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Treating the stomach with potato juice
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Potatoes are considered a healthy vegetable, and for good reason - they contain a wide variety of vitamins and microelements necessary for the human body. Potato juice is used in the treatment of diseases of the gastrointestinal tract and...

How to check for the presence of cadmium in potatoes, and why it is dangerous for humans
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Many potato lovers do not suspect that the usual product can cause poisoning with the heavy metal cadmium. Therefore, buyers and summer residents should know how to eat potatoes without harm to health. What is cadmium...

What caliber of potatoes are there (table) and what does it mean?
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There are more than 5,000 varieties of potatoes. They come in early, medium and late ripening. Each is unique in its vitamin and mineral composition and nutritional value. For the convenience of sorting potatoes, a special indicator is used - caliber. ...

How did the Riddle variety appear and why is it good for summer residents?
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Early ripening tomato varieties are grown for harvest in mid-summer. The ultra-early variety Riddle, which has a ripening period of 80-85 days from the moment of germination, is especially popular among gardeners. Culture is not subject to...

The best early potato varieties: Orchid, Lady Claire, Assol and others
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Many gardeners want to harvest young potatoes as early as possible, so they give preference to early varieties. Early ripening crops are unpretentious in care, resistant to diseases and, under good conditions, produce 2 harvests...

Why are there spots on potatoes: measures to combat glandular spot and other diseases
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Gardeners often notice spots of different shapes, colors and sizes on potatoes, which spoil not only the appearance of the plants, but also the yield. Such marks are signs of blackleg, scab, glandular spotting, ...

Raw and boiled potatoes as food for guinea pigs, hamsters and livestock
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Pet lovers try to diversify the diet of their pets. However, it happens that such care leads to sad consequences. Small pet rodents are at high risk of food poisoning. Children often try to feed...

What does raw potatoes help with and can you eat them?
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Potatoes are rarely eaten raw: few people like their taste. In addition, it is considered difficult to digest, although the vegetable is not toxic in nature and contains a large amount of vitamins...

How to properly use milk, iodine and water to process tomatoes and how they are useful
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Modern summer residents are interested in the ecological purity of the crops they grow, so they try to use folk remedies to protect plants. These include a milk-iodine solution. Thanks to its composition, this remedy can prevent most diseases...

The benefits and harms of jacket potatoes
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Nutritionists talk about the benefits of boiled potatoes. Some doctors recommend therapeutic potato diets to patients. Mashed potatoes are given to children in the first year of life because it is nutritious and safe for the growing body. However ...

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