Growing potatoes in container is very easy. Here Are The Tips To Follow For Growing Healthy Potatoes.
Potato Selection:
Choose good quality potato seeds. It provides better yield. Some of the high yielding potatoes are:
- Accent
- Accord
- Agria
- Almera
- Ambo
- Burren
- Cara
- Carnaval
- Celine
- Dunbar
- Standard
- Fambo
- Galactica
- Hbibi
- Harmoney
- Hermes
- Horizon
- Karlena
- Kikko
- Kondar
- Lay Blafour
- Lady Olympia
- Majestic
- Maris Bard
- Maris piper
- Maxine
- Melony
- Mimi
- Morene
- Nadine
- Navan
- Orla
- Paramount
- Pentland
- Crown
- Pentland Dell
- Pixie
- Red Cara
- Romano
- Savanna
- Saxon,
- Shannon
- Shepody
- Slaney
- Stemster
- Vales Everst
- Vivaldi
- Wiljia
All the above variety of potatoes may not be available but many of them are available in seed form.
Soil
- Make sure that your soil is fertile and free from weeds.
- Compost should be added in regular periods to maintain soil fertility.
Drainage:
- Potatoes shouldn’t be drenched in water.
- Proper drainage system should be provided for healthy growth.
Sun Light:
Potatoes love sun. Place the potato growing container in a place where there is a plenty of sun light.
Feed:
- Potatoes need regular feeding.
- You should provide required amounts of manure and nutrients.
- Usage of Foliar sprays results in better yield .
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Watering:
- Both over watering and under watering kills the potato plants.
- You should water the potato plants early in the morning. So, that it have enough time and heat to dry.
- Always water at the base of the plant. Thereby we can prevent many fungal infections.
- The health of end potatoes depends on watering.
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Pinching:
Pinching out flowers produces larger potatoes.
Blight, Pests And Other Infections:
- Check plants regularly to see the symptoms of blight or other infection. If they are observed spray respective fungicides.
- If any signs of pests are observed then it is easy to remove in initial stage.
- Spray related pesticides.
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Storage:
- Handle potatoes with care during harvest. Even a small bruise can rotten the potato.
- Use bruised potatoes immediately.
Mulching:
Comfrey plants are rich in potassium. So, spread them as a layer in the potatoes growing region.
Organic Fertilizer:
- Use sea weed fertilizer as it contains many nutrients.
- It helps in plant growth.
Solutions To The Potato Crop Problems:
Low Yield:
- If your plant didn’t receive enough water and feed, it results in low yield of potatoes.
- Poor soil conditions make difficult to grow the potatoes resulting in decreased crop production.
- Too much usage of nitrogen fertilizers makes potatoes to have foliage rather than tubers.
Green Potatoes:
Mulching and Earthing up prevents green potatoes.
Scabby Potatoes:
Practice Crop Rotation to prevent it.
Splits In Potato Tubers:
This is because of uneven watering.
Brown Marks Under The Skin:
This is because of Blight.
Disease Resistant Potatoes:
- Accent
- Arran Pilot
- Cara
- Charalotte
- Desiree
- Golden Wonder
- King Edward
- Markies
- Nicola
- Sarpo Mira
- Setanta
- Valor
Blight Resistant Potatoes:
- Charlotte
- Markies
- Sarpo Axona
- Sarpo Mira
- Setanta
- Valor
- Cara
Potatoes For Both Boiling And Steaming:
- Kestral
- Maris Peer
- Nadine
- Estima
Potatoes For Baking:
- Nadine
- Maxine
- Maris peer
- Maris piper
Potatoes For Chips:
- Desire
- King Edward
- Maris Piper
Potatoes For Roasting:
- Arran Victory
- Kerrs Pink
- Maris Piper
- Sarpo Axona
Potatoes Only For Boiling:
- Kestrel
- Maris Peer
- Nadine
- Wilja
- Estima
Potatoes For Salad:
- Arran Pilot
- Nicola
- Lady Christl
- Anya
- Jersy Royal
- Pink Fir Apple
Potatoes For Storing:
- Pink Fir Apple ( lasts upto 3 months under specified conditions)
- Sarpo Axona (lasts upto 4 months under specified conditions)
