Getting a high yield is the goal of every gardener and gardener, and to achieve it every crop needs care. In this article we will describe how to increase the yield of potatoes with the help of hilling and how to make this process as convenient and fast as possible without loss of quality of work. The processing of potatoes with a walking tractor is a necessary stage for the further favorable development of bushes. This is the process of sprinkling loose soil to the base of the plant stalks.
Fundamental rules
To begin acquaintance with the hilling procedure, you need to figure out what it is for. The benefits of this treatment bushes are as follows:
- Tubers plants get more room for growth and development. Thus, having more soil at their disposal, they build up an additional “floor”. The higher the bushes are, the higher the harvest will be.
- Protects a bush from possible frosts.
- Loose earth saturates the soil with oxygen. Air is needed for respiration of the roots. Its deficiency can lead to the fact that the roots will not grow deep into or simply die.
Important! An excess of water in the soil helps to reduce oxygen in it. Therefore, it is not necessary to flood the plants - they can die.
- Cleans the earth from weeds that absorb moisture and nutrients needed for potatoes.
How many times to carry out such a procedure, each gardener decides for himself. Some spud bushes only once - when the potatoes bloom. Others process potatoes twice - when the bush grows to 25-30 cm and in another two weeks.The best option is to conduct this procedure three times a season:
- When the first shoots are seen.
- When the bush reaches 25-30 cm.
- Two to three weeks after the second hilling.
Did you know? There are varieties of potatoes that initially have a blue color, not only the skin, but also the pulp. One of the common varieties of such potatoes is Linzer Blaue.Sometimes gardeners are worried that the sprouts of potatoes will not be able to break through the loose earth, and they neglect this stage, but in vain.
It is early treatment that, if necessary, will protect the plant from short-term temperature drops to zero, and also replace weeding and recommended soil loosening. Themselves as sprouts perfectly selected from under the layer of the earth.Hilling is best done after rains. If there is no precipitation, moisten the soil on your own through irrigation. 
Hilling in the heat is unsafe, not only for you, but also for the plant.: high temperature may cause potatoes to fade. The most appropriate time is early morning or evening when the heat subsides. Also suitable for such work are cloudy days.
By following the above rules for processing potatoes, you can achieve maximum results.
Types of Hillers
The hilling process itself is quite time consuming and time consuming. At the processing of a couple of tens of acres, at best, it will take a whole day. To save precious hours and strength, we spud potatoes with a walk-behind tractor. 
The machine will cope with the task qualitatively and quickly, and to control it you will need a minimum of strength. In order to decide which hiller on the walk-behind tractor is right for you, let us figure out what types they are.
We recommend that you familiarize yourself with the technical characteristics of the Salyut 100, Neva MB 2, Zubr JR-Q12E motoblocks.Most common disk and plow Hillers. How do they differ, what advantages and disadvantages have, and how to properly configure each of them, we will look further.
Important! The ground should be wet at the time of processing. Dry soil can harm potatoes: the area of land next to the bush will increase, the evaporation of moisture remaining below will increase, which will cause the soil temperature to rise. Temperatures above 26 ° C are harmful to potatoes: they simply stop growing.
Disk
Outwardly, it looks like a frame on two wheels with two discs suspended from it.
Its package includes:
- T-shaped leash;
- two screw lanyards;
- two racks;
- two disks.
Racks are needed in order to change the distance between the disks. Thus, you can set the optimal distance (35-70 cm), depending on the potato variety. With the help of lanyards, the angle of attack or, as it is also called, the angle of rotation of the disks is regulated.Important! The angle of attack must be the same for both disks, otherwise the rock plaster will tend to the side.This kind of okuchnik has a lot of advantages:
- due to the rotation of the disks, the ground is crushed, becomes loose;
- makes higher and even ridges;
- consumes less energy;
- easy to use.
