The best varieties of rosara potatoes

Rosara potatoes are a very competitive variety not only in the domestic market, but also in the world. It was obtained by German specialists in the field of breeding, belongs to the early varieties and has a great nutritional value. Resistant to diseases, gives an excellent yield even for inexperienced gardeners. It is grown both on personal plots, vegetable gardens, and on an industrial scale.

Characteristics of the Rosara variety

Rosara belongs to the early varieties, the beginning of the harvest is at the end of summer. According to the description, from one bush, on average, you can collect 18 tubers weighing 100-150 grams each... If the growing conditions are favorable, the number of tubers can increase to 24.

The tubers contain a relatively small amount of starch, they are well stored. The plant itself, according to the characteristics, shows resistance to potato crayfish, nematode, late blight.

Seed fund you can not change for a very long time.

The variety has a significant advantage over its competitors: in a wide variety of climatic conditions, the development of tubers is very good.

Under good conditions, 24 tubers, 100 grams each, are harvested from the Rosary bush

Description

Rosary's tubers have red skin color, small eyes... Flesh with a yellowish tinge. It is thanks to the pink color that potatoes are very easily recognizable among other competitors.

The tubers are oval in shape, their size is about the same, there are roughness on the skin.

The bushes of this variety are rather compact, low in height and not spreading. The flowers are purple in color with small yellow stamens. They are small, collected at the very top of the stem. The leaves are dark green in color, ovoid.

What is uniqueness

Rosara primarily stands out among other varieties for its unusual color: the skin can be colored both in a pale pink shade and in a dark red.

Tubers are used both in the amateur kitchen and by professionals in their field. Their taste is very soft, not cloying. With prolonged cooking not boiled.

It is also noteworthy that the Rosara variety very unpretentious in cultivation, gives an excellent yield and is very well adapted to the middle lane.

Potatoes are good transportability and storage stability

Potatoes have a long shelf life without losing their presentation and taste.

Taste and commercial qualities

The taste of Rosar potatoes can be described as pleasant, soft and very gentle... It contains little starch, which eliminates excessive sugary and sweetness. The pulp is not watery. In cooking, it is also valued for the presence of a large amount of fatty acids.

Rosara tolerates transportation very well, has a high resistance to mechanical damage. From one hundred square meters you can collect up to 500 kg ripe potatoes.

Reviews

Rosara has already managed to fall in love with domestic gardeners and earn some reviews from them. Not everyone is satisfied with the very early ripening period. In order for the soil not to be empty, it is necessary to adjust the timing and collect two crops each or to partially replace it with other, mid-season varieties.

Not everyone likes the fact that in order to get a good harvest, you need to plant seed material weighing more than 50 grams... The opinion of practicing summer residents agreed on one thing: the variety gives stable good yields suitable for long-term storage.

Only large seeds weighing 50 grams or more are suitable for planting.

Rosara's tubers are poorly suited for frying; it is much better to boil them.

Growing features

Soil requirements

For growing potatoes of the Rosara variety, it is recommended to select sandy soil with good drainage, without stagnation of excess moisture.

Before growing potatoes, it is advisable to plant legumes, pumpkin plants, as well as corn, cabbage on the site. But on the beds where nightshade crops or sunflowers were planted before, it is very undesirable to plant potatoes.

The landing site must be well lit... You can fertilize the site with manure, compost, potassium and phosphorus. In the spring, during the pre-treatment of the soil, nitrogen fertilizers are applied.

The place for planting Rosara must be well lit

It is worth planting tubers only when the ground is already well warmed up and there is no chance of frost. Rosara is very afraid of hypothermia, so this requirement cannot be neglected.

Care

In the process of growing, planting potatoes requires regular maintenance. Germinating weeds must be removed as soon as they appear in the garden.

If there is no rain for a long period, then it is recommended to make watering... They do this carefully, without much zeal, otherwise an excess of moisture can lead to rotting of the tubers.

As soon as the bushes begin to close the tops, and their height reaches 10-12 cm, spend cultivation... This not only helps to get rid of weeds, but also promotes the penetration of oxygen into the soil. A little later, hilling is carried out, the purpose of which is also to improve the penetration of oxygen into the soil.

An equally important step in caring for Rosara potatoes is pest control... The main one is the Colorado potato beetle.

