How deep should garlic be planted for the winter so that it grows juicy and large

The garlic culture is responsive to good grooming and generally undemanding. However, if you decide to plant winter garlic for the first time, we are ready to help and answer your questions. The most important thing is to what depth to plant garlic for the winter. The editors of the Agronom.guru portal have collected up-to-date information for you on how to properly plant a garlic crop at different depths, how to distinguish winter garlic from spring garlic, and also give additional recommendations and tricks from experienced gardeners.

Winter garlic is less susceptible to disease and more resistant to pests

Potato planting rules

Despite the existence of hundreds of plant breeding varieties successfully cultivated in our relatively cold climate, all they are demanding on the amount of light, moisture and soil quality.

Chernozem rich soil is by default suitable for growing potatoes

Correct depth

There are three options for placing potatoes in the ground, with different planting depths:

• Small - no more than 6 cm; the method is used when the tubers are still laid in cold ground, or the soil belongs to a heavy, loamy variety that is difficult to overcome by the sprout.
• Average - from 6 to 10 cm; ideal for areas with sandy soil.
• Deep - 12 cm or more; well suited for high-quality soils with high fertility, as well as for regions with a lack of natural moisture.

In black earth regions, medium and deep planting of potatoes is often practiced. This is explained by the sufficient looseness of the earth (the sprouts can easily find their way up), and the early warming of the earth.

The planting depth is also determined by the size of the tubers. If they are small (less than 50 g), then they should be placed a little higher.

Distance between bushes when planting

The main task is to determine the optimal hole depth - give the plant's root system enough room to develop... The distance from neighboring tubers is no less important here.

In this case, it is desirable to use the space as efficiently as possible.

The optimal size of tubers for planting is not less than 50 g and a little more than 100 g. It is necessary to select seed material and prepare it for sowing long before starting work.

• Potatoes weighing less than 50 g - every 20 cm.
• Potatoes weighing 50-100 g - every 20-28 cm.
• Potatoes weighing more than 100g - every 28-40 cm.

The scope of the root system is influenced not only by the size of the tuber, but also by the development of the "eye" from which the roots grow. If there are many of them, and the location is spaced, then the structure of the root system will come out especially lush... Each seed should have at least 2-3 eyes.

Row spacing when planting

The distance between the rows of plants is the same as with the remoteness of the holes - the abundance of space ensures the rapid development of the plant, the weight of the stem increases, as a result, and the yield.

The minimum allowable row spacing is considered to be 60-70 cm, but here it is worth focusing on the potato variety:

• Early ripe - 70-80 cm.
• Late ripening - 80-100 cm.

The rule applies to the most common planting patterns - on ridges and in trenches. For the first option, it is especially important to maintain the distance, since if the rows are not far from each other, difficulties will arise with hilling, which sometimes needs to be carried out 2 times per season.

Although the placement of potatoes in the garden in all cases is done in rows, they themselves can be arranged in different ways. A popular experimental method is planting in double rows with increased spacing between them.

With this scheme "Half-rows" are located close to each other - in some 20 cm, but the row spacing is made meter-long instead of the usual 60-80 cm.

The scheme can be further diversified if the bushes are staggered.

Double rows

It can be calculated that the density of crops per one hundred square meters remains the same as in the classical version, but we get many advantages - better light access from one side of the bush, ease of processing the bushes, and finally, the aesthetic appearance of the garden bed.

Tips for planting potatoes

Not all gardeners know that potatoes are allowed to be planted not with whole seeds, but with cut into pieces. This is done either with a lack of seeds, or with excessive sizes of individual tubers.

You should not abuse the opportunity, since the vitality of plants from cuts weakens... It is also important to remember the following rules:

• Each part of the tuber must have at least 2-3 "eyes" of future roots.
• Chopped seeds are planted only after the cuts are roughened - so they are less likely to get sick.
• The minimum weight of a cut tuber for planting is not less than 30 g.

