The best potato varieties to eat

Potatoes have long earned Russians the honorary title of "second bread". This tasty and healthy root vegetable can be used to prepare a wide variety of dishes. Every housewife has her own proven recipes. There is hardly a gardener who does not have at least a small garden bed in his garden. Since the issue of a lack of space for many is very relevant, you need to choose which of the many varieties to purchase, and know the techniques to increase yields. First of all, preference is given to the most delicious varieties.

The best tasting potato varieties - rating

The best potato varieties are determined on the basis of yield, attractiveness of appearance, resistance to diseases typical of the culture, the ability to adapt to not always favorable weather and climatic conditions. Selection does not stand still, so this category mainly includes the newest varieties.

As you know, there are no comrades for taste and color. Therefore, it is impossible to choose a potato that everyone would like. But there are also professional tasters, whose opinion can be taken as a basis.

Bellarosa

An early maturing variety of German selection, bred specifically for growing in areas with a temperate climate. It has been widely cultivated in Russia since the beginning of the 21st century. The growing season is 45-60 days. In the warm southern regions, you can manage to get two crops. The bushes are rather compact, erect, 70–80 cm high. The leaves are large, the edges are slightly corrugated. The flowers are small, red-purple.

The tubers are round, the skin is reddish, slightly rough to the touch. The pulp is the color of butter. The average weight is 180–250 g, but there are also “champions” whose weight is close to 1 kg. The starch content is 13-15.5%.

The undoubted advantages include unpretentiousness to the quality of the soil, drought resistance, suitability for long-term storage and a low percentage of spoilage of tubers (5-7%), high yield (8-10 potatoes per bush), the presence of immunity against many common diseases (late blight, rhizoctonia, " black leg ", cancer).

Bellarosa is an early variety, therefore, in the southern regions of Russia, you can take two harvests

Don't worry about not blooming. The variety is very early, and sometimes the plants just do not have time to form buds, as root crops already appear. Or they may fall off if the air temperature rises above 22 ° C. This will not affect the quality and quantity of tubers.

Rosara

A variety of German selection, bred almost 20 years ago and since then only gaining popularity. The growing season is 65–70 days. It is valued for its genetically inherent immunity to late blight, root cancer, the ability to bring a bountiful harvest regardless of what summer is, transportability, and the preservation of varietal traits for 5 years when using its own planting material.

Shrubs up to 50 cm high, slightly dull shoots, pink-lilac flowers. Small, oblong or teardrop-shaped potatoes weigh about 85-130 g. In general, they practically do not differ in size and shape. The skin is thin, dark pink, the flesh is creamy yellow. Each bush ripens 12–20 potatoes.

Rosara - very beautiful, leveled potatoes, suitable for growing on an industrial scale

Gala

A mid-season variety, bred in Germany, capable of adapting to almost any weather conditions and unfavorable climates. Ripening period - 70-80 days. Among its advantages are immunity to most diseases typical for the culture and high yield. From each bush, 12-15 (and with competent agricultural technology - 20-25) potatoes are obtained. A significant drawback is low resistance to rhizoctonia.

The height of the bush is 65–70 cm, the plant is not spreading. The flowers are white. The tubers are in the shape of an almost regular oval. The skin is yellowish-beige, the flesh is bright yellow. The latter is due to the presence of carotene in greater quantities than usual. During heat treatment, its color does not change. Average weight - 80-130 g. The pulp in those places where the skin has received mechanical damage does not turn black, such tubers can be stored.

Gala potatoes are resistant to mechanical damage and transportability

Picasso

A variety of Dutch selection, the name owes to the unusual color of the skin. Bright crimson or burgundy "eyes" stand out against the general yellowish background. On the cut, the potato is creamy, due to the low (8–9%) starch content, it does not boil over.

The variety belongs to the category of medium late. Ripening period - 140-150 days. 15–20 oval potatoes weighing about 120 g are harvested from each plant. The bushes are quite powerful, so when planting they leave at least 50 cm between them. The flowers are white. Fertilizers must be applied to the soil, otherwise the taste will deteriorate significantly.

Picasso potatoes almost never suffer from cancer scab and late blight of tubers, but can become infected with late blight tops or curl of leaves. It is very rarely attacked by a nematode. The variety is suitable for long-term storage; tubers germinate late in spring.

Picasso potatoes got their name due to the unusual color of the skin.

Tuleyevsky

The variety, bred in the Kemerovo region about 10 years ago, was named in honor of its governor. It was developed specifically for cultivation in Siberia, but it was quickly appreciated by gardeners of the Urals and the Far East. The growing season is 50-60 days.

The plant is not tall (30–40 cm), the shoots are slightly drooping. The flowers are purple. Advantages - high resistance to most harmful insects (with the exception of nematodes), immunity to scab, Alternaria, all types of rot is genetically incorporated. The variety is drought-resistant, does not require additional fertilization with nitrogen and phosphorus. However, with a boron deficiency in potatoes, voids are formed, they cannot be stored for a long time.

The potatoes are smooth, rounded, the skin is light beige, with a slight rough "mesh". The pulp is elastic, a shade of butter. The mass of one potato is about 140–160 g. 20–30 of them ripen on one plant, they are located compactly. Small and misshapen ones are rare (more than 95% look presentable). When stored for a long time, no more than 8-10% of potatoes deteriorate.

Tuleevsky potatoes were developed specifically for growing in the Siberian climate

Impala

An early variety bred in the Netherlands. In areas with a warm climate, two crops are harvested. The growing season is 50–70 days, it depends on the weather. Potatoes do not suffer from cancer, scab, are rarely attacked by nematodes, but they are prone to damage by late blight and rhizoctonia. Long-term drought or prolonged rains have little effect on productivity. Potatoes are notable for good keeping quality, sprouting late.

Plant height - more than 70 cm, straight shoots. Therefore, when planting, 55-60 cm is left between neighboring bushes. From each get 12-15 oval-shaped potatoes weighing about 130 g. The skin is thin, smooth to the touch, beige-yellow. The pulp is a little lighter, firm.

Impala potatoes consistently bring a large harvest, regardless of the vagaries of the weather

Rodrigo

The variety, bred in Germany, belongs to the medium early category. Ripening period - 70-85 days. Drought and cold resistance make it possible to grow it in the Urals, Siberia, and the Far East. Plants are immune to scab, cancer, and are rarely attacked by nematodes. The tubers are notable for their good keeping quality, they practically do not freeze too much.

The bushes grow up to 75–80 cm in height; as the tubers ripen, the shoots will gradually disappear. Potatoes are elongated along the longitudinal axis. Weight - 200–250 g. With good weather and proper care, it increases to 500–800 g. The skin is dense, smooth, dark red in color. "Eyes" are small, superficial. The pulp is creamy or yellowish. 10-12 potatoes are obtained from one bush, about 90% of the crop is marketable.

Rodrigo potatoes are distinguished by their keeping quality and attractive appearance.

Vitara

A mid-early variety, the parent of which is the legendary Adretta. The growing season is 65–75 days. The plant has increased drought resistance, bears a crop, even if there was practically no rain in summer. Tubers and tops are immune to late blight, they are distinguished by good keeping quality.

Potatoes weighing 130–160 g, with a thin beige-yellow skin. The pulp is creamy, very tender. 18–20 potatoes are obtained from a plant. The bushes are quite compact, the flowers are white.

