We increase the yield of potatoes from a hundred, exceeding the average yield

If we can easily live through the winter without tomatoes, bell peppers or cucumbers, then it will be quite difficult to do without potatoes. We are so accustomed to adding potatoes to a variety of dishes, frying, boiling, baking and stewing it, that we can say with confidence: potatoes occupy one of the main places in our daily diet.

What affects the yield of potatoes?

Therefore, all potato growers, beginners and experienced, are so worried about the yield of potatoes. I want the time and work spent not to be in vain, and the dug out tubers are more than enough until the next season. If the result obtained is not encouraging, it is necessary to identify the cause of the decrease in yield and make every effort so that the situation does not repeat itself next year.

In a vegetable crop such as potatoes, the yield is more determined by the quality of the planting material than by the conditions under which the potatoes grew. So, even from the super-elite tubers you have purchased, in five years you will be able to get much fewer tubers, despite proper care and fertilization of the soil. Potato productivity decreases with each reproduction, so it is imperative to renew all planting material every five years, buying high-quality tubers or on your own. And it is better if several varieties with different germination periods grow at the same time on the site.

Video about the secrets of a high yield of potatoes

It is equally important to observe the crop rotation of potatoes - do not believe those gardeners who claim that from time immemorial they have been planting tubers in the same place without compromising yields. Perhaps, for the time being, this violation of the rules of growing potatoes will get away with it, until one day most of the plants will not be infected with a dangerous disease that has accumulated in the soil. Then it will be necessary not only to withdraw the favorite variety from circulation, but also to improve the land.

The potato yield is negatively affected by:

• too low (from -1 degrees) and too high temperature (from +50 degrees);
• landing thickening;
• lack of moisture during flowering;
• excess moisture in the ground after the leaves wither;
• lack of air in the ground (the soil is not loose);
• lack or excess of nitrogen in the soil and other elements of mineral nutrition;
• area shading.

Potato productivity drops with each reproduction

The yield of potatoes increases by 10% if tubers are planted from north to south, then plantings will be provided with more uniform illumination than when planted from west to east.

How to get productive potatoes?

To take care of the next year's harvest, you need to start in the fall. During harvest, select from the most productive nests the most healthy-looking tubers about the size of a chicken egg. Rinse selected potatoes to look for defects or signs of disease hidden under the dirt and discard such tubers. Next, the planting material will need to be scattered in one layer and green up for 10 days in direct sunlight, turning every four days, or in diffused light for 20 days. The peel of the tubers will turn green and become coarser, such seed material will be better stored, mice will not gnaw it, late blight will not damage it, and the yield will increase by 15%.

To take care of the next year's harvest, you need to start in the fall.

In the spring, the planting material is sorted out again, sifting out damaged and rotten tubers, and from the end of March they are laid out in a dry, bright room for germination. Sprouting potatoes (or vernalization) will allow you to increase the yield by several times, accelerate the emergence of seedlings and the ripening of tubers - you can dig up potatoes two weeks earlier than usual.

When planting, cut the tubers into two or three parts so that each has sprouts, and dust with wood ash. These measures also have a beneficial effect on productivity and protect potatoes from common diseases. In addition, you can add a handful of humus or compost to each well, but if you are going to use manure, then only rotted, otherwise the tubers will be more susceptible to diseases.

When planting, cut the tubers into two or three parts so that each has sprouts, and dust with wood ash

And of course, do not forget during the season:

• weed and loosen the earth so that more air enters it;
• spray young plants with a solution of copper sulfate to prevent late blight;
• remove bushes with signs of the disease immediately so that the infection does not spread throughout the area;
• in a severe drought, water the potatoes.

Video about increasing the yield of potatoes by dividing the tuber

In Russia, the average potato yield is approximately 100-150 kg per hundred square meters. But you can go far beyond this established standard by following the tips in this article. The main thing - do not forget to update the planting material and periodically change the place of planting potatoes, planting it after legumes or cereals.

If you are disappointed in the usual way of planting potatoes, try something new for yourself, because there are many: according to Dutch technology, under straw, in boxes, etc. Perhaps, thanks to a different growing technology, you will have a ton of potatoes per hundred square meters - this is quite real!