Top ten varieties of potatoes

To get an excellent potato crop that will delight you with excellent taste and will be well stored, plant one of these varieties on the site.

Have you ever wondered why one potato turns out surprisingly tender and airy puree, but during heat treatment it loses its taste and color, and another variety "behaves" exactly the opposite? Not to mention, different varieties show different yields, ripening times and disease resistance. Based on all these factors, it is worth choosing potato varieties for your garden.

So that the harvest does not disappoint you, we recommend choosing one of these time-tested varieties that boast excellent taste, high yields and good keeping quality.

1. Adretta

An early variety that is highly resistant to diseases and unfavorable weather conditions. Adretta is not afraid of frost, so you can safely plant her on your site.

The tubers are covered with a dark yellow rind, under which is the flesh of the same color. The taste of potatoes is wonderful, they do not lose their quality after long-term storage.

Appointment	Productivity (kg / 100 sq.m)	Tuber weight (g)	Maturation (days)	Pulp color
	200-450	100-150	60-80	Dark yellow

2. Gala

The indisputable advantage of this German variety is its low starch content and high carotene content, which makes this potato suitable for dietary nutrition. Gala, as they say, combines business with pleasure: excellent taste and high resistance to diseases and pests (scab, potato crayfish, nematode). Importantly, this potato variety gives a good harvest and is well stored.

The flesh and skin of the tubers are yellow. Average weight is about 100 g.

Gala is great for making boiled potatoes and mashed potatoes.

Appointment	Productivity (kg / 100 sq.m)	Tuber weight (g)	Maturation (days)	Pulp color
	340-550	100-110	60-80	Dark yellow

3. Zhukovsky early

This variety can be considered ultra-early: the tubers are ready for consumption already 55-60 days after planting. Moreover, they are quite large - the record holders can weigh up to 170 g. Zhukovsky's pulp is early white and, most importantly, does not darken when cutting.

The tubers are not afraid of mechanical damage and are perfectly stored. The variety is resistant to late blight, scab and other diseases.

Appointment	Productivity (kg / 100 sq.m)	Tuber weight (g)	Maturation (days)	Pulp color
	200-450	100-170	55-60	White

4. Red Scarlett

This Dutch table potato variety can be considered a true yield champion in the middle lane. As you might guess from the name of the variety, the skin of the tubers is red.The eyes are shallow. Red Scarlett potatoes taste good, and their flesh retains a pale yellow hue even after frying. In addition, the tubers are quite large - the weight of one can reach 120 g.

In addition to all its obvious advantages, this variety is quite disease resistant.

Appointment	Productivity (kg / 100 sq.m)	Tuber weight (g)	Maturation (days)	Pulp color
	450-600	60-120	70-90	Pale yellow

5. Rosara

If you want to pamper yourself with delicious young potatoes at the beginning of summer, plant Rosaru on the site. One bush grows up to 15-25 tubers. All of them are as if they were a selection: the same size and neat oval shape. Moreover, the weight of one tuber can reach 150 g. This early variety has excellent taste: it is ideal for cooking French fries and chips.

What is pleasant, Rosara shows not only high, but also stable yield: potatoes do not reduce "indicators" for 4-5 years.

Appointment	Productivity (kg / 100 sq.m)	Tuber weight (g)	Maturation (days)	Pulp color
	300-500	85-150	65-70	Yellow

6. Sante

Sante is a medium early Dutch potato variety. Its strong point is its high resistance to late blight and other diseases. We can say that Sante practically does not get sick. In favorable years, this variety can be grown without the use of chemicals.

The tubers have a golden skin and light yellow flesh. Their average weight is about 80 g. Potatoes boast good keeping quality. And also it has a pleasant taste and is great for frying, making chips.

Appointment	Productivity (kg / 100 sq.m)	Tuber weight (g)	Maturation (days)	Pulp color
	300-600	70-90	80-90	Light yellow

7. Pace

This is a very productive late potato variety: some gardeners managed to get up to 550 kg per one hundred square meters. It is resistant to late blight and scab, but potato viruses can attack it.

