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Harvesting a good harvest of potatoes is the dream of all gardeners who grow this crop in their personal plots. Choosing the right variety is the first step to success. The article describes the success of the potato variety, characteristics, properties and cultivation technology: from the preparation of planting material to the timing of harvesting and storage of the crop.
Potatoes have been grown in Russia for over two hundred years. Domestic breeders have bred several hundred varieties that are not inferior in characteristics to foreign ones. So, the early potato Luck has received recognition from farmers, gardeners and buyers, thanks to its unique qualities.
Variety history
The variety was registered in 1994, its "parents" were the potatoes Anoka and Vilnia. The developers were faced with the task of combining the best properties of the crop in a new variety: high yield, undemanding soil composition, resistance to various climatic conditions and infections. As a result, scientists presented a potato variety Luck, a description of the variety of which meets the most daring expectations of potato growers. Luck is grown throughout the territory of Russia, except for the Far North.
Potato Luck
Description of the variety Luck
- Plant morphology: branched bush, about 60 cm high, with dark green leaves and white flowers;
- Tubers: rounded with a thin beige skin and dense white pulp; the number of eyes is small. One plant gives up to 17 fruits, the weight of one tuber is 100-150 g;
- Starch content: medium - up to 14%;
- Good taste;
- The growing season is 60-80 days.
Potato Luck tubers
Characteristics of the variety:
- high-yielding - with proper care, up to 1.8 kg of potatoes can be harvested from one bush;
- early - tubers ripen 60 days after planting;
- drought-resistant - potatoes Luck is not picky about watering, easily tolerates heat;
- frost-resistant - lowering the air temperature to 10 ° C does not have a negative effect on the development of fruits;
- stable - long-term storage does not affect the appearance and consumer qualities of the potatoes.
Advantages and disadvantages of the variety
Benefits:
- consistently gives a high yield on all types of soil;
- resistant to waterlogging of the soil;
- immune to many types of scab, cancer and rot;
- has good transportability.
Disadvantages:
- susceptible to late blight disease and some types of nematode;
- affected by the Colorado potato beetle;
- at soil temperatures below 6-8 ° C, the development of tubers slows down.
Preparing tubers for planting
Seed material must be of high quality and not damaged, since the infection will pass from diseased tubers to a new crop. The Luck seed potato elite can be bought at seed farms or in specialized stores. It will not be superfluous to ask the seller for a quality certificate, so as not to purchase ordinary potatoes under the guise of varietal material.
Heated tubers with sprouts of at least 2 cm are planted. For 30 days, the varietal planting material is washed and damaged fruits are removed. Seed potatoes Luck are placed in boxes or boxes and heated in the light for a week at a temperature of 15-20 15С. Then the temperature is lowered to 12-15 ° C.
The ripening of potatoes is accelerated by transverse cutting of tubers. It is produced before sprouting, about 30 days before planting. This operation will provide an increase in the above-ground mass of the future plant, which will favorably affect the development of the crop.
Soil preparation
An open space is chosen for planting. With a lack of light, the shoots stretch out, the tops turn yellow, the development of root tubers slows down. A potato bed is dug up in the fall, adding organic matter - 5 kg of compost per 1 m2, mixed with ash. Mineral fertilizers are applied in the spring.
Before planting, the soil is dug up and loosened to provide oxygen access to the tubers.
- The soil temperature should be at least 10 ° C, in the central regions of Russia - this is usually the first days of May;
- It is necessary to follow the rules of crop rotation - do not plant potatoes in one place for several years in a row;
- The compatibility of plants is of great importance - Luck feels best in the beds where legumes or grain crops or green manures were previously grown; after tomatoes, potatoes are not planted;
- In case of high acidity of the soil, add ash - 100-200 g / m2 before planting.
Planting potatoes
The optimal planting scheme for potatoes is 60x30 cm. It is impossible to thicken the planting. A handful of humus with ash is placed in the holes. Needles are added to protect against wireworms and the Colorado potato beetle. Tubers are planted to a depth of 5-7 cm on heavy soils and 8-10 cm on light soils. Deeper planting will lead to active growth of tops and the formation of small tubers.
Potato Planting Luck
Care
Hilling
Potatoes germinate 15-18 days after planting. During this time, it is important to remove weeds and loosen the soil after rain to prevent crusting.
It is recommended to sprinkle potatoes at least twice. The first is when the seedlings grow up to 15 cm. With their weak development, before hilling, they are fertilized with complex mineral fertilizer. The second hilling is carried out in two weeks. No depressions are left on the mound to avoid moisture stagnation and, as a result, plant rot.
Watering
Watering before budding increases the number of tubers, and after that, the weight. Compliance with this rule guarantees a high yield of large potatoes. Watered in the evening with warm water so that the moisture is completely absorbed into the ground. After watering, the soil is loosened.
Top dressing
The growth of tubers is provided by the treatment of bushes with superphosphate. 20 days before harvesting, 50 g of superphosphate is infused in water for two hours. Then the solution is added to 10 l with water and sprayed.
Pest and disease control
Colorado Potato Beetle Raids Seriously Harm Potatoes Success. If there are few insects, they are collected by hand. Adherents of ecological agriculture sow coriander or catnip next to potatoes and process the bushes with infusions of herbs: nine-strength root, garlic, celandine, and hot pepper. These herbs are believed to repel the beetle. With a large accumulation of pests, chemical preparations are used.
Colorado beetle
To prevent damage to the crop by nematodes, small worms, the potato planting site is changed every two to three years. If the site is infected with this pest, you should contact the quarantine service, it is impossible to remove it yourself.
Late blight is a rapidly developing disease of the nightshade. To prevent late blight, the tubers are treated with fungicides and do not allow too tight planting. At the first sign of disease, the plants are dug up and destroyed.
Harvesting and storage of crops
According to the description of the potato variety Luck, young tubers are ready for consumption in July, two weeks after flowering. The largest of them are carefully removed, leaving the bushes themselves. Early potatoes are not stored.
For the winter, the crop is dug when the tops are dry. A week before harvesting, it is cut to allow the potatoes to receive the necessary amount of nutrients.
Harvest
Dig up potatoes on a fine day and dry in the sun.Then for three weeks they are kept in a ventilated room at a temperature of about 15 ° C, covering from the sun's rays. Periodically, the tubers are examined, sorting out sick and damaged ones. For winter storage, the crop is placed in insulated pits or cellars. The optimum temperature for keeping potatoes is 3 ° C with an air humidity of 85%.
The listed properties of the Fortuna potato variety and its easy care make it attractive for both agricultural companies and summer residents. It is no coincidence that for more than 30 years the popularity of the variety has not been falling, but growing. The number of lovers of the unique Luck variety is also increasing.
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