Friends living in rural areas grow potatoes in almost every family's field and in small gardens. The raw skin of the red potato, which is not too expensive to provide daily care, and the production of more chips, is a crop that everyone likes to grow. But i find that there is a widespread phenomenon, with many growing the same annual harvests of sweet potatoes, vines growing thick and thick, stripping off the earth's layer of soil, underground chips, and small head。
It's been a long time since i've been able to figure out what the problem is. The vast majority of farmers did not do poorly in the later stages of water and fertilization, but did wrong in the first step of planting. It is difficult to achieve the desired harvest if the roots are not locked in and the back is managed. I have grown sweet potatoes in the field for many years, stepped on a lot of pits and developed a set of practical lessons. Today, the five main points that must be captured are shared, all of which are dry in the field, which can be used either in large areas or in small plants。
I. Don't start with planting
This is the first step in which 90 per cent of farmers make mistakes and the most critical link affecting the quantity of potatoes. Many people plant cassava seedlings by digging a small pit in the ground, putting the seedlings straight into the ground, burying them in the ground and pouring them into the water. In fact, unlike common vegetables, direct planting is the least appropriate practice。
The majority of the positions of the potato are concentrated in the tubing areas buried in the ground, and the more the tubing, the more the roots of the potato are taken. Straight-up seedlings, short stubs, few stubs in the soil and, naturally, too many sweet potatoes. The correct approach should be sloping or flatting. The selected seedlings, which retain more than 20 centimetres of length, open shallow ditches on their organized surfaces, lay large portions of the seedlings in ditches, show only a few leaves at the top of the floor, then gently crush the truncheon with fine earth, and then water the root water。
In this way, there will be multiple root roots in the tubers and potatoes below the ground, and a single seedling will form more than one potato spot. It is also important to remind you that planting is not too deep, that the soil is buried too deep, that the soil is less ventilated, and that the high rate of the expansion of the chips will slow down and the taste and taste will be affected. It is important to keep in mind that many farmers have managed to save their crops, which seems to have saved their energy, and that production has been reduced from the beginning。
Ii. The whole landscape needs to be in place and the soil environment determines the dynamics
The problem of planting seedlings was solved, followed by the sorting of plots, which was also easily overlooked. The cassava is an underground culinary crop, with roots and chips requiring a loose, ventilated environment, low-lying water, hard-lined land, and absolutely bad seeding。
First, low-lying plots that accumulate water over the years are avoided as much as possible, and soils that are high in size and well drained are best suited. In the case of ripe areas for growing vegetables and food for many years in a row, the fields are thoroughly cultivated before sowing, the earth is crushed and the rubble and the roots of the grass are removed. It is a practical method for old farmers to grow from generation to generation, as it is necessary to plant after deep cultivation。
The rise is controlled at about 20 centimetres, the surface is kept round and flat, leaving a drain between the rim and the rim. Following the rise, the earth is thicker and better ventilated, and rain-fed rain can quickly drain away from the gutter and avoid the rooting of rotten roots and rotten potatoes in the water for long periods of time. In the middle of the sun, the soil rises rapidly, the roots of the red potatoes are active, and the chips expand more smoothly. Some farmers are greedy about land-use rates, can afford to grow sweet potatoes on a permanent basis, are prone to problems during the rainy season, and production is not sustainable. It is not too costly to start up on the ground, but it can provide a good basis for the growth of the sweet potatoes and must not be lazy。
Iii. Control the water fertilizer rhythms
Potatoes are not fertilized at all times, but watering and fatting cannot be done as they please, and many farmers are often watered after planting, fertilizing in large quantities and, lastly, with no potato, which is also a major pit on the planting road。
The main task of the seedling period, i. E. Within six months of planting, is to slow down the planting of seedlings. During this period, the soil is kept micro-humid and water is not used for daily purposes. Soils are too damp and ground vines tend to grow unsettled roots and spread their nutrients. Following the success of the slow seedlings, the potato seedlings began normally to smoke long leaves, with a small amount of complementary nutrients in the preceding period, which helped the vine to grow robustly and without the need for a one-time application of excessive fertilizer。
