Everyone who sits potatoes on his plot wants to get a good harvest for his work. That's only in reality it does not always work. And then truck farmers complain of bad weather, poor-quality planting material or untimely watering.
But there is a proven Dutch technology for potato cultivation, which does not fail its followers. What is the secret of consistently high yields, and is this too expensive? Let's find out!
Dutch way of growing potatoes
The main thing in this technology is the use of planting material of the highest quality. The Dutch potato growing experience involves the use of Dutch potato varieties, of which there are at least two dozen. Before you get into the ground, potatoes the size of a chicken egg, germinate and warm two weeks. The sprouts should not be more than 2 cm.
The next requirement is the most loose soil. The soil is preliminarily treated with herbicides - there is no need for weeds here. Deep digging is not used - it is replaced by machining with a flat-cutter or moto-hoe.
For the normal development of the bush and the harvesting, he needs a place. Therefore, each tuber is planted at a distance of not less than 45 cm from each other, and the aisles are left about 85 cm. The planting of potatoes according to Dutch technology is carried out not by the usual method of the hole method, but in ditches not more than 6-8 cm deep.
Also, the Dutch method of planting potatoes requires only one-time hilling, but it should be such that the height of the mound is 25 cm, and its base is about 75 cm.
According to the Dutch method of growing potatoes, the tubers are planted in a moist soil heated to + 50 ° C. If the ground gets too warm, it will lose moisture, and the potatoes can not gain strength. And vice versa - in the cold ground growth will slow down considerably, and this will not allow obtaining an excellent harvest.