Tempa tubers are well kept. This potato is versatile. It is suitable for both cooking and making chips.

Appointment	Productivity (kg / 100 sq.m)	Tuber weight (g)	Maturation (days)	Pulp color
	350-550	100-150	120-140	Cream

Of course, each variety of potatoes has its own advantages and disadvantages, so we recommend planting different ones on the site: early and late ones, with white and yellow tubers, for frying and making mashed potatoes.

Potatoes have long been considered the most popular crop grown in Russia. Consider in the article which varieties are best to choose in order to get a high-quality and large harvest.

List of the best potato varieties alphabetically

There is approximately 280 subspecies potatoes that can be grown in different climatic zones. Many varieties have found their popularity in industrial production, some have fallen in love with summer residents to plant on the site. Let's consider the most popular varieties and species in a small alphabetical catalog.

Idaho

Its main advantage is a large, even fruit.

Main characteristics:

• early ripening variety;
• productive - 500 c / ha;
• most popular for cooking in restaurants;
• high resistance to diseases;
• contains a high level of starch up to 17%.

Idaho is the most popular variety for cooking in restaurants

Planting is carried out in early spring, when the frost has already passed, and the temperature reaches 8 degrees.

Bela Rosa

Bela Rosa is the most popular in the territories of the CIS countries.

Main characteristics:

• early maturing, in the south you can get several harvests per season;
• with proper watering and feeding, high yield - 350 c / ha;
• a large oval-shaped root crop (about 200-500gr fruit).

You should know that it grows poorly on the ground without feeding. It is recommended to grow it after legumes.

Bela Rosa

Red Scarlet

The Dutch variety is not inferior in its characteristics even to the Belarusian ones. It is characterized by medium roots with excellent taste characteristics.

Often used for cooking in restaurants.

Main characteristics:

• the bush is undersized, blooms with lilac flowers;
• the variety is susceptible to diseases: phytosphorosis and scab;
• the fruit resembles an oblong oval in shape;
• the peel is red to pinkish-purple in color;
• cream-colored pulp;
• tolerates heat well;
• the weight of one fetus is from 70-200 grams;
• on one bush up to 15 tubers.

Red Scarlett

Rosara

Rosara belongs to the early maturing, ripens within 70 days... Used in new and modern industries for the preparation of dry raw materials.

Main characteristics:

• the pulp has a pale yellow tint;
• on average, the fetus weighs about 70-130g;
• the shape of the fruit is oval, slightly elongated;
• keeps its shape well due to the low starch content;
• yield 500 c / ha.

Rosara

Picasso

Refers to late varieties of potatoes. Fully matures later 110-130 days after germination.

Main characteristics:

• high yield, from 1 hectare it can turn out up to 20 tons potatoes;
• the color of the tubers is pink-yellow;
• the weight of one fruit fluctuates from 100-150 gr;
• the pulp is white-yellow;
• the taste is amazing;
• susceptible to disease - late blight;
• has a long shelf life.

Planting the plant is carried out in the spring, when there is no longer frost, but the soil is still moist.

Picasso

Tuleyevsky

Tuleyevsky is well adapted to many climatic conditions, is actively planted on farms.

Main characteristics:

• the shape of the fruit is even, oval;
• the pulp is light yellow;
• fetal weight 100-300 gr.;
• during cooking it retains its shape well;
• has an excellent potato flavor;
• does not require constant fertilizing with fertilizers.

Planting begins only after the soil warms up to +10 degrees. Does not require watering. Minus is his cannot be stored for a long timeas it starts to wither.

Tuleyevsky

Gala

The German early-ripening potato variety Gala has excellent taste and is distinguished by the content of a large amount of starch in the fruit.

Main characteristics:

• from 1 weave you can collect up to 400 kg potatoes;
• root crops are round, small in size with a yellow skin;
• the pulp is bright yellow;
• average weight of potatoes 60-130gr;
• prone to black parasha infestation.

