How to Grow Potatoes? Detailed Planting Methods and Tips Shared

For planting potatoes, choose sandy soil that is fertile and loose in texture. About ten days before sowing, sprout the seed potatoes; after sprouting, cut them into pieces, dip the cut pieces in wood ash, and then sow. When the seedlings have 3 to 5 leaves, pay attention to controlling aphids; at the early bud stage and full flowering stage, do a good job of fertilizing, and during the tuber bulking stage, do a good job of field irrigation.

1. Land Selection and Preparation

Try to choose land with relatively fertile soil and a relatively loose texture, among which sandy soil is most suitable for growing potatoes. When preparing the land, dig as deep as possible, break the soil up finely, and then apply base fertilizer.

2. Seed Potato Treatment

Take the seed potatoes out more than ten days before sowing and let them sprout at a certain temperature. When most potato sprouts have grown to the length of a fingernail, move the potatoes outdoors to sun them for a week.

3. Sowing the Seed Pieces

When sowing, cut the potatoes at the places where they have sprouts. One potato can be cut into three to four pieces according to how it has sprouted. Dip them in wood ash, and they are ready to be sown. When sowing, plant them at certain intervals, and apply fertilizer once at planting time, using mainly farmyard manure. The fertilizer must not directly touch the seed pieces, so as not to burn the potatoes to death.

4. Field Management

When the seedlings have 3 to 5 leaves, pay attention to controlling aphids; at the early bud stage and full flowering stage, apply topdressing once each time, generally applying a 500-fold dilution of ridomil plus urea, or 1% monopotassium phosphate plus a tuber swelling agent; during the tuber bulking stage, pay attention to strengthening field irrigation.