You can use two simple methods:

• Mark the beds before planting - first, the first row is outlined, a marker is drawn in its place; the subsequent ones are measured from the row, marking the landing zone on each furrow.
• As a guide use an ordinary board the length of a bed; as the next row is planted, the board is moved, trying to maintain the required distance by eye.

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The methods are simple, but effective. With an even planting, one hundred square meters of black soil should accommodate from 350 to 500 bushes, depending on the size of the tubers.

The best varieties of winter garlic

Winter garlic differs from others in that it has a shaft in the center of the head. The teeth are arranged in a circle, in one row. The most popular varieties of winter garlic are:

• Lyubasha. The plant is capable of growing up to 1 m, is frost-resistant, and also resistant to the dry period;
• Dobrynya. Gives large heads, the taste of the teeth is pleasant, not too sharp;
• Sofievsky. Differs in high frost resistance, suitable for growing in Siberia. Bulb weight - 100 g;
• Alcor. Has a slightly pinkish color of the bulb, well stored;
• Dubkovsky. The variety is high-yielding, the heads are medium in size. Weight rarely exceeds 50 g.

Several varieties of garlic can be planted in one garden bed. However, it is necessary to take into account the peculiarity of growth: large varieties of planting space require more than medium and small ones.

Landing patterns: ridge and trench, furrow size

Various potato planting schemes can help to more fully realize the quality of the soil and minimize its shortcomings. There are several of them:

• On the crest - the bed is formed in the form of rows of ridges, elevated by 10-30 cm; thus, the tubers are located above the soil level.
• In the trenches - potatoes are planted in shallow (5-10 cm) trenches, from autumn filled with a fertile layer of humus, peat, sawdust.

These schemes are an alternative to the most common method - under a shovel. Although more labor intensive, they have a number of advantages.

Scheme of how to plant potatoes in the garden and in the country

In addition to a richer harvest, complex schemes make it possible to fully take into account the climatic features of the region.

In their upper part, shallow furrows are drawn in which potatoes are planted. Wherein it is important that the comb:

• was hilly, with rounded sides;
• in no case should it be triangular, otherwise the plant will sprout to the sides, and not up;
• such a planting is easier to huddle, excess moisture does not accumulate on it in a rainy climate.

On the crest

In the trenches

Up to 30 cm deep, they are filled with fertile humus, in which the tubers are placed; water accumulates better in trenches, therefore the method is optimal for regions with dry summers.

Potato trench example

Organic in a container

Nutrients are better stored in the box, the fertile layer can be changed every year; the soil warms up faster in spring, because the scheme allows the planting of early-maturing varieties; the scheme is indispensable for cold northern latitudes.

Organic in a container

Planting depth when using complex layouts

The depth of planting seeds plays an important role even with complex schemes. The process can be started, when the soil temperature warms up to 8 ° C... Consider the nuances and what is the depth of the hole:

• On the ridge - in the hills warmed up from three sides, the temperature rises faster; the depth of the tuber depends only on the soil - on loam no more than 6-8 cm, and on chernozem and sandy soil - 8-10 cm.
• In trenches - it is important to properly maintain the depth of the trenches themselves, wait until the fertile layer filling them shrinks and a depression is formed no more than 5 cm; into it and put the seed.
• On organic matter in a container - as well as on beds in the form of ridges, put in containers earlier, the depth is small - 6–8 cm.

Organics containers are recommended to be installed in a north-south direction, which gives the plants more light.

About the boarding date

When planting in autumn, it is possible to pluck fresh green leaves from the garden in the spring. The boarding time varies by region, so there is no specific date. There is only one factor to be guided by - the ambient temperature. When the temperature is close to zero, but there is still no snow, you can plant the vegetable in the ground.

In more severe climatic zones, it is customary to plant garlic before winter in September, so that the plant has time to form roots. In the middle lane, you can plant a crop in the ground, starting from October to November. Do not rush to the date of planting, as the plant will begin to germinate early and then die from the cold.

Attention! You need to have time to plant the garlic before the snow falls.

