Popular varieties of Belarusian selection, such as potatoes "Breeze", have good performance in the line of mid-early varieties. It is grown not only in Russia, but also outside our country.
Variety Description
The variety is medium early, after 2.5 months you can harvest.
The main characteristics of potatoes:
- tubers ripening period - 70 days;
- the average concentration of starch is 14-16%;
- tuber weight reaches up to 150 g;
- maximum yield from 1 hectare - up to 650 centners;
- the average yield from one healthy bush is about 13 medium-sized root crops;
- the pulp is pleasant, does not boil;
- high keeping quality;
- the skin has a light yellow color, there are almost no eyes.
Among gardeners, it is popular due to its versatility and the ability to grow it on a large scale.
In general, the variety is quite resistant to diseases with proper care.
Low-growing bushes with thin stems that are light green in color, with veins and edging of a dark shade. The foliage is rough with wavy edges. Small white inflorescences. Semi-erect stems do not lean towards the ground during growth. Breeze potatoes must be fed with organic and mineral fertilizers. I'm bringing in a mullein. It is necessary to carry out regular preventive treatment from the Colorado potato beetle.
Advantages and disadvantages
The breeze has its positive and negative qualities. Its advantages:
- high rates of keeping quality and marketability;
- pleasant taste;
- tubers are uniform, smooth, suitable for sale;
- gives a stable harvest;
- not prone to mechanical damage;
- undemanding to soils;
- Potato peels are easy to peel off.
Minuses:
- yield is reduced due to susceptibility to late blight and nematode;
- the tendency to reduce the mass of tubers with the constant use of their own crop for planting.
Growing features
It is necessary to observe all stages of cultivation from sowing to harvesting.
- The soil before planting should warm up well to a depth of about a spade bayonet. In the middle lane, landing can be carried out in the first half of May.
- This type of potato does not impose any requirements on the composition of the soil.
- In order for the plant to grow and develop well, it should be well watered after planting. A very good harvest promises you if it rains within a week after planting.
- It is advisable to fertilize with superphosphate and ammonium sulfate to maintain the necessary acid-base balance.
- Propagated by parts of tubers, shoots or division of the bush. The most favorable option for obtaining a bountiful harvest is a vegetative propagation method, but over time it will decrease, and the taste may deteriorate.
- In order to update the planting material, it is necessary to purchase new seeds after 3 years of planting. At the same time, in the first year you can get a small potato crop, and in the second - a large one.
- Winter storage of potatoes does not require special conditions; the fruits are placed in a dry pantry.
- These potatoes are resistant to damage during digging, transport or sorting before wintering.
When planting potatoes, tubers should be separated that show signs of decay or damage by pests and diseases. For example, in the case of scab, the yield is reduced by 70%.
In order to get a good harvest, you need to follow the rules of crop rotation. The best predecessors for Breeze potatoes are legumes or cereals.
The basis of care
- Carrying out loosening of the soil. No need to allow the appearance of a crust. Air must get to the roots. This helps increase productivity. In the aisles, loosen only after the bushes become tall.
- Fertilizers are applied twice - with the growth of greenery, with flowering.
- Watering in the heat. Needs to be watered in the morning or evening. If the summer is rainy, then watering is not needed.
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