Potato digging is mostly done from February to the second week of March. Proper management of digging is very important in potato crops so that there is minimum damage to potato tubers. Potato tubers are often scratched on the top during digging, which increases the chances of spoilage during storage.
Precautions:
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Digging of potatoes should be done after 80 to 90 days of sowing when the crop becomes mature, and the leaves of the plants turn yellow.
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Digging should be done before the temperature reaches about 30 degrees centigrade.
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While digging, the weather must be dry.
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Irrigation should be stopped 2 weeks before digging.
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After digging, potato tubers should be kept in the open air for a few days, so that the skins of the tubers will harden.
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If some tubers have been cut while digging, then the cut tubers should be removed during sorting.
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Do not dry potato tubers in the sun, if the tubers are dried in the sun then their storage capacity will be affected.
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