How to grow POTATOES at home | ksplanting

Here you get ideas on how to grow potatoes at home. I had explained all the stages in growing potato at home from seed potatoes to harvest.

Seed potatoes:

• Always use seed potatoes with eyes. They are available in the local nurseries or at gardening centers.

• Take some potatoes and place them in a paper bag.

• After few days, they will start to sprout.

Container & soil mix:

• Select a big container of 20-25 inch diameter and 18-20 inch depth for planting.

• Make sure that the container contains some drainage holes.

• Potato grow well in light and nutrient rich soil. So, take mixture of 60% garden soil and 40% compost.

• Fill the pot with 4 to 6 inches of soil and lightly pat with hands.

Planting:

• Plant 4-5 seed potatoes in the pot. Do not over crowd the pot.

• Make sure the potatoes are not touching each other or the edge of the pot.

• Cover them with 2-3 inches of soil.

• Water the soil and make them moist.

condition:

• Place the pot where it can receive direct sunlight for 6-8 hours a day.

• Keep the soil moist but not wet. if the soil is dry, the plant will die. If the soil is wet, the plant will rot.

Maintenance:

• After 6-7 days, sprouts will appear.

• When the plant have grown 6-8 inches, add couple inches of soil to the pot for support.

• Repeat the process, when the plant grows in height.

• For every 25 days add manure to the soil.

Harvest:

• After 110-120 days, the plants turn yellow and dried up.

• It is the best time to harvest the potatoes.

• While you harvest, You may see many small potatoes. They are very sweet in taste and good to chew.

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