Recently, a lot of new good potato varieties by breeders have been bred. And one of the best, of course, is the "red lady." The potato variety (a photo of it will be presented on the page), this deserved just excellent reviews from summer residents.
How was withdrawn
This potato was brought to Russia from Germany. It was brought out by one of the German breeders relatively recently. In the state register of varieties of the Russian Federation "red lady" was entered in 2008. Its originator is the German company Norira GMBH. Further in the article we will consider in detail what constitutes red lady potatoes (variety description, photos, reviews).
general description
Refers "red lady" to an early ripe group of varieties. Its tubers ripen approximately 75-85 days after planting in the ground. In the State Register it is registered as a dining room. This group includes varieties that give tubers with excellent taste. According to the manufacturer, the variety is high-yielding. The same fact is confirmed by many summer residents and farmers.
Description of tubers
The peel color of the red lady potatoes is red. The flesh of table varieties is usually white. Yellow potato varieties were previously considered fodder. At least Soviet breeders once bred such tubers exclusively for pig farms. However, now there are many table varieties that have exactly the yellow flesh. The "red lady" also refers to them. The taste qualities of its tubers, judging by the reviews, are simply excellent. The starch in the pulp contains about 12.5-16.8%.
The size of the potato of this variety are quite large. One tuber can weigh on average 114-142 grams. The “red lady” form of potatoes is neat, smooth, slightly elongated. The peel of the tubers is mesh, flaky, and the eyes are superficial.
Description of the bushes
Too high potatoes "red lady" does not grow. Its straight and semi-erect stems are of medium length. Leaflets of this variety are not too large. The color they have is dark green. One of the features of the variety is that its buds fall, underdeveloped.
Reviews
Potatoes "red lady" (description of the variety, photos, reviews of farmers confirm this fully) - the culture is quite fruitful. His tubers look really neat and mouth-watering. In addition, summer residents and farmers include the undoubted advantages of the "red lady":
resistance to drought;
Suitability for long-term storage;
resistance to common diseases such as rust, scab, late blight, black leg, rot.
Thus, it can be considered that “red lady” (potato) is distinguished by very good characteristics. Reviews about him exist mostly good.
The advantages of this potato, many summer residents, among other things, include the fact that its tubers do not darken after heat treatment. Moreover, black spots never form inside them. Potatoes of this variety are also resistant to various kinds of mechanical damage. All this, of course, can also be attributed to the unconditional pluses of the variety.
Productivity Reviews
In this regard, the opinion of summer residents about the "red lady" also developed quite well. According to the manufacturer, under one bush of potatoes of this variety can grow up to 14 tubers. In general, the responses of summer residents confirm this fact. Productivity at the "red lady" is really good. Many owners of suburban areas include the advantages of this potato, including the fact that in the bushes it practically does not produce small tubers. All potatoes are approximately the same size.
According to the manufacturer, the yield of "red lady" is 167-298 kg / ha. And this figure is quite comparable with the indicators of the best domestic varieties (in particular, the standard "good luck").
Dates of planting varieties "red lady"
So, above, we have figured out in sufficient detail what “red lady” potatoes are (description of the variety, photo, reviews of summer residents). Next, let's see how to properly grow this variety. The cultivation technology of this potato is similar to the methods of growing any other early ripening. The landing dates of the "red lady" depend on the climatic conditions of a particular region. In the Kuban, for example, this is the beginning or the middle of March. In the Urals and Siberia, potatoes are planted in May. In any case, the soil on the site for this crop should warm up well and not dry out.
Germination
You can dig up the "red lady" tubers, as already mentioned, on about the 75th day after planting. To get the crop even earlier, it is advisable to germinate potatoes of this variety first. This procedure is performed as follows:
So that the tubers of the "red lady" sprout evenly, they are periodically turned over during germination. In total, potatoes should lie in a cool room for about 45 days.
Seat selection
"Red Lady" - a potato, the characteristic of which makes it possible to judge it as rather unpretentious - can produce good harvests on almost any allotments. But it’s still worth considering some points when choosing a site for it.
Country plots in our country are usually not too large. Therefore, gardeners often grow potatoes in the same place from year to year. Good harvests “red lady” can give and with this method of cultivation. But, unfortunately, only the first few years. Subsequently, this variety, like any other, will most likely have to be replaced due to degeneration.
To get good red lady crops for many years, the places of planting should be periodically changed. The best predecessors for this potato are cabbage and cucumbers. In no case should not be planted "red lady" after tomatoes, eggplant and pepper.
Potato variety "red lady" loves loose and quite nutritious. Therefore, the site selected for it should be fertilized with manure or humus in the fall.
Landing technology
Tubers of this potato are placed on the field usually according to the pattern of 25 x 50 cm. The "red lady" matures early. The bushes in this case are quite compact. Therefore, leaving too large a distance between plants is not necessary. The depth of planting of tubers of this variety should be 5-6 cm. If potatoes did not germinate, this figure should be increased to 8-10 cm.
Planted tubers "red lady" in the hole. A little manure and ash are preliminarily poured into each.
Care Features
The red lady potatoes sprout (the variety was described as early ripe), under favorable weather conditions, for about 4-6 days. In the future, care for him will be:
in periodic watering;
weeding weeds;
- top dressing;
hilling.
Hilling
Potatoes "red lady" ripens early, but still have to carry out this procedure on the field. Like any other early ripe, this variety is supposed to be loosened once and seasoned once per season. The second procedure is considered mandatory. It has been proven that hilling helps increase potato yields by about 1.5 times.
Perform this procedure with a hoe in rows, trying not to damage the tubers. At the same time, weeds are removed on the field. For the first time, the “red lady” is supposed to loosen after the seedlings grow to 8-10 cm. They plant a spud at the time when this figure reaches 13-16 cm.
Watering potatoes
For drought tolerance, including a good variety of potatoes "red lady" earned reviews from summer residents. However, to allow drying of the soil in the area with this crop, of course, is not worth it. Otherwise, you won’t be able to get a good crop of this crop. For the first time, potatoes should be watered when the earth dries about 8 cm deep. Also, moisten the soil on the field during flowering plants. You need to water the allotment in such a way that about 3-4 liters of water fall on one bush. Soil should be saturated with moisture by about 20 cm.
Do I need to feed
Process red lady potatoes with nutritious formulations should begin at the stage of sprout formation. When germinating, in order to obtain a good crop in the future, tubers need to be irrigated with a solution containing a large number of trace elements - zinc sulfate, copper sulfate, boric acid, manganese. The concentration of such substances in the composition should be equal to about 0.02-0.05%.
Tubers are treated when germinated about 1 time per week. In this case, 5-6 liters of solution are consumed per 100 kg of potato.
A feature of the red lady variety is that it absorbs the maximum amount of nutrients from the soil in the early stages of tuber development. Therefore, in the second period of the growing season, it is desirable to additionally fertilize the field. In this case, phosphorus compounds must be used.
Instead of a conclusion
Well, hopefully, we have figured out in sufficient detail what red lady potatoes are. Description of the variety, photos, reviews - all this is available in the article. As you can see, the “red lady” - potatoes in all respects is pretty good. And if a summer resident meets such planting material somewhere, it’s definitely worth buying it in order to try to grow it on your site.