Characteristics of Zekura potatoes
Zekur potatoes were developed in Germany. But already in the Russian Federation it was registered in 1997. Its peculiarity is that it can be perfectly grown in the coldest temperature conditions. The species is quite suitable for landing in the Siberian regions.
Characteristics of Zekura potatoes
Now the Zekur potato variety has been increasingly planted in their gardens. He is not picky, which means that when caring for him, you will not need to do unnecessary actions in relation to the potatoes.
Description of the variety
Despite the fact that this type of potato was recently developed, it is popular all over the world, in every country. Due to its properties, Zekura has acquired the status of a top class potato. Also classified as a table variety.
Dignity
If you single out the pros and cons, then you can clearly see that there are much fewer minuses than pluses. However, there are no ideal varieties, there are always downsides. It's time to highlight what the view of Zikur is so loved for:
- It retains its presentation and taste for a long time. One of the main features is that potatoes, even after several months in the basement, may still look juicy and taste exactly the same as they were on the first day of harvest.
- Easy care. The description allows you not to make great efforts to care for the potatoes. Since its bushes are not wide, you can weed it out without any complications.
- Virus resistant. Scientists have taken care of the Zekur potato variety so that no virus infects it. There is still an exception (late blight of leaves and tubers, virus A), but there are few of them, isolated cases.
Simple conclusions can be drawn that this type of potato is fully consistent with modern requirements. After all, taking into account all the advantages of its characteristics, it quickly took root not only in our country, but also in neighboring states. Simple care and maximum taste as a result are the main positive qualities.
disadvantages
- Small fruit size. It happens sometimes. It happens that Zekura potatoes, depending on the fertility of the soil, can give a rather small potato size (70-100 grams of weight).
- Dependence on the landing site. It cannot be planted in areas where there were already potatoes before. This will negatively affect fertility. There are varieties when such a factor does not affect the species, but here it plays a big role.
These negative qualities should be considered before landing. This is due to the combination of different characteristics of varieties in one. But in principle, if you look after correctly, follow all the rules, these shortcomings can be avoided.
Planting potatoes
We select potatoes for planting
The planting process is fairly straightforward and generally no different from the standard planting procedure for any type of potato. First, water the garden bed, because you cannot plant potatoes in dry soil. Secondly, seed potatoes must be laid down with sprouts when planting.Thirdly, a grain of beans thrown into the hole, or a small amount of ash in the future, will keep the crop from pests.
For the Zekur variety, it is important to consider the fact that it should be planted a little deeper than other types of potatoes. She needs to be deeply planted in the ground.
Soil preparation
Regardless of the type of tuber, it is important to pre-treat the soil before planting. But for the Zekur seed potatoes, this is more important than for others. This is not because she has a more complicated preparation process. This is due to the fact that the variety has no special wishes, but it needs the previous preparation process.
The ground should be warm enough to about 8-10 degrees. Temperature plays an important role, since if planted in cold ground, the risk that the potatoes will freeze increases several times. The soil should be plowed and harrowed beforehand. It is best when perennials were grown on the soil or lupines were planted before planting.
Planting potatoes
Moving on to the process of planting potatoes, you need to know the basic rules:
- the depth must be at least 10 centimeters;
- the distance between the seeds is 50 centimeters;
- plant in rows.
If you know the above facts, then success in growing, and a fruitful result are guaranteed to you. And also quite often people think that if you hold potatoes in the ground a little longer, then they will grow larger in size and become more tasty. This is not the case, it is this species that is recommended to be harvested even a week earlier.
Potato care
As mentioned earlier, the variety does not have any special requirements; you will not have to perform super-complicated actions. But still, the standard steps are worth doing for the best yield. Many farmers and agronomists do not like to weed potatoes as it takes a long time. But nevertheless, these actions are advised, because not only beetles are harmful, but also various kinds of plants, which interfere with the normal development of fruits. With weeding, you will already get rid of most of the parasites.
Instead of frequent watering, mulching is recommended. It not only leaves the ground moist and protects against droughts, but also protects against some pests. But it should be done if there is a high temperature (more than 28 degrees). As a preventive measure, this method is also appropriate.
Watering
Many farmers have a negative attitude towards watering. Due to the fact that they plant a lot of potatoes on large plots of land, and simply do not have time to water such an amount of potatoes. But this must be done, because in the summer the earth needs moisture.
Instead, as a replacement, already mentioned above, a mulching process is used. So there is a conventional watering method, and an alternative. It's up to you to choose.
Fertilizer
For a more fruitful harvest, you can, of course, fertilize potatoes in different ways. This can be done even at the planting stage by adding various fertilizers right along with the seeds.
They also often use fertilizers that can be sprayed, they say, the efficiency is greater. But there is no need for fertilization of this particular type.
Pest control
It is worth paying attention to pest control. The Zekur species is resistant to viruses, for example, the Colorado potato beetle and the bear are no longer scary for this type of potato.
Potato crayfish and wireworm are still dangerous for the Zekura variety, since the risk that the potato will be affected by this disease or be harmed by the parasite is very high. Yes, he is not scary only when the land is properly cultivated. You can get rid of it with garlic (it does not tolerate it), or spray it with herbal infusions.
Conclusion
The official description and characteristics says that the Zekur potato was bred in Europe, but the inhabitants of our country also consider it to be native. It fits perfectly into climatic conditions, suits our soil and bears excellent fruits.
Due to its resistance to viruses, tasty fruits, ease of care, it leads the list of the most popular types of potatoes in the world.Without all sorts of hilling and harrowing, you can grow this particular type. He will be able to "survive" even in the most severe conditions. Due to its resistance to viruses, no parasites are scary to him.