are advised to dig it in dry weather, and also to sort and dry the harvested crop.

But this is not enough. To ensure that the harvest lasts all winter and does not start to rot, it is recommended to use Trichoderma.

How to Preserve Potatoes

Not everyone can recognize a tuber damaged by disease.

But it is important to remember that the safety of the harvest may depend on the condition of the soil, seed material, weather, and storage conditions.

You can significantly reduce the risk of rot by drying the potatoes for several hours in a shady and ventilated area and then treating them.

Potatoes
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Processing of the harvest

Few summer residents practice this method.

To prevent the crop from rotting during storage, after drying the tubers are treated with phytosporin or preparations containing trichoderma or hay bacillus.

Microorganisms can protect potatoes from the development of rot, but will not harm the vegetables.

For processing, the tubers are laid out in one layer and treated with a biopreparation from all sides.

Then the potatoes should dry out and can be put away for storage.

Igor Zur Author: Igor Zur Internet resource editor


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  1. How to Preserve Potatoes
  2. Processing of the harvest