It is considered one of the best hybrid varieties.

Ripens within 75 days, during this period potatoes can be harvested. You need to plant potatoes as soon as the air temperature reaches 10 degrees.

Dauphine

Delicious Dutch, considered one of the most delicious root crops of potatoes.

Main characteristics:

• from 1 are collected up to 220 kg harvest;
• tuber weight varies from 150 to 350 g;
• about 20 fruits come out from one bush.

Dauphine is one of the most delicious potatoes

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The most suitable variety for those who want to grow potatoes for themselves.

Main characteristics:

• has excellent taste;
• gives a high yield up to 390 kg per hectare;
• tuber weight reaches 400 g;
• bushes of the variety are high, strong up to 80 cm;
• well boiled during cooking;
• resistant to diseases such as powdery mildew and fungi.

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Nevsky

There are several varieties of Nevsky in terms of ripening time. It is considered elite, grows well in any conditions.

Main characteristics:

• yield up to 350 kg from a hundred;
• for planting, you need to choose not sprouted tubers, after germination, plant those with short sprouts;
• tubers with long sprouts are unacceptable for sowing;
• refers to mid-late;
• ripening occurs in 75-90 days;
• oval in shape, with a light yellow skin and creamy flesh;
• they love warmth, so it is recommended to plant when the frost has passed.

Nevsky

Latona

It is considered an early maturing dining room.

On the 45th day, you can already get the first harvest, but in general, the harvest time is 70-75 day.

Main characteristics:

• from each bush you can collect 2 kg fruits;
• resistant to weather conditions, tolerates transportation well;
• practically immune to diseases, there is a possibility of infection with late blight and viral diseases;
• the pulp is pale yellow;
• requires care, watering, organic matter;
• keeps well during the winter.

Latona

Luck

Refers to the elite who require special care... If you follow all the rules, you can collect up to 950 c / ha.

Main characteristics:

• tuber weight 170 g;
• refers to the mid-season (on average 90 days);
• up to 15 kg of root crops can be collected from a bush;
• perfectly tolerates winter and keeps well for a long time.

Adretta

Bred by breeders in Germany 25 years ago. We are still loved by gourmets due to its excellent taste.

Main characteristics:

• the peel has a yellow tint, slightly rough to the touch;
• the pulp can be light yellow or deep yellow;
• the shape of the root crop is round-oval;
• average fetal weight 140 gr.;
• the variety can be planted in open ground at the end of April, propagated by tubers;
• full maturation occurs in 65-80 days;
• high-yielding, from 1 hectare you can get up to 45 tons.

Adretta

Felox

It belongs to the early maturing, perfectly tolerates heat and sudden changes in temperature.

This subspecies can be found in all regions of Russia.

Main characteristics:

• root vegetable weight varies from 80 to 200 gr;
• the peel has a delicate amber hue;
• the pulp is light yellow;
• before planting, it is recommended to process it with copper sulfate;
• contains a high level of starch up to 17%;
• harvested from one hectare 250 centners potatoes;
• planting is done in early May.

Felox

Sprint

Early ripe potatoes have a pleasant taste.

Main characteristics:

• an elongated oval fruit;
• the peel is yellow, the pulp is light cream;
• tuber weighs about 80-200 gr;
• contains a high level of starch up to 17%;
• there is a possibility of infection with late blight;
• yield 300 c / ha.

The palatability of potatoes is improved if they contain a large amount of starch. You can influence the taste of the fruit with the right care: watering, fertilizing.

Sprint

Potato subspecies

Different varieties of potatoes are suitable not for all regions of Russia... Although most are acclimatized to the temperate zone, there are varieties that are most suitable for central Russia and Siberia.