The main pest of Rosara is the Colorado potato beetle

If timely measures are not taken to destroy it, then the entire crop may die. There are a huge number of drugs on the market designed to destroy the Colorado potato beetle and other pests. Each of them has its own advantages and disadvantages.

Rosar variety resistant to late blight, however, waterlogging of the soil can lead to the plant becoming infected with this disease. It can only be defeated by using high-quality fungicides.

If you have already observed lesions of potato planting with late blight on your site, then in no case plant Rosara there without preliminary soil treatment with fungicides.

Storage

For successful storage it is very important that the potatoes ripen well... As soon as the tops die off, all the necessary substances, including starch, are collected in the tubers. It is they who give the variety its characteristic taste and aroma. Ripe potatoes develop a rather rough skin with dry eyes.

Before storing your crop, you must air dry well... To prevent the tubers from turning green during this time, they are sheltered from direct sunlight. After that, potatoes are sorted and rejected products are selected. The material should be stored without mechanical damage.

Tubers with obvious signs of any disease should be destroyed immediately.

Before storage, the crop must be thoroughly air-dried.

The storage temperature is maintained within + 2 ... + 4 degrees, which will ensure the best preservation of the crop.Do not allow the air humidity to exceed 70-85%. It is better to pour sand, tracing paper or crushed stone at the bottom of the storage. They will absorb moisture and prevent the development of fungal diseases. Long-term lighting in the store should not be allowed, let alone daylight.

Rodents often enter the store, so every effort is made to prevent this. It would be better to decompose the poison in advance.

As containers for storage are used wooden boxes... Also worked well mesh bags, providing an opportunity to control the safety of the crop.

Rosar's potatoes have proven themselves very well not only for growing in private gardens or summer cottages. This variety is successfully cultivated on an industrial scale.

When harvesting this variety, few defective potatoes are obtained, it is resistant to diseases and mechanical damage. Thanks to this, the harvested crop is transported over long distances, does not lose its presentation and perfectly retains its taste until spring.

Foreword

Rosar's potatoes are successfully grown and yield good yields in most of the territory of the Russian Federation. This variety initially has rather high indicators of taste, yield, resistance to diseases and unfavorable climatic conditions, incorporated into it during breeding. And the reviews of vegetable growers of all ranks (from summer residents to industrial producers of agricultural products) about Rosar are overwhelmingly positive and confirm that this potato has the signs indicated in its description.

Rosara - what is the uniqueness of culture?

This variety of potatoes is grown by many vegetable growers, but not everyone knows that it was bred by German breeders. Rosara is rightfully considered the pride of German breeding, as one of the most stable and reliable potato varieties bred in this state. At present, according to its characteristics, it occupies one of the leading places among various other varieties and is the most common early table potato.

Rosara potatoes

In the Russian Federation, the Rosara variety has been grown since 1996. It was this year that it was included in the State Register of Breeding Achievements of the Russian Federation (this is a documented set of systematized information about animal breeds and plant varieties registered in Russia, which are recommended for use on its territory or are promising ). Initially, in the Russian Federation, Rosar's potatoes were approved for use in the territories of the Central Black Earth, West Siberian, Northwest, North Caucasian, Far Eastern, Volgo-Vyatka, East Siberian and Middle Volga regions. Currently, this variety is grown in almost all parts of Russia, where potatoes are generally planted.

According to the description of the State Register, the bushes of the potato crop of this variety, as seen in the photo, are semi-spreading, with erect stems of medium height. During the flowering period, flowers appear on them that have a pinkish-purple color. The tubers of a fully ripe bush are described as roughly the same size as if they were specially calibrated. The shape of all potatoes is also the same. Most often they are oval and slightly elongated, as in the photo. Sometimes Rosara's tubers are teardrop-shaped. The color of the potatoes in one bush can be pink-red, red, or even dark red. The tuber skin is usually smooth or slightly rough and has several small eyes. The flesh of the vegetable has a uniform, pleasant light yellow color.

What are the taste and commercial qualities of the variety?

Rosara's tubers have an excellent taste, exactly the one for which they love potatoes.But this variety turns out to have such a taste, of course, if you follow the cultivation technology, do not overdo it with fertilizers, especially mineral fertilizers, and when healthy and not yet degenerated planting material was used during planting. However, these conditions apply to all varieties, and not only potatoes, but also other crops. If you want to get the expected taste, follow all the requirements of agricultural technology.

