How do the timing of planting potatoes affect its quality and yield?

Since the timing of planting potatoes has a great influence on its yield and quality, planting should not be delayed.

When planted early, before the aphid vector becomes active, the plant achieves age-resistance, and therefore suffers less from viral diseases. Of course, when determining the timing of planting potatoes, one should take into account weather conditions, soil conditions, and the physiological state of the tubers.

Optimal conditions for planting potatoes: soil temperature - 10-13 degrees (at a depth of 10-15 cm). This usually happens when the average daily air temperature is more than 8 degrees. At lower temperatures, potatoes do not germinate for a long time; stolons with nodules may appear prematurely on the surface of the tubers, that is, they will begin to grow.

Soil temperature is not the only determining factor for the timing of planting potatoes; its high humidity is more limiting. Planting in too wet soil (at sufficient temperature) can often lead to damage to the planting material by bacterial diseases.

In addition, planting dates affect the processing of plants in summer. Each variety must be planted in one place as soon as possible (up to 7 days), otherwise subsequent treatments with pesticides may not be very effective, because they are carried out at certain phases of plant development.

But not only planting potatoes too late is harmful.If planted very early, there is a risk that the crops will be subject to frost, which will also not increase the yield.

Many, focusing on folk signs, plant during the period of bud break on the birch tree and the end of bird cherry flowering.