“Zhuravushka” - high-yield potatoes: description of the variety, characteristics, photos

Description of the variety

Medium-sized, erect plants with a powerful thick stem and medium-sized dark green leaves. During the flowering period, the color of the corolla is purple-red. The fruits are small in size, round or oval in shape with a slightly mesh red skin and small eyes. The pulp is colored cream or light yellow. Starch content varies from 14% to 19%. The weight of an average commercial tuber is 83-139 g.

You can compare the starch content in Zhuravinka tubers with other varieties using the data in the table below:

Who planted potatoes of the “Zhuravinka” and “Rosara” varieties. Please write your reviews about these varieties.

Zoya Naumovets

I love the crane. It has a very high percentage of starch. When cooked, it becomes so soft that you can’t even see it whole. As my children say, “potatoes are for the lazy—mashed potatoes are prepared right away.” Stored well. It loves loose soil, a late variety, so plant it separately.

Tatiana Tsivilskaya

This year I planted Zhuravinka. I bought potatoes with walnuts for 10 rubles. I bought 10 potatoes. Planted it. My children dug up and ate 5 of them. They dug them up like the best bushes. From the seduced 5 bushes I collected almost 2 buckets of good, large potatoes. We tasted it. I liked it. I save the rest for seeds. It seems good to me, but I’m not a potato grower...

Lyudmila Chaevnikova

They imprisoned Rosara. Pink tubers, yellow flesh. There are never less than 10 pieces under a bush. Well kept. These potatoes are more suitable for frying, chips - boiled is not impressive. There is a small but - Rosara ripens early, is ready already in August, food is normal, but there is simply no time to clean in August. This year we will plant again, but in small quantities.

Daiva

We also planted Rosara last year (Chernozemye). Very productive. From one bush there are 10-12 potatoes. Large ones. Stores well in the cellar.

Lyudmila Krai

We have been planting crane grass for 2 years now. We like. The taste is good, it stores well, although for our zone (Non-Black Earth Region) the growing season is a little long - it ripens late. But on the other hand, it’s good that you don’t have to dig all of them at once (we have 35-38 varieties growing on our site).

Olga Glukhikh

Who planted the Gala variety? I want to buy it, is it worth it?

Olga K.

Gala was planted last year. I didn't like it. Some of it began to rot in the bush, and it didn’t taste very good. They didn’t leave it for seeds.

Characteristics

"Zhuravushka" refers to unpretentious varieties of potatoes . A strong root system ensures high yields even in harsh conditions. During strong temperature fluctuations, only 40% of the plant’s leaves die off, which is not so much compared to other varieties. In addition, potatoes perfectly tolerate lack of moisture in the soil.

Therefore, “Zhuravushka” can be considered suitable for almost all climatic and natural conditions. The variety has good keeping quality.

You can see the shelf life indicators of other varieties in the table below:

Planting potatoes

Potatoes are planted around the beginning or middle of May. But they are guided not by months, but by ambient temperature. Planting can only be done when the soil warms up to +9 C.

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The landing pattern is standard. Between rows approximately 70 cm, between holes 25-30 cm.

There are no special requirements for the soil; it is important that it has a low nitrogen content, since potatoes do not react well to it.

Features of cultivation

If your choice fell on “Crane”, you need to remember that areas with high access to sunlight are more suitable for growing potatoes.

Agricultural techniques are standard: hilling, mulching, fertilizing, watering.

During dry periods, the plant requires regular watering. In addition, when growing potatoes of this variety, it is better to refrain from using nitrogen fertilizers or significantly reduce their volume.

Read more about how to properly hill up potatoes and whether it needs to be done, what devices are most convenient to use to do this, what is good about a walk-behind tractor, and whether it is possible to get a good harvest without weeding and hilling. And also about what fertilizers are the best, what you should feed the plantings with and why mineral fertilizers are needed, when and how to apply them, how to do it when planting.

Care

Caring for Zhuravinka potato varieties is both difficult and easy at the same time. On the one hand, it requires attention. On the other hand, it is quite unpretentious. Try to forget about timely watering, and the tops will immediately react with a lying strike. If you overdo it a little with water, you risk getting late blight. The same goes for mineral fertilizers. If you play around with adding nitrogen, you add more than necessary - the potatoes will lose their strength and taste. I forgot to fertilize on time, the harvest is in jeopardy.

The “X” hour for potatoes comes at the moment when the tops grow by 15-20 cm. This is the time for thorough weeding and first hilling - the roots need air. For good plant development, not only weeding is important, but also moderate soil moisture. Experienced gardeners, after watering and hilling the plants, cover them with mulch. This measure will preserve moisture and the effect of weeding for a long time. She has another tangible advantage. The plant, sensing care, begins to rapidly form adventitious trunks at the very roots, and this affects the increase in the future harvest.

So the gardener should think about the golden mean. But the variety has so many advantages that they more than cover all the troubles. With proper and timely watering, Zhuravinka potatoes will bring such a harvest that all the neighbors will be jealous. Add to this resistance to transportation, the ability to retain taste during long-term storage, impeccable appearance, because potatoes do not wrinkle until almost the very beginning of summer! Why is it not ideal for you?

