Perfectly adapted to different climates - Hungarian potatoes Sarpo Mira: description of the variety and reviews

Advantages and disadvantages

Before starting to cultivate the Sarpo Mira variety, vegetable growers recommend familiarizing yourself with the positive and negative characteristics of potatoes.

Advantages

Flaws

The only drawback of cultivating Sarpo Mira potatoes, which vegetable growers highlight, is the need for timely harvesting (if the tubers outgrow, they begin to form voids, resulting in a decrease in marketable quality).

Features of planting

It is recommended to plant Sarpo Mira potatoes after germination. To germinate a potato variety, it must be removed to a warm room 30 days before planting. Afterwards, it is recommended to select the material and treat it with a growth stimulant, for example, Bioglobin or Epin.

Site preparation

It is recommended to prepare the soil for planting in the fall. After collecting the predecessors, the beds should be carefully plowed to a depth of 5 cm or more. The soil is also cleared of weeds and fed with manure. In the spring, before planting, the soil is dug up again.

Landing

Sarpo Mira potatoes are planted at the end of May. Planting is carried out using holes or trenches. The depth of the backlog should reach 5-8 cm. Manure is poured into the bottom of each hole. Potato varieties are planted at a distance of 30 cm between tubers and 50-60 cm between beds. Such planting will not be difficult when carrying out agrotechnical procedures.

Sarpo Mira potatoes require standard agrotechnical procedures: watering, fertilizing, hilling and loosening. The following describes the characteristics of all care processes

Watering works

Potatoes need moderate regular watering. Water the beds with bushes of the variety in the evening. It is recommended to water the soil several times during the cultivation period.

Top dressing

Fertilize the soil with Sarpo Mira potatoes 2 times per season. The soil is fed with organic and mineral components. The first feeding is carried out during the formation of the bushes, and the second - at the moment of flowering of the potatoes.

In addition to manure and compost, the soil is fed with complex fertilizers.

Hilling and loosening

It is necessary to hill up and loosen the soil with the Sarpo Mira variety after watering. The procedures allow you to remove the top layer of soil, which impedes the passage of oxygen and moisture to the roots of the potato. In addition, hilling helps strengthen the main root of the plant.

Already digging up quite large young potatoes, the harvest became clearer

In 2016, the spring and summer were so dry that until I dug up potatoes for storage, I doubted whether there was enough moisture.

Vermicolleagues and just guests, good day! However, dry weeds when planting potatoes and living between the rows throughout the summer still did not allow our vermicompost from WWS, mixed with ash from the city boiler room, to overheat and dry out and, together with the work of the worms, were able to save the harvest. Where vermicompost did dry out due to wind-blown dry weeds from the plantings, even fairly large planting material did not emerge. But in the lowlands and near the concrete foundation, even very small seed potatoes yielded a harvest of “21” in terms of number of pieces, and even more in terms of weight - judge for yourself from the video: a dozen potatoes the size of a quail’s egg turned into almost ten kilograms of selected tubers of the “Blue Congo” variety.

What we had to fight with more than ever in 2016 was the Colorado potato beetle. For three months they crushed this evil spirits almost every day in numbers ranging from several dozen to 2-3 hundred. It’s good that the orange larvae or the black and white stripes of adult beetles are clearly visible. And so, taking advantage of the lunar calendar and simply surprisingly sunny weather, precisely at a time favorable for collecting root crops over three days on August 23, 27 and 28, almost all the potatoes ended up in a safe basement. My tan on the potato beach began at six in the morning and ended well after noon.

My main concern was not harvesting, but feeding the underground workers who woke up after 10 days of rain and leveling the soil so that it would be evenly soaked from natural precipitation. This required using a pitchfork to turn upside down the turf, which had become quite heavy from the heavy rains, on almost a hundred square meters of area. But where I picked the tubers I did almost without a pitchfork because the harvest was right at the surface of the soil. In addition, I buried potato tops and all weeds to a depth of 10-15 cm:

Of course, with the exception of the roots and the plants themselves, which can grow from almost any depth:

It’s good that at least there weren’t any of our invasive flowers , otherwise the potatoes wouldn’t have been harvested so quickly.

