The Vineta variety managed to break out into the leaders in cultivation in a short time. Potatoes are famous for early maturity, productivity, drought resistance... Suitable for salads, frying produces an appetizing golden crisp crust that cannot be achieved with many types of potatoes. The description and detailed characteristics of this variety are given below.
About Vineta variety
Consider a unique variety of potatoes Vineta, unpretentious in cultivation and incredibly tasty.
Characteristic
- Widespread due to its early maturity, the growing season is 70-75 days... Already after 40-45 days, it is possible to harvest an early harvest - young potatoes.
- Has good drought tolerance, therefore, during a dry summer, you should not worry about the harvest, the heat will not affect the development of tubers and productivity.
- The yield is high. Up to 400 centners of potatoes are harvested from 1 hectare.
- Stores well, keeping quality is 90%... Few varieties can boast of such results.
- Excellent taste... Suitable for frying and preparing salads.
- Has a beautiful yellow pulp, which is retained even during heat treatment and medium friability during cooking.
- Is unpretentious and grows in any soil.
- Well tolerated during transportation, since it is resistant to mechanical damage.
Description
The bush is formed upright, large, can reach a height of 7 cm... Slight waviness is present on green leaves. Small flowers with snow-white corollas are formed during the period of mass flowering.
Tubers can be light brown to yellow in color. The skin is slightly darker than the flesh in color; a mesh is barely visible on it. Tubers are oval or round oval. Potato mass from 75 to 130 grams, but there are also champions who have reached a mass of 400 grams.
The eyes are almost invisible, there are no flaws on the tubers, the presentation is excellent. The starch content is 13-15%.
History of origin
Vineta was bred in Germany at the end of the 20th century... Breeders have tried to develop a disease-resistant, yet tasty, maintenance-free variety. This is how the Vineta variety appeared, which became a real gift for gardeners.
Growing Vineta potatoes
Before planting, it is important to choose an area suitable for growing potatoes. Veneta is not a whimsical variety, but has some peculiarities when growing.
Growing
You can start planting in early spring, in late April - early May. To properly plant potatoes, you must follow the following steps:
- 1-2 weeks before planting tubers, it is necessary place in a cool and bright place for germination
- Select tubers with powerful sprouts, the sprout height should be about 1-2 cm
- Planting material neatly laid out in holes 7-10 cm deep
- Covered with earth so as not to damage fragile shoots
- Before germinationno need to water
The variety does not like waterlogging, clay soils are not the best option for growing Vineta.
Before emergence, they get rid of weeds and loosen the soil. Loosening contributes to the saturation of the root system with oxygen.
As soon as the first shoots appear, hilling is necessary... The sprouts are completely covered with earth. The hilling process is carried out 2 times. The second time, when the plant reaches a height of 15 cm.
There is no need to water the plant. If it's a dry summer, you can spill it between the rows.
Harvesting
Harvesting begins 70-75 days after planting, but you can try new potatoes after 45 days. When the tubers are ripe, they begin to harvest. The yellowed tops indicate that it is time to harvest.
Storage
After harvesting, the tubers must be spread out in a well-ventilated room at a temperature of at least +15 degrees. When the potatoes are dry, they are laid out in boxes, bags, nets.
Vineta is stored excellently... A regular cellar is suitable for storage, the main thing is that it is dry and cool.
Diseases and pests
Like other potato varieties, Vineta is affected by the Colorado potato beetle... Spraying the foliage with Decis, Fosbecid preparations will help in the fight against the Colorado potato beetle.
Late blight disease negatively affects the harvestthat attacks the tops and tubers. For prevention, use the drug Acrobat. Spray when the bush reaches a height of 15 cm.
Conclusion
Vineta's potatoes are unpretentious in care, early maturing, high-yielding. The pleasant yellow flesh of the potato looks beautiful and is preserved during cooking, is used for making French fries, as it perfectly retains its color, shape, does not crumble. The Vineta variety has rightfully earned its popularity.