From the filling side dish to fine vegetables: Potatoes make a career. Many of the gourmet varieties are not available in greengrocers. Plant your own is the motto!
Firm or mealy – that is no longer the only question, when it comes to potatoes. In recent years, many old and rare varieties with very different aromas have been rediscovered. Most of them are only available as seed potatoes. No problem for the garden owners among gourmets: Kartoffeln sind leicht anzubauen.
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The most striking is "Vitelotte noire", which has purple flesh. It is also known as the truffle potato – an indication of the particularly fine and nutty taste. "Bamberg croissants" are very aromatic, also known as "La Ratte d'Ar-deche".. “Adretta” is a strong one, nice earthy tasting and, in contrast to most other, rather mealy cooking potatoes – ideal for puree. “Franceline” is one of the beauties with its yellow-red flesh and reddish skin. A proven variety is "Sieglinde": productive and delicate in taste.
POTATOES IN THE BUCKET
Growing potatoes in planters is particularly interesting. Not only, because it saves space, but also, because potatoes bloom pretty, because snails are easier to keep away and finally, because the yields are much larger than outdoors. Tub culture is ideal, to plant different varieties – each in its own container.
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With their strong foliage and clusters of white or soft purple flowers, potatoes in a planter fit very well among the potted plants on the patio. And also in the flower bed, which is not yet overgrown, they look pretty.
The right tips for planting and care
Potatoes thrive best in well-drained soil, that has been improved with compost or organic fertilizer. They grow faster, when they germinate in the house. You put them next to each other in a box (or egg cartons) and put them in a bright, moderately warm room. If the garden soil is at least 7 degrees Celsius has warmed, can they be planted.
As with tub culture, the yield will be higher, by increasing the layer of soil around the herbaceous parts of the plant. In the bed, this is done by piling up the earth. The plant is now also rooting in the upper layers, at the end of which the nodules later form. Useful side effect: The soil is hoed frequently and weeds are easily pulled out. After a year of growing potatoes, a clean bed is left behind.
Potato cultivation in the bed
1 Kartoffeln bringen mehr Ertrag, if they two- piled up to three times during the growing season. That's easier, if the tubers in rows and at intervals of 30 to 50 cm. The planting cord dictates the row.
2 Im Haus keimen die Kartoffeln vor. you will be 5 cm deep in the ground. The germs point upwards.
3 Sobald das Laub welk wird, Are the potatoes ready to harvest?. They are carefully lifted out of the ground with a digging fork and left to dry on the bed.
4 Im Pflanzgefäß lassen sich die Knollen mit der Hand aus der Erde holen. This is gentle and, like a treasure hunt, is also a lot of fun for children.