Potatoes can be found in almost every garden. Increasingly, gardeners prefer early-ripening varieties. These include "Bellarosa". It is great for a private garden, and for mass planting on plantations. To understand why potato "Cherry" is so popular among gardeners, you just need to read the description of the variety.
Variety description
Sort "Bellarosa" - The result of the work of German breeders, officially distributed since 2000. The popular name is "Cherry." It is distinguished by its ability to maintain a level of yield, even in the absence of flowering. To evaluate all the benefits of the variety, read a more accurate description of the bush and fruits.
Shoots
The bush is upright, grows up to 75 cm. It has powerful stems, large leaves of the closed form with slight waviness along the edges. Shoots grow without bends. During flowering, purple inflorescences appear on the plant. To bloom the bush, the air temperature should not exceed +21 ° C. Otherwise, blooming plants will drop flowers, others will not bloom.
remember, that the lack of flowering for "Bellarozy" is normal. This is due to the fact that the grade is early.
Important! Lack of flowering does not affect the yield.
The fruits ripen quickly, and the plant does not have time to bloom. Under the bush can be up to 10 large tubers.
Fruit
Tubers have an irregular oval shape. The tuber has a thick, slightly rough peel of a reddish or light pink color. The color of the pulp ranges from yellow to yellow-cream. The fruits are also characterized by the presence of eyes. The weight of the potato is 110-210 g. In individual cases, the weight of the fruit reached 800 g. In one tuber contains up to 16% of starch.
"Cherry" refers to table varieties. It has good taste and after heat treatment retains a moderate friability.
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Characteristic variety
The main characteristics of potato "Cherry" should include the following:
- Early variety begins to bear fruit 60 days after planting. Undermining, as a rule, can be already on the 45th day.
- Good yield: up to 35 tons of crop is harvested from 1 ha.
- Unpretentiousness to the soil. The grade normally adapts to any soils, except clay.
- Resistance to drought. Hot weather and lack of moisture have virtually no effect on the growth of the bushes and the quality of the fruit.
- Resistance to various diseases.
- Another characteristic of the potato "Bellarosa" - resistance to mechanical damage.
- Recumbency Potatoes are able to be stored for a long time and transport it normally.
Advantages and disadvantages
According to the description of the potato variety "Bellaroza" has a number of advantages:
- good taste;
- high yield;
- ultra early ripening;
- unpretentious care;
- resistance to disease, degeneration, damage and drought;
- good keeping quality (93%), marketability (82-99%) and transportability.
Did you know? In 1995, the potato became the first vegetable to grow in space.
The disadvantages include the tendency to late blight, if the season is excessively rainy, as well as non-compact growth of tubers (there is a risk of damage).
Features of growing
To preserve the yield of a variety, it is necessary to follow the rules of planting and caring for the plant.
Landing rules
Before planting (2-3 weeks) planting material is laid out in boxes of wood in 1-2 layers. If you do not have boxes, you can simply scatter the seed potatoes in the room. It is recommended to withstand it in daylight. Temperature - above +15 ° ะก. After 2-3 weeks, eyes should appear on the potatoes. This means that the material is ready for planting.
The site also needs to be prepared in advance, even in the fall. Ground digging. It is made humus or compost in the amount of 5-9 kg per 1 square. meter. The fertile soil should be at least 30 cm deep.
Re-dig the plot in the spring. Feeding in this period will also not be superfluous. It is best to make ammonium nitrate, potassium sulfate, ammonium sulfate, potassium chloride. Do not overdo it with the amount of fertilizer, so as not to cause the process of rotting plants.
Planting "Cherry" is recommended under the scheme 90 × 40 cm:
- 90 cm - the distance between the rows;
- 40 cm - the distance between the seedlings.
The depth of the hole should not exceed 10 cm. Fertilizers containing potassium and phosphorus are placed in it. Next, make planting material and bury.
Important! Early ripening varieties need fertilizing with magnesium fertilizers (for example, dolomite flour). The recommended dose - 50 g per 1 square. meter.
Potato care
Loosening - Mandatory part of care for "Bellaroz". It is carried out to destroy weeds. In addition, loosening break ground crust, which interferes with the normal oxygen supply of potatoes. Over the entire period, the event is held about three times. The first time the soil is loosened a week after planting. The second - in a week. The last loosening is carried out directly after the appearance of the first shoots.
With regard to watering, the potato "Cherry" does not need additional irrigation. This variety is enough and natural rainfall. Excessive watering is the cause of late blight.
In addition to fertilizing the soil before planting, potatoes are also needed. additional feeding. For better yields after the appearance of the first shoots, plants are fertilized with infusion of manure or chicken manure. Before flowering, urea or a solution of potassium sulfate and ash is added. Directly during the flowering period, the best fertilizer is a mixture of superphosphate and mullein.
Variety "Cherry" prefer ladybugs and ground beetles. But they do not harm the fruit. These bugs only eat foliage.
Did you know? The largest potato was grown by Briton Peter Glazebrook. Its weight was 3.73 kg.
Potato varieties "Bellarosa" wonder popular among gardeners: it gives a good crop, not picky about the soil and does not need additional watering. Bushes are resistant to diseases, they are not afraid of pests. Variety is chosen because of its early ripeness and ease of care.