How to plant potatoes under a shovel

Despite the growing interest in more sophisticated ways of forming beds, planting potatoes under a shovel has been and remains the most common option. This "grandfather's" way of planting by hand, although simple, also requires certain knowledge from the gardener.

How many centimeters deep

The method is simple shoveling - a hole is made in the ground for embedding, half the length of the blade, that is, the same 10-12 cm.

The classic layout of tubers in the shovel method is 70 cm between rows (boletus) and 30 cm between holes.

A bayonet shovel is best for this method.

What shovel is needed for planting potatoes

Most convenient for working in the beds type of shovel - bayonet... Its blade is made in the shape of a rounded petal. High-strength metals are used as a material - tool steel, or even titanium. Standard blade sizes:

• Length - 32 cm.
• The width at the base is 23 cm.

There are also non-standard options, as a rule, their size varies upwards from the norm.

How is landing without a shovel

When preparing the beds, you can completely do without a trench tool. Firstly, earthwork is done faster using a garden plow, but the method is only good if you plant the potatoes in the furrows.

Subsequently it will require laborious hilling.

Gardeners have many options to choose from to plant potatoes professionally or in the country. Let the plant be one of the most common and tolerant of harsh conditions, it no less than others requires effort and effort from a person in cultivation.

Precursor crops: after which plants are garlic planted

Crop rotation is an important rule for obtaining a high yield on the site. Therefore, it is undesirable to sow the soil with the same crop for more than 2 years in a row.

Planting the garlic will go well after cultivation:

• cucumbers;
• pumpkins;
• squash;
• zucchini;
• melons;
• bell pepper;
• eggplant.

All of these crops are annual. They develop and grow rapidly, saturating the soil with nitrogen, which garlic needs in due time for full formation.

There are vegetables, after which it is undesirable to plant garlic in the fall. They deplete the soil, taking away the whole range of nutrients from it. These include:

• carrot;
• beet;
• potatoes;
• turnip;
• potatoes;
• radish.

On a note!

Even a humate solution (with potassium or sodium) introduced after harvesting such crops will not help to compensate for the loss of useful elements in the earth. Consequently, the harvest of garlic will be extremely low from growing in such a poorly nutritious soil.

Permissible depth for planting potatoes

The most popular crop among gardeners is potatoes. The planting depth of potatoes will be directly related to the cultivation method, as well as the quality of the soil. Basically, planting is carried out at a time when the ground is warmed up by 4-8 в to a depth of 0.1 m. Basically, the potato planting season begins in mid-April and ends in mid-May.

Permissible depth for planting potatoes

In many ways, the landing time will depend on the weather conditions and the region. The crop is planted later when cut tubers are used rather than whole tubers. This is due to the high risk of contracting fungal diseases. In such cases, they are waiting for the soil to warm up by more than 8 ℃.

Features of planting overgrown seedlings

Overgrown seedlings are much more difficult to take root after being transferred to a permanent place of growth. Planting holes for plants are prepared in advance, and their depth should be 5-10 centimeters deeper than for ordinary plants.

In the process of growing tomato seedlings, plants can stretch out from lack of sunlight. The stems of the bushes become thinner and longer. In this case, it is recommended to plant tomatoes according to the usual scheme, without deepening the rhizomes of the plants.

In regions with a warm, southern climate, sowing seeds in open ground is allowed, which makes it possible to do without additional work on transferring seedlings to a permanent place of growth and picking.

Growing methods

The planting depth is determined by the growing method. There are 3 of them:

Each method is used in certain cases, and is clearly selected depending on the qualitative composition of the soil. There is one common criterion for all methods - planting is carried out in the direction from the south to the north. This move allows you to arrange the plants so that they are evenly illuminated from all sides, because the culture does not like shade. Naturally, one should not forget about the mandatory application of fertilizers.

Trouble growing pepper seedlings

When growing seedling peppers, any gardener can face problems. There are not as many troubles in young seedlings as in an adult plant, but they can be:

• Seedlings slowed down sharply. This can occur in peppers after diving, when the roots were accidentally damaged during the transplantation. Therefore, if you are a beginner gardener, try to do without picking seedlings.

