Moopmark, i.e. dug -in/ radio, is one of the most important care treatments in potato cultivation. Unfortunately, many people forget about him, and then they are surprised that their neighbors managed to collect healthy and prosperous crops, while they did not, despite even greater efforts.
If you always want to have all the baskets of vegetables, You should start digging them regularly and do not make mistakes. Below you can check how to do it correctly to improve the conditions on the flower beds, protect your tubers from light, which will translate into more potatoes.
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Mooping of potatoes is simply filled with the base of the seedlings with soil In such a way as to create characteristic small hills along their rows.
Wrapping is most often done by hand with a hoe or grace, it is usually sufficient with small crops. With larger plantations, this treatment can be performed mechanically with a special cover.
Mounding is primarily to strengthen and improve the conditions in the ground. To protect the tubers from the light, through which the tubers often green (chlorophyll can produce and harmful to health solar).
So digging potatoes protects them from the negative effects of the sun and stimulates the production of subsequent runnersfrom which new tubers are created later, thanks to which there are more potatoes. In addition, mining reduces weed development and hinders access to pest seedlings.
Droping potatoes is best made in a slightly moist soil, but not wet, because such soil is easily formed and does not create lumps. So it’s best to get on the second day after rainfall.
How to dig potatoes? Get the soil towards the cuttings, sliding it smoothly and gently So as not to damage the stems, not cover the leaves and do not reveal the roots. It is enough if you sprinkle the lower part of the stem. The mounds should be about 25 cm high, be relatively light, stable, but not beaten.
For rubbing potatoes You can use not only ordinary soil, but also a light and permeable compost, leaf soil, humus, and even straw or cut grassthat provide lighter protection.
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The best time for the first grafting potatoes is late spring and early summer (when they are about 15 cm high), and in July it is usually repeated, but it all depends on the weather. However, you can still perform this procedure, if they are not too large, spreading and have not yet bloomed.
You can also afford it if, for example, redlines have been significantly destroyed after strong rains. Thanks to this, the shape will be improved. Otherwise, they can harm them more than help, so you should wait until the next season.