Vitara is an improved version of the legendary Adretta

Video: what to look for when choosing potatoes

Potatoes for cooking

All potatoes included in the State Register are divided into 4 types:

• A. Salad potatoes. The pulp is elastic, with a high dry matter content, practically does not boil over.
• B. The pulp is quite dense, light mealy is felt. Wateriness is small, weakly boiled.
• C. The pulp is loose, rather watery, with pronounced mealy. It boils well.
• D. The pulp is very soft, mealy. Does not differ in wateriness. When cooked, it "crumbles".

What potatoes to cook

Potatoes are best cooked with elastic, non-mealy pulp and a low percentage of starch in it.Most often, it has a pink skin.

• Zhukovsky early. Ripening period - 60-75 days. Unpretentious to the quality of the soil, drought-resistant, the yield depends little on the weather. It has immunity to cancer, fungus of rhizoctonia, scab, is not attacked by nematodes, but often suffers from late blight and alternaria. Semi-spreading bushes. The potatoes are round-oval, the skin is pinkish-beige, thin, the flesh is snow-white. Weight is about 95-110 g. 10-12 tubers are obtained from the plant.
• Romano. Ripening period - 80-90 days (the variety belongs to the category of medium early). Sensitive to soil quality. Plants are compact, erect shoots. High immunity to late blight, mosaic spot virus, cancer. Differs in excellent keeping quality and transportability. Potatoes in the form of an oval, with a pale pinkish thick skin weighing 70–95 g. The flesh is creamy or yellowish. Each bush has 8-10 potatoes.
• Symphony. The growing season is 100-115 days (average). It is immune to the typical culture diseases caused by viruses, scab, and successfully adapts to the climate of Siberia. It is rarely attacked by nematodes, but often by the phytophthora fungus. Potatoes are oval, medium-sized (85–135 g), reddish skin, butter-colored flesh. There are 10-12 potatoes on the bush.
• Condor. An early variety, ripening period 70–85 days. Plants are insensitive to drought and the vagaries of the weather, undemanding to soil fertility. Low resistance to fusarium, late blight and scab. The skin is red, the flesh is yellowish. The mass of an elongated potato is 120–180 g, there are 7–12 of them per plant.

Photo gallery: the best varieties of potatoes for cooking

For mashed potatoes, varieties with a friable light pulp and a high starch content (more than 17%) are suitable. Their skin is usually white.

• Adretta. Ripening period - 65–85 days. Plants are unpretentious to soil quality, immune to cancer and not attacked by nematodes, moderately resistant to late blight. Very well suited for long-term storage. The bushes are compact, the shoots are straight. The skin is yellow-beige, rough to the touch, the pulp is a shade of butter. Potatoes in the shape of an oval, weighing 125-145 g.
• Pace. Late grade. Potatoes ripen in 120-130 days. It has immunity to late blight, but has little resistance to viruses. Bushes over 75 cm in height, slightly leafy. The potatoes are large (weighing about 200 g), rounded, slightly flattened. The skin is creamy yellow, the flesh is light.
• Lasunok. The tubers ripen for 85–120 days. Bushes are powerful, tall. It is not attacked by the Colorado potato beetle (leaves and stems are covered with frequent hard "nap"). It is immune to scab, cancer, black leg. Not very well stored, germinates quickly. Tubers of a decent size (up to 250 g), round. The skin is creamy, covered with a "mesh", the flesh is the same color. Each bush has 10–12 potatoes. "Eyes" are deep, few in number.
• Snow White. Medium early variety (70–80 days). The plants are not tall, the shoots are drooping. Has immunity to late blight, cancer. Weak - to scab, attacked by nematodes. The weight of one potato is 75–125 g. The skin is yellowish, the flesh is white. 8-12 potatoes are obtained from the plant. Stores well - 3-4% of tubers spoil.

Photo gallery: boiled varieties for mashed potatoes

For frying

It is good to fry potatoes in which there is little starch. As a rule, these are elongated tubers with a light skin and creamy or yellowish flesh. The most delicious and productive potato varieties in this category:

• Bentier (sometimes referred to as "Bintier"). Medium early. Immunity against viruses is genetically inherent, but it can suffer from phytophthora and cancer. The plant is about 50 cm high, the shoots are straight. The potatoes are elongated, the skin is brownish, the "eyes" are rare, superficial. Tuber mass - 105–125 g. On one plant there are 15 or more potatoes.
• Concorde. Early (tubers ripen in 75–80 days). It adapts well to almost any soil and climate, is not attacked by cancer, nematode, but is susceptible to late blight. Bushes more than 70 cm high. The weight of a potato is 100–130 g. There are 7–10 tubers on a bush.The skin and flesh are yellowish-creamy. Stores well (about 5% of potatoes are spoiled).
• Mona Lisa. The variety is medium early. Has immunity against cancer, scab, viruses typical of potatoes. It is affected by late blight (more often leaves and shoots than the tubers themselves) and nematodes. Plants are powerful, spreading. Lined potatoes, weighing 80–135 g, yellow-beige skin and flesh. 12-15 potatoes are obtained from the plant. The skin is dense, the variety is transportable.

Photo gallery: varieties suitable for frying

French fries and chips are good to cook with potatoes of the following varieties:

• Santa. This is the raw material for fries in most fast food restaurants. Tubers ripen in 80–90 days. Plants are sensitive to hot weather and moisture deficiency. The variety has a genetically built immunity to viruses, scab, and nematodes typical of the culture, but it can become infected with late blight and rhizoctonia. Plants 50–55 cm high, erect shoots. Potatoes in the form of an oval, weighing 110–140 g. The skin is yellowish, smooth to the touch, rather dense, the flesh is creamy beige. 15–20 potatoes are obtained from a plant.
• Fresco. Early variety (tubers ripen in 75–85 days). In areas with a warm climate, they manage to harvest twice a season. Immune to cancer and nematodes, moderate resistance to rhizoctonia and scab. It is prone to damage by late blight, it is not stored very well, it germinates quickly. The mass of one tuber is 95–120 g, there are 9–12 of them per plant. The skin and flesh are creamy yellow.
• The effect. A variety of medium early ripening. It is not attacked by viruses, rarely by late blight and scab, often by rhizoctonia. Oval shaped potatoes, creamy yellow skin, almost white flesh. Tuber weight - 95–120 g. Suitable for long-term storage.
• Ilyinsky. Tubers ripen in 75–90 days. Has genetically built immunity to cancer and late blight, often suffers from nematodes. The bushes are low, slightly drooping. The weight of one potato is 75–130 g. The skin is reddish, the flesh is light, almost white, slightly darkens in the open air.

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For salads

The main requirement for tubers for salads is to keep the taste in a cold state. It is desirable that there are no deep "eyes", a thin skin, and also that the pulp during heat treatment does not change color and does not disintegrate.