Rosara cut

There is relatively little starch in Rosara tubers, at least less than the average value for potatoes in general. Its percentage for one fruit is in the range of 12-16%. Thanks to this, the potatoes of this variety are almost not boiled. So the shape and appearance of tubers after the end of cooking practically do not change, remaining natural, as in the photograph. And it is best to cook potatoes of the Rosara variety by boiling. They are perfect for preparing both first and second courses, as well as an ingredient in a variety of salads. But in frying, these potatoes are not so good.

A remarkable feature of the Rosara variety is its suitability for processing into a rather exotic dish for the uninitiated, namely, into dried potatoes (shown in the photo). This property is very rare for early maturing varieties. Rosara's marketability is 91–99%. That is, this is the volume of marketable potatoes (intended for subsequent consumption and corresponding in their characteristics to the varietal description) in the harvested crop, converted into percent.

The excellent transportability of this variety should also be noted. Its tubers, despite their rather impressive size, tolerate transportation easily and practically without any consequences. That is, during transportation, Rosar's potatoes retain a good presentation, and also do not lose their ability to long-term storage. Therefore, this variety is mainly grown for sale. As for the ability of this variety for long-term storage, it has excellent keeping quality. True, of course, it is necessary to create the required conditions in the storage, the same as for any other potato. And then Rosara will survive almost without losses until the next harvest.

Description of varietal characteristics and features

Rosar's potatoes are early maturing varieties. Its tubers develop to full technical and commercial maturity in just 70–75 days on average. The countdown is carried out from the moment of the mass appearance of young seedlings of tops. Each Rosary bush, as seen in the photo, usually forms an average of 12-15 tubers. But this is not the limit of the yield of this variety. If agricultural technology is followed, cultivation is carried out in a region with favorable climatic conditions and the weather did not disappoint, then you can get at least 18-20 fruits from a bush. And it is not even excluded that individual record-holding plants will grow on the site, which will give up to 25 tubers, as in the photo. The weight of root crops can reach 150 g. However, the average weight of potatoes varies between 80–115 g (in the photo).

Rosar potato tubers after digging

Thus, if the normal level of all components of the cultivation process (healthy soil and seed, standard care and weather and climatic conditions) is ensured, we can safely count on collecting 300-400 kg of commercial quality tubers from each hundred square meters. Under more favorable conditions and a high level of agrotechnical care, the yield will be 500 or more kg per hundred square meters (pictured). Moreover, these yields do not decrease without renewing the planting material for a fairly long period of time - for as many as 4-5 seasons.

This is one of the most important characteristics of Rosara. Thanks to her, the seed fund can be renewed no more often than once every 4–5 years.

Of particular note is the resistance of this variety to some diseases and pests:

• the risk of being affected by the golden nematode is completely absent;
• practically immune to other potato nematodes, as well as cancer of pathotype I;
• relatively resistant to late blight and common scab;
• resistant to a number of other fungal diseases.

In conclusion, it should be added that Rosara is currently one of the most stable and reliable potato varieties. Its productivity is almost not affected by various whims of nature. And the result that this variety is capable of in specific climatic conditions will be achieved regardless of what kind of summer it is: dry and hot or rainy and cool. And Rosaru is grown, getting excellent yields, in most climatic zones on Earth. But middle latitudes are best suited for this variety. In these regions, it gives the highest yields.

Reviews of vegetable growers and potato consumers

The reviews of everyone who somehow deals with this variety (from vegetable growers to cooks and housewives, as well as lovers of potato dishes), with rare exceptions, correspond to the descriptions of Rosara. In any case, there are no complaints about the agrotechnical and commercial characteristics. All reviews are only positive. Vegetable growers and consumers are satisfied with the characteristics and the fact that they fully correspond to those stated in the descriptions for this variety.

Kluyuni potatoes Rosarara

There are, however, reviews in which, most likely, novice agrarians complain about Rosary's early maturity. Say, potatoes ripen by August, and during this period they do not have enough time to harvest them. Therefore, in subsequent seasons, they will be forced to reduce the volume of planted Rosary in favor of mid-season or even late varieties. So this is just their own miscalculation. The ripening rate of this variety was not taken into account. There are reviews in order of recommendations that anyone can check for themselves. So, some vegetable growers argue that in order to obtain a larger yield, tubers weighing 50 g or more should be used as planting material.

