How Can Potatoes Be High-Yielding? A Detailed Explanation of the Latest Planting Techniques
Potatoes are one of the food crops with the widest planting area in China. The price of potatoes has recently been getting higher and higher, and the planting area is also getting wider and wider. Although many people grow potatoes, the final yield is still unsatisfactory and does not reach the level they imagine. So today, the editor has brought you several conditions for making potatoes high-yielding. Let's take a look.
1. Seed selection
Seed selection is a prerequisite for ensuring high potato yields, but many farmers are still stuck with the planting concepts and varieties from more than ten years ago, planting the same variety for more than ten years. Although many people have already changed varieties during the planting period, the planting soil has not been renewed, causing the quality of the variety to seriously degenerate as well. The potato variety should be selected according to factors such as the planting environment, time, and weather. Market demand and season should also be considered. As long as the variety is selected according to these environmental factors, a very good yield can be obtained.
2. Raising seedlings
⟦NL>If potato planting encounters fluctuating high and low temperatures, the potatoes will easily rot, so when sprouting, conditions such as complete and uniform seedlings must be ensured. Select disease-free medium-sized potatoes with relatively uniform bud eyes for sprouting, dry them after cutting, place them in a relatively shady place, spread a layer of moist sand, and then cover with plastic film for insulation. Generally, within 1-2 weeks, the bud eyes of the potato pieces will begin to sprout. Those that have already sprouted should be sown, while those that have not yet sprouted should continue to be sprouted.
3. Temperature
Potatoes have a relatively large demand for light, but they are quite strict about light and temperature. During the potato seedling stage, 20 degrees is the most suitable temperature. The temperature for potato tuber growth should be controlled at around 18-20 degrees. Higher than 20 degrees or lower than 18 degrees will have different effects on the growth and development of potatoes. For example, according to the weather and farming conditions in the south, sowing begins around the Start of Autumn, and harvesting can begin in November. After harvesting, winter sowing begins, and harvesting can begin around the Start of Spring the following year. And so on. Spring planting can be harvested in May-June.
4. Cultivation
Potatoes grow faster in the later stage, so the soil for planting potatoes must be fertile, deep, and relatively soft. The drainage system should be good. Divide the land into one ridge after another of field beds, with the field beds 70-80cm wide and 30-40cm high. Mainly choose different field beds according to the variety, and reasonably control the planting density. Generally, the distance between each hole is about 25cm, and the row spacing is 30cm. And because the growth period of potatoes is relatively shorter than that of other crops, its fertilizer requirement must be ensured.
The above are the several conditions for high potato yields that the editor has compiled. As long as the four aspects such as variety and seedlings are done well, achieving high yields is not difficult. As long as you are careful, observe the condition of the potatoes more, deal with pests and diseases in time, and ensure the amount of fertilizer needed by the potatoes, you can ensure your own economic benefits.