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To get a generous harvest of potatoes, you need to treat them before planting from the Colorado potato beetle and other harmful insects and diseases. This is reported by the advice book, writes agronews.ua.
Most often, potatoes suffer from late blight, scab, dry rot and calcium rot, fusarium and alternaria. It is necessary to protect potatoes from these diseases. Otherwise, the harvest will be small, and the soil and other crops will be toxic.
Potatoes can be treated with several solutions.
- Potassium permanganate solution – 5 grams of the drug per 10 liters of water. spray.
- Garlic solution – 1 kg of product per 10 liters of water. Allow to brew for several hours and spray the bulbs 3 hours before planting.
- Tar soap – 40 grams of soap per liter of water. Filter and spray.
- A solution of copper sulfate, potassium permanganate and boric acid – 1 teaspoon per 10 liters of water. Vitriol, 0.5 tsp. potassium permanganate and 4 tbsp. To. Boric acid. Spray the potatoes.
- Ash – 1 kg of ash for 10 liters of water, mix, put potatoes in the solution, dry and plant.
Treat potatoes before planting against the Colorado potato beetle. The most effective medicine is an insecticide, because it has a long-term effect. Folk remedies are not so effective, but do not harm the soil and other plants.
Birch tar. To prepare the solution you will need 30 grams of tar and 4-5 liters of water. Dip the potatoes in the solution before planting.
ammonia. Mix 10 ml of alcohol with 10 liters of water. Put the tuber in the solution, then you can start planting.
Onion peel. Put a handful of peels and holes before planting.
An infusion of garlic or ash. It is a universal tool that will help in the fight against diseases and pests.
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