Also, potatoes differ in the shade of pulp, taste, ripening time. Based on this, they can be classified as follows:

Classification of varieties by growth

Geographical position	Variety names
For central Russia	Nevsky, Felox, Sprint, Latona, Red Scarlet, Picasso
For Moscow region	Tuleyevsky, Gala, Nevsky, Luck, Sprint, Pai, Dauphine, Idaho, Bela Rosa, Rosara
For Siberia	Adretta, Luck, Scarlet, Tuleevsky, Nevsky

Types by yield

Red potatoes with yellow flesh	Bela Rosa, Red Scarlet, Rosara
Loose varieties	Idaho, Pye
High yielding	Rosara, Adretta, Luck
Pink potato	Picasso
Potatoes yellow	Idaho, Tuleyevsky, Gala, Sprint, Felox

Ripening classification

Medium early	50-60 days	Idaho, Bela Rosa, Rosara, Red Scarlet
Mid-season	80-95 days	Latona, Luck
Mid late	95-100 days	Atlant, Nevsky
Late	4 months	Picasso

All of the above potato varieties have excellent characteristics and taste. Most are disease resistant and yield high.

Every gardener wants to grow the best potato variety on his plot. But choosing it from the four hundred available is not an easy task.

The best potato varieties for growing in Russia and their description

To choose a potato for your site, decide what you expect from it. This will greatly facilitate the search process and protect you from unnecessary, completely unnecessary information. When choosing, be guided by the following indicators:

• yield;
• preferences for a particular type of soil and climatic conditions;
• the rate of fruit formation;
• care requirements;
• resistance to various diseases and pests;
• endurance in unfavorable weather conditions for potatoes;
• taste and visual appeal of tubers.

There are many varieties of potatoes, of course, good and worthy of our attention. Let's consider the most popular ones.

Early, middle, late - which is better

Let's start with the fact that potatoes are subdivided into 4 types according to their ripening rate:

• early (60–80 days);
• medium early (80–90 days);
• mid-season (90-110 days);
• late ripening (110–120 days).

Early varieties form tubers faster and, accordingly, gardeners get a harvest earlier. The disadvantage of this type of potato can be safely attributed to poor keeping quality: during storage, the fruits begin to deteriorate very quickly. Therefore, early potatoes are grown exclusively in small quantities, and once dug up, they are immediately cooked for food.

Popular among the early

Popular early photos

Medium-late types of potatoes have a longer growing season, but the yield is higher and the tubers are tastier. And they can be stored until next spring without losing their consumer properties. Therefore, the popularity of medium potatoes among gardeners is much higher.

Popular among averages - table and characteristics

Popular medium grades photos

The late type of potato has too long growing season, therefore, in many regions of the country, it is simply not grown - it does not allow a short warm period.

Most beautiful

If you are a connoisseur of beauty or simply grow potatoes for sale, then the visual appeal of its fruits and their taste characteristics are very important to you. In this case, the varieties Arosa, Laura, Serpanok, Rosara, Rocco will give you beautiful tubers, and Bellarosa, Agave, Courage, Typhoon, Picasso, Desiree - large ones.

• Rocco is a variety from Holland with a high yield (350-400 kg per hundred square meters) and excellent fruit taste. It is able to quickly recover after being eaten by the Colorado potato beetle. Well adapted to the harsh Siberian climate. Oval red tubers weighing 80–120 grams, with appropriate care, reach 200–250 grams. Exceptionally positive reviews among gardeners make the variety the undisputed leader.

Rocco is the leader in sales in Russia

• Reserve - a variety with the most beautiful bronze fruits, grows well in hot and dry weather. Resistant to late blight. Productivity - up to 1550 kg per one hundred square meters.

The reserve does not lend itself to diseases even with prolonged cold snaps

The most delicious

Most gardeners agreed that Picasso, Tuleevsky, Dauphine, Pai varieties have the most delicious fruits.

• Picasso is a delicious variety from Holland. Its thin skin does not need to be peeled, it is enough to rinse it. Productivity - 200-500 kg per one hundred square meters. Excellent adaptation to abrupt weather changes. Shows good results in all regions of the country. When lying for a long time, it practically does not germinate. Popularly known under such names as Drunkard, Ryabinushka, Matryoshka, Little Red Riding Hood, Limonka, the most common is Ivan da Marya, in Stavropol Territory - Ryabukha.

