Not too early, not too late, when digging up potatoes on the rules. The main features of
Welcome Visitors channel "Gardening Secrets"! Some of us have started to dig the tubers in the garden, and someone else is in thought. Help orient simple signs telling us that still time to dig potatoes. They are devoted to the publication. It will be helpful!
Potatoes harvested in time, it is better kept, pleasant taste and, most importantly, contains a maximum of nutrients and vitamins. Therefore, the "simple rules" will be useful to everyone ovoschevodu!
The content of the article:
- mathematical way to determine the maturity of the potato;
- look on tubers;
- We look at the tops!
Applied math
One way to determine the willingness to digging potatoes - count how many days have passed since the landing. Tuber ripening period depends on the variety. But the average figure - from 70 to 100 days. On average - 3 months.
But personally, I at his dacha agronomic calculations do not, because at the time of ripening of tubers affected by:
- region (in the north of Russian potato growing longer than the Caucasus, or the sultry Astrakhan region);
- summer weather (rain, cold and damp - not the best companions tubers, because they significantly inhibit the growth, in contrast to the heat and the sun);
- grade (e.g., potatoes can ultraranny is ready for digging already after 55 days after planting, while the late varieties already stretched to 110 days).
Therefore, I recommend looking at the state of the plant. As the above-ground and underground parts. What to look for - on!
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What's wrong with "roots"?
Noticed that the land on the potato ranks cracked? Fine! This means that the tubers have reached the desired size and began to push the soil over them. It's time to dig out the "trial" bush!
Inspect the "test", estimating the size of tubers and their status. The rind should be thick enough so as not to come out, if it is rubbed with a finger. Although some varieties with thin skin - the exception to this rule.
We assess the tops!
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Among growers is believed that the best sign that tells us about the availability to digging potatoes - dried tops. But there are 3 important "but" that can not be discounted:
- Many vegetable growers (including me) do not put potatoes on grades. On my potato mini golf reigns a creative mess! Therefore, early varieties of greens fade first, while other shrubs more cheerfully, "Spikes" above the ground.
- Wilting foliage can cause late blight, which roam the autumn.
And finally, the most important thing. Agronomists claim: fully withered tops harm the potatoes. For example, on sunny days the moisture to evaporate from the leaves and stem, whereas without leaves it evaporates from the tuber. As a result, the potato becomes less juicy, how could. Therefore, handle the shovel and pitchfork, when the majority of the potato tops of bushes withered by about 80-70%. Soon on our channel released an interesting article about the 7 way to cancel the storage of potatoes all winter - sign up! More useful material on the subject: Potatoes will be perfectly stored in the winter. 4 super-version