According to universal recognition, the second bread for Russians, which has firmly and permanently entered everyday life, is potatoes. This is the main crop that is grown in summer cottages. Despite the fact that the process uses a variety of tools for summer cottages and gardens, which can often be seen in the hands of even non-professional gardeners, not everyone knows how to plant potatoes correctly.
Basic rules for a successful landing
Potatoes, the seeds of which are used for planting, are harvested at the time of harvest, in autumn. It is better to take material from those bushes that gave a rich harvest. You need to choose tubers without spots and problem areas, about 4-5 cm in size. However, you can take potatoes for planting in large sizes, then the crop will ripen earlier and be richer. Some gardeners plant cut potatoes or simply sprouted seeds. Interestingly, after short-term drying in the sun and dusting the cut with ash, there is a high probability of getting a good harvest. It is essential that in the processsuch a landing was warm and humid weather. If it is rainy and cold, then the planting material is likely to rot and not sprout. It is best to plant seeds in the place where cabbage, broccoli, spinach, cucumbers or lettuce used to grow.
Proper preparation
Before you properly plant potatoes, that is, in mid-March, the tubers must be removed from storage and laid for germination. They must be washed in a solution of potassium permanganate, and then laid out in boxes in one layer and kept at a constant temperature of + 20-22 degrees, protected from direct sunlight. After 2-3 weeks, the boxes can be moved to a cooler room, where the temperature ranges from +10 to 14 degrees. At the same time, the tubers need to be regularly turned over and moistened, sprayed every other day with solutions of ash and mineral fertilizers (alternate).
What to do if the earth has not had time to warm up yet
This situation happens quite often, because late spring does not give gardeners a real opportunity to prepare the soil. How to plant potatoes in such conditions? In the country, you need to put the seeds in pre-prepared grooves and fill them with a good layer of sawdust or high-quality humus, or just earth. For safety, the entire structure can be covered with a film. Then the tubers will be able to lie quietly for another 1-2 weeks, and 7-8 days after they are planted in a permanent place, friendly first shoots will definitely appear.
How to achieve a rich harvest?
Common mistakegardeners - planting potatoes in one place for many years in a row, but changing it is so important! There should be sand in the soil, then the vegetable will grow better. How to plant potatoes in the beds, and when? As soon as the leaves on the birch begin to bloom and the soil warms up to +9 degrees, the seeds are lowered to a depth of 10 cm. The beds should be located in the direction from north to south, and they should be planted in accordance with the 80 x 35 planting pattern. landing should be less frequent. Potatoes, planting and caring for which will be successful, if you pay due attention to every moment of growth, will surely please you with a good harvest. You need to spud it twice during the summer (after 5-7 days after planting and when the seedlings bloom). On hot summer days, you need to water the potatoes 2-3 times a day.
