► Series 1. Six months experiment. #Planting and cultivating potatoes without watering. We are checking whether #potatoes will yield without watering in the hot dry climate of the Rostov/Lugansk steppes. We are testing a new #growing technology designed specifically for the heat and drought of our area.
► In this movie series. Preservation of moisture in the soil. In early spring, we mulch the potato plot with last year's dry grass to retain winter soil moisture.
► A short text-chronology of the experiment, with key data for six months: dates / rainfall and percentage of live tops, yield - in response to a comment under another film, here: • 🏆🥔 Сбор урожая 26 сорт... Ugw6U4YXcHDaP1GV4St4AaABAg ► All our potato technologies and experiments are here: • Выращивание картофеля ...
📖 Video content:
00:00 Introduction.
00:16 April 5-6 - the beginning of the experiment with potatoes without watering, but with care.
00:21 Growing potatoes without watering and without care - we have already shown.
00:55 We will do everything with the simplest gardening tools: rakes, pitchforks, spades.
01:11 Only free materials and resources are applicable.
01:40 Information about the upcoming experiment.
02:04 Our region is the Rostov/Lugansk steppes.
02:25 How to break thick stalks of dry grass with a rake.
03:24 More about rakes for collecting dry grass.
03:38 Summer fires in our steppes are a common occurrence.
04:16 An example of a rake with frequent teeth.
04:20 An example of a rake with sparse teeth.
04:29 April evening in our area - sunset, birds singing. 😊
04:53 Let's leave some dry grass for mulching instead of compost.
05:15 About thrift - we leave part of the organic matter for fertilizing the grass.
05:53 An example of mowing green grass with a scythe.
06:01 Soil cut is an example of solid clay in our area.
06:36 The grassy area is almost wild - grass of different heights.
06:47 We remove dry grass and to cut hay for normal mulching.
07:02 An example of mulching a garden with soft hay.
07:14 Dry grass loses seeds during the winter and does not give an abundance of weeds when mulching.
07:45 Organic grass fertilizers and sustainable use of resources.
08:14 About improving grass growth with timely raking of dry plants.
09:29 The abundance of last year's dry grass in our climate is not always the case.
09:59 To get an abundance of grass consistently - in our climate, watering is sometimes needed
10:32 Choosing a piece of land for planting potatoes without watering.
10:55 Forks for working with hay.
11:42 An example of a broken digging pitchfork and hay pitchfork.
12:01 We mulch with dry last year's grass the place of future planting of potatoes.
12:16 Why do we mulch the soil for planting.
12:28 It hasn't rained for more than a month.
12:34 The last rain was on March 3-4 - only 20 mm of water.
12:41 And by March 22, the soil had dried to a dusty state.
13:07 Let's go back to April. 😊
13:35 Mulch the soil with hay to protect from the sun and dry out.
13:43 There is still a lot of moisture in the soil that can be stored.
13:51 Compressing the soil into a ball to determine the presence of moisture.
14:07 We begin to mulch the site with last year's grass.
14:42 Techniques for working with a pitchfork when forming a hay pile.
15:14 We compact the hay with a pitchfork so that it is not blown away by the wind.
16:12 The result is a densely mulched patch of soil.
16:29 The thickness of the layer of old grass is within 20 cm.
16:37 We protected the soil from moisture loss, and we are waiting for the opportunity to plant potatoes.
16:57 About storm winds and hurricanes.
17:37 Aftermath shortly after a hurricane a few years ago.
18:43 Tightly pressed hay mulch does not fly anywhere because of the winds.
19:14 To be continued! 😊
19:27 Subscription reminder.
19:43 Wishes for the exchange of experience in the comments.
20:35 End of the movie.
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