Caring for potatoes in June

Potatoes I planted in early May, and has managed his weed. And some plants in late May. What work needs to take place in June after planting?

Harrowing

Harrowing rake should be done when annual weeds are in phase of the fork, that is just their shoots appear. This procedure improves the airflow around the plant roots, and eliminates the weeds.

Hilling

Hilling spend 2 weeks after harrowing. Chopper should be sharpened. By this time, the plant grows up to 5-7 cm from the ground level. With hilling potatoes constitutes additional stolons, ie future tubers. After 2 weeks after the first earthing up the plant grows has to 12-15 cm. And also spend this time hilling.

feeding

If you are uncomfortable fertilize the soil when planting, you can apply foliar feeding, watering green fertilizer. And the potatoes enough for the ripening of the main power supply in the form of compost, rotted manure and ashes.

To obtain the full required 0.5 kg mullein diluted in a bucket of warm water for fertilizer potato roots, and then adding 20 g of urea.

Can be prepared from chicken manure fertilizer. To do this, take a tablespoon of organics and dissolved in 10 L of water. Under each bush contribute about 0.5 L solution.

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