As of: April 8, 2024, 7:30 p.m
By: Joana Lück
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Potatoes can be grown with little effort. But there are some initial mistakes that need to be avoided.
Growing your own potatoes has many advantages. For example, you can try out one of the countless exotic varieties and also know how the tubers were fertilized and what is in them. Regardless of whether they are blue, purple or marbled - especially those who often invite guests will be able to score points with these potatoes.
Potatoes are ready to harvest within three months
Potatoes are planted in spring. © Olga G/Imago
As soon as the soil temperature is at least between seven and nine degrees, you can plant or set potatoes, as the process is still called. One rule is that when the dandelions bloom, that's it. As the
Norddeutscher Rundfunk
(NDR) reports, you should still use a covering fleece in the spring when it gets a little colder again. Potato plants are generally sensitive to frost and covering them means that the heat can be stored better.
In general, it is advisable to pre-germinate the potatoes, as these plants are then more robust. As
My Beautiful Garden
knows, the harvest of such potatoes can be up to 20 percent larger. Also consider these tips:
Place the potatoes about ten to 15 centimeters deep in the soil.
Make sure there is a distance of about 30 centimeters within the potatoes and twice this distance within the planting rows.
Water potatoes regularly, but never over the leaves.
You can harvest about three months after planting.
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Avoid this mistake
It is important that the soil is dug up before planting. Even though potatoes are heavy feeders, you should not fertilize them too much as this makes them more susceptible to disease. It is enough if you prepared the bed with manure last autumn and spread some humus, as
Düngme
knows. Do not harvest potatoes too early, but only about two weeks after the plant has died.