Sometimes pepper can slow down growth if there is a lack of fertilizer. Its "hunger" is indicated by the light green color of the leaves, which are paler in comparison with the rest of the seedlings. Don't forget to feed your pets!

• Blackleg. How to grow pepper seedlings without disease. Pepper loves moisture and watering very much, but in no case should you water it too actively and diligently.

Excess water in the soil can lead to the appearance of a dangerous seedling disease - black leg. Soil initially infected with fungal spores, which has not undergone preliminary disinfection, can also lead to infection.

In case of disease, the root neck of the plant becomes soft, the pepper withers, becomes thinner and “lies on its side”. It can be very easily pulled out of the ground, since the diseased roots die off and become thinner. The causative agents of the disease are pathogenic fungi, which are activated when the soil is too moist and its high acidity.

Densely planted peppers can also suffer from disease.

To prevent the disease, sprinkle calcined sand on the surface of the soil and avoid waterlogging the soil!

Disembarkation recommendations

At what depth to plant potatoes and the distance between the holes is determined by:

• variety of culture,
• soil composition.

The optimum planting depth of potatoes on light soils is 0.1 m. For planting in heavy loamy areas, dig holes 0.8 m deep. On clay soil, potatoes are planted, deepening by 40-50 mm. An important criterion for determining the length of the hole is the size of the tubers. Compact potatoes are not planted as deeply as large ones, but you should not deviate from the standards by more than 30 mm.

The recommended width between the rows of late potatoes is 0.7 m, and for the early one is 0.6 m. In a row for the early variety, a step of 0.23 m is made, for the late ones - 0.3 m. Such standards are relevant for potatoes of ordinary planting size.

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Smooth landing

The depth of planting potatoes in the black soil in the southern hilly territories is 0.12 m. This option is called a planting under a shovel. First, make the markup. How long to make holes on the black earth depends on the location of the site. Planting is carried out after deep plowing.

This method was used during the Soviet Union during the development of virgin lands. After processing, the tractor left huge layers on which it was simply impossible to make ridges. The culture was planted under a shovel to a depth of 0.05 m, crushing large lumps of earth with a pitchfork. Constant loosening, fertilization, hilling helps to significantly increase yields and make the land suitable for planting crops in the future.

Ridge landing

The depth of planting potatoes with a walk-behind tractor is 15 cm. The width between the holes is 65-71 centimeters. The method is used in areas with a close location of groundwater. The actual method is for regions with dense soil, which does not allow air to pass through well.

The motoblock is often used due to the fact that someone in the village has the necessary devices. People try to minimize manual labor. But this method is not suitable for every type of soil. For example, loamy and sandy soils are very poor at retaining moisture, so there is an increased risk of lower yields when planting with the bed method.

Trench landing

The depth of planting potatoes in trenches on sandy soils and loams, which do not retain moisture well, ranges from 120 to 150 mm. The potatoes should be slightly pressed into the ground. Trenches are laid at a distance of 70 cm from each other.

Potato tubers should be planted at a distance of 0.4-0.6 m. This marking can also be done with a walk-behind tractor. To plant potatoes without unnecessary energy consumption, you can use a potato planter - a special attachment for a walk-behind tractor.

The method is not suitable for soils that retain moisture or regions with a close location of groundwater. In this case, the potatoes will simply suffocate and rot in the ground or infection with late blight will begin.

Non-standard types of disembarkation

Try an unusual planting method

Usually, new methods of planting potatoes appear due to the need to solve a particular problem. For example, the lack of space is solved by planting in a container.If the method has justified itself, they begin to improve it and use it everywhere. Usually people try to use the most common method of planting under a shovel, but it is not always effective. Let's consider several options for non-standard solutions.