Picasso. He's Ivan da Marya

• Tuleyevsky entered the top ten varieties of Russia due to its delicious fruits, thin peel and quick digestibility. Productivity - up to 420 kg per one hundred square meters. It does not differ in its exactingness to any particular climate, but the plant does not tolerate drought. It is grown in small quantities, as it is often susceptible to fungal diseases during storage.

The Tuleyevsky variety entered the top ten in Russia

• Dauphine is a delicious Dutch variety. It is known for its harvests up to 220 kg per one hundred square meters. Tuber weight, depending on watering, varies from 170 to 350 grams. About 20 fruits are obtained from one bush.

Dauphine is the most delicious Dutch potato variety

• Pai - yield - up to 390 kg per hundred square meters, excellent fruit taste, depending on the amount of moisture consumed. The tubers can weigh up to 400 grams, the thickness of the peel is medium, and the boil-up is good. Resistant to powdery mildew and fungi.

The taste of Pai potatoes depends on the amount of moisture they consume.

• Gourmet is a mid-early variety with an exotic appearance of tubers that look more like beets due to their thick dark purple rind. Potatoes are elongated, low-starch, weighing an average of about 100 grams. Up to 12-14 fruits are formed in one bush. The yield is about 400 kg per one hundred square meters. Due to the large amounts of antioxidants it contains, it has a rejuvenating effect on the body. It is recommended to be systematically consumed in food for the prevention of malignant and benign tumors, atherosclerosis, hypertension, visual impairment, and improper metabolism. Fruits of this variety can be added to salads. Grows well in temperate and arid climates. Demanding on warm weather and moisture. Temperatures below +10 degrees negatively affect the plant. Suitable for growing on sandy loam, peaty and slightly loamy soils. The recommended planting depth is 10 cm, the planting pattern is 60 * 30 cm. The variety requires mandatory loosening. It has good immunity to many diseases. Unfortunately, it did not gain wide popularity due to its special appearance, as many people think that it was created using GMOs. But this is absolutely not true. The variety is obtained by natural selection.

Gourmet - the healthiest potato variety with an exotic appearance

Elite

Elite varieties are superior to others in all respects: from tuber size to yield.

Elite - photo

Best Seed Potato

Sowing seed potatoes is your investment. How competently and responsibly you approach it, so rich and get a harvest. For one hundred square meters you will need about 20-30 kg of planting material. Large tubers sprouted and cut in half are acceptable for planting.

Karlena, Romance, Riviera, Vega are recognized as the best among seed. They have a high yield (350-500 kg), excellent taste and unpretentious cultivation.

Soil types and varieties

Speaking about the types of soil for potatoes, we can confidently say that the most preferable for growing it is fertile black soil. Any plants on it grow and bear fruit remarkably.

Sandy soils

Sandy soil has a lot of disadvantages that complicate the life of plants and increase the labor costs of gardeners. It quickly heats up and cools down, practically does not retain moisture (plants require more frequent watering), there are practically no microorganisms in it (it is necessary to add peat, humus or compost), water washes out all useful substances from the sand (dressing should be applied in mineral forms). Only a drought-resistant potato variety can grow in it.

Drought tolerant varieties

Drought-resistant varieties photo

Plants have adapted to difficult conditions: with wide foliage, they create a shade around the bush and do not allow moisture to evaporate from the soil. Some plants have even learned to fold their leaves to maximize moisture retention.

Clay soils

Clay soil is not the most favorable for growing potatoes. It is distinguished by high viscosity, density, and water resistance. In this regard, plants are completely unable to take advantage of the beneficial substances that it contains. To improve the composition of such soil, you can add sawdust, sand or ash to it. The only way to deal with the hard crust on its surface, which is formed after rains and watering, is by loosening.

Growing potatoes in such difficult conditions is necessary only in ridges or in high beds, adhering to a shallow planting. To increase the yield, add manure, compost or peat for autumn plowing, at a depth of at least 30 cm, at the rate of 6-8 kg per 1 sq. / M.