Root crops are harvested as soon as the tops dry out and fall to the ground. You should not delay harvesting - it may begin to wilt. After harvesting, potatoes are dried in the shade and stored in a dry, dark place.

Hilling

The process of hilling a plant is considered one of the most important after planting, because thanks to this, the root system receives the oxygen necessary for the earth, weeds are destroyed, and as a result, the yield increases. Hilling up the soil is also a pest prevention measure. It is recommended to hill up the Crane for the first time when the plant reaches 15 cm. The soil around the bush is cultivated with a hoe, collecting it into a small mound.

The second time they take up the instrument after 3 weeks. This time corresponds to the beginning of the flowering period of the plant. The purpose of hilling the soil this time is to prevent root disease, control weeds and loosen the soil again.

Watering

Given the characteristics of the potato variety, which reacts to both aridity and excessive soil moisture, you need to monitor the weather. In times of drought, don't forget about your green friends. If dry weather drags on, the plant may shed its leaves, and this will affect the tubers, their quality and quantity. Potato beds should be watered in the morning or evening. On sunny days, in order to avoid burns to the leaves of the plant, this is strictly prohibited. If the temperature suddenly drops, and this happens quite often in recent years, watering the plant should be avoided to avoid late blight.

Charged by heavy rains? This happens periodically in the summer. Put on your boots and go to the garden beds. At this time, plants especially need human hands. To prevent moisture from stagnating and pests to attack weakened potatoes, you need to constantly weed and loosen the soil. Agrotechnicians advise not to disdain antifungal drugs during such a period.

Feeding

In order for the Zhuravinka potato harvest to meet the expectations of gardeners, it is necessary to feed the potatoes with minerals and vitamins. As a rule, fertilizers are dissolved in ten liters of water. Feed the potatoes while they are growing three times:

• before flowering - 1 tbsp. l. urea, 0.5 liters for each bush;
• during the formation of buds - 1 tbsp. a spoonful of superphosphate, 1 glass of ash, 0.5 liters for each bush;
• during the flowering period of the plant - 1 tbsp. a spoonful of superphosphate, 0.5 liters into the soil under each bush.

Photo

The photo shows the Zhuravinka potato variety:

Diseases and pests

The advantages of the Zhuravushka variety include its resistance to various diseases. Potatoes are immune to the widespread leaf blight, blackleg, common scab, rhizoctonia and viruses.

The plant is also resistant to rot and parasites, which is an advantage for long shelf life. It is worth noting that the plant may be susceptible to nematodes.

Advantages and disadvantages

The high consumer qualities of this product deserve special attention. The likelihood of encountering spoiled tubers when digging is minimized.

It is grown both for industrial purposes and in gardens and orchards. Root vegetables store well.

We bring to your attention detailed information about storing potatoes: timing, location, temperature and possible problems. About the conditions under which root vegetables are stored in winter, in vegetable stores, in an apartment, in a cellar, on a balcony, in boxes, in a refrigerator and peeled.

Potatoes have good taste , so they are suitable for preparing both regular dishes and crispy potatoes.

“Zhuravinka” was first bred by Belarusian breeders. As you know, in Belarus potatoes are the second bread, so in the country they are especially scrupulous in growing this product.

The residents themselves are proud that they were able to grow potatoes of such high quality, and can happily prepare an incredible number of different dishes from this vegetable.

Read more about the properties of potatoes: what are the benefits of juice and sprouts, is it possible to eat raw root vegetables, and what are the dangers of solanine.

Reviews

“As soon as I learned about the Zhuravinka variety of potatoes, I began to grow these potatoes. I can’t boast that everything came together right away. Let me note: the plant variety gives a rich harvest in those regions that, in terms of climatic conditions, are close to Belarus. It is stored well, when other varieties lose their marketable appearance, Zhuravinka looks so that you can put the root crops on the counter right now,” Mikhail Bystrov, Kostroma.

“Last season I planted one variety of potato – Zhuravinka. There was little trouble with the plant, that's true. But the harvest wasn’t very good either. There are many tubers, but mostly they are small. I left the root vegetables for seeds. I consulted with my neighbors about what I did wrong. They say she didn’t look after her enough - the first half of summer in our region was rainy. It was necessary to constantly hill up, protect from pests, so the harvest would have turned out, but I relied on advertising, and “maybe,” - Maria Ivanova, Bologoe

“It's a good plant. There is little fuss with the Zhuravinka variety, but it is important to prepare the seed and care for it right away. From a bag of tubers they grew such a crop of root crops that there was enough for themselves, their children, their neighbor gardeners, and there was a little left for sale. I recommend it to everyone,” Ivan Spiridonov, Belgorod.

“For our family, the Zhuravinka variety is the best variety of all types of this plant. During the cooking process, its tubers do not fall apart and do not lose their delicate color and taste. But the puree from root vegetables turns out tasty and crumbly; frying it is also just right. For people who consider potatoes their second bread, this is a good choice,” - Sivakov family, Tver.

The varieties bred in Belarus have become widespread, since the tubers have an excellent presentation and excellent taste. Belarusian potato varieties grow well in Russia and Ukraine.

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