Straw landing

This method requires a minimum of energy consumption during harvest. The potatoes are laid out on top of the soil, and then sprinkled with a 20 cm layer of straw. It is added as the ground part of the plant grows. This is a great option for virgin soil with hard ground. The method is not suitable for dry areas, the potatoes will simply dry up here.

Heavy soils after harvesting potatoes are covered with the remaining straw. With the help of embedding, you can significantly improve the quality of the soil and, over time, apply other planting methods in the same place. It is not necessary to plant potatoes under the straw by laying them out on a flat surface. You can make small holes, so it will be possible to retain moisture.

Growing under film

In this case, the land is plowed and flavored with organic matter. After that, spread a black film or matter on it. Then, along the markings, cuts are made in the form of crosses. You can arrange them in any order.

In the places of the cuts, you should select the ground, forming holes. The optimum planting depth for potatoes in this way is from 5 to 12 cm, depending on the type of soil. The technology does not imply any hilling and cultivation. This option is more often used for early varieties. Under the cover, the soil warms up evenly and the harvest appears faster.

The method is not suitable for hot areas. In dry weather, the soil will overheat and the tubers will bake. For warmer regions, a different method will work.

Disembarkation in a container

The optimum planting depth for potatoes in a container is 1m. The method involves the use of high capacity: barrels, boxes. A drainage system is made in the bottom. On the bottom, before filling the soil, a tube with holes is laid at an equal distance and its upper part is brought out. Through it, fertilizing and watering is carried out.

After all the preparations, a 15 cm layer of earth should be poured onto the bottom and the potatoes should be planted, pressing a little. Cover with a layer of soil 10 cm. As soon as sprouts appear, they should be covered with soil. The procedure is carried out until the ground level in the container reaches 1 m. The soil must be highly fertile. Usually they take organic matter and fertile soil in proportions 1: 1.

The advantage of the method is the ability to avoid many diseases, and plants are not attacked by pests. The soil can be used for several years in a row. You can collect a bag of potatoes from one such bed if you apply fertilizers on time and do not forget to water the crop.

Landing in the kurgans

Deep cultivation with the introduction of organic matter is preliminarily carried out on the site. After that, markup is done. A circle with a diameter of about 2 m is marked.On the perimeter of the circle, holes are dug in increments of 25-40 cm.The optimal depth of planting potatoes using this method is 5 cm.

Every time the tops become visible, they need to be sprinkled with soil. This is how the mound is formed. In the middle of the circle, be sure to make a deep hole for watering. This planting option allows you to get a good harvest from a small area.

Pepper seedling care

The most difficult thing in caring for seedlings is maintaining the required temperature.

Apartment conditions have their own subtleties in the distribution of heat:

• If at an average height it will be about + 20 ° C, then at floor level, a couple of degrees lower, and under the ceiling - higher.
• As for lighting, the lightest area is the windowsill, but the peppers will be cold there. The only option left is to choose a place with the optimal temperature and provide artificial lighting.

Something like this looks like the dependence of seed germination and temperature indicators:

• +26 ºС… + 28 ºС - 8-12 days;
• +20 ºС… + 26 ºС - 13-17 days;
• +18 ºС… + 20 ºС - 18-20 days;
• +14 ºС… + 15 ºС - more than a month.

For emerging seedlings, the temperature is reduced for a week for hardening. Further keeping of peppers is carried out at a temperature of + 22 ° C ... + 25 ° C.

If the soil does not require additional moisture, then in the first days the peppers are not watered. After the cotyledon leaves have opened, watering is done with warm water.

If the seedlings do not have a separate container, then with the development of 2 leaves they dive. The earth is necessarily moistened, but not flooded. After spraying the plantings several times, they give time for the water to be absorbed.

The procedure is repeated until the absorption process stops: the soil will be sufficiently moist, but there will be no stagnation of water.

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After that, they wait some more time until the excess water drains. Separate cups are prepared in advance. Each sprout is transferred together with a lump of earth into an individual container, sprinkled and compacted.

Deepen the root collar by a maximum of 0.5 cm. The transplanted pepper is watered as necessary, the soil is poured into the container.