There was a whole glade of woods right next to each other, and as soon as they saw their shoots in a potato field, they mercilessly dug them up by the roots all year round and threw them away. Such an intense three-day physical training at 20 - 25 temperatures in the afternoon drove away seven sweats from me and every day, except for 300 ml. warm structured water and a liter thermos with hot Ivan tea at lunch I could barely manage only a small plate of soup. But after lunch, everything I had collected was already in the car.

And even at home for dinner I surprised the BMP with the small amount it ate. But tonight, in the morning and all day there is a thunderstorm with downpour, and for the first time in 6 days I have a monstrous appetite for all the delicious food prepared by Alya during this period. And what happened in the kitchen, judge from the photo - the hostess did her best for the winter. After all, during this week I planted more than 500 garden strawberry bushes, collected and dragged dozens of kilograms of crops to the 4th floor:

And I took about 200 kg to the basement for storage. potatoes - usually the harvest was almost half a ton. So, even in the hottest summer, proper mulching with weeds alone guarantees an acceptable harvest.

Potatoes are our favorite root vegetable, no matter what we enjoy, something is still missing until we eat Peter’s simple gift to the Russian people.

I even forgot about the blog while I was harvesting, which means I have no computer addiction at all.

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Victor, thanks for the article!

I just had a question about whether to plant small potatoes next year, and here your article comes in very handy.

It’s just that this year I purchased two very good varieties of potatoes for planting - Blue Danube and Sarpo Mira. I purchased it in order to grow planting material for next year, because... these varieties are not always on sale and they are expensive. There was no way to properly prepare the soil, so I simply made small holes and planted potatoes with sprouts (I already had sprouts with roots). To some I added a handful of vermicompost or coconut substrate. I covered all potato plantings with mown grass, sowed green manure, and sometimes fed Gumi or Vostok-EM. Sometimes I watered it. The summer was very hot. The soil still needs to be improved and I thought that nothing would grow, but! The potatoes have grown just in time for planting!

Everything is just like yours: I cover the plantings with weeds, don’t hill them up, sometimes I take care of them :-(

Only I don’t have such a layer of vermicompost at my dacha. But I will sow green manure in the fall and leave some cut grass. I want to use cardboard more in my garden beds. I really enjoyed using cardboard this year! You can find tons of it easily. And there are little worms in it. No weeds grow under it, but only Angels make moves under it and eat it.

But most importantly, at home, liter boxes contain worms! And if I come across them in the garden, I’ll take them home.

And I also intend to buy TDC cocoons from you later. Maybe with juveniles, as you advised. I'll see how the weather turns out, whether it will be cold for the Angels. Cocoons are not afraid of frost, as I understand.

And here’s a question: your potatoes grew on a 5-centimeter layer of vermicompost. Did you just pour it over the entire surface or make beds out of it? Or were the beds made right on the spot using worms?

Diseases and pests

The Sarpo Mira variety is highly resistant to late blight. However, improper planting and incorrect agrotechnical procedures contribute to the formation of brown rot and black leg. Below are the characteristics of the pathologies.

Brown rot

Brown rot is the most dangerous pathology of the crop, as a result of which the color of the tops changes to dark brown, and the foliage begins to curl and wither. In this case, the fruits become covered with brown circles, from which white mucus flows.

It is impossible to cure a root crop from a disease. However, experts note that the chemical preparations “Grifon” and “Rovral” can save you from the disease if you treat the tubers with them before planting.

Blackleg

Black leg is one of the common infections that affects the tubers and tops of Sarpo Mira bushes. The disease appears after the formation of sprouts: the foliage turns yellow, begins to curl, and the stem turns black. Ultimately, the tubers also succumb to pathology and rot. To prevent infection with blackleg, the tubers of the variety are treated with Integral or Maxim substances.

Harvesting and storage

2 weeks before harvesting, the tops of the variety bushes are mowed down.
During this period, all watering work stops. It is recommended to collect fruits in dry, sunny weather. After digging up the potatoes, the root crop is sorted (it is necessary to select fruits suitable for storage and remove cut or rotten ones) and put them in the shade to dry. Sarpo Mira potatoes must be stored in a cool room at temperatures up to 4 degrees. The fruits of the variety are stored in the basement or cellar. Potatoes are poured onto the laid floor. It is not recommended to store tubers in closed containers to prevent the crop from rotting.

