The variety of potatoes is chosen based on the indicators of its productivity and unpretentiousness in care. This property attracts the attention of vegetable growers to the variety of red potatoes.
Brief description of the variety
A high level of productivity has a variety of potatoes "Manifesto". This potato variety is one of the most popular in Russia. The tubers of this variety have a pleasant taste. The high content of starch in the composition of root crops allows them to be used for processing. Many enterprises use this variety for the production of chips.
What does the bush and roots look like
The variety "Manifesto" has no particular visual differences from others. They have semi-erect bushes, reaching up to one and a half meters in height.
The leaves are medium in size, green in color with a slight waviness at the edges. Lilac shade of flowers. Potatoes bloom quickly. Flowering lasts no more than a week.
Oval tuber about 130 g. The potato has a red color, the flesh of the form has a length of 104-132 cm. The color of the peel is red, and the flesh is pale yellow. The structure of the peel is smooth and even. The eyes are small and shallow.
Advantages and disadvantages
Pros:
- the possibility of growing in any region of the country;
- stored for a very long time;
- resistance to many common diseases;
- contains antioxidants and other substances beneficial to health;
- excellent taste;
- well transfers a grade transportation;
- The crop is harvested before the onset of rainy weather.
Minuses:
The negative point in this variety is the susceptibility to potato moth, which damages both plants and tubers.
Preparing tubers for planting
A month before planting potatoes, they are removed from storage. In most cases, it does not sprout. It depends on its storage. I leave tubers with small eyes.
Then I sort them, remove the damaged tubers and select the healthiest ones. Seed material must be washed with warm water. Some treat root crops with a chemical preparation. I soak in a bright pink solution of potassium permanganate. After that, you need to put the potatoes in wet sawdust.
I plant a small potato whole, cut a large tuber into two parts.
Landing
And so that the potatoes do not fail after the first rain and are not flooded with rain, the holes need to be prepared in the fall - dig up to the depth of the shovel bayonet. If necessary, humus.
In order to deoxidize the soil, it is necessary to add a little lime fluff to it.
If the soil is dense, then add sand.
Potatoes "Manifesto" are planted mainly in the Middle lane. First of all, you need to make grooves to a depth of about ten cm, which are located 70 cm apart. Every 30 cm, one potato is laid and sprinkled well with earth.
The Manifesto variety is usually planted in the first half of May, when the soil warms up.
Care
loosening
To avoid the appearance of a hard crust on wet soil, the soil should be loosened after rain. In the process of work, care must be taken - loosening should be carried out to a depth of no more than 4 centimeters, so as not to spoil the roots. Do not leave weeds in the garden - they will interfere with the good formation of tubers.
Mulching
You can simplify the care of Manifesto potatoes with the help of mulching. This helps to effectively control weeds and retain moisture in the soil. As soil mulch, it is best to use mowed grass, which will protect the soil from drying out and prevent weeds from germinating.
Hilling
In order to get a good harvest, potatoes must be spudded as soon as the bush grows to 20 cm. This will improve root development, protect young tubers from the cold. Two weeks later, the potatoes are spudded a second time. Carry out this procedure after rain. When closing the tops of potatoes, hilling is not necessary.
Watering
Potatoes do not need frequent watering. Plants should be watered during flowering.
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