On clay soils, good results are consistently shown by Gatchinsky, Golubizna, Zarevo, Istrinsky, Lasunok, Lugovskoy, Luk'yanovsky, Nevsky, Rozara.

On sandy and clayey soils, the Cleopatra variety showed itself equally well, it is completely unpretentious and tolerates drought. Productivity - 133-205 kg per one hundred square meters. The fruits are large, quickly recovering from mechanical damage. Gardeners give extremely positive reviews about him.

Cleopatra is successfully grown on heavy clay and sandy soils

Climate dependence

Each region of the country has its own climatic features that have both beneficial and detrimental effects on plants.

In the Moscow region, the climate is not the best for growing potatoes. Here varieties that are resistant to the humidity for which this region is famous are suitable. These can be Vesna, Zhukovsky early, Timo Khankkiyan (popularly better known as simply Timo), Nevsky, Kondor, Romano or Lugovskoy. In general, in the Moscow region it is difficult to achieve the desired potato harvest, therefore it is best to plant zoned varieties on the site.

• Spring white is an early ripening variety (75-80 days), zoned in the European part of the country and in Siberia. Productivity - 320-410 kg per one hundred square meters. Disease resistance is average. Due to the short growing season, it is suitable for cultivation in the Arctic. It is possible to get two harvests per season. Tubers are light beige, oval, weighing up to 180 grams.

Spring white does not require chemical treatment

• Timo Hankkiyan is a Finnish variety, unpretentious to the type of soil, with good tolerance to prolonged cold snaps, sudden jumps in air temperature, excessive humidity and drought. Differs in resistance to viruses and pests. Productivity - from 150 to 300 kg per one hundred square meters. Tubers are white, weighing 60–120 grams, tasty, multi-starch, do not darken during storage.

Timo has beautiful white fruits

It should be noted that reviews of Timo among gardeners are extremely ambiguous. Someone came to the garden, and someone assures that his indicators, including taste, are extremely overestimated by breeders.

Plant at least three varieties of potatoes on your plot, preferably at different ripening times. This will significantly reduce the likelihood of being left without a crop. Appropriate care is key in cultivating potatoes that are not weeds and will not grow on their own.

The choice of Leningrad gardeners - early and middle varieties. Their first harvest takes place in July.

• Hope is an early variety, unsightly for the Colorado potato beetle. Unpretentious in cultivation. Suitable for the central zone of Russia and the Urals. The maximum yield threshold is 416 kg per one hundred square meters. Delicious yellow fruits weighing 90-160 grams.

Hope is resistant to the Colorado potato beetle

• Latona is a Dutch unpretentious variety that perfectly tolerates both drought and heavy rains. Fruits are yellow, oval-round, weighing 90-140 grams, excellent taste, with a high starch content.

Latona tolerates high humidity and drought well

Of the middle-late varieties, Eliseevsky, Lena, Volosovsky, Krinitsa, Rosinka grow well here, which are not at all afraid of late blight and the Colorado potato beetle.

The Central Black Earth Region has very good climatic conditions for growing any potato.

The most common varieties are:

• early - Vineta, Zhukovsky early, Krepysh, Latona, Neptune, Rozara, Bullfinch, Luck;
• mid-early - Archidea, Zekura, Condor, Crown, Lakomka, Nevsky, Odysseus, Ramos, Charodey;
• mid-season - Aspia, Zhivitsa, Lugovskoy, Olympus, Resurs, Sokolsky;
• late - Belorussky 3, Golubizna, Lasunak, Lorkh, Naroch, Picasso, Pobeda, Temp.

Siberia and the Urals are areas of risky farming. Not every potato variety can adapt to their climatic characteristics. Short summers, frequent cold snaps, abrupt change of intense heat with rains and cold nights. Alena, Priekulskiy, Luck, Zhukovsky early, Spring White were able to take root in this climate. The late type of potato in the Urals and Siberia is not planted.