It is recommended to feed bell pepper seedlings twice.

The first feeding is when 1 or 2 leaves appear in the peppers, this coincides with the period of picking the seedlings.

Prepare the following solution (for 5 liters of water):

• 10 gr. potassium sulfate
• 10 gr. urea
• 30 gr. superphosphate

All are mixed. For each plant, 100 ml of fertilizer is consumed.

How deep to plant potatoes, depending on the timing and methods of planting

The yield of vegetable crops is influenced by many factors: the quality of the seed, air temperature, timely fertilization, compliance with agrotechnical methods of planting or sowing.

These factors apply to potatoes as well. At the very beginning, you need to decide on the choice of the variety, then wait for sprouts to sprout out of the "peephole" and only then plant in the prepared soil.

To obtain a good harvest, the planting depth should be observed. So how deep should you plant your potatoes to get a good harvest?

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When to sow peppers for seedlings?

In order to be able to obtain fresh fruits of sweet pepper for a long time, it is necessary to plant crops that have different ripening periods.

Given the climate of the northern regions, it is quite obvious that late ripening varieties can only be cultivated in greenhouses. For vegetable gardens, gardeners choose early peppers.

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How to choose bell pepper seeds for planting

In the South and Central regions, gardeners can grow peppers of any ripening period. Knowing the duration of the warm season in your area, you can first calculate which kind of pepper you can choose.

The ripening time of the culture is as follows:

• Early maturing varieties 80 - 100 days;
• Medium varieties 115 - 130 days;
• Late varieties are 140 - 160 days old.

Preparation of soil and planting material

Do tubers need preparation? The answer is unequivocal - yes. The fact is that during the preparation process, biological processes are triggered in the tubers, as a result of which sprouts germinate and the root system develops.

The preparation of tubers allows you to reject unproductive and infested material. Thus, you can get friendly shoots, a good harvest.

Common ways to prepare tubers for planting

Regardless of the method chosen, seedbed preparation takes about a month.

Which potatoes are better for planting: small or large?

After examining the answers on the forum about the optimal size of tubers and taking into account the scientific literature, we can definitely say that size does matter.

Too small tubers will give very few sprouts, the green mass will be small and filamentous. If the potato bushes are small, therefore, you will not have to wait for a good harvest.

Large potatoes are also not suitable as planting material. Experienced gardeners advise cutting large tubers in half.

The optimal size is medium. It is advisable to harvest the achene when harvesting, choosing smooth, even tubers from under the bush.

How to prepare garlic for fall planting

Garlic can be planted in two ways: with cloves or bulbs (small onions). If you plant cloves, then germination will be fast, and there will be a lot of harvest. Planting with bulbs allows for large bulbs. First, the cloves must be sorted by size. Only large teeth are taken for planting, they grow well. Damaged teeth are immediately removed to the side.

The selected planting material must be disinfected in a weak solution of potassium permanganate or in a solution of copper sulfate. The teeth are soaked for 20-30 minutes in the solution, then removed and dried. The teeth are now ready to plant.

On a note! Ash liquor is well suited for soaking. For 2 liters of water, you need to take 2 glasses of ash and infuse the mixture for 30 minutes.

To what depth to plant potatoes under a shovel, walk-behind tractor, what factors should be taken into account

Depending on how the potatoes are planted: manually under a shovel or under a walk-behind tractor, the depth of planting the tubers into the soil is very different.

Under the shovel. This method is considered labor-intensive, but suitable for summer residents who grow potatoes for their needs.

For planting, you need to prepare holes 8-9 cm deep. Then you need to put a tuber in each hole so that the eyes look up. During planting, it is recommended to place ash, rotted manure or mineral fertilizers in each hole. Next, sprinkle the tubers with earth. After embedding the material in the soil, the beds are leveled with a rake.

When carrying out work, it is important to ensure that the plantings go in even rows. This will make it easier to care for the potatoes, simplify the task of hilling.

