TIME FOR MOWING POTATO TOPS I have 4 acres under potatoes. When to mow the tops before digging? What else should be taken into account when harvesting so that the tubers are stored well? M. Nesterov Moscow region It is necessary to cut the tops only after they have completely dried. There are always phytophthora spores on the surface of greenery, which end up on succulent cuts and, thanks to the intense outflow of nutrients...
Garden and cottage - read more ... When to mow potato tops and is it necessary to do so?DISEASED PLANTS IN THE COMPOST - IS IT POSSIBLE? Is it possible to throw diseased tops into the compost? Articles on horticulture recommend that the remains of diseased plants not be put in compost, but burned or taken out of the site. Both are problematic. Burning is regulated, and export to ravines and onydjKH pollutes nature. Should there be a way out? AND. …
Garden and cottage - read more ... Is it possible to throw diseased tops into the compost?FEEDING FROM TOMATO LEAF WITH OWN HANDS Throughout the summer, I have been carrying out the procedure of pinching tomatoes. During this time, a lot of lateral shoots of tomato bushes accumulate. Usually they are thrown away, but not by me. I have found the best use for them. From tomato tops, nutritious top dressing is obtained for many crops. It contains large amounts of potassium and nitrogen. Fill the container with...
Garden and cottage - read more ... Do-it-yourself top dressing from tomato stepchildrenFERTILIZERS FROM WASTE AND THEIR OTHER USEFUL APPLICATION WHERE IT GROWED, IT WILL STAY THERE A zealous summer resident does not know the word "waste", they simply do not exist in his household, because everything can (and should!) be used. So you throw away the potato "non-standard", and the currant would be very grateful to you for it! I want to talk about mindlessly thrown away...
Garden and cottage - read more ... How to use haulm, knots and other waste in the garden and on the plotFresh greens - root vegetable tops: tasty and healthy Fresh greens are always necessary, especially in winter and early spring, when the deficiency of vitamins and microelements is especially noticeable. An experienced gardener will not be surprised by forcing greens of onions, lettuce, spicy-flavoring crops. What about homemade root vegetable tops? This is a simple, very exciting and rewarding job. FRESH REDIS LEAVES are very spicy. But ...
Garden and cottage - read more ... Vitamins from the windowsill - tips on forcing fresh herbs: tops of root crops