Popular among the early

• The governor is an early ripening variety that is completely undemanding to soil and climate. Productivity - up to 700 kg per one hundred square meters. It is resistant to most diseases and can be stored for a long time. Fruits are red with white pulp.

Governor - high yielding variety

• Lyubava - yield - up to 400 kg per hundred square meters, unpretentious variety, resistant to cancer pathogens. It is affected by the golden nematode. Red, round-oval fruits weighing 110-210 grams.

Lyubava is unpretentious in cultivation

Mid-early in the Urals

Among the medium early varieties in the Urals, such varieties as Korona, Lukyanovskiy, Effect, Aspiya, etc. are popular. These varieties have high yields (up to 450 kg) and good resistance to adverse weather conditions.

Universal varieties

Of the universal varieties in the Urals, the most common variety is Sante - medium early (80-90 days), with large oval yellow fruits, with a high starch content and a yield of 400 kg per hundred square meters.

High-yielding varieties

The leaders in yield are the following varieties:

1. Luck - up to 1500 kg per one hundred square meters.
2. Gala - about 600 kg per one hundred square meters.
3. Idaho - up to 550 kg per one hundred square meters.
4. Rosara - 350-400 kg per one hundred square meters.
5. Bellarosa - up to 350 kg per one hundred square meters.

Gardeners receive high yields of potatoes by providing plants with good care and fertile soil.

Growing seed potatoes

Over time, any variety of potatoes, including the best, loses its qualities, taste, accumulates various diseases, its yield decreases, and its complete degeneration is possible. Therefore, every 4 years at least the seed must be renewed. You can buy it, or you can get it yourself from seeds by seedling.

Leaders among varieties for growing from seeds:

• Krasa is a mid-late variety with a yield of 400-450 kg per hundred square meters, well tolerating dry periods. Cultivation is possible in any region of the country. Tubers are red, oval, with a lot of starch.
• Virgo is a mid-season population variety, productive (up to 400 kg per hundred square meters), adapting to any weather conditions. Suitable for any region. Delicious red oval fruits.
• Ilona is a medium-early variety-population, yield - up to 400 kg, recommended for market sales. Fruits are medium in size, oval or elongated-oval, light beige.
• Milena is an ultra-early variety, yield up to 600 kg, resistant to many dangerous diseases. Fruits are round-oval, cream-colored, with excellent taste.

The most resilient

The most merciless enemies of potatoes are late blight, Colorado potato beetle and golden nematode. One by one, they manage to destroy up to half of the harvest, and even from their combined attack, the plants cannot be saved at all. So far, the only way for a gardener is to grow varieties resistant to them.

Where there is high humidity, there is late blight: in the regions of heavy rains, fogs and growing. Here you need to plant potatoes with good resistance to it: Arosa, Bellarosa, Borodyansky pink, Zhivitsa, Chervona Ruta, and others.

Late blight causes high humidity

Thick-skinned fruits are rarely damaged by pests. Plant varieties such as Crimson, Bellarosa, Vineta, Sante, Chervona Ruta to protect against wireworms or beetle larvae.

On soils with an alkaline reaction (chernozems, salt licks, sandstones), the likelihood of potato contamination with scab is increased. Liming, the introduction of ash or unripe manure in this case is unacceptable. Otherwise, the alkalinity of the soil will increase even more and cause more than just scab. You can add pine needles, sulfur or gypsum for autumn plowing, thereby acidifying the soil. Arosa, Bellarosa, Karatop, Agave, Vineta, Fantasy, Crimson, Teterev have relative resistance to scab. The most resistant to it is the famous Picasso.

If the plants in your area are unnaturally low, then the soil has been hit by a golden nematode. Opposed to it are varieties such as Arosa, Bellarosa, Laura, Agave, Finca, Vineta, Sante and others.

The most hardy

In central Russia there are very few rich fertile soils.Here, there are those that are completely unsuitable for growing any kind of vegetation. Specially for such lands, varieties have been created that allow you to get a harvest from 50 to 100 kg per hundred square meters.

