Potatoes are one of the most popular vegetables consumed around the world. Potatoes are a component of a huge variety of dishes. Today a wide variety of potato varieties are grown. One of the most popular and worthy varieties is Adretta... This potato has a high yield, and its tubers have good taste. Adretta is an unpretentious variety and can be grown throughout Russia.
Description and characteristics of the variety
Adretta is a yellow potato... If earlier yellow potatoes were considered only a fodder crop, now they are actively eaten.
It can be safely attributed to the mid-early varietal varieties of potatoes. From the moment of planting the seed, about 80 days pass.
If you plant potatoes in mid to late spring, but in the middle of summer you can feast on delicious tubers.
According to the description, this potato boasts a rich harvest... It is quite possible to harvest about 40 tons of tubers of different sizes from one hectare. From one bush, you can get about a dozen medium and large tubers.
Tubers are mostly medium to large... The average tuber weight reaches 140 grams. But this does not mean that you cannot dig up tubers weighing about 400 grams in autumn.
According to the characteristics, this the variety is unpretentious, resistant to arid weather conditions, sudden changes in temperature, as well as many diseases.
The composition of the soil is not very important for Adretta, however if you apply fertilizers, you can get a richer harvest.
Bushes are erect, their height can reach 100 cm. The tops are spreading. The leaves are rather large. The color of the leaf plate is pale green. It blooms with inflorescences of white color.
Tuber shape is oval. The rind is yellow in color. The pulp is also pale yellow. The rind is quite thin.
Tubers have good taste... In the process of heat treatment, the pulp does not change its creamy color, and the potatoes themselves boil well.
Suitable for cooking, frying, stewing, cooking a variety of casseroles. The starch content in Adrette is about 17%.
Tubers are not only tasty, but also have a lot of useful substances - protein, vitamin B, carbohydrates (easily digestible carbohydrates).
Potatoes of this variety it is advised to boil in a uniform and use with the peel, since it also contains a large amount of elements necessary for the human body, especially for the heart and blood vessels.
The history of Adrett potato breeding
Adretta was bred in 1975 in the GDR... At that time, yellow potato varieties were considered fodder and were only used for pet food.
But Adretta surprised everyone with his excellent taste and became one of the best varieties. Today Adretta is one of the most popular varieties, including in Russia.
Advantages and disadvantages of potatoes
The advantages of the Adretta variety include:
- High productivity.
- Early ripening of tubers.
- The tubers are neat and large enough, most of them have a presentation.
- Stores well and tolerates transportation.
- Unpretentious to the composition of the soil and weather conditions.
- Adretta is resistant to many diseases.
This species has a representative of the Solanaceae family there are practically no shortcomings... Among them, only a low resistance to viral diseases can be called.
Features of planting and growing
Adretta is an unpretentious variety... Even beginners in vegetable growing can cope with the cultivation of this crop.
However, Adretta, like any other variety, has its own characteristics. If you take into account all the rules of care, then you can get a very good and tasty harvest.
A few tips for processing tubers before planting:
- before planting, the tubers are recommended to be processed in a solution of copper sulfate or potassium permanganate. Boric acid solution is also suitable;
- for fast germination, it is also recommended to use such agents as "Epin", "Prestige";
- it is also desirable to treat it with a solution of ammonium nitrate or superphosphate. This will increase yields.
It is recommended to put one garlic clove in each hole. This will be an excellent prevention against the bear.
Seed tubers are dug in to a depth of about 5 cm. The distance between them should be about 40 cmbecause the tops are very sprawling.
General care tips
To get a good harvest it is recommended to follow the rules of care:
- watering;
- fertilizing several times per season;
- treatment with drugs for diseases and pests;
- timely weeding, loosening and hilling.
Basic rules for care:
- it is very important to periodically loosen the soil. Loosening helps not only to prevent the growth of weeds, but also saturates the soil with oxygen;
- hilling is recommended once a week. Hilling helps protect potatoes from pests. It is recommended to remove weeds once a week;
- watering is recommended at least 2 times per season. Watering is especially important during dry periods after the height of the bushes reaches 15 cm.
It is also important to follow the correct technique for planting Adrett's potatoes.
Diseases and pests
The variety is resistant to many diseases: late blight, golden nematode, potato cancer.
But resistance to viral diseases is not the highest. This also applies to scab and blackleg.
For the prevention and control of these diseases, it is recommended to treat them with potato-fungicidal preparations.
Colorado potato beetle is the most common pest... To combat it, insecticides are used.
Top dressing
It is recommended to apply fertilizers three times a season according to the following scheme:
- When the tops begin to grow, it is advised to bring humus under each bush.
- During bud formation, it is recommended to apply wood ash under each bush.
- During the flowering period, it is required to feed it with superphosphate.
Harvesting and storage
You can enjoy the taste of fresh potatoes in the middle of summer. but harvesting is recommended closer to autumnwhen the tubers reach their maximum weight and are fully ripe.
If the harvest is postponed until the last days of September, then there is a possibility that excess moisture will lead to rotting of the tubers.
The variety has good keeping quality... Tubers are not subject to spoilage and decay during long-term storage.
The room where the tubers are stored should have good ventilation. A cellar or subfloor is perfect. Even freezing will not lead to a loss of taste.
Adretta's potatoes are unpretentious and can be grown on almost any soil. Weather conditions also have little effect on potato yield.
Adretta is a medium early, high-yielding variety... Even inexperienced gardeners can cope with the cultivation of potatoes. The variety is distinguished by good taste and nutrients found in the tubers and in the yellow rind.