Impala potatoes are versatile, they adapt well to any soil and ripen well in various climates. He has a wonderful taste and beautiful appearance.
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Main characteristics
The variety has the following characteristics:
- the peel is dense and smooth texture with a pronounced yellowish tint;
- medium or small eyes, rarely located;
- the pulp is colored yellowish or creamy;
- oval tubers;
- average starch values are from 10% to 14%;
- the average tuber weight is from 90 to 160 g.
Impala is a table variety that originated in the Netherlands. It is very popular abroad due to its taste and useful qualities. In Russia, the species also fell in love with gardeners, and most often it is found in the south and in the middle lane.
What is special about the Impala variety?
One of the advantages of the species is early maturity. The first harvest of the year is harvested by gardeners as early as 45 days, and full ripening occurs by 60-70 days. The ripening rate depends on the climate, current summer, soil fertility.
Usually gardeners love potatoes for a consistently high yield year after year. One bush is capable of producing about 15-20 medium to large tubers. Small ones come across extremely rarely. If the gardener takes good care of the bushes and periodically fertilizes, then the number of tubers can increase to 20 pieces. In this case, 1 hectare of land can give up to 37-60 tons. In the southern regions, summer residents manage to harvest 2 crops, since the spring is early there, and the summer is long.
Potatoes, with proper care, can tolerate dry summers and high humidity.
Open beds are best for planting and growing, but potatoes also grow well in other conditions. For gardeners who cannot change the composition of the soil on the site, the unpretentious Impala potato is perfect.
The variety tolerates long-term storage and transportation well, so you can safely make stocks and export to other regions.
The taste of potatoes is rich, the tubers keep their shape perfectly after boiling and remain quite dense. They are easy to clean and are suitable for any food. During transportation, they are subject to minor mechanical damage. Most often, potatoes of this variety are able to retain up to 98% of their appearance, no matter how difficult and time-consuming the road was.
When choosing a place for planting, it should be borne in mind that any potato grows well in the beds where legumes were previously planted. The height of the bushes reaches 75 cm, they bloom with snow-white flowers with a yellow center.
Impala quickly gains its weight and pleases gardeners with a rich harvest, no matter what the summer is.
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