One of the promising varieties is Irbitsky potato. Description of the variety, reviews and photos prove that this variety is one of the best achievements of breeders. He was recently brought to the State Register for the West Siberian and Volga-Vyatka regions. For a short period he managed to prove himself perfectly.
Description
According to its characteristics, Irbitsky potato is notable for its high yield and fast ripening period. The ripening period is only 70-90 days, which is important for regions with unstable climates.
Bushes of a plant of medium height, semi-erect. The flowers are medium sized with a bright color on the inside. Potato leaves are large, intermediate type, dark green in color. This variety is characterized by high productivity, excellent commercial qualities. For a short period of vegetation, root crops have time to grow to quite impressive sizes. From one plant, an average of up to eight large tubers is obtained. They have a rounded shape, the peel is red with small eyes. Inside the root vegetable is yellow. The weight of one tuber can reach two hundred grams.
Judging by the reviews, photos, description of the variety, Irbitsky potato has proven itself when grown in adverse conditions.
Variety Characteristics
The selection novelty has the following characteristics:
- Excellent product performance.
- Keeping quality. With long-term storage, up to 97% of root crops are preserved.
- Resistance to pathogens of fungal and viral diseases.
- The yield of Irbitsky potatoes with proper agricultural technology can reach 400 centners per hectare.
- Able to produce high yields in all weather conditions.
Preparation for landing
Before planting, you must prepare the potatoes.
- Selected planting material. Tubers must be healthy, without damage.
- Calibration is carried out according to the size of root crops.
- Large tubers are cut into several parts. Each should have two or three eyes.
- The tubers sprout.
- Processing potatoes with protective agents, fertilizers.
Before planting, a high yield gives preliminary soaking of tubers in fertilizer solutions. For their preparation, four hundred grams of nitrate and superphosphate are taken and dissolved in 10 liters of water. Tubers are immersed in this solution for an hour. During this time, the potato absorbs useful elements and activates the growth and development of root crops and the aerial parts. With this soaking, you can get a crop a week ahead of schedule.
Growing Features
To get a high yield, it is necessary to observe the planting dates. Judging by the photo, reviews and description of the variety, Irbitsky potato will yield a good crop if it is planted in the ground around mid-May (for central Russia). If the terms deviate from the norm, the yield will be worse even by one and a half weeks.
Before planting root crops, soil and planting material should be prepared. Three weeks before planting, tubers are picked for planting. In this case, rotten, disease-damaged potatoes cannot be used. For planting use only clean, smooth, without spots and other damage to root crops.
Then the selected material is placed in a bright room for germination and landscaping. To make it more convenient, it is recommended to divide the tubers by size. Large specimens can be cut into two or more parts, leaving two or three eyes on each part.
Be sure planting material is treated with special nutrient solutions and various protective preparations. They can be purchased at any country store. You can use a slightly pink solution of potassium permanganate.
Judging by the photos, reviews, description of the variety, Irbitsky potato grows best in well-fertilized soil. Therefore, before planting, it is necessary to introduce organic and mineral fertilizer. After this, grooves are made with a depth of about 15 centimeters, in which root crops are planted. At the same time, a 60X35 cm circuit is maintained.
As the plants grow, weed, watered. As soon as the aboveground part grows to a height of 15 centimeters, the first hilling of potatoes is carried out. This must be done in order to stimulate the development of root crops above the planting tuber. The second hilling of potatoes is carried out at a time when the plant begins to close the tops. In the resulting grooves watered.
Care during the growing season
The main care of the plant is timely weeding and maintenance of the soil in a loose state.
To get a high yield, it is recommended to take care of the plant according to the following scheme:
- The first loosening is carried out to a depth of ten centimeters. The second and subsequent - by five centimeters.
- Hilling is carried out at a plant height of about 15 centimeters.
- Watering is recommended to combine with fertilizing plants with mineral fertilizers. In total, during the growing season, you need to carry out three dressings. They make nitrogen, complex and phosphorus-potash fertilizers. When using nitrogen fertilizers separately, it is important to monitor their quantity. There is a rule: it’s better not to overfeed than to overfeed. Otherwise, a huge leaf top will grow to the detriment of the formation of root crops.
Many are interested in how to water Irbit potatoes to get a high yield. This process is no different from watering other varieties, except in multiplicity - in just a season the plant is watered about three times (in hot, dry weather, the amount of irrigation increases).
Diseases, pests
The variety is unique in that it is practically not affected by known diseases. However, Irbit potato pests can attack. To deal with them, they use various insecticidal drugs, which can be purchased at any country store. The rest of the variety is unpretentious and easy to care for.
Reviews
Despite its "young" age, potatoes managed to win the hearts of gardeners and farmers. This grade belongs to the class "superelite". A sufficiently large number of tubers of various sizes grows on one plant, among which about eight potatoes are large. Such crops can be obtained in a fairly short period of vegetation.
According to reviews of people who have tried the variety, it is clear that it gives consistently large yields in all weather conditions. Even if other varieties are not pleased, this potato will delight gardeners with a large, tasty crop that can be stored until next season.
Potato storage
Tuber shelf life depends on many factors. This is affected by the following:
- Weather. If during the growing season it was too cold and rainy, then during storage there will be quite large losses.
- The soil. Root crops grown on sandy loam and chernozem soils are better stored than those obtained from loamy soil.
- Fertilizers With an excess of nitrogenous fertilizers, the tubers are short-lived. They are most likely to be affected by disease. The same applies to root crops that receive less potassium.
- Late blight. This disease can reach tubers, so potatoes will be stored less.
- Conditions. In order for root crops to retain their appearance until the next harvest, you need to know how to store Irbitsky potatoes and other varieties.
To ensure the right conditions, it is necessary to dry the tubers after digging the crop. Before you put them in storage, be sure to sort the crop. All cut, damaged by the disease, small specimens are removed. For storage use tubers without visible damage. Shelf life depends on the size of the potatoes. For the middle period, large potatoes are selected. For long-term storage use medium copies. Everything else is used immediately after selection.
Storage preparation
To keep the crop as long as possible, it is necessary to follow the simple rules of preparation.
- After digging potatoes, it is recommended that the tubers be left on the ground for an hour. This will allow the crop to dry. Leaving root crops for longer is impractical and dangerous, as the sun's rays can cause burns, which will negatively affect keeping quality.
- After a sun bath, potatoes should be placed under a canopy, where wounds will heal and build protective properties. The most intensive healing process occurs at a temperature of about 18 degrees. At lower temperatures, root crops heal wounds for a longer time - about three weeks. At the optimum temperature, the healing period lasts about ten days.
After preparation, the potatoes are placed in a storage with a temperature of about 2-4 degrees. In this mode, all processes occurring inside the tuber freeze. In this condition, potatoes can be stored until the next harvest.