How to grow potatoes and what base fertilizer is best?

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1. How to grow potatoes

2. What is the best base fertilizer for growing potatoes?

Prepare a sprouted potato and cut it into pieces the size of ping pong balls, making sure each potato piece has at least one sprout eye. Apply plant ash to the potato cutouts and place them in a cool, ventilated place to dry for a day. Prepare a large flower pot, fill it with soil 2/3 of the height of the flower pot, place the processed potato pieces flatly on the soil surface with the sprout eyes facing up, and cover it with 5-8cm of fine soil. Gently compact the soil with your hands, water it once to let it soak through, and then observe the soil surface to turn white and dry before letting it turn over again.

1. How to grow potatoes

1. Prepare potatoes: Prepare a sprouted potato, or one that has not sprouted. Use a clean knife to cut the potatoes into ping pong ball-sized pieces, making sure there is at least one sprout in each piece. Apply plant ash to the potato cutouts and place them in a cool, ventilated place to dry for a day.

2. Potted potatoes: For potted potatoes, you need to prepare a large Flower pot, fill 2/3 of the height of the pot with soil. Place the processed potato pieces flatly on the soil surface with the sprout eyes facing up, and cover them with 5-8cm of fine soil. Gently compact the soil with your hands, water it once to let it soak in, and then watch the soil surface turn white and dry and water it once more.

3. Plant potatoes in the ground: Plant potatoes in the ground in advance. Prepare the land and make ridges, plant the treated potato pieces in the soil, water them once and then don't bother with them anymore. Potatoes planted will sprout new sprouts in half a month, and the stems and leaves on the ground will wither in three months. Choose a sunny day, dig out the potatoes and harvest them.

2. What is the best base fertilizer for growing potatoes?

It is best to use farmyard manure for growing potatoes, which is animal manure, including pig manure, chicken manure, human manure, etc. It should be noted that whether potatoes are grown on the ground or in pots, when applying base fertilizer to the soil, you must ensure that the fertilizer is fully decomposed.

Farmyard manure is generally fermented in the form of compost, which is to Farmyard manure is piled on the ground, and a layer of soil is covered on the compost to prevent insects from laying eggs. The higher the temperature, the faster the fermentation rate. Generally, it can be matured after 3-6 months of composting.

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