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Table with characteristics of the Sarpo mira potato variety

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Description of the variety

Description of the variety
Potato Sarpo mira is a late-ripening species. The variety was bred by breeders from Hungary in the 50s. The creator is Istvan Satvari. Tests and improvements lasted until the 90s. During this period, the vegetable acquired strong resistance to late blight .

Potatoes are distinguished by strong immunity and resistance to adverse factors. The bushes are vigorous and strong. The tops are powerful and do not lie down. The variety does not require weeding or weed removal. Each potato nest contains 6-11 large vegetables. Keeping quality 94%.

The variety is suitable for different types of soil and climate. This vegetable is recognized as the world standard for resistance to late blight. Up to 90-100 days, the bushes grow in soil infected with fungi and are not affected. Potatoes tolerate low temperatures and excessive humidity. It has average resistance to scab, Alternaria , and viral pathogens.

The history of the origin of the Sarpo mira potato variety

In the 50s last century in Hungary (Keszthely) there was a breeding program for growing potatoes that would be resistant to infections. One of these varieties was Sarpo Mira.

Istavan Sarvari brought him out. Wild varieties of potatoes were delivered to him from St. Petersburg. The breeder began crossing them with local Hungarian varieties. However, the program was soon closed, but Sarvari continued breeding on his land, where Sarpo Mira turned out.

In 1990, England became interested in the variety. Due to its resistance to late blight (potatoes can grow in a late blight-infected area with high humidity and low temperature for up to 3 months), it has earned popularity all over the world, Russia is no exception.

Detailed description of the Sarpo mira potato variety

Sarpo Mira does not require pre-planting treatment with drugs to prevent late blight. The variety has very dense tops, through which it is almost impossible for weeds to grow. This saves time and money on weeding and herbicide use.

Tuber growth does not stop until frost. Therefore, it is recommended to harvest the crop as late as possible. However, it should be borne in mind that tubers that are too large may have voids, but this does not in any way affect storage and taste, only marketability.

Let's take a closer look at the main features of the variety.

Bushes

Forms tall, strong, non-lodging bushes with a high density of shoot growth. Thanks to the latter characteristic, weeds are rarely found in the potato bed.

Tubers

The tubers are large. They have an oblong-oval shape. The peel is pink or red. Small eyes with a depth of no more than 3 mm may form. The pulp of the tubers is white and quite dense.

Nutrients and nutritional value

Potatoes contain a huge amount of useful substances, including potassium, phosphorus, magnesium, vitamins, various amino acids, etc. 100 g of product contains less than 70 kcal.

Productivity, ripening time

On average, it is possible to collect 350-360 centners of potatoes from one hectare. However, under favorable growing conditions and compliance with agrotechnical requirements, the yield can be higher.

Technical ripeness occurs 95-115 days after emergence. However, new potatoes are suitable for quick consumption (not for storage) 2-3 weeks earlier.

Resistance to diseases and pests

The variety shows good resistance to late blight of stems and roots, but is susceptible to other diseases. For example, to brown rot and black leg. The Colorado potato beetle can also begin its life activity on bushes.

What regions is it suitable for?

The variety tolerates heat and cold well. It quickly adapts to any soil, so it can be grown in any region of the Russian Federation.

Sarpo mira potatoes reviews

The most popular and best potato varieties, photos and descriptions of which I will present in the article, can be divided according to planting time, disease resistance and, of course, taste.
I grew some of the varieties and therefore will be happy to leave my reviews about them. Some of them I liked the most, some not so much. But this is purely my personal opinion. I would like to warn you, if you are planning to buy seed potatoes, about a few things.

1. Do not buy imported, Dutch varieties. Yes, they are high-yielding and disease-resistant. But some of them are simply prohibited in our country, like GMOs; strong chemicals are used during cultivation; we have quite a lot of our varieties, tasty and productive.
2. Buy seeds only from trusted farms. Ask the seller for a certificate. Potatoes should be checked for diseases. If it turns out to be infected with a nematode, then it will settle in your soil for many years.