Regarding fertility, they are mostly praised. They write that it is very fruitful. But there are also those who claim that they are not very good. These vegetable growers, most likely, in some way violated the cultivation technique or used already degenerated seeds, that is, taken from a crop obtained without renewing the planting material for more than 4–5 years. Or another variety of red potatoes was grown altogether. Opinions are diametrically opposite regarding the methods of preparation. But most are still inclined to believe that this variety is more suitable for cooking than for frying. Others say the opposite. However, tastes, as they say, do not argue. To each his own.

By the way, about the taste of potatoes. Again, most people just like it or even really like it. But there are reviews that Rosara is a tasteless potato. And for someone, after cooking, the potatoes turned out to be solid, they even compare with a stone. Most likely, again, as in the case of yields, they were grown either wrong or not.

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Potatoes have long and firmly entered the diet of Russians, earning the respectful nickname "second bread". With very few exceptions, almost all gardeners grow this crop on their backyard plots. Since breeding is constantly evolving, it is very difficult to choose the ideal variety. Most often, they are guided by yield, taste, the ability to bear fruit in certain climatic and natural conditions, and undemanding care. By all the above criteria, the Rosara variety deserves attention, which is often preferred by both those who grow potatoes for themselves and those who cultivate it on an industrial scale.

Rosara potatoes: description of the variety, characteristics with photos

Rosara is a German-bred potato variety.The originator is a firm with a hard-to-pronounce name Saka Pflanzenzucht GBR. It was bred in the 90s of the XX century, and since then, despite constant competition from more and more new varieties, it has enjoyed steady popularity, and not only in Russia, but throughout the world. Domestic gardeners got to know him after Rosara was included in the State Register in 1996.

Rosara - a variety of German selection, popular all over the world

The creators managed to protect the variety from many common and dangerous fungal and viral diseases for potatoes. Also, Rosara, in principle, is not affected by such a dangerous pest as a nematode, having an "innate" immunity.

Rosara's flowers are purple, with a bright yellow corolla

Rozara bushes are not tall (50–55 cm), but spreading. The flowers are pinkish lilac. The harvest ripens in 65–75 days (from the moment the first shoots appear). The variety belongs to the category of early ripening. When planted in the ground at the end of May, potatoes can be dug up in the second decade of August. At this time, it is much more likely that the weather will not be cloudy, cool and rainy.

Rosara bushes are not tall, although you cannot call them compact

On average, one bush produces 17–20 potatoes of almost the same size. But there are also record-breaking plants that bring 25 tubers or more.

The skin of potatoes is reddish-pink, sometimes almost crimson, very thin, with small and few superficial eyes. It is to this bright shade that Rosara owes its name. It is slightly rough to the touch. The pulp is yellowish, a shade of butter. Potatoes have a characteristic teardrop shape, which makes Rosaru easy to distinguish from other varieties.

Almost all of Rosara's tubers are about the same size and shape.

The tubers themselves seem to be calibrated, small and deformed are quite rare. The average weight of one potato is 110-130 g, individual specimens can weigh about 150 g.

Video: description of Rosara potatoes

The merits and demerits of culture

Among the undoubted advantages of the variety, to which Rosara owes her popularity among gardeners, the following can be noted:

• The presence of genetically determined immunity against such dangerous diseases as late blight of tubers, potato cancer, scab, as well as against nematodes.
• The ability to adapt to a wide range of climatic and natural conditions, which cannot always be described by the word "ideal". Rosaru in Russia is cultivated not only in warm southern regions, but almost everywhere, with the exception of areas with arctic and subarctic climates. The variety is not very sensitive to drought, waterlogging, heat, lack of sunlight and heat.
• Early maturity. This is especially true for gardeners in the Urals and Siberia, where summer does not always come in accordance with the calendar and often lasts a little less than we would like. Tubers in varieties with a longer ripening period often simply do not have time to form.
• Consistently high yield combined with unpretentious care. Even those gardeners who have a habit of forgetting about tubers after planting tubers may well rely on about 300 kg of potatoes from 100 m². With minimal maintenance and the presence of fertile soil, the yield increases to 350-400 kg per hundred square meters. If you devote enough time and effort to potatoes, you can raise it up to 500 kg from 100 m².
• Preservation of the quality of tubers for 5–6 years using our own planting material. Rosar does not need to be renewed every 2-3 years - and this is a significant savings.
• Presentable appearance of tubers. More than 90% of potatoes have a presentation. Together with good keeping quality and the ability to carry transportation over long distances, this makes the variety interesting not only for amateur gardeners, but also for farms.
• The versatility of the appointment. Rosara's pulp contains only 12-16% starch.Thanks to this, the tubers and individual pieces do not lose their shape during heat treatment, the pulp does not crumble and does not turn into an unappetizing watery porridge. Also Rosara is suitable for drying. Most often it is used for soups, stewing, baking, and added to salads.
• Taste qualities. Professional tasters give Rosara a 4+ out of five.

