How to choose potato planting material?

Potato - our second bread, it’s hard to even imagine how we would manage without it.
It would seem that there is nothing complicated in planting this vegetable, but the yield depends on many factors, including the planting material, so the question arises - so how to choose potato planting materialso that the harvest will please you in the fall?

The first thing to remember is potatoes tends to degenerate, therefore it is necessary to change planting material at least once every five years.
It is necessary to pay attention not only to the taste, yield and appearance of potato varieties, but also to their ripening time:

• late;
• average;
• early.

You should also pay attention to resistance of potato varieties to nematodes and various diseases. Large tubers will give a better harvest - this rule is also worth taking note.

Of great importance is also germination of tubers, this process helps to get the harvest earlier, accelerating the emergence of potato seedlings.

How to germinate potato planting material?

• Germinating tubers in a humid environment (to do this, lay out the potatoes in layers, sprinkling them with material - sawdust, sand, humus. This method helps preserve the moisture and nutrients of the potatoes).
• Germination in the light (this method speeds up the process of germination of tubers by 15-20 days and makes it possible to notice and eliminate diseased and affected seeds).
• Drying tubers (potatoes are dried at a temperature not lower than 10 degrees).

Considering these points, you can increase potato yields and get real pleasure from this process.