How to “cover” potatoes for an early harvest

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Previously, summer residents used improvised materials both when building houses and when increasing yields. Now their heads can only spin when choosing covering materials. Let's tell you how to cover a potato bed for an early harvest and not make a mistake.

Reduce the ripening period of the crop

To get young potatoes as quickly as possible, you need to create a thermal effect after planting potatoes. To do this, you need to pay attention to the film or non-woven material.

The maximum result can be achieved if you use black film.

Benefits

In addition to the warming effect, the film suppresses the growth of weeds and prevents the reproduction of insect pests in the soil. At the same time, you can not hill the potatoes and apply less fertilizer.

Disadvantages

It is necessary to periodically ventilate the soil, because there is a high probability of rot. When the air temperature rises, the film will have to be removed, and when it drops, it will have to be stretched again.

Therefore, it is much easier to work with geotextiles, agrospan, lutrasil and spunbond.

These are environmentally friendly materials, light and durable, allowing light and moisture to pass through. In addition, they can be used for 3-4 seasons.

How to use

You can completely cover the bed, leaving holes for planting tubers. You can also cover planted potatoes.

When choosing a material, you need to pay attention to its density. This depends on the climatic conditions of the region.

In order to get the earliest potatoes, it is better to use white materials with a density of 30-40 units, which are placed on supports.