Potato Queen Anne

A good variety of potatoes should be tasty, productive, resistant to diseases and pests and not very late. All these requirements are fully met by the Koroleva Anna potato, which is probably why the variety is increasingly found in domestic gardens and dachas. The Germans brought out Queen Anna, while the variety was specially adapted to adverse conditions and a difficult climate, made it as productive and resistant as possible – all this is great for gardeners.

A description of the Koroleva Anna potato variety, characteristics and reviews about this potato can be found in this article. Here are brief recommendations for growing and caring for the crop.

Description

The bushes of this potato are not too high, their stems are powerful, the leaves are large, with a little fluff. Potatoes bloom with large white flowers. The fruits are oblong, large, with yellow skin and creamy flesh.

Detailed characteristics of the Queen Anna variety:

• the ripening period is 80-85 days, which makes it possible to classify potatoes as mid-season varieties;
• the yield is extremely high – up to 450 centners per hectare of land;
• the weight of each tuber is, on average, 90 grams;
• average starch content – about 14%;
• the marketability of potatoes is estimated at 94%, that is, the tubers are excellent for sale;
• good keeping quality allows you to store the crop until spring;
• the number of potatoes in a bush is from 6 to 16;
• the taste of the tubers is good, the potatoes do not boil soft, do not darken during the cooking process, they are most suitable for frying and making salads;
• the variety is immune to potato cancer, scab, viruses, moderately resistant to late blight;
• Anna is suitable for growing on almost any soil and in any corner of Our Country.

As you can see, the Koroleva Anna variety has many strengths, among them:

• high yield;
• excellent taste qualities;
• good germination of planting material;
• friendly tying of tubers;
• resistance to pests and diseases;
• long periods of storage;
• suitability for transportation;
• high content of trace elements and vitamins.

How to grow a variety of potatoes Queen Anna

The most important thing that a gardener must do is to plant potatoes correctly in order to subsequently get a good harvest. It is customary to plant tubers in the ground in most of the country in early May. By this time, the soil will warm up well and dry out.

In different regions of the country, suitable conditions for planting potatoes are created at different times. On average, we can say that the best time for planting potato tubers is the third decade of April – the first half of May.

Planting potatoes

Potato Queen Anne prefers well-lit places. There should not be stagnant water on the site, it is better if this place is protected from strong winds. The soil is preferably loose, well-permeable, sufficiently nutritious.

If the composition of the soil does not meet these requirements, it can be improved. To do this, fertilizers, wood ash, peat, coarse river sand or lime are added to the ground.

Before planting, the tubers are sorted out: medium-sized potatoes, of the correct shape, without damage and rot, are most suitable as planting material. Then potatoes need to be warmed up, for this, the seeds are brought into the house or into another heated room. When the tubers germinate, they are slightly greened – Kept in direct sunlight.

Immediately before planting, Anna potatoes can be treated with a growth stimulator – this will further increase the yield.

A step-by-step description of the process of planting potatoes looks like this:

1. Since autumn, a plot for potatoes is dug up or plowed. Before this, you need to scatter rotted manure or compost on the ground. In spring, the soil is additionally fertilized with nitrogen fertilizing.

   

2. Now you need to dig holes or make planting furrows. At the same time, it is important to leave at least 40 cm between the seats, because the Koroleva Anna variety is large-fruited and multi-fruited – there should be enough space for potatoes.

   

3. No more than one potato is placed in each hole, otherwise there will be too many tubers – they will not have enough space for normal development, which will cause the potatoes to shrink.
4. Immediately after planting, until the soil is dry and windy, the pits are buried.
5. From above it is recommended to mulch planting potatoes with peat. The thickness of the peat layer should be 2-3 cm.

How to care for planting German potatoes

Only competent and regular care can ensure a decent potato harvest. The potato variety Koroleva Anna is unpretentious, but the plantings still need minimal care.

So, all care for potato beds is as follows:

• during the period of tying tubers, potatoes must water regularly and abundantly. The phase of active formation of potatoes begins simultaneously with the flowering period of the bushes. It was at this time that potato plantings were watered at least once a week. It is better to use spray watering so as not to wash out the roots and tubers.
• If there are potatoes on the bushes cut off all the flowers in time, this will significantly increase the size and quality of tubers – potatoes will develop better and faster.

  

• The roots of the German variety Anna potatoes are close to the surface of the earth, therefore bushes need to be spudded. Earth mounds will prevent the roots from drying out and sunburn. Potatoes need to be handled carefully.

  

• Oxygen is very important for the development of the Queen Anna variety, so you need to regularly weed the beds, loosen the soil and remove weeds. This will help air and water to freely penetrate under the bush.
• Three times during the season, the Queen Anna variety is needed fertilize. Fertilizers are applied during the period of growing green mass, during the formation of flower buds and at the stage of active flowering. If you correctly use mineral complexes or organic fertilizers, you can significantly increase the yield of potatoes and the size of tubers.

  

• Shrubs should be inspected regularly to detect disease or pest infestation at an early stage. In such cases, take emergency measures: spraying potatoes and collecting insects.

Despite the early ripening period, Koroleva Anna potatoes keep well. Only for this you need to provide suitable conditions: a constant low temperature and humidity at the level of 60-70%.

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Conclusion

Potatoes of German selection were created specifically for growing in the middle lane. Queen Anna can grow on almost any soil, but chernozems, loams and sandstones, which pass air and moisture well, are most suitable for her. It is practically not necessary to take care of the bushes.

All that is required from the gardener is timely watering during the flowering period, removing inflorescences, and pest control. In response, Anna will reward the owner with a bountiful harvest of large and very tasty tubers.