Potatoes are the most popular vegetable in Russia. It is irreplaceable in soups and also as garnish. Therefore improvement of process of cultivation has great food value for the country.
Process of landing of potatoes under straw
Landing of potatoes under straw can seem to someone improbable, but in the past applied such way many times. The way of landing is rather simple and does not demand additional skills. For a start be engaged in preparation of potatoes: pick up grades, throw out bad and old potatoes. It is desirable to couch potatoes also. Straw is useful any: it it is required quite a lot.
In the beginning spread out potatoes on not dug up earth at small distance from each other. Then from above fill up all with straw. The layer has to be not less than 20-30 cm, and ideally make layer of 50 cm. Such shelter is much easier and cleaner, than the earth. If you have no straw in enough, replace it with dry grass and other garden "garbage". On it landing of potatoes comes to an end. Now the potato field it is necessary to leave alone before the harvesting. In weeding, watering, earthing up and fertilizer there is no need. Straw creates vacuum inside therefore potatoes do not overheat and does not rot. Besides it is not harmed even by steady rains and drought.
Cunnings of summer residents when landing
Experienced gardeners advise not simply to cover potatoes with straw, but also to press it boards. So, the top layer of straw will not depart under the influence of wind. To reap crop, it is necessary to rake straw hands, and to put the grown potatoes in bucket. Straw is not recommended to be thrown out. Just accurately put it and use the next year. Some gardeners display peat layer on the earth, and after that put potatoes in deepening, and after that fill up it with straw. Thanks to such method the harvest turns out more. Also cultivation of potatoes in bags or boxes is known. During landing time potatoes posypaniye fertilizers but only then it takes cover straw also practices. Fertilizers can be mixed with small amount of the earth. Lack of cultivation of straw are appearance of different parasites in dry grass. For example, slugs or bugs. It is necessary to struggle with wreckers by the checked methods: to collect, and then to throw in bank with gasoline. But weeds under straw almost do not grow. Therefore it is possible to save time on weeding. And earthing up is not required too. And the harvest at the exit will please with abundance and ecological purity.