What could be better than a potato variety proven over the years! Gardeners like to grow vegetables when there are already a lot of reviews and people roughly know what to expect. Potato "lasunok" belongs to this variety. Description of the variety, photos, reviews are presented in this article.
It was bred in the scientific and practical center of Belarus and has excellent taste and good yield.
Characterization of potato "lasunok"
The vegetable is quite large and on average one fruit reaches 120-200 g. From the bush, you can collect up to 12 potatoes of almost the same size. It is very rare that small ones are caught when harvesting.
Bushes in this variety are powerful and tall. Harvest can begin to be harvested 90-120 days after the appearance of the first shoots above the ground. Such a ripening period gives reason to attribute this variety to the mid-late type.
The flowering period is quite long. The flowers have large, white. Productivity is approximately 50 t / ha.
The taste of the tubers allows it to be used for the preparation of side dishes, dried potatoes, chips, starch. Potato "lasunok" is also used to freeze a mixture of vegetables. After defrosting, it does not lose its qualities and is suitable for use.
Vitamins in Potato
This vegetable was first grown in America. Over time, due to its valuable taste, it became popular all over the world. It contains the same amount of vitamin C as in one citrus fruit. The bulk of this vitamin is found in the potato peel. It is only necessary to observe the cooking technology.
In tubers, there is a sufficient amount of potassium, which is important for the normal functioning of the heart, metabolism and maintaining water balance in the body. Scientists have found that potatoes are a kind of adsorbent and remove toxic substances. Therefore, often with various types of poisoning, it is allowed to eat it.
Potato helps to reduce the nervous load on the body and reduces the percentage of development of depressive states. Juice from a raw vegetable will help get rid of headaches, heartburn and provide various vitamins of groups A and B.
The vegetable also contains many minerals, on which the proper functioning of all body systems depends:
- phosphorus;
- calcium;
- boron;
- magnesium;
- fluorine and others
Vitamins in potatoes can replace the daily need for them with poor nutrition or during a diet.
Before boarding
For a good harvest of “lasunok” potatoes, it is necessary to properly prepare the tubers for planting. To do this, a few weeks before planting they get out of the cellar and germinate. A few days will be needed for the process of starting life processes in tubers after storage in the cold.
Then a few weeks later seedlings will appear. Before planting, you can cut each potato into small parts with the condition that they have eyes with seedlings on them.
There are two methods of germinating potato "hats".
Dry - the content of tubers in a box in the light. In this case, solanine is formed in them (the peel turns green). For food, such potatoes can not be used - it is harmful, but for planting this substance is beneficial. Subsequently, the potato is less affected by disease and it does not spoil the rodents.
Wet - tubers are stored at a temperature not exceeding 15 0 C, they are sprinkled with wet sawdust or humus. In this case, not only sprouts are formed, but also small roots. After planting, better engraftment takes place and the plant grows rapidly.
Disembarkation
Potato "lasunoks" must be planted in the ground when the ground warms up by at least 10 cm. This period can be determined by the blossoming leaves on a birch. When they reach a penny-sized coin, tubers can be planted.
The distance between the rows is best done at least 90 cm. In this case, the bushes will be well blown and the likelihood of late blight will decrease. Yes, and to spud such rows will be much easier and more convenient.
If you have to cut the seed, then the knife must be periodically disinfected in a solution of manganese in order to avoid damage to healthy tubers by various diseases.
Care
Potato cultivars "lasunok" must be grown in cultivated soil. Air access to the roots is very important for a good harvest. Therefore, the first loosening is carried out within a week after disembarkation. In this way, the first weeds are removed.
Then this process must be carried out several more times before hilling. For the first time this happens when the plant reaches a height of 10 cm. The second time they spud potatoes after 3 weeks.
Watering is necessary in arid regions and only in the early morning hours. Otherwise, in the afternoon, after moistening, the tubers will “bake” in the sun. In regions where there is a sufficient amount of rain, the need for additional moisture is less and watering less often.
Fighting wireworms on a potato field
In April, the nutcracker beetle migrates through the fields and lays eggs from which the larvae hatch. They resemble worms up to 2 cm long. This type of pest feeds on potato tubers and can kill most of the crop. After all, such vegetables are not stored in due time and quickly rot.
To reduce the wireworm population, the following prophylaxis methods should be used:
- to carry out a crop rotation (swap land for planting);
- to dig out sites twice a year - in the fall and in the spring;
- actively fight with wheatgrass - this is a favorite habitat of pests;
- for winter, you can’t leave tops and piles of garbage on the field - bugs can overwinter there;
- planting legumes nearby - such "cohabitation" is uncomfortable for pests.
If it was not possible to avoid populating the site with a wireworm, then measures must be taken to destroy it. You can start by collecting it manually at the time of weeding or hilling plants.
Fighting wireworms on a potato field can occur in several stages.
Traps have proven themselves well. Glass jars with a volume of 0.5 l are dug up into the ground and raw peeled potatoes are put there. Check traps and exterminate wireworms every 2 days. You should also change the bait.
Chalk can be applied periodically to the soil. Thus, liming occurs. In such an environment, the larvae cannot live. Once every 7 years, during the autumn digging, ordinary salt can be added to the soil. This method is indicated in numerous descriptions of potato cultivars "lasunok" (photos are presented in the article). Judging by numerous reviews, the effect of this method is quite effective.
Comments of gardeners about the variety
Potato variety "lasunoks" (photos are presented in the article) is loved by many summer residents. Basically, give a high assessment of its productivity and taste. In turn, the reviews of the hostesses prove that such tubers are very suitable for preparing side dishes and freezing. Potatoes are boiled well, but not too fast. In addition, this variety contains less starch, which makes it ideal for inclusion in the diet menu.
Some experienced gardeners indicate that the variety has existed for several decades and is gradually being reborn. Climatic conditions are changing and pests, diseases are becoming larger, potato "lasunoks" do not always cope with such problems during growth. Therefore, it requires more careful care.
This article provides information about potato "lasunok", a description of the variety, photos and reviews.