Abstract: Cold potatoes are a very nutritious ingredient, but if cold potatoes are left at home for a long time, they will easily sprout. At this time, you can choose to plant them into potted plants. You can not only watch them, but also harvest the cold potatoes you grow. But many people don't know how to grow sweet potatoes. Here are some suggestions for everyone...
Cold potatoes are a very nutritious ingredient, but if they are easy to sprout after being left at home for a long time, you can choose to plant them into potted plants at this time. Not only can you watch them, but you can also harvest the cold potatoes you grow yourself. But many people don't know how to grow cold potatoes. The following will introduce detailed planting methods.
1: To prepare potted soil, you must first use fertile soil, including sand, clay and clay soil, and pay attention to soil permeability and drainage. Specialized potted soil can be purchased on the market.
Two: To select cold potatoes, the first thing to do is to choose cold potatoes that grow well and have no soft rot. There is no limit to the size, but it is best not to be too small.
3: Pre-planting Treatment Cold potatoes need to be placed at room temperature for several days (depending on the temperature) before planting, so that the cold potatoes can sprout more easily.
Four: Cut the top of the cold potatoes and cut off the buds at the top (the longer the buds, the better), which can increase the convenience of the cold potatoes 'growth.
Five: Prepare the basin When selecting a basin, choose a basin with a shallower depth. It is best to place drainage materials such as gravel or carbon powder at the bottom.
6: After planting cold potatoes, select the basin, put it in the potted soil, and then put the processed cold potatoes into the soil, and keep the cold potatoes face up.
Seven: Spray water a little, sprinkle some soil under the sweet potatoes, pour some water, then loosen the soil and compact it.
Eight: Add fertilizer about 10 days after sowing, you can add some fertilizer to the sweet potatoes, but do not use too much or too strong fertilizer.
Nine: Cultivate sweet potatoes in a sunny place, water them appropriately every day and maintain ventilation. Because the root system of sweet potatoes is relatively shallow, they need to loosen the soil frequently.
Ten: Pay attention to observe that after cold potatoes germinate, they will gradually turn into young crops. At this time, you can observe the color of their leaves. If the leaves turn yellow, they may lack nutrients and need to be replenished in time.
Eleven: The indoor environment for insect control is relatively closed, and it is inevitable that pests will appear. Pay attention to preventing and controlling pests such as whiteflies, aphids, and red spiders.
Twelve: Pruning cold potatoes grow quickly. Trim them in a timely manner according to the size of the basin to maintain air circulation in the basin.
13: Harvest sweet potatoes when they grow to a sufficient size, they can be harvested. First pull out the top of the cold potatoes, and then gently dig out the cold potatoes.
Fourteen: Dry it for about a day or two. After drying the freshly picked cold potatoes properly, they can be made into various delicacies.
Fifteen: Planting potted sweet potatoes is a very interesting and meaningful thing. You only need to pay attention to a few key steps and you will be able to get the harvest you expect. I believe that this process will definitely make you feel full of fun and sense of accomplishment.