Which potato variety to choose for planting

According to the ripening period, all varietal potatoes are divided into:

• Ultra-early varieties that are already harvested on the 45-60th day.
• Early - they are ready for consumption 60-70 days after the sprouts appear.
• Mid-early ones are ready for digging a little later, on the 70-80th day
• Mid-season ones will be ready for use 80-100 days after the first shoots.
• Late-ripening varieties are ready only after 120 days.

Potato varieties also differ in taste and amount of starch. Some are good for first courses, others boil quickly and make good mashed potatoes, while others are especially tasty in a frying pan with pieces of fried lard.

Potato varieties - description, photos, reviews

Potato variety Udacha

An early variety with a spreading, medium-height bush. The tubers are large with cream-colored skin, oval, slightly flattened on the sides. The leaves are dark green, the bush is always well leafy. It blooms with large white flowers, very few seeds. Unpretentious to soils, drought-resistant. It acclimatizes well in new areas and is excellent for cultivation in our middle zone.

The variety is susceptible to many tuber diseases, late blight, scab, wet and dry rot. But it is easily affected by nematodes and foliar blight.

Nevsky potato variety

A mid-early, high-yielding variety with beautiful, even tubers that are easy to peel. Even, smooth, slightly elongated, with white flesh. I have been planting this variety for a long time, I like to use it for soups and salads, it does not fall apart and is quite tasty.

Nevsky's bushes are low, have many shoots, green leaves, white flowers. The variety is drought-resistant, but does not like waterlogging too much, especially after flowering.

Resistant to diseases of fungi and viruses, scab, and late blight. It does not require special processing, except when grown in mass production.

Potato variety Picasso

The variety is late and produces very good yields, especially on fertile soils. Stores very well and tastes great. It doesn’t get soggy in soups and is easy to clean because the eyes are shallow.

Picasso's tubers are usually large in size, the skin is yellow with red-violet eyes. The bushes are large and spreading, so this variety is planted at a great distance, up to 60 cm. In general, it is quite unpretentious in care. The main thing is that the soil is well fertilized. Drought-resistant and practically not susceptible to all potato diseases.

Potato variety Impala

An early variety that has gained popularity for its good yields and resistance to diseases, such as nematodes and potato cancer. This variety is not affected by scab. Productivity is always stable, even in dry summers. Impala is grown in all regions, in the south and in the middle zone, in the Far East.

The tubers of the variety are oval, slightly elongated, with yellow skin. The eyes are shallow, the skin is smooth. Doesn't fall apart when cooked. Very tasty in a variety of dishes, suitable for making soups, purees, and salads.

Medium-sized bushes with white flowers. Does not require germination before planting. 45 days after the first shoots appear, the bushes are already beginning to fall apart and the tubers can be dug up. Loves loosening, with hilling the yield increases. Requires treatment against late blight, as it is susceptible to it.

Potato variety Tuleevsky

This mid-early variety is famous for its high yields. It is actively grown on an industrial scale, but summer residents and owners of small plots also often choose this particular variety. The tubers grow to quite large sizes, some reaching up to half a kilogram. Always smooth, round, with shallow eyes, as if netted on top, yellow in color, the flesh also has a yellowish tint. The taste is excellent.

Medium-sized bush with dark green leaves. A big plus of this variety is its good resistance to late blight, scab and cancer, but it does not suffer from other diseases. Stores very well and retains good presentation for a long time.

Red Scarlett Potatoes

An early variety of Dutch selection, long tested by our gardeners. It is also grown on an industrial scale for the production of chips and fries. A distinctive feature of the variety is elongated tubers with a reddish skin tone and yellowish pulp. Very tasty, does not fall apart when cooked, easy to clean, even and smooth. Stores very well and retains its appearance for a long time.

The bushes are low, and a lot of tubers are always formed. This variety is good to plant for those whose soil is infected with nematodes, since it is practically not susceptible to it. But it is very susceptible to late blight.