• Adretta is a universal variety of German breeding, drought-resistant, does not require additional feeding. It can grow well on clay and sandy soils. With regular and abundant watering, a maximum yield of 250 kg per one hundred square meters is possible. Differs in exquisite fruit taste.

Adretta will satisfy the taste of the most sophisticated gourmet

• Elizaveta is the most unpretentious variety; on loamy and sandy soils, it yields up to 250 kg per hundred square meters. Good drought tolerance. Susceptible to late blight and Colorado potato beetle.

Elizaveta is a classic of Russian selection

• Aspia is a mid-early variety that tolerates prolonged heat, cold snaps, moisture deficit and various potato diseases well. Productivity - 400 kg per one hundred square meters. The tubers are round, white. During heat treatment, the pulp does not darken and does not lose its unusual fruity flavor.

Aspia is a persistent variety with a fruity flavor

These varieties of potatoes can grow in unfavorable conditions for them, but if you take care of them, water them, feed them, you can significantly increase your yield.

On depleted soils, cultivate varieties such as Bellarosa, Titan, Pushkin, Karelia. The main thing is to provide them with appropriate care, otherwise their tubers may be deformed.

In arid regions, varieties such as Arosa, Bellarosa, Laura, Sprint, Agave, Minerva, Picasso, Slavyanka can be successfully grown.

Foreign breeding

A large number of imported potato varieties are currently cultivated in Russia. Mostly these are Dutch and German varieties. They grow in many areas and delight gardeners with an excellent harvest.

Dutch varieties

The varieties of Dutch selection, like no others, inspire confidence, because Holland has been exporting its varieties all over the world for a long time. The quality of this time-tested selection is trusted unconditionally. As a rule, Dutch potatoes stand out for their high yields, beautiful fruits and excellent taste, but they need to be renewed at least once every 3-4 years. Some varieties are capable of degeneration. This is the basis for the potato business in Holland. Let's consider the most popular varieties.

The most popular "Dutch"

The most popular Dutch varieties photo

Mona Lisa, Jarla, Ukama, Asterix, Frisia are varieties of Dutch breeders that are no less common in Russia. Gardeners like them because they rarely get sick and are attacked by pests.

German potatoes

German producers do everything with high quality, including potatoes. Therefore, tasty and fruitful German varieties have rightfully occupied their niche in Russian vegetable growing.

Popular German varieties

Popular German varieties photos

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Crop production is constantly evolving. Recently, a large number of new products have been introduced among potato varieties. Breeders pay special attention to indicators such as yield and disease resistance.

• Ryabinushka is a fruitful variety (up to 400 kg), intended for growing in the open field. Not picky about soil types. Tubers are oval, smooth, red, weighing 90–135 grams, with a high starch content. It is susceptible to disease and has no resistance to pests.

Ryabinushka is a popular variety in Russia

• Aurora - yield - up to 500 kg per one hundred square meters. Nematode resistance. The tubers are beautiful, with red eyes.
• Sarovskiy is an early ripening variety, yield - 340-460 kg per one hundred square meters. Undemanding to soil type and climate. It tolerates high humidity well. Tubers of excellent taste, round-oval, red and creamy, weighing up to 580 grams. The breeders have been working on the breeding of this variety for 15 years.
• The sorcerer is an unpretentious variety with high resistance to diseases, the yield is 270-350 kg per hundred square meters.It can grow on all types of soil in all weather conditions. Tubers are oval, light yellow, weighing 75-120 grams.
• Scarlet sail - the starch content is the highest (up to 25%). Resistant to nematode, late blight, scab, cancer. Tubers are oval, pink.

The Dutch have also developed many new varieties, as always, high yielding and high quality. These are Prior, Sante, Eba, Romano, Estima, Condor, Agria.

Choose a variety that suits your climate and soil type, with cute and tasty fruits, create the necessary conditions for it to grow: water, fertilize, protect from diseases and pests, and get the desired result. Remember: any kind of potato becomes the best in the caring hands of a good gardener.