Folk omens when planting potatoes

Potatoes are called "second bread" and no table can be imagined without it. To get a rich harvest, you need to know all the secrets of growing this root crop. Consider the favorable timing of planting a crop based on popular beliefs and whether it is possible to plant potatoes without digging up the earth.

The timing of planting potatoes is different and depends on many factors, but there are calculations that differ from standard... Such calculations include folk signs.

For hundreds of years in the villages "grandmother's advice" has been passed on how to grow a good childbirth, and here are the popular recommendations:

• you can not plant potatoes in Palm week according to the calendar;
• if put on saturday or wednesday, it will deteriorate quickly;
• when the elder or bird cherry begins to bloom - this is a favorable time for planting potatoes;
• when mother-and-stepmother begins to bloom, then after 30 days early potatoes can be planted;
• you cannot plant potatoes before the leaves have blossomed on the birch and no later than the flowers will appear on the bird cherry;
• if the air temperature at night keeps up to +10 for 3 days, then you can safely plant potatoes;
• if, when planting potatoes, the soil is under the shovel crumbles, does not stickthen the harvest will be good.

The right timing for a big harvest

Landing time directly depends on the following factors:

• potato varieties;
• geographical location and climatic conditions.

The best time to plant early and mid-May... In warm regions, it can be planted at the end of April. It is recommended to track favorable time according to weather conditions. If the air temperature is kept around 10 degrees, then potatoes can be planted.

In the Northern regions, the deadline moves to mid-late May. If you hurry, it will affect the harvest. And if you delay planting, the soil will dry out and there will be not enough moisture to help the plant germinate well.

Planting potatoes without weeding and digging

Most gardeners spend a lot of time digging the soil in the fall and spring. But many people have a question, is it necessary to do this?

Do I need to plow the land

Some agronomists do not recommend plowing the land... And there is an adequate explanation for that. The advantages of unplowed land are as follows:

• moisture in an untouched garden bed lingers better;
• the root system of the root crop penetrates into the untouched soil layer and consumes the stored spring moisture for a month. Tubers are formed in an unplowed ridge, which has a positive effect on the plant;
• the width of the stored rows allows you to take care of the plant without damage, weed it, huddle it and protect it from pests;
• fertilizer goes away significantly lessthan plowed land.

Features of the method

The soil is home to many microorganisms, insects, which fertilize it and make it more fertile. If you start digging up the ground, then many beneficial insects die. The soil turns into barren... Especially if you start sprinkling it with chemicals from above, this aggravates the condition of the land and affects the future harvest.

Although there are completely opposite points of view, there is an option that it is better not to dig up the ground when planting and the harvest will be even better than after digging. In order to be convinced of the effectiveness of the method, you can arrange an experiment in your own garden.

Methods for planting potatoes without plowing

The easiest and most effective way to plant potatoes is without plowing... There are several ways.

How to plant on grass without weeding and digging

The method can actually be described in two words: you need to spread the tubers on dried soil and cover it with freshly cut grass.

A more detailed description is as follows:

• in the spring you need to wait until the young grass grows up. If the area is small, then you should mow the grass obliquely, if it is large, then prepare the mower;
• plot sprinkle with grass and wait until it dries;
• planting of tubers is carried out manually in rows, the width of the rows is 50-60 cm;
• above cover the planting material with young, freshly cut grass... Repeat the procedure after 2 weeks. Young grass quickly decays and effectively fertilizes the plant;
• the tubers quickly sprout and sprout through the grass, the root system goes into the soil.

Also, the main advantage of the method is that you do not need to spend a lot of effort on plowing, hilling the garden, digging.

Growing under a layer of mulch

Since the fall, a vegetable garden covered with a layer of grass and warmed with a film... It remains in this state until spring. The ground under the grass coat turns out to be very loose. When the air temperature remains up to +10 degrees in spring, the film is removed and potatoes are planted.

You need to take sprouted tubers, where there are more eyes and push them under last year's layer of grass. It is recommended to plant potatoes in a checkerboard pattern with sprouts down. Distance between potatoes 50 cm.

After all the tubers are placed under a layer of last year's grass, you need to cover the beds with a dark film. The film should be removed when the first shoots appear under it.

First you need to select small potatoes and choose medium and large tubers... The harvest will be much higher.

As soon as sprouts appear, you should sprinkle freshly cut grass on them. The bulk of the grass should be poured under the bushes. When the grass rots, you need to add fresh mulch again.

For the best effect, you can water into the soil ash... Ash increases the mineral content of potatoes.

Planting potatoes without plowing - significantly reduces the cost of physical labor throughout the summer. Given that rotten grass is an additional source of soil fertilization. I wish you a rich harvest!