Rocco potato variety

Another variety of Dutch selection, only mid-season, which has been grown in our country for several decades. Rocco can be identified by its smooth, shiny tubers with red-purple skin and light cream flesh. When cooked, the tubers hold their shape and retain their color, very tasty, but not fried, well, that’s up to personal taste and color.

The bush is medium in height, erect, blooms with purple inflorescences. It easily tolerates drought, is rarely affected by diseases, is resistant to golden nematode and potato blight, but late blight often appears on the leaves. Requires loose soil, likes hilling. It can often be found on sale in supermarkets; it is also grown for chips.

Potato variety Adretta

A mid-early variety, very productive and very tasty. I’ve been growing it for a long time, planting it specifically for mashed potatoes, since the tubers with yellow pulp are crumbly and the mashed potatoes from this potato are amazing.

Adretta bushes are lush, spreading with light green foliage, bloom very strongly, with large white flowers. There are always from 6 to 9 large oval tubers under the bush; there are practically no small things. You can dig 80 days after germination. But this variety has a drawback; it is severely affected by scab and late blight.

Potatoes Aurora

A mid-season, productive variety, which is often chosen due to its good keeping quality. Potatoes are stored almost until the next harvest, without losing their valuable qualities. The good taste also ensured the popularity of the variety, as well as its high starch content.

Aurora is grown throughout the country. The variety is well adapted to different conditions and the vagaries of nature, tolerates the dry season and slight waterlogging. Resistant to potato diseases.

Aurora's bushes are tall and require constant hilling. The tubers are round in shape, have a yellow skin and a small number of red eyes. You can dig on the 90th day after the first shoots.

Variety Magician

An early variety that is increasingly causing rave reviews. And there really is something to admire. The tubers are large, smooth, slightly elongated with good taste. High content of starch and sugar.

The bushes are similar in appearance to Adretta, spreading and lush, blooming very profusely with white flowers. It can be stored for a long time without losing its appearance. Not susceptible to diseases, scab, rot and cancer. Carries late blight. Ready for use on the 60th day after germination.

Rosara Potatoes

An early, productive variety, and stably productive, not susceptible to climatic anomalies, drought, prolonged rains or cloudy summers. Very tasty, with a low starch content, so it does not spread when cooked. Very tasty when fried.

The tubers of this variety are smooth, beautiful, all approximately the same size, large, with small eyes. The color of the peel is pink or burgundy, the flesh is soft yellow and practically does not darken. The variety is resistant to diseases and is perfect for growing in almost any climate zone. In the south you can get up to 2 harvests.

Variety Gala

An early ripening variety with good yield, excellent keeping quality and excellent taste. Many people like to grow gala; the variety is suitable for all potato dishes and absolutely everyone likes it. It contains very little starch and does not boil down. And the tubers are also very convenient to clean, they are round, even, almost without eyes.

The bush is medium in height, green leaves, blooms profusely with white flowers. The tubers are yellow in color with light yellow pulp. The variety is resistant to golden nematode. It can be grown in the middle zone without any problems.

Potatoes Bellarosa

The variety is early ripening, ready for consumption after 45 days. Large tubers, on average about 200 grams. High starch content. Taste qualities are high,

Grows on any light soil and in any conditions. The bush is medium in size, blooms with small purple flowers. The peel is red, the flesh is yellow when cut. Resistant to late blight. In the south, two harvests are obtained from this variety. Good keeping quality despite early ripening.

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Caring for the Sarpo mira potato variety

Potato care is standard. It needs hilling and loosening, moderate watering, the addition of nutrient mixtures, as well as preventive treatment against infections and insects.

Watering

During the growing season, it is recommended to water 3 times:

If the weather is rainy, then you can refuse watering. During prolonged drought, it is recommended to increase their number. Moisten the soil in the evening with warm, settled water.

Top dressing

It is recommended to apply fertilizer twice during the growing season. The first time fertilizing is done during the period of active growth of green mass. The following applications of nutrient mixtures are carried out during the flowering period. Organic (manure, compost) and complex mineral fertilizers are used as top dressing.

Loosening, weeding, hilling

Hilling and loosening are carried out together with watering or after rain. These procedures improve the passage of nutrients, air and moisture. In addition, hilling keeps the soil moist longer and promotes better growth of the main root.