Once the vines are covered and the plants enter the mashed-up stage, the management approach will have to be adjusted. This phase will reduce the use of nitrogen fertilizer, which will only drive the vines crazy and feed them all to the leaves and the subsurface chips will not be nourished. Adequate nutrient supplements can be made available to meet the need for the expansion of the chips. The application of the “dry-and-wet” principle is also followed, the soil is recharged in times of drought, and the stormy weather provides timely drainage of the ditches, always maintaining a dry and wet balance of the soil。
In short, the first supply of water takes root in fattening, the medium-term fertilization control of the water is controlled in the vegetable field, and the later stage provides a reasonable supplement to the increase in the size of the chips. Controlling the rhythm, the nutrients are concentrated in the subsurface chips, and the amount and head of potatoes are significantly increased。
Iv. The management of vines is well managed to avoid loss of nutrients
The growing size of red potato vines and the entanglement of vines in the field are also important factors affecting production, which is naturally reduced by the fact that many farming families are then allowed to spread around the vines without asking。
After the expansion of the field's vine and vines, the roots of the earth's staves are exposed to the soil, and these nascent roots absorb the nutrients in the soil alone and compete with the roots for nutrients, resulting in insufficient, small and small nutrients in the main roots. So in day-to-day care, we have to comb the vines regularly. It is not necessary to cross the vine more often, but it does not cost to damage the leaves and affect the plant for normal light cooperation。
The correct approach is to lift the vines attached to the ground every half month or so, to move them away from the soil, so that they do not grow undetermined roots. Sweat the vines gently and avoid breaking the leaves. For those who are too strong and are too strong, they can be properly removed from the top, inhibited from continuing to grow mad, and feed their nutrients back to the ground and provide for the growth of the chips. The work is simple and operational, and can be done on a daily basis, with steady increases in yields。
V. Weeding in the field to reduce nutrient competition
The pre-planting period of the red potato is characterized by a wide gap in the surface, a suitable temperature and a particularly high rate of growth of weeds in the field. The resilience of weeds, which compete with red potato seedlings for moisture, nutrients in the soil and light, the weakness of the seedlings and the natural deterioration of the potato is also a point that many new farmers can easily ignore。
Weeding must be done before it's too late. Weeds can be done when they're small. At this stage, the weeds are shallow and can be removed lightly without disturbing the cassava roots. Waiting for weeds to grow and grow will not only be laborious, but will also easily drive the surrounding soil and damage the mustache roots of the potatoes。
Artificial weeding is the safest way to clean the weeds and increase aerobics by flipping the surface soil. Once weeding has been completed, the loose soil on the cheek can be pressed to protect the cassava root system. Weeds must be treated in a timely manner throughout the growth cycle, so that they do not take root in the field. Weeds, which appear to be invisible, have accumulated a great deal, and the impact on potato production cannot be minimized。
These five points are the core lessons i have learned from my years of growing sweet potatoes. First, it corrects the worst-case area of planting, cleans up the ground, controls the water fertilization, rationalizes the vines and cleans up the weeds in a timely manner. A step-by-step approach can change the problem of the vines and the small amounts of potatoes, each of which can grow full of sweet potatoes. These methods, which have been practiced repeatedly in the field, can be used as a reference, either in large areas or in small gardens。
There is no complex trick to grow potatoes, but to avoid common error zones and to establish each of the basic management links. As long as the start-up takes place and follow-up follows, the harvest will naturally not be a problem. Here, too, we would like to conclude by saying that the cassava seeding is tilted, the water vines are taken care of, the weeds are fed, and the trees are filled with silos。
Have you ever met a long-soft, small-headed potato? What do you do for a living? Welcome to the comment area, and we'll share our experiences and learn from each other。
Carnation: there are differences in climate and soil conditions, and planting times and water fertilization can be adapted flexibly to local conditions and managed gradually and not blindly。
