Seed potatoes

Many gardeners know that for a good potato harvest it is important to carry out high-quality preparation for planting it. And last but not least, it is necessary to prepare the planting material. Getting good seed potatoes on time will ensure a great harvest.

If you have the opportunity to purchase planting seeds of the potatoes themselves from public farms, then be sure to take this chance. Then you will be able to grow and propagate seed potatoes every year. But also every gardener should remember. That the longer the potatoes grow in one place, the better the chances. That it will get viral, fungal and bacterial diseases.

Planting potatoes with seeds is very beneficial, as for that. To plant a hundred square meters of land, you need only a gram of seeds - this gram will contain almost 2 thousand seeds. If everything goes well, then from the planted seeds, you can get up to 6 bags of potatoes.

In order to seed potatoes, it is necessary to prepare boxes with soil in the fall. These boxes will have to stand all winter and seeds must be sown in them at the end of April. In one box, up to 1 gram of seeds are sown, which are distributed over the surface of the earth, and then planted to a depth of 1 cm. These seeds will be enough for you one hundred square meters of land.

A week before planting seedlings in the garden, it is necessary to fertilize the plant. For this, a tablespoon of urea or crystalline is taken and diluted in 5 liters of water. This is enough for one box of seedlings. When the seedlings reach 10-15 cm, then it's time to plant them in the garden - this usually happens around May 20-25.