Managing a disc hiller makes the time-consuming and difficult process fun. And for pleasure, as you know, you have to pay, which brings us to the only drawback of the device - its price.It will be useful for you to learn how to equip the motoblock with a potato planter, mower, and potato digger.Such a miracle technique is three to four times more expensive than any other type of hiller. At the same time, disk hiller copes with its purpose better than others.
Plow
This species is divided into two more varieties: double row and single row. To work with both of these hillers, you need to set the optimal dive depth for you and adjust the angle of attack. These settings help to avoid injury to plants.
- Double row
To successfully use the unit, you need to set the following settings:- attack angle;
- plow depth
Important! Parameters are set only when the motoblock is on a flat, horizontal surface.During tillage, the plow should not "emerge" onto the ground. If it still happened - tilt the rack back a little, then the design will drop back.
A double-row plow-hiller performs its task several times faster than a disk one, but the quality of the work done by it, as well as the cost, is lower.
- Single row
It is configured in exactly the same way as a double-row hiller. The difference between them lies in the fact that the distance between the lugs in this case determines at what distance from each other rows of potatoes will be planted. The number of rows, in turn, depends on the amount of the crop. This is a significant minus single row hiller.He spends about the same time on tillage as he does on disk. However, the price of this device is lower, which affects the quality of the hilling.
How to spud
Hillers differ not only in appearance, price, quality of work, but also in ways of working with each of them. 
The general principle is the same, but one should pay attention to the correct installation of the tiller on the bed and the frequency of treatment so as not to cause harm to tubers. How to spud potatoes with a walk-in tractor so that the process can be extremely useful, consider below.
Disk
To start hilling potatoes with disc hillers, you need to attach it to the walk-behind tractor. This is carried out by fastening to the hitch bracket without a foot, a stopper, two bolts and flat washers will also be needed. To increase traction by reducing the forward speed, we recommend working in first gear. 
The motoblock is installed above one row, the wheels, respectively, will be between the rows. It is the row of potatoes, on which the machine stands, that will be powdered with earth. After processing one row, the tiller should be turned and moved to the next row.
Double row plow
The first thing to do before tilling this soil to put the lugs of the motoblock on the extension cords. It is recommended to use special lugs for hilling - they have a larger diameter. This is necessary so that during the work you will not damage the potato bushes. It is necessary to install it in such a way that one row is located directly under the tiller, and on either side of it is another row. The fact is that thanks to the plow, only the row that is under the walk-behind tractor is fully knocked out, and the side rows - only half.
We also advise you to learn how to properly dig the ground with a walking tractor.Therefore, you need to move from the first row to the third, that is, through one. Rows in this case are considered to be from the central - the one that is under the tiller and is completely covered with earth.
Did you know? Belarusians are the leaders in eating potatoes in the world. According to statistics, one Belarusian eats 183 kg of potatoes a year, German - 168 kg, Belgian - 132 kg, Pole - 123 kg, Russian - 90 kg.
Single row
In contrast to the double row, to use this device, you do not need to use the lugs - they can be replaced with rubber wheels. In the case, if the lugs are installed, the minimum distance between their edges should be set. 
It is installed in such a way that the plow is located between the rows of potatoes. It is necessary to pass with it on each inter-row, since not one row but one is powdered with earth on one side.
That is, it is possible to fully process one row of potatoes only for passing through two inter-rows.
Benefits
Hilling potatoes is as important in the development of healthy plants as it is laborious. 
Nevertheless, it is by no means impossible to neglect it. For the greatest convenience it is worth attracting to work the motor walker.
Advantages of processing of a kitchen garden by the motor-block:
- removes the need to chop weeds;
- the quality processing will take less time than if the procedure was performed manually;
- the main job is performed by the walker, your task is to adjust it and move along the rows.
The choice of hillers is quite wide - you can easily find a suitable device for caring for potatoes and other crops that require hilling, in terms of price and quality, so that the garden will bring not only good harvest, but also pleasure.