• Red Star. Tubers ripen in 70–85 days, the variety belongs to the category of medium early. The creators have inherent immunity to late blight, scab, viruses typical of the culture. Mechanical damage to the peel does not affect keeping quality. Plants are about 70 cm high, erect shoots. The skin is almost scarlet, smooth to the touch, the flesh is yellowish. The mass of one potato is 115-145 g.
• Ukama. The tubers ripen very quickly, in 45–55 days. The variety is immune to late blight, viruses typical of potatoes; nematodes do not pay attention to it. The plant is not tall, there are many shoots. Elongated potatoes, yellowish-brown skin, cream-colored flesh. 2–2.5 kg of tubers are obtained from one plant.
• Nevsky. Medium late variety (85–100 days), drought-resistant and excellent storage. It is not affected by late blight and cancer, often suffers from viruses. Potatoes in the form of an oval, weighing 115–130 g, 10–15 per plant. The skin is yellowish, smooth to the touch, the flesh is the same color, the “eyes” are pinkish.
• Leader. Early (tubers ripen in 55-60 days). It is immune to cancer, often suffers from phytophthora, and is attacked by nematodes. Plants about 50 cm high, slightly drooping. The potatoes are wide-oval, the skin is smooth to the touch, yellowish. The pulp is light, almost white. The weight of one potato is 85–125 g.
• Luck. A variety of early ripening, undemanding to the quality of the soil. The plant is low, spreading. Dry and hot weather and heavy rains have little effect on productivity. The variety is immune to late blight, cancer, mosaic virus, all types of rot. The tubers are large (130–150 g), round. The skin is thin, smooth to the touch, creamy yellow in color.The "eyes" are brownish-gray, the flesh is almost white. Its shade does not change even with mechanical damage.
• Nikulinsky. Late-ripening variety (115–120 days). The bushes are very tall (80 cm or more), erect, heavily leafy. Resistant to viral diseases, prone to scab, late blight, "black leg". He is ignored by the Colorado potato beetle. The tubers are elongated, the peel is yellow-creamy with pinkish spots, covered with a "mesh", the flesh is snow-white. Average weight - 80–130 g. Differs in high yield and keeping quality.

Photo gallery: potatoes for making salads and okroshka

Diet product

Recently, breeders have been actively working on the development of new varieties of potatoes with very unusual looking multi-colored tubers. As a rule, they have very bright flesh - pink, orange, purple, which does not change color during heat treatment. They are distinguished by a high content of antioxidants - anthocyanins and carotenoids. The dishes look so impressive that not everyone dares to try them. However, eating these potatoes regularly is a great way to maintain and improve your health. It is an effective prevention of hypertension, cancer and atherosclerosis. When growing, it must be borne in mind that the culture necessarily needs fertilizers, more in potash and phosphorus than in nitrogen.

Popular varieties of colorful potatoes:

• All Blue. The skin and flesh are colored deep violet-blue. Just under the skin is a thin white ring. The eyes are small, superficial. Tubers are oval, weighing 100–120 g. Suitable for boiling, frying, baking.
• Cranberry Red. The skin is reddish pink, the flesh is bright crimson. The growing season is 75–90 days. In Russia, it brings crops even in Siberia. The tubers are large (150–180 g), smooth. Good in soups, frying.
• Сongo. One of the oldest varieties of colored potatoes, cultivated for nearly three hundred years. The growing season is 100-110 days. The skin is blue-lilac, the flesh is very dark purple with thin white veins. Tubers are round, medium and large, weighing more than 150 g. The pulp is slightly mealy, "oily", with a nutty flavor. Differs in keeping quality and resistance to many diseases. Suitable for mashed potatoes and fries, frying, soups.
• Purple Peruvian. Tubers with dark purple, almost black skin and lilac flesh. The variety is late, the growing season is 120 days or more. Average tuber weight - 180-200 g. Resistant to scab. Sensitive to drought and soil quality.
• Mountain Rose. The growing season is 75–90 days. The skin is bright scarlet, smooth, with a glossy sheen. The pulp is reddish pink. The cultivar is susceptible to fusarium and dry rot. Average tuber weight - 200–250 g. Suitable for making chips, French fries, salads.
• Purple Majesty. The growing season is 65–75 days. Potatoes with deep purple skin and flesh. The tubers are broadly oval, the average weight is 110–150 g. The skin is smooth, the "eyes" are few, superficial. It is not affected by the nematode. Good for salads, frying and cooking chips, as a filling for pies.

Photo gallery: foreign varieties of colored potatoes

Russian breeding also does not stand still. Among her achievement varieties

• Gourmet. The growing season is 75–80 days. The tubers are elongated, the skin is inky purple, dense. The lilac flesh in the center brightens at the edges. Average weight -100-115 g. 12-15 potatoes are obtained from one bush.
• Miami. Medium early variety, growing season - 75–80 days. Genetically resistant to late blight. The tubers are small, weighing 75–80 g. The peel is blue-lilac, the pulp is purple. Keeping quality is good; no more than 3-5% of tubers are spoiled.
• Lilac (included in the State Register under the name "Russian Blue Meat"). Medium ripening variety, the first of the successful experiments in the creation of colored potatoes. Tubers are small, oval, weighing 65–80 g.The skin and flesh are blue-purple, the latter with white blotches. Plants are not affected by cancer, rarely by rhizoctonia and scab.
• Gypsy (sometimes found under the name "Gypsy"). Early or mid-early (depending on the place of cultivation) variety. The tubers are elongated, the skin is very thin, bright purple, the flesh is white and purple. The average tuber weight is 120–130 g. The tubers are not transportable.

Photo gallery: achievements of Russian breeders

Video: how does colored potatoes differ from ordinary ones

Sweet potato

Regular potatoes are sweet only if they freeze. However, there is a tropical plant called sweet potato that can be grown as an annual crop not only in warm southern regions, but also in temperate regions. Its tubers are elongated, the pulp is multi-colored - from white-yellow to pink, orange and red-violet. Weight varies from 200-300 g to 2.5-3 kg.

In Russia, it is still not widespread, but this is completely undeserved. It has a very tender pulp due to its high sugar and starch content. Tubers are a valuable source of proteins and carbohydrates, but there is practically no fat in them. Such an unusual potato is very useful for problems with the gastrointestinal tract (except for peptic ulcer disease), when the body is unable to digest ordinary fiber. And for women, it is shown during menopause.

The most common varieties:

• Purple. Tubers with dark purple, almost black flesh and red-purple skin. The brightness of the color is preserved during heat treatment. Variety of medium ripening, climbing plant. The taste is reminiscent of regular potatoes with hints of chestnut.
• Japanese. Early ripening variety. It tastes almost indistinguishable from potatoes, but the flesh is more tender. The skin is dark red, the flesh is creamy yellow. It is quite dry and high in starch.
• Tainung T-65. The variety is originally from Taiwan, got to Russia in transit through Great Britain. One of the earliest. In the middle lane, it is not affected by diseases and pests. The stems are bright crimson. The tubers are large (up to 1 kg), with pinkish skin and pale yellow flesh.
• O'Henry. Variety from the USA, with a high yield and disease resistance. The growing season is about 90 days (early). The skin of the tuber is beige or cream, the pulp is yellowish, dense. The whips are not too long.
• Victory-100. Variety of Soviet selection, bred on the basis of the American Nancy Hall. The skin is light beige, the flesh is pale yellow. The variety is drought-resistant, differs in the compactness of the "nest" with tubers.
• Ginseng Red. Powerful climbing plant with bright scarlet stems. The skin of the tubers is pale pink, the pulp is yellow-white. Light ribbing is characteristic. The tubers are scattered 0.8–1 m in diameter from the bush.
• Manchurian. The sweetest sweet potato with a light flesh. The skin is bright scarlet, the flesh is yellow, very juicy. The bush is small, the length of the lashes is up to 1 m.
• White. The skin is white, the pulp is crumbly, the taste is very similar to ordinary potatoes of elite varieties. The sweetness is almost invisible. Differs in early maturity and productivity.
• Garnet. Medium early variety, sometimes grown as an ornamental plant due to the beauty of the leaves and large purple-white flowers. The whips are long. The skin is terracotta in color, the flesh is bright orange, sometimes with a slight reddish tint. It does not differ in high yield, but children really like the sweet taste.
• Jewel. A variety from the USA, semi-officially referred to as the "queen of sweet potato". It successfully adapts to a wide variety of weather and climatic conditions. It also bears fruit in central Russia. The lashes are short, to obtain the maximum possible yield, no more than 15–20 cm are left between the bushes. The skin of the tuber is copper, the pulp is carrot-orange, juicy, soft.
• Beauregard. A sweet potato variety that has become the standard of taste and appearance. The growing season is 100–110 days. Long scourge, thickened planting has a positive effect on yield. The skin is orange-pink, the flesh is dark orange, soft.The Beauregard Improved variety developed on its basis has lighter tubers, they are sweeter, but the yield is about 20-25% less.
• Carolina Ruby. Early variety. The skin is dark scarlet, the flesh is bright orange. The whips are long. Differs in the compactness of the "nest" of tubers and the abundance of flowering. Genetically resistant to fusarium and root rot.
• Vardaman. The plant looks more like a bush than a vine. The leaves are cast lilac. The skin is yellowish-pink, gradually darkens in the open air, the flesh is bright orange. The taste is not too sweet.
• Covington. Mid-early variety from the USA. The skin is brownish-red, the flesh is bright orange. The tubers are aligned, the surface is smooth. Differs in keeping quality and high yield.

Photo gallery: the most famous sweet potato varieties in Russia

Video: about the benefits and cultivation of sweet potatoes

How to grow the most delicious root vegetable

Most gardeners believe that potatoes can be simply planted and forgotten. But in order to get a bountiful harvest and tasty tubers, he will have to pay no less attention than other crops. Even elite planting material can be spoiled by illiterate care.

Particular attention should be paid to:

• Selection of crops that were planted on the site before potatoes. Good predecessors for him are onions, garlic, any legumes, green manure plants (vetch, lupine, rye). If the plot permits, potatoes are grown in one place for a maximum of 2-3 years and returned to the same garden no earlier than 5-6 years later.
• Soil fertility. It must be dug deeply, covering up plant residues (mown green manure plants), rotted manure or humus. If it is not enough, you can add it to the holes during planting.
• Selecting the right variety and regularly renewing the tubers. When choosing, one should take into account the quality of the soil, climatic and weather conditions. It is worth paying attention to the recommendations of the State Register. The planting material tends to degenerate, after 5-6 years the yield and taste of the tubers sharply decrease.
• Determination of soil acidity. Potatoes grow best in neutral or slightly alkaline soils. If this is not the case, dolomite flour, wood ash, powdered eggshells are added to the substrate during digging. Alkaline soil is acidified with sawdust, pine needles, peat.
• Preparing the beds for planting. The location of groundwater must be taken into account. If they come closer than 1.5 m to the surface, potatoes are grown in ridges. All necessary fertilizers are applied in the fall.
• Preplant preparation of tubers. They are carefully selected, rejecting those where the slightest traces are visible, similar to damage from diseases or insects. Then the tubers must be germinated and disinfected.
• Timing for planting and the correct layout. Potatoes are planted when the soil at a depth of 8–10 cm warms up to at least 10–12 ° C. You can focus on the beginning of flowering dandelions. The distance between tubers is 25-30 cm, between rows - 60-70 cm.
• Correct care. It consists at least in weeding, hilling (twice), fertilizing. If possible, from the moment the buds appear, the potatoes are watered abundantly at least once a month, spending 25-30 l / m². It is advisable to mulch the aisles with freshly cut grass.
• Timely harvest. When the temperature drops to 10–12 ° C, the quality of mature tubers deteriorates sharply. It is advisable to immediately wash the harvested potatoes, dry them and put them in a permanent storage area. Planting material - spread out in the sun for 7-10 days for landscaping.
• Storage of planting material. The optimum temperature is 2–5 ° C, the air humidity is 45–60%. It is advisable to put the tubers in one layer in wooden boxes or cardboard boxes.

Video: how to effectively increase yields

Potatoes have long and firmly taken their place on the tables of Russians. Any housewife can cook many tasty and healthy dishes from it.When choosing a variety for growing on a personal plot, you need to keep in mind your favorite recipes, because table potatoes, depending on their purpose, are divided into several categories. Some tubers are better for mashed potatoes and soups, others for frying and salads.

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Even such a simple matter as buying potatoes has its own wisdom. Nadezhda Seregina, a leading potato specialist at the SeDec agricultural firm, will help us to choose the best quality and tastiest.

Which potatoes are best for long-term storage

If you buy potatoes for winter storage, it is better to choose not one variety, but at least 2-3. This will make it more likely that some of it will last until spring, and in addition, you will have potatoes in your supplies for various culinary purposes. Potato varieties vary in purpose. But it is impossible to establish "specialization" in appearance - you need to know the characteristics of the variety.

Features of buying potatoes in the store and in the market

In the supermarket, you can learn a thing or two from the label or packaging. It is good when the manufacturer writes for what culinary purposes the variety is suitable: for salad, for cooking, for frying. Now both foreign (Holland, France, Israel) and domestic suppliers often supply packaged potatoes with such explanations.

By the way, the quality of washed packaged potatoes is the same everywhere, which country to give preference to is a matter of taste.

It is more difficult when, instead of assigning a variety, they write: gourmet potatoes, domestic potatoes or something like that. Then we arm ourselves with a magnifying glass and look for the composition graph, if the label is present.

Starch content above 15% - the variety is suitable for mashed potatoes... Below 15% - for soup and salad... Dry matter - not less than 20-24%, and reducing sugars - not more than 0.5% - such potatoes can be fried, they will not crumble in a pan or deep fryer and will not acquire a bitter chocolate "tan". It happens that any data on the composition and purpose of the variety is missing. Then it remains only to take a bag for a sample and evaluate its quality yourself.

In the marketplace, many vendors can name the varieties they trade. Also useful information.

 

The most delicious potato varieties

For mashed potatoes it is recommended to take high-starchy potatoes - loose. The puree will be tender and fluffy, however, very high in calories.

The best varieties of mashed potatoes: Blueness, Lorkh, Sineglazka, Lugovskoy, Adretta, Elizabeth.

When cooking mashed potatoes, it is better to put the tubers in boiling water, and for salad - in cold water. Until the water boils, some of the starch is washed out of the salad potatoes, and it will not crumble.

For soup and salad, choose potato varieties with a reduced starch content. They do not fall apart during cooking and do not disrupt our weight loss program.

The best potato varieties for soups and salads: Leader, Handsome, Alvara, Red Scarlett, Nevsky, Luck, Nikulinsky.

Soon in grocery supermarkets, perhaps a new salad grade Gourmet - with dark blue flesh and high content of antioxidants. It can also be eaten fresh.

