Characteristics of the potato variety Sorcerer
Cultivating potatoes in various regions, gardeners have identified the best regionalized vegetables. Among them are: early, middle and late-ripening varieties. Each species has many advantages and can be grown not only by experienced potato growers, but also by potato lovers. Among the mid-early varieties, one can distinguish the Sorcerer potato. It is cultivated in the Far East, in the Middle Volga, North-West, Volgo-Vyatka, North Caucasus and Central Black Earth regions, both in the fields of farms and in private gardens.
Characteristics of the potato variety Sorcerer
Characteristics of potatoes
A mid-season variety can be grown for consumption when young. Then you can collect an intermediate crop in 2.5 months after germination.
Advantages of the potato Wizard
When describing the potato variety Sorcerer, it should first of all be noted that it has immunity to the causative agent of potato cancer, late blight on stems and tubers, and is not affected by other viruses that can destroy nightshade plants.
Some species, which have large tubers, like the Enchantress potato, are damaged by rot and voids inside the fruit. Our potato variety Sorcerer maintains its integrity, both during harvesting and during long-term storage.
- It takes 90 days from germination to tubers of technical maturity.
- The potato is distinguished by its high yield.
- Suitable for many types of cooking.
- The plant is resistant to mechanical damage.
- The Sorcerer variety tolerates transportation well.
- It is unpretentious to the composition of the soil and weather conditions.
disadvantages
The characteristic and description of the Sorcerer potato will be incomplete without mentioning the minor flaws of this tuberous one. When growing such a vegetable, some problems may arise.
- Potatoes are damaged by some pests.
- If the tubers are not harvested for a long time, then you can lose part of the crop.
But, fulfilling all the instructions on time, it is easy to collect quality products even for inexperienced gardeners.
Description of the bush
The bushes reach a height of over 60cm and grow into spreading plants. Most often consist of 6 stems. Ribbed stems of emerald color. In the lower part, you can observe the yellowness of the shoots. The bush has a good crown, but near the ground the leaves may partially fall off. They are of the potato type, about 15cm long. The leaf plate is bright green, has no waviness along the edge. The veins are well pronounced, especially in the center.
When you look at a potato during flowering, you understand why it was grown as an ornamental plant in the early years of its appearance in Europe. Beautiful large snow-white flowers are collected in the apical inflorescences. The petals at the base sometimes grow together to form an exquisite bowl. The stamens are bright orange in color, the pistil protrudes about 0.5 cm above the truncated cone of the stamens.
Flowers are pollinated even before they open. For seed reproduction, they are pollinated artificially, removing anthers on the maternal flower and transferring pollen from the paternal plant to the stigma of the pistil. But this variety is propagated by tubers when grown. Even potato hybrids retain their species characteristics when planting tubers of any generation.
Potato tubers
The fruits are ideal for mashing
Potato roots are oval, rounded at the poles. The peel is smooth, yellow. In small depressions there are small eyes of a matte white hue. The mass of potatoes fluctuates at the level of 100g. The smallest ones weigh about 70g, and the largest ones weigh more than 120g.
The flesh of the tubers is dense, white; when cut, a starchy bloom is visible. The starch content in the tubers is slightly higher than the norm and amounts to 15%. Therefore, they boil well and do not take a lot of time to cook. Soups and purees are delicious. ...
The composition of the soil for planting tubers
Good yields are obtained on sandy loam soils, during the cultivation of sod land and on loam. When they are engaged in the cultivation of vegetables, the potato variety Sorcerer, the characteristic of which allows it to be cultivated on different soils, grows better in fertilized areas. For top dressing choose:
- potassium salts;
- urea or ammonium nitrate;
- superphosphates;
- organics.
Usually they prepare a plot for potatoes in the fall. 1 kg of saltpeter, 0.7 kg of phosphates and 1.2 kg of potash fertilizers are applied to 1 hundred square meters. They also place at least 200 kg of rotted manure on the surface of the soil. After applying top dressing, the site is dug up to a depth of 20 cm.
Another fertilization method is sowing green manure. When using them, you can exclude other organics. Sideral crops are:
- winter rye;
- yellow and narrow-leaved lupine;
- oil radish;
- white mustard;
- fodder peas.
After the harvest has been harvested from the site, it is sown with green manure seeds. When the plants reach 25 cm, greens are embedded in the ground with a shovel or hoe.
Seed preparation
The characteristic of the productivity of this plant says that the Wizard potato is capable of producing 2 crops per season. A month before planting in the ground, the tubers are germinated and planted at a temperature of at least 15 ° C, exposing the boxes to the light. When exposed to light, potatoes turn green and solanine forms in the pulp. This is a poison that protects plants from pests during the first time after planting.
When the eyes grow to 4 cm, the tubers are planted. Before that, it is advisable to treat them with Prestige from the Colorado potato beetle.
Planting potatoes
The prepared soil must be marked in rows, at a distance of 60 cm from each other. And you can just keep your distance during the planting process. Ridges or rows are oriented from north to south. Leave 30 cm between the holes.
A handful of onion husks and ash are placed in each planting hole. Carefully deepen the tubers and sprinkle them with soil.
Growing potatoes
Potatoes of the Sorcerer variety do not require any special care. The requirements are the same as for growing other types of tuberous:
- Timely hilling of tops.
- Weeding and loosening the soil.
- Watering the plants at least 4 times.
- Fertilization of plantings.
- Pest and disease control.
The first time they spud the seedlings, protecting them from sudden frosts.
The second hilling can be combined with fertilizing the plants if it rains. A complex mineral fertilizer is introduced according to the recipe, which is available on the package, in the near-stem area of the bushes. After that, the tops are spud.
When a dry summer falls, the feeding is combined with watering the potatoes. You can dilute the fertilizer with water and water the aisles. Fresh mullein or bird droppings are also used for feeding. Organics are added to a large container and diluted with water 1: 1. Leave to ferment for 2 weeks. Then again add water 1:10 and water the area.
Pest control
When a blooming Colorado potato beetle appears on young bushes, it is harvested by hand.In this case, you can break off the leaves on which the adults have laid eggs. Everything, of course, cannot be collected and destroyed. Therefore, with the massive appearance of larvae, plantings are treated with broad-spectrum insecticides.
Processing helps not only to destroy the larvae, but also has a detrimental effect on aphids and cicadas. They carry viruses, therefore, after using pesticides, we can protect plants from various viruses. Antizhuk, Aktar, Ratibor, Koragen and other drugs are used.
Conclusion
So that delicious and nutritious first and second courses do not leave the kitchen table, you need to start growing potatoes on your plots. Potato Wizard is perfect for this. Not only can it be grown by all gardeners, but with proper care, you can get a lot of organic products. If there is a surplus, then they are well suited for sale, because early vegetables are always in great demand by consumers.