One of the main advantages of Rosara is its high yield.

Not without some flaws, which, however, do not spoil the overall picture:

• Spreading of bushes. Shoots will nip very early, which creates certain difficulties in caring for plantings, especially when hilling.
• Relatively low resistance to late blight of tops.
• The variety is not very good for frying.

Rosara can become infected with late blight of potato tops; special attention should be paid to the prevention of this disease.

Growing tubers from seeds

Despite the fact that the quality of the Rosara potato variety, including taste and yield, is preserved when using a vegetative propagation method for five to six years, over time the soil depletes, spores of pathogenic fungi accumulate in it. It is impossible to maintain the quality of tubers and yield at the same level, even with proper care. Of course, you can buy new ones in a specialized store, but there mini-tubers of the "super elite" and "elite" categories are quite expensive. This is especially felt if you have to immediately change all the planting material.

There is also an alternative - getting tubers from seeds on your own. The process stretches over two years, so you need to take care of updating the planting material in advance.

Home-grown mini-tubers vary greatly in color, shape and size - this is a characteristic feature of potatoes.

Other advantages of the method, in addition to its low cost, include:

• Confidence in the quality of potatoes. A gardener who buys it in a store or on the market, in very rare cases, can identify the specific variety he needs, and also distinguish between the real elite and the super elite and ordinary small potatoes.
• Preservation of seed germination for 6-10 years. Still, it is not recommended to delay landing for so long. The best germination is demonstrated by those that are not older than 2-3 years.
• Seeds and self-grown mini-tubers do not require special storage conditions and take up much less space than “traditional” planting material.
• Higher productivity. Statistics show that the indicators are increasing by 10-25%. This is strongly influenced by the climate in a particular region.
• Absence of common diseases dangerous to the plant. Seeds and tubers do not "inherit" the diseases that affected the potato bush itself.

There are also certain disadvantages:

• Low percentage of seed germination. They will have to be prepared with a margin.
• Capriciousness and fragility of seedlings. Potato seedlings are "capricious" and finicky than their "relatives" from the Solanov family. When there is a lack of light, they stretch out sharply. It is also very easy to damage them when diving due to the fragility of the root system.
• The need to fight disease. In particular, seedlings often suffer from blacklegs.
• A lot of time passes between the emergence of seedlings and transplantation into the garden. For almost two months, the seedlings have time to stretch up to 15-17 cm in height. Since they do not have a strong stem, like, for example, tomatoes, the seedlings are often confused, the shoots are deformed, and numb. It is quite difficult to unravel them. This creates particular difficulties in transportation.
• Duration of the process. It will not be possible to grow a crop from seeds in the first year. First you need to remove the mini tubers.

Seed potatoes are an opportunity to cultivate a truly unique variety, perfect for the area. The tubers harvested in the first year will vary greatly in size, color, shape.The gardener's task is to select the best of them, focusing on independently defined criteria.

Growing potatoes from seeds in the open field is possible only in regions with a warm subtropical climate. Those who live throughout the rest of Russia first need to get seedlings. Potatoes for seedlings are planted in the first decade or closer to mid-March.