Weeding is usually not necessary. If the weeds still grow, then the procedure is mandatory. If you don't produce it, the grass will take nutrients from the crop. In addition, weed thickets are an excellent place for the development of infections and the proliferation of pests.

Features of agricultural technology

Tomato Zest

Based on the variety, Izyuminka should be planted no earlier than May, and no additional germination of seed material is required. To obtain maximum yield, medium-sized seed tubers with well-developed eyes are selected. The soil temperature during planting should not be below 10 degrees.

Note! Izyuminka potatoes are intended for long-term storage, so you need to choose a sunny place for growing, without stagnating moisture in the soil, which will allow the tubers to fully ripen.

The density of plantings should not exceed 5-6 bushes per 1 square meter, while the row spacing is 0.7 m. The gap between planting holes should be 25-30 cm, which guarantees uniform development of bushes and the formation of tubers in full.

Optimal distance for planting potatoes

Planting depth is of particular importance when growing potatoes of this variety, so the following rules should be observed:

• on hills with average soil composition, potatoes in ridges must be buried within 6-9 cm;
• in an area with lightly drained soil, this variety should be planted at a depth of 10-12 cm.

The Izyuminka variety is resistant to drought, but in the absence of seasonal rainfall it needs additional watering during the period of budding and flowering. In addition, you should worry about the timely application of organic and mineral fertilizers during planting and during the growing season of the crop.

Applying fertilizers during planting

Harvesting should begin in mid-September, after the tops have yellowed, in dry weather, which guarantees the preservation of the tubers for 9-10 months.

The nuances of collecting and storing the Sarpo mira potato variety

A couple of weeks before harvesting, the tops need to be mowed. During this period, you should not water the soil, even if it is very dry.

Harvest on a dry, sunny day. After digging, select only healthy tubers without mechanical damage. Send under a shed to dry for 2-3 days.

After this, sort the harvest into bags (open) and wooden boxes (without a lid). Send for storage in a cool room with a temperature of +4°. Sort the potatoes periodically, discarding rotten tubers.

Comparison of the potato variety Sarpo mira with other varieties in the table

Number of tubers in a bush

Characteristics and botanical description

The variety went through a long selection process, so as a result, high yields were achieved in combination with increased resistance to the negative effects of fungal and viral diseases.

Potatoes Zest

Potatoes of the German selection of the Izyuminka variety are a mid-season variety of the crop, therefore the ripening period of the tubers is 95-110 days after the appearance of the first shoots. This allows it to be used for long-term storage while maintaining all its beneficial and taste qualities.

Main characteristics of mid-season potatoes Izyuminka:

• yield – 500-520 c/ha;
• weight of 1 tuber – 100-150 g;
• starch content – ​​16-18%;
• storage level – 93%;
• preservation of commercial qualities – 94%.

During the growing season, this species forms a compact potato bush with erect shoots, 60-70 cm high, depending on growing conditions. The flowering period begins within 26-28 days after germination of seedlings. The variety is distinguished by purple flowers with a red tint. The medium-sized leaves are deep green in color with a shiny surface.

Important! According to the manufacturer's description of the variety, the Izyum potato variety is drought-resistant, which makes it possible to achieve a good harvest even under unfavorable weather conditions.

A highlight during the flowering period

The variety is characterized by oblong-shaped tubers with shallow eyes, which at technical maturity have a smooth surface, and by the time they are fully ripe they acquire a characteristic roughness. The skin of the fruit is red and the flesh is yellow. If the requirements of agricultural technology are observed, the number of tubers collected from 1 bush reaches 15 pieces, mostly of medium and large size.

Note! Varietal potatoes Izyuminka are immune to cancer, scab and late blight, which is especially important for mid-season crops, since their growing season coincides with the spread of diseases.

This type of potato is relatively resistant to nematodes, mosaic and leaf curl viruses.

Potatoes Izyuminka are not overcooked, and the taste quality on a 5-point scale is rated at 4.5 points. Ideal for soups, baked potatoes and side dishes, the flesh does not darken as it cooks.