Have you been thinking of growing your own potatoes? For family farms, potatoes are a simple and fun crop to grow. It’s one of those few crops with an incredible shelf life.
If your family is living near temperate climate zones, potatoes can be a staple food. Potatoes are easy to grow and a great choice for family farms. But you need to get a number of things right for a bountiful harvest.
You also need to test the soil for various potato nutrients. Consider adding potato fertilizer at different stages. A rule of thumb for bountiful potato harvest is to have Nitrogen in the ratio of N-P-K 34-0-0 in the first two months of growing potatoes.
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