The procedure is as follows:

1. Collect the fruits of the potatoes (they resemble small green tomatoes). Let them mature by hanging them in a gauze or linen bag where they will be exposed to direct sunlight. When they are wrinkled and softened, separate the seeds from the pulp and let them dry. After that, fill them with a solution of crimson potassium permanganate for about a quarter of an hour, dry them again and put them away where they will be stored until spring, pouring them into hermetically sealed glass containers, paper or plastic bags with a reusable fastener.
2. Start seed treatment a week or a half before planting. At night they are put in the refrigerator, during the day they are placed in a warm place. Suitable, for example, a window sill illuminated by the sun, a heating battery.
3. Wrap the potato seeds in a wet thin cloth or cheesecloth and wait for the sprouts to appear.
4. Prepare a suitable substrate - light but nutritious. You can use a ready-made store-bought substrate for seedlings with the addition of Nitrofoska (2-3 g / l) or a mixture of turf, ordinary garden soil, coarse river sand and peat chips (2: 3: 1: 0.5).
5. Soak the seeds in a solution of any biostimulant (Epin, Kornevin, Heteroauxin) 30-40 minutes before planting.
6. Fill small flat containers with sterilized soil and flatten it. Moisturize in moderation.
7. Plant several seeds at intervals of 4–7 cm. The spacing between rows is 8–10 cm. Fill them with a thin (1.5–2 mm) layer of fine sand on top, compact it very carefully. Cover the container with glass or transparent film.
8. Provide seeds with a temperature of at least 25 ° C, bright light. Underfloor heating is also desirable. Open the greenhouse daily for 5-7 minutes to ventilate.
9. The first shoots will appear in a week and a half, massive ones - in another 3–6 days. When two true leaves grow, carefully plant the seedlings in individual pots 5–7 cm in diameter, preferably peat pots. Be careful, it is very easy to damage them.
10. When the plants take root and a new leaf begins to form (on average, 7–8 days after transplanting), feed the seedlings by spraying them with a fertilizer solution containing nitrogen (2–3 g / l).
11. One and a half two weeks before the planned transplantation in the garden, begin to harden the plants, during the day moving them to the loggia, veranda, or garden. Extend your outdoor period gradually.

Photo gallery: growing potato seedlings

Seedlings that have reached a height of 16–22 cm and have 5–6 true leaves are planted in the ground no earlier than the soil at a depth of 8–10 cm warms up to 10–12 ° C. A reliable landmark is dandelions, lilacs, bird cherry trees that have begun to bloom. Usually this is the 20th of May.

"Black leg" is a dangerous disease that can destroy future crops already at the seedling stage

When planting, 20-25 cm are left between the plants, about 30 cm between the rows of plantings. Add a handful of humus, a little onion husk and sifted wood ash to the holes. The seedlings are carefully laid on one side together with the pot (if it is peat) and sprinkled with earth so that only real leaves are visible. The depth of the hole ranges from 4–5 cm to 8–10 cm. The "heavier" the soil, the smaller it becomes. Then, it is advisable to install low arcs above the beds and pull any breathable covering material over them.

Caring for plants during the summer is not much different from growing regular potatoes. It is weeded, spud, watered and fed in the same way.

The tubers are dug out at the end of August or at the very beginning of autumn. Most tubers weigh 15–40 g.But you need to immediately discard potatoes the size of a nail or even a pea. The collected tubers are thoroughly washed, dried and stored in a dry, dark, cool place. In the spring they are planted like regular potatoes.

Video: how to grow potato seedlings from seeds

Important nuances of growing

Many gardeners do not pay enough attention to potatoes. It is believed that you can forget about the planted tubers until the time comes to harvest. But this is by no means the case. Like other horticultural crops, potatoes need to be cared for. To regularly receive bountiful harvests, he will have to devote a lot of time and effort.

Seat selection

The place for potatoes on the site is most often allotted according to the residual principle. But he (and the Rosar variety is no exception) loves warmth and sunshine. It is advisable to choose an open place for it, at some distance from which there is a natural or artificial barrier that protects it from gusts of cold wind. The lowlands, in which melt water and moist cold air stagnate for a long time, are categorically not suitable for Rozara.

The highest possible yields can only be obtained in the right soil. The soil should be nutritious, but at the same time light and loose, well permeable to air and water. Fertile loam, gray soil or sandy loam substrate is well suited for Rosara. Be sure to find out the acid-base balance in advance. Potatoes absolutely do not tolerate acidified soils.

In the same place, Rosar is grown for no more than 3-4 years. If the place on which the potatoes will be planted next year is known in advance, you can prepare the bed by planting green manure plants that improve the quality of the soil. Rosara grows well after flax, lupine, vetch, clover, any legumes. Of vegetable crops, good predecessors are cucumbers, pumpkins, corn, all types of cabbage. It is not recommended to plant potatoes where other Solanaceae and sunflowers grew. Plants from the same family suffer from similar diseases.

