Characteristics of Ilyinsky potatoes
Owners of private estates often grow early varieties of vegetables. Some for implementation and others for their own needs. One of these varieties is the Ilyinsky potato. This is a variety for table use, which is suitable for growing outdoors in the Central Black Earth region of the country and in the neighboring countries. In the southern regions, it is cultivated with abundant watering, when the soil should be soaked up to 0.5 m in depth. In such conditions, it is possible to obtain large enough yields that meet the specific standards.
Characteristics of the Ilyinsky potato variety
Plant characteristic
The Ilyinsky potato variety is capable of producing products, at the stage of technical ripeness, more than 350c / ha with good care. When harvesting young potatoes for sale, the yield will decrease slightly.
The marketability of tubers is about 99%. This is slightly above the average of other species, making it a profitable cultivation.
Description of the bush
The bushes of the plant are most often erect, up to 60 cm high, consist of 4 - 6 stems. Stems are well leafy in the upper part, and may be bare underneath.
Potato-type leaves, but without waviness along the edge, grow up to 12 cm. The color is green, saturated. The veins are poorly expressed.
The apical inflorescences are composed of simple flowers. The flowers are small, reddish-purple in color. The petals can grow together at the base.
In the fruit nest, up to 12 fruits ripen. Their weight ranges from 55g to 160g. Tubers are oval, covered with a thin skin, reddish in color. It has small red eyes. They are located in little visible depressions. White pulp contains up to 18% dry matter.
Description of tubers
The fruits taste good. Starch in them is about 17%, and sugar 0.12%. When slicing, the slices do not darken, which makes it possible to cook pancakes and pancakes that remain light. When boiling and roasting, the pulp does not crumble, but retains its shape. The puree turns out to be lush and aromatic.
Ripe potato fruits sent for storage do not lose their specific features for a long time. The tubers remain firm, do not wither or lose their flavor. More than 93% of the crop is well preserved until new tubers are harvested next year.
Especially delicious, you can cook crispy potatoes. Therefore, on an industrial scale, this type of tuberous is recommended for the manufacture of chips.
Dignity
Ilyinsky potatoes have become widespread in the fields due to their characteristics.
- It has a high yield.
- Presentation of products of excellent quality.
- The tubers are highly keeping quality.
- The fruits are suitable for various heat treatments.
Also, the advantages possessed by Ilyinskaya potato include its resistance to viruses such as:
- cancer;
- late blight on tubers;
- common scab.
Cancer characteristics include the formation of white growths on the tubers and green growths on the stems, which eventually begin to rot.Such a nuisance does not threaten our potatoes, as does the presence of common scab on the fruits.
disadvantages
Plants are susceptible to disease
Ilyinsky potatoes are affected by late blight of the stems. Pests that can cause significant damage include the golden cyst nematode and Colorado potato beetles.
The wireworm and the bear can also sometimes feast on the fruits and leave traces of their visit. Small through holes remain from the wireworm, and the bear spoils the appearance, sometimes leaving only the peel.
Potato soil
The characteristic of the methods of caring for this type of tuber states that the soil in which the Ilyinsky variety of our potatoes is grown should be prepared in the fall. To do this, choose a site where nightshade crops have not been cultivated for at least 3 years. Rotted manure is applied to the surface of the soil, about 250 kg per 1 hundredth. You can sprinkle with it a complex mineral fertilizer, which includes:
- ammonium nitrate - 2kg;
- potassium salt - 1.5 kg;
- nitroammofosk - 1.5kg.
If there was lush vegetation on this site, then there is enough nitrogen in the soil and the percentage of ammonium nitrate in the fertilizer can be reduced.
After applying top dressing, you need to dig deep into the soil or plow with small mechanical equipment. In the spring, the soil is leveled and the beds are prepared.
On loamy soils, vegetables can be grown in high ridges, and in other soils in simple rows. About 60cm is left between the rows and they are placed perpendicular to the East-West line, and between the holes there should be 30cm. With this arrangement of rows, the plants will be better illuminated by the sun.
Seed potato preparation
It is quite simple to grow the Ilyinsky potato variety, knowing the description of its features. Before planting, tubers must be planted and germinated at a temperature of at least 16 ° C, exposing them to light. Germination time is up to 1 month.
When planting on a site, the soil should warm up to 10 ° C, and the potato sprouts should reach 4 cm in height. The tubers are treated with Prestige, which protects the plants almost until they bloom, and are planted in holes up to 12 cm deep.
Planting care
In the process of growing, the Ilyinsky potato variety needs to be hilled 3 times per season. The characteristic of the plant allows it to tolerate drought, but it will be better if the area is watered at least 3 times during the growing season. Watering is combined with top dressing, which is introduced into the water.
The description of the care includes the prevention of viruses. Foliar treatment of plants with preparations of copper sulfate, Bordeaux liquid or potassium permanganate will help prevent the appearance of late blight.
Against nematodes and other pests living in the soil, use Stormbreaker 1, Stormbreaker 2 or Medvedtoks U. When the larvae of the Colorado potato beetle appear, the bushes are sprayed with solutions of Aktara, Antizhuk and Ratibor.
Conclusion
Choosing the Ilyinsky early potato variety for growing on your site, you will get a harvest at the very beginning of summer. It can be used for cooking, as well as sold in the markets. Young potatoes are in great demand, and not all people have their own plots and the ability to grow them. Delicious and aromatic dishes made from an environmentally friendly harvest, harvested with your own hands, will be a good argument for planting tubers next year.