In order to consistently get a good potato crop, it is important to carefully choose a variety. Some varieties give a high yield only with a high level of agricultural technology, which requires a lot of attention. If for some reason it is impossible to provide it, it is advisable to choose an unpretentious variety. Such varieties are also suitable for beginners.
Description
A successful combination of unpretentiousness, productivity and excellent taste has made the Nevsky potato variety very popular. It is grown with pleasure by both summer residents and large producers.
The main advantages of this variety:
- Unpretentiousness;
- High yield;
- Excellent presentation;
- Undemanding to the soil;
- early maturity;
- Universal use of tubers;
- resistance to potato diseases.
Potatoes retain their shape when cooked, so they are successfully used for making soups, salads, and sauces.
Characterization
Medium variety.
Potato tubers of the Nevsky variety are round, elongated, weighing up to 200 grams. The peel is smooth, yellowish, with pinkish eyes. Contains an average amount of starch, up to 15%. The pulp is white, with a cream shade, the cut does not darken for a long time.
The bushes are low, densely leafy, after damage they recover very quickly. Productivity is high, each bush ties up to 15 tubers.
Potato “Nevsky” is resistant to drought and short-term waterlogging. It has high resistance to late blight, scab, black leg and other fungal diseases.
Landing
For planting Nevsky potatoes, it is advisable to choose a sunny, dry area, free from perennial weeds. Any soil will do, but potatoes growing in organic-rich, sandy soil produce a richer crop.
Potato varieties “Nevsky” has a powerful root system, so one bush will need an area of at least 45 cm in diameter, this must be taken into account when determining the distance between the planting holes.
Planting begins when the soil warms up to 14 – 17 degrees, Nevsky potatoes do not respond well to cold soil. Planted in poorly warmed soil, the tuber is easily affected by the fungus, the yield is significantly reduced.
To get an early harvest, Nevsky potatoes can be pre-sprouted. To do this, a month before planting, the tubers are placed in a warm, bright room. A tuber ready for planting has sprouts up to 3 cm in size.
For potatoes of the Nevsky variety, the following planting methods are suitable:
- in the trenches;
- In combs;
- Square-nested;
- Under the film or agrofibre.
When planting, fertilizers are applied – rotted manure, humus, ash, bone meal. The use of ash and other potash fertilizers significantly improves the taste of potatoes.
Care
Caring for potatoes of the Nevsky variety consists of weeding, watering, processing from pests and feeding with nutrients if necessary.
Potatoes of this variety easily tolerate drought and rainstorms, but this variety reacts to prolonged exposure to low temperatures with a decrease in yield.
Under the sun’s rays, it very quickly turns green and becomes unsuitable for food. Mulching can solve this problem.
Potatoes should be watered only when necessary, they do not like waterlogging. In the absence of precipitation, watering is carried out no more than once a week, abundantly flooding the bushes.
Many insects harm potato tubers, you can protect potatoes from most pests by treating the tubers before planting with a long-acting agent. During the growing season, the soil is cultivated twice from the bear.
In addition, ash has a positive effect on the taste of potatoes. Do not use the ash obtained from the combustion of polyethylene, latex and plastic.
If Nevsky potato bushes are stunted, they may be lacking in nutrients. Fertilizers can be applied under the root during watering or sprayed on the leaves with special means. Spraying is carried out in calm weather, in the evening or in the early morning.
Reproduction
To save on the purchase of planting material, you can prepare your seeds. During the growth of potatoes, the bushes that bloomed first are noted. When the tops dry, the potatoes are dug up, carefully peeled from the ground, trying not to damage the peel. Tubers are carefully examined, damaged ones are rejected. For planting, tubers are selected no less than a chicken egg.
The selected tubers are laid out in boxes in one layer to dry. After a few days, it is necessary to take out the potatoes in the sun so that the production of solanine begins. After that, boxes with potatoes are put away for storage.
Seed potatoes “Nevsky” can be obtained at home. For this, not tubers are germinated, but seeds. In the first year after planting, up to 12 small tubers grow on a bush. They are stored separately from potatoes intended for food in order to avoid possible infection with fungi and harmful insects.
Potash fertilizers do not form compounds harmful to humans, the use of such products is safe.
Planting material obtained in this way is free from fungi and pests, the yield of potatoes is higher.
Storage
Whole, healthy, well-dried tubers are selected for winter storage. The temperature of the room where the potatoes of the Nevsky variety will be stored should be about 4 – 6 degrees.
Nevsky potatoes are perfectly stored until mid-February, after which they begin to germinate quickly. To prolong storage, it is necessary to break off the sprouts in time.
In order not to be disappointed in growing potatoes, it is important to take into account the characteristics of the variety, to choose the right methods of planting and care.
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