Green manure plants, for example, clover, loosen the soil, saturate it with oxygen, useful micro- and macroelements

To harvest before everyone else, you need to plant the tubers in the middle of spring. But in most of the territory of Russia, the soil does not have time to warm up enough by this time. You can "help" him by spilling the bed with boiling water and tightening it with black plastic wrap for several days.

Preparing tubers for planting

Germination of tubers allows you to shorten the already short growing season of Rosary by another 7–12 days. After the growth buds come to life, it is advisable to cover the tubers with wet sawdust, creating a layer 3-4 cm thick. As they dry, they are sprayed, but not with plain water, but with a solution of any biostimulant. The most suitable drugs for Rosara are Mikon, Epin, Heteroauxin.

Sprouting tubers allows you to harvest a week and a half earlier than planned

12-15 days before planting in the ground, the tubers are taken out in the sun so that the skin acquires a greenish tint. It becomes more durable, resistant to possible attacks of pests. The yield after such a procedure increases by 10-15%.

Greening tubers increases their resistance to disease and pest attacks

Care advice

Rosara potatoes are not least appreciated for their overall unpretentiousness. Accordingly, caring for him will not take much time.

An important component of agricultural technology is the application of fertilizers. Rosara needs more phosphorus and potassium than nitrogen. Also, any potato does not like chlorine very much. Therefore, potassium chloride, for example, is excluded. On the contrary, plants respond very positively to the introduction of natural organic matter - humus, rotted compost, wood ash. But you shouldn't get carried away with fertilizers either.If the bed was prepared correctly, three additional fertilizing per season is enough - during the first hilling, after flowering and after another 20-25 days.

Rosara responds well to feeding with any natural fertilizers

The bed must be kept presentable by weeding it regularly. Mulching the furrows with freshly cut grass and straw will help save time on weeding. Correct loosening is equally important. Ideally, this should be done every time it rains. A mandatory procedure for any potato is hilling. The first time it is carried out when the tops, which have grown to 15–18 cm, begin to close into a solid green carpet, the second - 12–15 days after that. In the heat, the dates are slightly shifted - this weather prevents the growth of bushes, they form more slowly.

Rosar's potatoes are prized by gardeners and farmers for their ease of maintenance, but they also need hilling

If the summer is dry, the potatoes are watered. It especially needs moisture during flowering. The best way is sprinkling or drip irrigation. But it's important not to overdo it. In a bed turned into a swamp, the tubers are likely to rot. For each plant, 3-5 liters of water are consumed.

A good watering method for potatoes is sprinkling that imitates natural precipitation; the soil must be soaked 20-25 cm deep

The main pest that threatens Rosar, which has a genetically built immunity against the nematode, is the well-known Colorado potato beetle. You can fight it both with the help of insecticides and folk methods. One has only to remember that the use of chemicals is excluded 25 days before the expected harvest and is limited during budding and flowering.

It is recommended to mow the tops 1.5–2 weeks before the expiration of the growing season. This will help the Rosara's tubers to form completely. There is another method to increase yields. Shoots that have reached a height of 20–25 cm are broken at a distance of 10–12 cm from the ground so that they do not dry out, but do not straighten up. Thus, the nutrients, having reached the break point, "unfold" and are sent to the tubers.

Harvesting and storage

It is no less important than getting a bountiful harvest to preserve it. In general, early potato varieties do not differ in keeping quality. Rosara, however, is a rare and pleasant exception. During storage, no more than 7–9% of tubers deteriorate. Under ideal conditions (dry cellar, in which a constant temperature of 2–4 ° C is maintained), no more than 1–2% of potatoes lose their presentation. Rosara's yields are always excellent, no matter how warm and sunny the summer is.

Rosara's tubers are about the same size, there are very few small ones

Video: tips for growing potatoes

Gardeners reviews

The Rosara potato variety is highly valued by professional farmers and amateur gardeners not only in Russia, but all over the world. It owes its sustained popularity to its consistently high yield, the ability to adapt to not always favorable weather conditions, and the versatility of its purpose. The tubers are suitable for long-term storage, they tolerate transportation well. Updating the planting material on your own at home can significantly save money.