For frying choose potato varieties with a high dry matter content and the ability to "keep" starch from decaying into sugars. Thanks to this property, the potato slices retain their shape during frying.

The best varieties of potatoes for frying: Leader, Nadezhda, Kolobok, Bryansk early, Zhukovsky early, Impala, Felox.

Which potatoes are best stored - washed or unwashed

To wash or not wash potatoes is actually not a very important question. In washed and unwashed form, they sell the same varieties, equally grown. Only during washing are potatoes sorted out, removing tubers with defects and non-standard sizes. Therefore, there are practically no sick, spoiled ones here. But washed potatoes are stored worse - if you need a strategic supply of potatoes, take unwashed ones.

What size to choose potatoes

If potatoes of the same variety are sorted by size, choose the largest one.The tubers, which were ahead of their brothers in development, managed to mature better - they have more protein, vitamins, they are healthier and tastier.

Where the best potatoes grow

The best domestic potatoes grow in Lipetsk, Voronezh, Kursk, Tambov, Tver regions, in the Moscow region.

This plant is of a temperate climate, the heat dramatically reduces the quality of its tubers. Potatoes brought from the Bryansk, Leningrad regions and from the north of Ryazan must be chosen more meticulously. In these regions, there are both good soils and soils that are not quite suitable for potatoes, which give goods of not the best quality.

Special mention should be made of the soil: when buying unwashed potatoes, we have the opportunity to evaluate it. The worst option is sand (run your palm over the peel - you will feel hard grains of sand). On the sand, the tuber is "liquid", it is poorly stored, darkens during cooking.

Peat potatoes can suffer the same disadvantages if poorly cared for, but to a lesser extent. You can recognize peat by its deep black color, when it dries up, it almost does not brighten, it crumbles, it is present on the peel of potatoes mainly in the form of dust.

The easiest way to grow good potatoes on black soil and loam. Seeing potatoes with black, gray or brownish plastic "mud" adhered to the tubers, take it boldly.

Why do potatoes darken when cooking?

There are many reasons for this, but we will not be able to identify one of them when buying. If the farmers have gone too far with nitrogen fertilizers, put the tubers in the storage in too high a layer, did not observe the temperature regime, beat and squeeze the potatoes during harvesting, they will darken during cooking, especially after they have been lying in a warm place for a couple of days. In general, all modern varieties are relatively resistant to this scourge, but none of them completely solves the problem.

Better than others, they preserve the unblemished reputation of the potato variety: Lorkh, Handsome, Blueness, Nikulinsky.

Fairy tales and storytellers: is it possible to grow potatoes without chemistry

Potatoes require fertilization and protection from pests and diseases. It is incredibly difficult to grow truly organic potatoes (without the use of "chemistry"), its cost price is fabulous. Therefore, all suppliers of organic potatoes are a little cunning. Usually they mean only the replacement of mineral fertilizers with organic ones. Tubers with this technology turn out to be more tasty, but their cultivation is still not complete without pesticides. However, there is no need to be afraid of panic - the main thing is that pesticides are used correctly.

5 SIGNS OF A QUALITY POTATO

1. potatoes are dense, firm;
2. potatoes do not "crack", do not crack when cut;
3. the peel of the potato is smooth, without roughness;
4. potatoes do not have dark spots on the skin;
5. potatoes with shallow eyes.

You can ask a question to an expert in fertilization, plant protection from diseases and pests here.

Breeders have bred more than 280 varieties of potatoes, which are recommended to be grown in personal plots. The best varieties of potatoes are characterized by good yield, excellent taste and presentation, immunity to bacteria and viruses.

Classification of potato varieties

Ripening classification:

• ultra early - up to 1.5 months;
• early - up to 2 months;
• medium - up to 3 months;
• late - from 3 months to 140 days.

Potato varieties are bred for different purposes:

• fodder - used as fodder for livestock; potatoes are large, contain a lot of protein and starch;
• universal - allowed for use in cooking and for feeding livestock; with a starch value of 16-18%;
• technical - dry matter more than 16%, are used as raw materials for the production of starch and alcohol;
• canteens are of the greatest interest for gardeners, as they are used in cooking.

Table varieties contain a different percentage of dry matter - starch and are divided into types:

1. Type A - low dry matter value up to 14%; the tubers are dense, do not boil over, they are used for side dishes and salads.
2. Type B - 14-17% starch; this type includes varieties that are used for frying and making chips.
3. Type C - from 17 to 20% dry matter; average cookability.
4. Type D - starch value up to 25%. This type includes varieties of fully boiled potatoes, which are used to obtain dry mashed potatoes.

Characteristics of the color of the peel:

• red peel - shelf-stable potatoes, contains a lot of antioxidants;
• white and yellow potatoes — taste good and have more starch than red tubers.

Overview of potato varieties

Below we take a look at the most popular potato varieties for various characteristics.

Super early varieties

The growth period is 45-60 days. Their advantages are minimal watering 2-3 times, immunity to late blight and the ability to harvest twice a season.

The main disadvantage of early potato varieties is that the tubers are not suitable for storage, as their skin is very thin. The harvest quickly becomes sluggish and loses its flavor.

1. Impala is a Dutch selection. Resistant to damage during harvesting. Tubers are slightly oval, ripen in 50 days. The surface is yellow, has no roughness, the average starch is up to 15%, the weight of the potato is 160 g.
2. Bellarosa - bred in Germany. The shape of the potato is spherical, weight - 200 g, the flesh on the cut is beige, the skin is rough, pinkish. Immune to bacteria.
3. Alyona. A variety of oblong potatoes. The tuber weighs 130 g, the peel is pinkish. The pulp is light beige, does not darken during cooking; dry matter content 15%.
4. Riviera. Dutch variety. Potato - rounded, weight - 140 g. Peel - yellowish, flesh - beige, starch up to 16%.
5. Timo. Finnish potatoes. The growth period is 45 days. Potatoes weighing up to 120 g, round. Smooth surface of the tuber, brown-yellow color; starch - up to 14%, the pulp is pale, almost white.

Medium varieties

With a ripening period of up to 100 days. They are grown for storage for the winter, as the tubers are mature and do not germinate until spring.

1. Gala. A spherical vegetable with light flesh and brownish peel. Tuber weight - 120 g. It has average starch values.
2. Red Scarlett. Dutch selection. The tubers are oblong with a flat surface. The skin is reddish, the flesh is almost white. Weight - up to 120 g.
3. Rosara. A variety of German selection. Tubers grow up to 70 days. The shape of the potato is oblong, weighing 150 g, with beige pulp and pinkish skin.
4. Karatop. The tubers mature for 70 days. Little eyes. The potatoes are elongated, the peel is brownish, the flesh is pale yellow.
5. Sante is a Dutch selection. Vegetable weighing 80 g, with a golden skin, cream tuber on the cut.

Late varieties

The growth period is from 90-140 days. They contain the maximum amount of carbohydrates and nutrients. They are stored for a long time until the next harvest without germination. Tubers are less likely to suffer from diseases.

1. Picasso is a Dutch breeding potato. There is little starch in the composition, it does not boil over. A vegetable weighing 120 g, creamy on the cut, the skin is yellow with burgundy specks.
2. Pace. Potatoes weighing 150 g, contains 22% starch; on the cut - beige.
3. Nevsky. The tuber is round, 120–130 g, pale cream on the cut. The surface is without roughness, pale yellow, the eyes are pinkish, shallow.
4. Nikulinsky. The vegetable weighs 90 g, elongated, the skin is light beige with pinkish spots, on the cut of the potato it is snow-white.
5. Zhuravinka is a Belarusian selection. Oval tubers of a pinkish hue, up to 160 g. Does not suffer from drought.

The most productive varieties

They give over 350 centners per hectare, and with the addition of additional fertilizing and proper watering - up to 800 centners per hectare.

1. Temp - tubers are large, with a yield of 550 c / ha.
2. Good luck - with an average starch index, it is capable of producing a yield of 960 c / ha.
3. Zhukovsky. Vegetable weighing 165 g, with a yield of up to 500 c / ha. The skin of the tuber is pink, the flesh is pale yellow.
4. Bellarosa.A very early variety, which, with proper care, gives a yield of 400 c / ha of young potatoes.
5. Idaho. Early potatoes with starch up to 17%. The tuber rind is smooth. Productivity - up to 600 kg / ha.

The most delicious varieties

Mona lisa

They contain a lot of amino acids, starch, bioflavonoids and fiber.

1. Mona Lisa is a mid-early variety. Potato weight - 80 g; the skin is hard.
2. Bentier is a medium early potato. The skin is brown, the cut is a beige pulp, weight is 120 g, there are few eyes.
3. Symphony is a medium-ripening variety. The color of the potato is red, the flesh is yellowish, weight 120 g.
4. Adretta. Spherical potatoes. The rind and flesh are beige; the surface of the tuber is rough.
5. Simpley Ed. Reddish tuber, flesh - beige, contains many antioxidants.

For clay and sandy soils

Rodrigo

Potato varieties are selected that are capable of bearing fruit on heavy, dense soils. In clay areas, water stagnates after heavy rains, and a crust forms when it dries.

Sandy soils have low porosity, quickly pass air and water, and are not able to retain moisture. For such plots of land, you need to choose drought-resistant varieties.

1. Gatchinsky. Potato shape - spherical, weight - up to 140 g; the pulp is creamy. Productivity - up to 450 kg / ha.
2. The glow is a mid-late potato. The skin is pinkish, the tuber on the cut is white, the dry matter content is 22%. Productivity - up to 400c / ha. It has wide leaves that do not allow moisture under the bush to evaporate quickly.
3. Bellarosa - on heavy soils forms up to 10 tubers weighing 150-200 g on a bush. The root system penetrates deep into the ground, where it extracts water and nutrients.
4. Cleopatra is a Dutch variety. The skin is red, the flesh is pale yellow, starch is 13%; tubers are large.
5. Rodrigo is a German-bred potato. Large tubers up to 200 g, the skin is reddish, the flesh is beige.

Universal varieties capable of bearing fruit on different soils - "Zhukovsky", "Nevsky".

Potato varieties for different regions of the country

The climate of different regions of the country is different. Therefore, for each zone, potatoes are selected that can bear fruit well in certain weather conditions.

Rodrigo and Gala

For Moscow region

The climate is moderately continental with relatively mild winters and rainy summers. The first frosts are possible from mid-September.

It is recommended to plant the best early varieties: Impala, Nevsky, Zhukovsky, Vesna, Luck, Bellarosa, Sineglazka, Bryansky Early.

For Siberia

An area with a sharply continental climate, with late spring frosts, short summers and heavy rains at the end of the summer.

Under such conditions, early and middle varieties are grown: "Tuleevsky", "Nevsky", "Adretta", "Impala", "Luck", "Lyubava".

For the Urals

A short warm period is characteristic, especially in the north and in the central part of the region. Choose early and medium varieties for cultivation: "Luck", "Timo", "Riviera", "Impala", "Gala", "Nevsky".

Middle zone of Russia

It is characterized by a temperate climate with high humidity. Warm seasons are from late May to mid-September. The best potato varieties for the middle lane:

• early - "Bellarosa", "Impala";
• middle - "Rosara", "Sante", "Slavyanka";
• later - "Picasso", "Nevsky", "Zhuravinka".

For southern areas

Hot summers and lack of moisture are typical. The very early varieties "Udacha", "Impala", "Alena", "Zhukovsky" give a harvest before the onset of heat. They are grown twice a season.

With sufficient watering, late varieties are grown: "Nevsky", "Temp", "Picasso", "Nikulinsky".

Potato varieties by purpose

For frying

Suitable potatoes with a low starch content of 14-17%: "Impala", "Alena", "Sante", "Luck", "Ryabinushka".

For mashed potatoes

They choose potatoes with starch from 17 to 25%: "Gala", "Fairy Tale", "Nevsky", "Zarevo", "Verba", "Atlant", "Adretta".

For long-term storage

An early ripe crop can be stored until mid-autumn, then the tubers germinate and wither.

It is better to use medium and late potatoes for storage. It has a thick skin, is resistant to fungal diseases, does not rot during storage. Stored without significant weight loss "Nevsky", "Sante", "Minerva", "Slavyanka", "Gatchinsky" "Adretta".

Reviews of potato varieties

"Nevsky" is positively assessed by vegetable growers. This is a delicious potato with a yield of up to 15 tubers per bush. It is also immune to bacteria. Tubers are oblong, easy to clean without roughness. Potatoes "Nevsky" are heat-resistant. Therefore, it is cultivated in their gardens by amateur summer residents. It is also popular for commercial cultivation.

Bellarosa is an early table potato. Mass harvest is recommended 55 days after planting. You can selectively dig in the bushes already on the 40th day. For the opportunity to get young tubers so early, the variety is appreciated by summer residents. In addition, in areas with a mild climate, the variety is grown twice a season.

The advantage of Bellarosa is the ability to produce crops on heavy soils and on dry areas without an automatic irrigation system.

Temp potatoes are popular among gardeners. It has large tubers with a high starch content of up to 23%. It is used for industrial purposes, for making starch and dry purees. It is appreciated by private growers for its good taste and quick digestibility.

Choosing the best potato variety starts with studying the climate and soil composition of the region. With this approach, early potatoes will delight in harvest in early summer, and late potatoes are used during winter. The ability to navigate the varieties will help you choose the right vegetable for frying and various dishes: soups, side dishes, mashed potatoes.

The best potato varieties are varieties that are suitable for one or another characteristic, for those who grow them: high yield, disease resistance, unpretentious cultivation, early maturity, taste, marketability and other qualities. There are a great variety of such varieties, therefore, we present the most popular and tested ones.

Potato variety Red Scarlet

Among early varieties potatoes one of the best Dutch varieties should be noted - Red Scarlet... Early ripe variety. From planting to assembly - 75-80 days... The plant is short with reddish-purple flowers. Yield depends on climatic conditions, but enough high 450-600 c / ha... Well suited for the southern regions of the country. Tubers are smooth, oblong, beautiful, have a red color, the size of one potato is 90-130 grams... Smooth, even surface, few eyes.

The main advantage of this variety: does not darken when the surface is damaged, does not change color after cooking. Red Scarlet potatoes easily endure dry summers. It is in great demand and popularity among potato growers. Nice presentation and good taste. Good resistance to nematodes and cancer. Stores well and easily tolerates long-term transportation. With constant planting of its seeds, it retains varietal qualities for a long time.

Flaws: slightly below average resistant to viral diseases, to common scab. When overgrowing, tubers may lose their even shape.

Potato variety Red Scarlet

Gala potato variety

An early variety - Gala. This variety is for table use, of German selection. From the moment of disembarkation of this grade until fully ripe harvest takes place about 80 days... The Gala variety has large leaves, a medium-sized potato bush, weak flowering (white flowers). The weight of one tuber is 80-130 grams. Average yield - 250 kg / ha... Maximum up to 420 c / ha... This variety is very good for sale, as the yield of commercial quality tubers is up to 96%. The tubers are oval, round, even, well suited for mechanical cleaning. The variety is very resistant to diseases and viruses. Good taste. Well stored and transported.Suitable for most regions of our country.

Pros of the Gala variety: unpretentious to soil and climatic conditions, with proper adherence to agrotechnical measures - it gives a high yield of high-quality tubers. Resistant to many diseases. Resistance to mechanical damage - high.

Minuses: low resistance to rhizoctonia and late blight. This variety has very few disadvantages, especially if the growing rules are followed.

Gala potato variety

Potato variety Timo

One of the best varieties of early potatoes is considered Timo. Germinates in all regions of Russia, is well stored, high resistance to potato diseases (potato cancer). The yield of this variety is 350-600 kg / ha. Potatoes are medium in size, round in shape, the skin of young potatoes is light in color.

Potato variety Timo

Impala potato variety

Potato variety Impala considered very early, since harvesting can be done 50 days after planting. This variety is in great demand and popularity, especially in the southern regions of our country. Practically in various climatic conditions (drought, abundance of precipitation) - it gives a stable high yield, due to the rapid maturation and use of the spring moisture reserve.

The Impala potato variety, some farms in the Southern regions use for double planting in one season. Bushes are tall with white flowers. Skin color of potato tubers: yellow, shape: oval. This potato variety has a high keeping quality and transportation. Excellent yield of marketable potatoes 85–95%. Resistance to diseases and viruses - high and medium.

Impala potato variety

Potato variety Zhukovsky early

Variety Zhukovsky early belongs to very early potato varieties. He has a high, stable yield in different climates and different soils. The Zhukovsky variety blooms strongly, with red-purple flowers. Medium height bush with numerous shoots. Tubers with pink skin, oval shape. Excellent taste (potato variety is suitable for making chips).

A large yield of marketable tubers (that is, they are all large, small ones are practically absent). This potato variety is resistant to cancer, potato golden nematode, common scab and some other viruses and diseases. It should be noted that the potential yield of the early Zhukovsky variety is 600 c / ha. - this is a very high yield. And the average is 300-400 c / ha.

Potato variety Zhukovsky early

Bellarosa potato variety

Another very early and high yielding potato variety - Bellarosa. The variety is drought tolerant and suitable for most types of soils. The bush is tall with red-violet flowers. Round oval tuber with pink skin. The pulp is light yellow with high palatability. The beautiful presentation and good keeping quality of this variety make it popular and well-sold. Bellorosa potatoes are highly resistant to viral diseases and diseases. Productivity - 320 kg / ha and more.

Bellarosa potato variety

Potato variety Luck

Luck - early maturing, high-yielding potato variety. With the release of marketable tubers up to 100%, good keeping quality and safety in winter. The bushes of the Luck variety are medium-sized with white flowers. Potato tubers are large, oval in shape with a light yellow skin. The pulp is white. Good taste. Feature - planting must be carried out in well-warmed soil. This early-ripening potato variety possesses - high resistance to viruses, medium to disease and very resistant to mechanical damage.

Potato variety Luck

Adretta potato variety

Adretta - medium early, high-yielding potato variety with good and high resistance to diseases and viruses. Medium bush with white flowers. Adretta tubers are very well stored without losing their high taste.

Potato variety "Adretta"

Potato variety Romano

Romano - mid-early potato variety. It is one of the best potato varieties of this ripening period due to its high taste (Romano is suitable for preparing any dishes), good stable yield, good keeping quality, is not inclined to intensive germination. Tall plant with red-violet flowers. The tubers are oval, the peel is pink, the flesh is light cream. Average resistance to diseases and viruses. It is affected by common scab, therefore additional processing of the Romano variety is necessary against it.

Potato variety Romano

Potato variety Nevsky

Mid-early variety Nevsky. Very popular frommid-early, due to the highest yield among Russian varieties. The plant is medium, well branched with a lot of leaves. The flowers are white. The shape of the tubers is oval, the color of the peel is light yellow, the flesh is creamy. High yield of marketable tubers - up to 95%. Keeping quality is good, but at lower storage temperatures, as it has early germination of sprouts.

A feature of the Nevsky variety is planting in warm soil, without injuring tubers and fragments of sprouts. Maintaining an optimal state of soil moisture at the time of tuber formation. Medium and high resistance to viruses and diseases. It responds well to optimal soil fertilization.

Potato variety Nevsky

Rocco potato variety

Rocco - mid-early potato variety with very beautiful red tubers. Plants are medium-sized, erect, with red-violet flowers. Flowering is rare or absent. The tubers are oval with red skin. The pulp is creamy. The yield is high - up to 400 kg / ha. Disease and virus resistance - medium and high. Ideal for retail sales, keeps well and is easy to grow.

Rocco potato variety

Potato variety Picasso

Picasso variety - medium late high-yielding variety of the Dutch selection. Very beautiful tubers, but picky about fertilization. High taste. Stores well. Tall plant with white flowers. Flowering is strong. The tubers are large, oval. The color of the peel is yellow with pink splashes. The yield of marketable tubers is very high, up to 95%. Stores well. Resistance to diseases and viruses is high and very high.

Picasso potato variety

Potato variety Aurora

Aurora - mid-early table potato variety with high palatability. Plant from tall to very tall with reddish-purple flowers. The color of the peel is light brown with red blotches. The pulp is creamy. To diseases and viruses - resistant and moderately resistant.

Potato variety Aurora

Potato variety Wizard

Sorcerer early variety of potatoes with good taste, very resistant to hot climatic conditions. Medium-sized plant with white corollas. The tubers are oval in shape with a yellow and smooth skin. The color of the pulp is white. Keeping quality is very high. Medium resistant to viruses and diseases. High commercial quality.

Potato variety Wizard

Potato variety Visa

Variety Visagerminates in the Northern and Middle Volga regions. Potato tubers have a round-oval even shape, a small number of medium-sized eyes. The dense rind has a red tint, inside the flesh is pink or bright yellow. Potatoes are ideal for preparing side dishes and main courses. Productivity up to 500 kg / ha

Potato variety Visa

Potato variety Odyssey

Odysseus- a variety of potatoes with tubers of 95-110 grams, the variety prefers to germinate in the Central Region of Russia. Large tubers have an even oval shape, firm brown skin, light yellow flesh. After boiling, the potato has a soft texture, does not boil over, and has a sweetish taste.

Potato variety Odyssey

Potato variety Peter's riddle

The most common variety for the North-West region of Russia is Peter's riddle... The tubers have a specific oblong oval shape, the peel is pink, the flesh is creamy pink. Potatoes go well with vegetables and meat, and have a sweet taste when cooked. The yield of this variety is small, 180-300 kg / ha. This group also includes potato varieties: Kolobok and Pyrol. These varieties are perfectly stored in dark rooms throughout the winter, with a yield of 150–220 c / ha.

Potato variety Peter's riddle

Potato variety Maestro

Maestro - table variety of potatoes, easy to prepare, low starch content, about 12%. Productivity up to 155 kg / ha. Smooth medium-sized tubers of light brown color, the flesh is almost white.

Potato variety Maestro

Colombo potato variety

Colombo - an ultra-early variety of potatoes from the Netherlands, characterized by a high and stable yield, excellent taste, evenness of tubers and resistance to most diseases. Medium-sized plants with white flowers can be semi-erect or spreading. Oval tubers, 12 to 15 per nest, have medium and large size, light yellow, smooth peel and yellow, slightly crumbly when cooked, pulp. A month and a half after planting, the potatoes are ready for use, the full cycle of the growing season is 60 days. Shelf life is six months. The yield of this variety reaches 400 kg / ha.

Colombo potato variety

Potato variety Scarb

Mid-season variety from Belarus, Scarb, favorably stands out for its high and stable yield, long shelf life, resistance to scab, blackleg and viral diseases. It sprouts slowly and unevenly, gaining strength over time and turning into semi-sprawling plants of medium height, semi-erect type, with white flowers. Under one bush, there are up to 14 tubers with yellow, dense and smooth skin. The pulp is yellow, watery, poorly boiled. Drought resistance is average, does not tolerate waterlogging of the soil at the beginning of development, is susceptible to late blight. Differs in high yield - 500 - 600 kg / ha.

Potato variety Scarb

Potato variety Tuleevsky

Potato Tuleyevsky - the result of the work of Russian breeders. The mid-early variety is readily grown for private consumption and for commercial purposes on large farms. Semi-upright, medium-sized plant with large white flowers has an incredible yield. The very large oval tubers with mesh skin have a tasty yellowish flesh with a medium starch content. They can be stored without signs of deterioration for a long time. The advantage of the variety is its low susceptibility to viral diseases, potato cancer, scab, late blight and Alternaria. The yield reaches up to 420 kg / ha.

Potato variety Tuleevsky

Potato variety Uladar

Uladar - an early ripe potato variety. bred by Belarusian breeders. Possesses excellent resistance to diseases, high taste characteristics, accelerated formation, resistance of tubers to mechanical stress. Of the minuses: attractiveness for the Colorado potato beetle and exactingness to agricultural technology. Semi-upright plants of medium height, purple flowers with a reddish tint. Potatoes are harvested 65 days after planting. The nest contains 8 to 12 medium and large oval tubers. Under the smooth yellow rind, there is a pale yellow pulp with little digestibility. A very productive variety - 500 - 600 c / ha.

Potato variety Uladar

Potato variety Breeze

Belarusian potatoes Breeze refers to specimens of medium early maturation. It is characterized as a high-yielding variety (up to 600 c / ha), stable, resistant to impacts and most common diseases. An exception is the golden cyst nematode. Medium-sized, semi-erect plants bloom with white inflorescences.Large oval tubers are covered with a slightly reticulate yellow skin. The yellowish flesh hardly boils well and tastes good. The rapid formation of tubers occurs until the middle of the growing season. It is grown on all types of soils for 70-80 days before harvesting.

Potato variety Breeze

Potato variety Veneta

German ultra early potatoes Veneta deserves the attention of many gardeners due to its excellent immune system and resistance to many diseases. The positive characteristics of the variety also include stable yield, excellent keeping quality and marketability. An erect, spreading, undersized bush, covered with snow-white corollas during flowering, produces up to 15 tubers. Digging can begin one and a half months after disembarkation. Medium-sized oval-round tubers have a yellow, reticulated skin. The pulp is slightly crumbly. Average yield - up to 400 kg / ha.

Potato variety Veneta

Riviera potato variety

Ultra early variety Riviera - the result of Dutch selection. Potatoes are endowed with excellent resistance to viral diseases, high yields and pleasant taste. Medium-sized plants can be semi-erect and spreading, bloom with white flowers. They are characterized by intensive growth at the beginning of development. The variety is suitable for growing under film. Under favorable conditions, it is possible to harvest twice. In each nest, on average, 12 light beige oval tubers with a slight roughness of the skin grow. Creamy pulp is slightly boiled. Productivity - 400 kg / ha.

Riviera potato variety

Jelly potato variety

Potato Jelly medium ripening, originally from Holland, is striking in the content of vitamins, proteins and microelements. Tall, semi-erect or spreading bushes with white flowers give out up to 15 oval-round tubers with a smooth, slightly rough, yellow rind. Dense, dark yellow flesh, practically not boiled soft. Technical maturity occurs in three months. Seed storage can last for several seasons. Jelly is not susceptible to major diseases, only late blight can cause minor damage. The yield can reach up to 500 kg / ha.

Jelly potato variety

Potato variety Colette

Popular potatoes from Germany, Colette, reaches technical maturity in 75 days. This makes it possible to grow a double crop. Germination is recommended. Semi-erect, medium-sized plants bloom with rather large flowers of red-violet color. The distinctive features of the variety include amicable harvest, long shelf life, transportability, low susceptibility to nematodes, suitability for making chips. Smooth elongated tubers are covered with a beautiful yellow rind. The yellowish pulp is a little soft and has an excellent taste. Productivity with proper agricultural technology is 550 c / ha.

Potato variety Colette

Potato variety Laura

Laura - German variety of medium early ripening. Tall, sprawling bushes stand out for their multi-colored flowering - from white to light purple. The red peel effectively sets off the rich yellow color of the pulp, which is very tasty and aromatic. One nest grows up to 20 even, elongated-oval tubers. The crop is harvested no later than 80 days from the time of planting and stored without loss for up to six months. Digging can be done much earlier. Potatoes have good resistance to viral infections and diseases. Undemanding to weather conditions, but hardly tolerates drought. The average yield of the variety is 300 - 400 c / ha.

Potato variety Laura

It is also worth noting such mid-late varieties as:Gull, Saturn, Valentine, Torch, Story.

Another one of the best representatives of late-ripening potato varieties - Surplus... Geographically, this potato variety grows in the central part of the country. The tubers have a pronounced oblong shape, the peel is yellow, the flesh is light yellow. This variety contains a large amount of starch, up to 25%. Also, this group of late-ripening potato varieties includes: Belorussian, Outflow, Orbit, Pace, Lorch, Olev... They are characterized by the following features: round shape, average tuber size 90–130 grams, white flesh on the cut, not darkening, small eyes on the surface.

Variety of potato varieties

The cultivation of early varieties of potatoes provides the population with this product already in the first half of the summer. Such tubers contain a large amount of vitamin C. Such potatoes are recommended to be eaten in their skins. Longer ripening varieties bring most of the potato harvest. These tubers are high in dry matter, protein and starch.

In order not to be mistaken when choosing a potato variety, it is necessary to study the soil and climatic conditions of places for germinating crops. There are varieties that germinate well in sandy loam soils, while others - only in fertilized, strong soils. Your result for the winter will depend on the correct choice of the variety. Early varieties are worse stored in winter, they are grown as a "delicacy" for the summer. For late varieties, it is necessary to prepare not only the soil, but also the storage conditions. But with the correct cultivation of late varieties and adherence to all agrotechnical requirements, you will get the highest yield from them with long-term storage capacity, subject to all conditions.

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