Planting potatoes using a walk-behind tractor. This method is suitable for processing a large area. You need to attach a potato planter to the walk-behind tractor. A special technique plants the tubers in the ground at a certain set distance, and sprinkles them with earth. The depth is set independently, but cannot exceed the factory settings.

You can attach a hiller to the walk-behind tractor. The potato planter is profitable for large areas, and the hiller is suitable for planting potatoes in a small area.

Let's watch a video with recommendations on how deep to plant potatoes:

Garden bed preparation

The plant takes root well in the soil where eggplants, cucumbers, peppers, zucchini, pumpkins were previously grown. It is not recommended to plant garlic in the soil after potatoes, radishes, carrots. Choose a suitable place for the plants. It should be:

• dry, without stagnant zones;
• well lit.

In about 1.5-2 months, even in the summer, you need to lay fertile soil in the garden. To form it you will need:

• rotted horse manure - 10 kg;
• nitrophoska - st.l .;
• superphosphate - 10 g;
• a glass of dolomite flour.

After applying the listed fertilizers to the ground, the soil must be dug up and then leveled with a rake.Next, the soil for planting garlic for the winter is treated with a solution of copper sulfate (40 g of powder per bucket of water). Water the ground at the rate of 1 square meter, liter of solution. Copper sulfate will suppress the formation of pathogenic microflora, so the plants will be exactly healthy.

Planting depth of potatoes in the ridges

Planting potatoes in ridges is recommended in wet areas. The height of the ridges is 20 cm. To form them, use a mini tractor or garden equipment.

The ridge version is also used on heavy soils. The tubers are buried 6-8 cm deep in the soil. Shallow trenches are formed during plowing with the plow. After the seed is laid, the ridge is formed, also by technique.

The method is good in that even with early planting, weather conditions cannot affect the germination of tubers, since they are above the soil surface, water does not linger in the ridges, and the soil is well ventilated.

How the depth of planting depends on its timing

The planting depth affects the provision of sufficient moisture to the tubers. The deeper the seeds are embedded in the soil, the less heat they need for germination and less air.

If planting is carried out in early spring in cold ground, then the tubers should be located closer to the surface. Late terms of work allow deepening to the optimum depth.

Planting too early as well as planting too late has a negative effect on yields.

You need to start work at a time when the earth warms up to a depth of 10 cm. Soil temperature is + 7-9 ° C.

As a result of research, scientists have proven that there is no connection between planting potatoes and the depth of warming up the soil. However, gardeners still advise planting potatoes in warm ground. But many are guided by the rule: "the sooner the better."

The timing of the work varies depending on the region and falls on the end of April - beginning of May.

The optimal planting depth is 13 cm, the minimum is 6 cm. Neglecting this condition will significantly reduce germination and lead to the loss of part of the crop.

How to sow pepper for seedlings correctly?

Let's move on to the description of the next stage of growing seedlings. Regardless of whether sweet or hot peppers are planted, even at home, the prepared soil should be warmed up. This will help maintain the fertility of the selected seed.

Sowing pepper seeds is carried out in the ground, heated to 40 degrees. To do this, you can use a microwave oven, oven. It is imperative that the soil temperature is measured before sowing.

The hot soil mixture is poured over the containers to fill them 2/3 of the way. Instructions follow:

• level the surface;
• make a furrow 1-2 cm deep;
• spread the pepper seeds evenly. Distance less than 50 mm is undesirable;
• sprinkle with soil;
• moisten from a spray bottle;
• cover with foil.

How to quickly plant potatoes using a potato planter

With the help of a potato planter, you can quickly plant potatoes without spending a lot of time and effort on the process. The technique itself plows the soil, lays the tubers in the prepared furrow and immediately covers it with soil.

New models of potato planters are equipped with a new option: fertilization.

For greater cross-country ability on light soil, it is recommended to change the wheels of the walk-behind tractor to lugs. Before use, it is important to check the settings, set the required depth, adjust the width of the rows, the distance between the holes.

Attention! To ensure an even seeding, it is important to select tubers of equal size.