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Rosara potatoes have long been appreciated by many gardeners and consumers. It can be grown in most climatic zones and is easy to maintain.

Bred by German breeders, the table variety Rosara pleases with early ripening, high yields, and excellent taste.

And also steadily resists all kinds of diseases.

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Description of the variety

Variety name	Rosara
general characteristics	early variety for table use, easily adapts to the climatic conditions of the region, tolerates transportation well
Ripening period	50-65 days
Starch content	12-16%
Mass of marketable tubers	80-115 gr
The number of tubers in the bush	15-20
Yield	350-400 c / ha
Consumer qualities	good taste, slightly boiled
Keeping quality	97%
Peel color	pink
Pulp color	yellow
Preferred growing regions	any soil and climate
Disease resistance	moderately resistant to scab and late blight
Growing features	loves watering, requires insect control
Originator	SaKa-Ragis Pflanzenzucht GbR (Germany)

Light or dark red root tubers have a slightly rough thin skin with small eyes. The flesh of a vegetable in the cut is yellow. Elongated, sometimes tear-shaped, 80 - 150-gram potato tubers are adapted for long-term storage and can tolerate well even long-distance transportation.

Read all about storing potatoes: timing, how to do it in winter, can it be stored in boxes, in the refrigerator and what to do with peeled root vegetables.

The plant is a slightly sprawling, low bush with moderately growing, large green tops and a red-violet corolla.

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Characteristics

Rosar's potatoes are adapted to withstand drought and high humidity, a sharp cold snap, so they can be grown in almost every climatic zone. Many gardeners and farms are convinced of the productivity of this variety.

Each bush usually ripens from 12 to 15 tubers, and they are all almost the same size.... In a healthy environment, the yield is 350 - 400 kg per one hundred square meters of planting area. Special care helps to get higher yields.

You can compare yield indicators with other varieties using the data from the table:

For 4 - 5 years, the crop yield is at the usual level, therefore constant renewal of the seed fund is not required... Rosara belongs to the early ripening varieties. Already in the second half of August, a full harvest is harvested from the seeds planted at the end of May.

Potato lovers are attracted by its excellent taste. It boils down poorly, since the pulp contains a small amount of starch (up to 16%), therefore, more often the vegetable is used boiled, it is used for making salads.

The root crop is widely used in industrial processing.

You can compare the starch content with other varieties in the table below:

Growing and care

Agricultural technology for this potato is not complicated. Good soil preparation and the right choice of planting site contribute to a rich early harvest. Rosara potatoes preferable to plant in unshaded open areas with sandy loam or light, medium loamy soils.

The planting site must be changed after 2 to 3 years of use. When choosing a new area, you should pay attention to the crops that grew here before the potatoes. Soils are perfect after cucumbers, legumes, root vegetables and cabbage.

Unsuitable for good growth of this vegetable will be land plots where nightshade crops were predecessors. You can use mulching to control weeds.

Autumn soil preparation has a beneficial effect on future yields. Experts advise to fertilize the soil with compost, phosphorus and potash fertilizers. When and how to fertilize, as well as how to do it correctly when planting, read the additional articles.

Oats planted in the autumn on a plot of potatoes planned for potatoes will serve as a good means of cleaning the soil from fungal infections. It is necessary to take serious care of the sorting of the seed material. Planting in the ground is carried out after special preparation of seeds (germination, "hardening").

Full-fledged timely care during the growing period contributes to obtaining a good harvest.

Spraying

with the help of special drugs can help with this.

Read more about the use of fungicides, herbicides and insecticides.

We also bring to your attention a lot of useful information about different methods of growing potatoes: Dutch technology, under straw, in bags, in barrels.

Diseases and pests

Potatoes are highly resistant to various diseases. The Rosara variety is less than others exposed to late blight., a common and harmful potato disease.

You can read about other common diseases in additional articles on our website:

• Alternaria
• Fusarium.
• Verticillosis.
• Scab.
• Crayfish.

However, he has a very dangerous enemy that can significantly reduce and even destroy the harvest - the Colorado potato beetle and its larvae. To combat this pest, a variety of methods and means are used, both folk and chemical.

The Rosara variety has many advantages, so it is often chosen by both farmers and gardeners - the owners of a modest suburban area.

We also bring to your attention other varieties of potatoes with different ripening periods: