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Methods and conditions for storing potatoes in winter: in the cellar and basement, in the apartment (on the balcony)
Recently, an understanding has come that it is necessary to consume the best possible potatoes, which are best grown with their own hands in their own summer cottage. At the same time, it is significant that the problem of conservation ...
When to dig up potatoes for storage: we harvest the crop on time and correctly
For the overwhelming majority of summer residents and gardeners, potatoes are a vegetable that is doubly loved. How could it be otherwise! After all, the so-called "second bread" is easy to care for, and has no claims to taste. As you know, food with him is not only ...
Control measures for the click beetle and its wireworm larva in the garden
With the arrival of spring, all summer residents begin to puzzle over the same problem: how to protect the future harvest of potatoes, carrots, sugar beets, onions from the click beetle and, most importantly, from its wireworm larva. And this is essential ...
How to get rid of the Colorado potato beetle with folk and chemical remedies
Every amateur vegetable grower is especially concerned about the problem of protecting potatoes, eggplants, tomatoes, peppers and other nightshade crops from such an unrealistically widespread pest as the Colorado potato beetle, which, whatever one may say, is ...
Hilling potatoes: when, how, and how to huddle
Hilling potatoes is a very important agronomic technique that must be used competently, otherwise it will not be beneficial, but harmful. Many summer residents neglect this technique, others too often loosen and spud potato ...
Preparing potato tubers for planting
The fact is not even disputed that if you simply plant dormant tubers in open ground, they will sit in the ground for a long time and not hatch. Potatoes must be specially prepared for planting. Judge for yourself: if you initially have no ...
Growing potatoes from seeds at home: planting and care agricultural techniques
Not every gardener, especially a beginner, is aware that potatoes can be grown from seeds. After all, tubers are usually planted.
Next, let's talk about the fundamental difference, advantages and disadvantages of this method.
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What and how to fertilize potatoes in spring and autumn: rules for preparing a potato garden
After planting potatoes in a virgin land, you can harvest an excellent harvest. But if you have a summer cottage where vegetables are actively grown with annual digging and weeding of the soil, it is very difficult to collect good potatoes. Potatoes during ...
Growing potatoes under straw or hay
To grow a good potato crop, gardeners need to properly care for the soil, prepare holes for planting tubers, fertilize the site and water it in time. You can significantly reduce labor costs if you plant tubers under ...
Planting and growing potatoes using Dutch technology
Potatoes are an undemanding plant that produces consistent yields of quality tubers. But with improper planting and ignorance of the features of care, the yield decreases sharply. Recently, the Dutch way of growing ...