Having your own potatoes is a pleasure! Otherwise they taste, otherwise smell… This trick will also ensure a better harvest than before.
Early potatoes are the first dose of spring vitamins. From the classic (late) potatoes you can recognize them by being smaller and have a thin skin. According to nutrition experts, early potatoes are full of water, protein and contain less starch than their late variant. “As a result, they are more fragile and better digestible,” the expert agrees, adding that up to 60,000 pounds of early potatoes are grown in the Czech Republic.
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Short life
The popularity of early potatoes is evidenced by statistics that claim that the annual consumption of this vegetable is 7 kilos per person. Early potatoes are available in the trade network from early spring until May. “But the disadvantage of this vegetable is its rapid expiration. If you have them at home for more than two weeks, they will lose their fragility, aquarium and their nutrition bonus will be there,” warns the expert. According to him, the tubers should be stored in the dark. If you have them in the fridge, they shouldn’t be there for too long. At lower temperatures than 8 ° C, unhealthy acrylamide begins to appear in the tubers. The keys on potatoes that indicate the content of poison solanin are equally threatening. For this reason, throw them away.
Combination
Early potatoes also have their specifics in cooking. According to the chefs, it does not have to be soaked and can be placed directly into boiling water. Once they cook, you can use them as a side dish to meat or vegetables. All you have to do is pour them with butter, yogurt or sour cream. They taste great in combination with herbs (especially thyme or dill). Early potatoes can also be used as the main ingredient in Vienna potato salad. “In no case do not count on them to prepare pancakes or mash,” says the chef, explaining why: “There are extreme starch in early tubers that acts as a binder in the case of these meals.
Purchased versus owns
Buying early potatoes is nothing difficult. However, the tubers that you grow yourself are more interesting. “One of the best ways is the so -called pre -stamping of seedlings,” says the expert, adding that this technique accelerates the deployment and harvest of tubers by up to two weeks. How to do it: First, leave the potatoes at 8 – 12 ° C in the darkness. Once the first sprouts appear, put the potatoes in the light and raise the temperature to 12 – 18 ° C. In this way, take care of them for 20 – 25 days.
The need for hardening
The light source when lighting potatoes can be classic, natural. But if you want to be sure of the result, use artificial fluorescent lamps or lamps. “The frequent mistake that growers make is that the sprouted tubers are betting without being hardened before,” says the expert, adding that the best is about a week before the planting is at 6-8 ° C. As a result, seedlings avoid temperature shock and have a better chance of survival.
Where to sprout the tubers?
You can use special crates, pre -cementing pallets or baskets for the potatoes. You can use the polyethylene transparent bags with ventilation openings or a silage pit that you have previously covered with plastic foil. “Be careful that the soil has a temperature of about 10 ° C. You can use the tubers whole or cut them into pieces. Put the 35 -centimeter -depth,” Expert recommends that before you put the “potato gems” into the ground, you should see if there is no mold.
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