How to grow potatoes in the country?

Potatoes are "second bread". That's what the people say. And it's not for nothing! This culture is loved by everyone, and every day we eat it in fried, boiled, baked form, in soup and salad. Therefore, many summer residents know how to grow potatoes. Today's our conversation we dedicated to the beginners truck farmers.

Create the conditions for growth

So, how to grow large potatoes? This requires good seeds and proper care. But first of all, you need to create conditions for the normal growth of this plant. To grow a tuber well, it is necessary that the earth warms up, and its temperature is stable above zero, and in the daytime the thermometer's column kept at 15-20 degrees. Typically, this weather is already set in mid-April. Soil this culture loves light loam, chernozem, sandy; Alkaline reaction - neutral. The place for planting should be sunny, open and well ventilated. It is recommended to change it every 4 years. Provide soil with humus. Since autumn, it is necessary to dig a site, fertilize with minerals and organic matter, and in the spring - with nitrogen. Before planting, remove the weeds.

Select seeds

How to grow potatoes to harvest a rich harvest? The first step is to prepare a good seed material. If you did not do this from last year's collection, then you need to purchase it in specialized stores or from experienced truck farmers. "Is it profitable to grow potatoes?" - you ask. In fact it is necessary to be spent for seeds, fertilizers and all the summer still to look after it. Of course, efforts will have to be made a lot and spend some amount of money, but it's worth it. Think for yourself, from 6 acres of land you can collect 5-6 bags of potatoes (and this is in the worst case!), Which is quite enough for a small family for the whole year. And now imagine how much you will spend money on the same 5 bags, buying potatoes in the store. We think the issue of the profitability of growing potatoes has disappeared by itself. So, back to the topic of our conversation. Own planting material is prepared in autumn. Tubers should be whole, round in shape, without damage and visible signs of the disease. Seeds dry, in the spring again, pick and germinate about a month before planting.

Plant

There are many options for how to grow potatoes, that is, which way to plant a pick. Plant potatoes usually in rows in holes - this is the most common method. Although some do it in the beds, and someone uses the trench method. Whichever method you choose, keep the distance between future shrubs at least 20 cm, and plant the tubers no deeper than 10 cm. It is recommended to simultaneously apply fertilizers.

Care and Handling

Care for potatoes is as follows:

• loosening of the soil from the moment of emergence and in the future - after irrigation or precipitation in the form of rain;

• hilling (all the time you need to do this at least twice);

• top dressing with mineral, nitric, potassium, organic or phosphoric fertilizers in dry or liquid form (it is better to use natural raw materials - manure, chicken manure and ash);

• abundant watering, especially during the formation of buds and flowering (at least 5 times a summer) in the evening;

• Treatment of plants against pests and disease prevention.

Eat and enjoy

We told you how to grow potatoes and how to take care of it, now it's up to you to wait until spring, take a shovel and go to the dacha. And there you put your soul and strength in the ground in order to get large and tasty root crops in autumn!