It's time to harvest potatoes.
Depending on the time elapsing from sowing to harvest, potatoes are divided into very early, early, medium and late varieties, i.e. the main crop.
The potato growing season usually lasts from 3 to about 4.5 months. We can use the so-called young potatoes at the end of June (about 90 days from planting). We harvest them when the green parts begin to bloom, carefully selecting the largest tubers, but do not uproot the bush or dig it up. We simply pick up the young potatoes and the plant stays in the soil, grows, matures and produces potatoes for the main crop. Leave the main crop in the ground as long as possible. It is best to wait until the above-ground parts dry themselves, then at least 2 weeks after such a process, you can dig up the potatoes for winter storage. You can also cut the haulms, i.e. above-ground parts of the potato, in late summer and leave the tubers in the ground for another 2 weeks to harden them. Depending on the variety, excavations are carried out from mid-August to the end of September. If you want to pick new potatoes, remove the mound and carefully pick out the tubers with a pitchfork or a shovel. We take out the largest tubers, and then fill the hole so that the yield increases over time. We always dig up late potatoes on dry and sunny days - the soil should have a temperature higher than 10 degrees Celsius and must not be wet. Otherwise, the potatoes are at risk of damage and rotting, and the accuracy of the harvest is reduced.