Video: growing potatoes under straw or hay
In Russia, potatoes are called the second bread and this is not without reason, since they are nutritious, tasty and very healthy. Almost every summer resident grows potatoes in the garden, because it is unpretentious and harvestable.
The traditional method of growing potatoes in practice turns out to be very labor-intensive, the plants need constant loosening, weeding, processing from beetles and hilling.
Now it has become more and more popular method of growing potatoes under hay or straw.
The advantages of this method are obvious: significant ease of labor, high and stable yield, protection from bad weather and pests, guaranteed weed control.
Valery Medvedev, who has been practicing this method for a long time in his garden, will tell you how to grow potatoes under hay.
To get an excellent harvest and be satisfied with the results of your work, you need to create all the conditions for growing potatoes under straw or hay.
In the video presented, Valery will tell the audience in detail and understand everything about this technology, and also reveal the secrets of planting and harvesting potatoes using this method.
The author of the video recommends using this technique on small household plots, then the results of labor will be really tangible and justified!
Nice method. I once heard about growing potatoes under hay, but I never tried it, because I didn't know how to do it in practice. Thanks to the author for the material and a good video. Everything is clearly and in detail demonstrated. A really good harvest, no need to spend energy on hilling potatoes, fighting weeds, and even less beetles. It is imperative to try growing a small area of potatoes using this method. And, I wonder, can someone else practice this method? What will be the reviews?
Very well!! Well done! I also planted it this year, but instead of straw I used weeds after weeding. But the first layer was laid with dried flowers, tops that have remained in the flower beds since last year. While it is growing) I have not yet looked at what is there)