The owner of excellent taste and immunity to rotting - Wendy potatoes: description of the variety

Description of Wendy's Potatoes

The variety was bred in Germany. During its selection, the popular Gala potato was used as a basis. The originator of the variety was. In 2014, the culture was included in the State Register of Breeding Achievements of the Russian Federation, with permission to grow in the Central region of Russia (Tula, Ryazan, Kaluga, Vladimir, Bryansk, Ivanovo, Moscow, Smolensk regions).

The distinctive characteristics of the Wendy potato variety are excellent presentation, high yield, accelerated adaptation and large tuber sizes. The Wendy variety exhibits high resistance to nightshade diseases. Suitable for mechanical harvesting.

Potato plants are stem type, medium height. The bushes grow erect, moderately spreading. The leaves of the variety are large in size and light green in color. The potato has a medium-small corolla and the color of the plant is white.

The Wendy variety has a well-developed root system. In one nest you can find 6 - 11 oval-shaped tubers with yellow skin. The eyes are small in size and located shallowly. The harvested potatoes weigh 90 - 120 g.

Characteristics

The “Juvel” variety is a table variety with an early ripening period. The yield is very high; under favorable conditions, more than 700 centners of potatoes can be harvested from 1 hectare. Even under unfavorable weather conditions, you can count on 300-400 centners per hectare.

The first tubers are dug up at the beginning of summer (50 days after planting), but the variety reaches its highest yield at the end of the growing season (70 days).

Potato bushes are not too tall, erect, moderately leafy. The leaves are medium-sized, dark green, simple, with slightly wavy edges. Large light purple flowers are collected in compact corollas. The sprouts are purple, slightly pubescent.

The root system is well developed, each bush produces at least 10 tubers, and the maximum number reaches 20. The potatoes are smooth and large, the amount of non-commercial small items is minimal.

The variety is undemanding to agricultural technology and can easily tolerate short-term drought, heat or low temperatures. Productivity depends on the level of moisture and nutritional value of the soil. To get the maximum yield, you will have to monitor watering and fertilize at least 2 times. Weeds can be destroyed using herbicides; at least 2 hillings are required per season.

“Jewel” is immune to many dangerous diseases: potato cancer, common scab, cyst nematode. Due to their early ripening, the threat of late blight of leaves and tubers is reduced. There may be a risk of rot and fungal diseases.

The seed material is not prone to degeneration; potatoes can be collected independently for subsequent plantings. For greater safety, the seed material must be treated before planting.

Jewel potatoes have a pleasant taste: tender, rich, not watery. The tubers are easy to boil and are suitable for seasoning soups, baking, deep-frying, and making chips. During cutting and cooking, potatoes do not darken, maintaining a beautiful light yellow color.

The table presents data on the yield of other early potato varieties:

Taste qualities of potatoes

Wendy's potatoes taste good. The variety belongs to cultivated type B. Its pulp has a rather dense structure. After heat treatment when cutting, the tubers do not significantly change their color. From a culinary point of view, the variety is considered universal, suitable for use in preparing various dishes. Wendy's potatoes can be fried, boiled and baked. It is also well suited for making soups and salads.

Information! The starch content of Wendy's potatoes is about 14 – 15%.

Pros and cons of Wendy's potato variety

Like any crop, the Wendy variety has its advantages and disadvantages.

The advantages include:

• Low starch content;
• High levels of vitamin and mineral composition: the variety is suitable for use as a product of the dietary group;
• Ripe potatoes have a regular round shape, which greatly simplifies harvesting, especially mechanically;
• The skin of root vegetables is dense, which protects it from damage during long-term transportation or storage;
• The variety demonstrates high productivity.

The disadvantages of the Wendy variety include:

• Dependence on irrigation: soil moisture levels should be constantly monitored;
• The Wendy variety is characterized by slow emergence.

Characteristics of the variety

Merlot potatoes are a mid-late variety of German selection. The growing season lasts from 95 to 115 days, so harvesting occurs no earlier than the end of September. The description of the Merlot potato variety should begin with the appearance and taste of the tubers. After all, this parameter is the most important for potato growers. No one wants to grow tasteless or ugly potatoes.

1. Merlot potato tubers, according to reviews from summer residents, have an elongated oval shape and a beautiful dark red skin. The peel is uniform in color, slightly mesh. The tubers are very uniform and even in size. Slightly recessed eyes. The weight of the tubers ranges from 80 g to 140 g.
2. The pulp is yellow. The variety is highly valued for its pulp resistance to darkening when cut. It is convenient for housewives to prepare potatoes for cooking in advance and not worry about their appearance.
3. This is a table variety with wonderful taste. The boiliness of the tubers is average, which allows you to prepare dishes with whole potatoes. According to reviews from vegetable growers, the description of Merlot potatoes must include the ability of the tubers to retain color and aroma during the cooking process. Dishes made from this variety always have an amazing taste and smell.
4. Sufficient starch content is another valuable characteristic of Merlot potatoes. Thanks to its percentage (15.5% - 16.2%), the tubers are ideal for any type of culinary processing.

But not only these indicators are important for potato growers. An important characteristic of the Merlot potato variety, which, according to reviews from summer residents, comes first - yield. The feasibility of planting a crop on the site depends on it. The variety is characterized by stable and high yield. According to the observations of farmers, it easily adapts to the soil and climatic characteristics of the region in which it is grown. With a good level of agricultural technology, more than 500 centners of tasty potatoes are harvested from one hectare.

The second important indicator is storage capacity. Mid-late varieties, including Merlot, store well. They ripen later than early varieties, so they can last for a long time.

Attention! The keeping quality for the Merlot variety is 98%. Not every potato can boast of such an indicator

The variety is also distinguished by its enviable resistance to diseases that plague gardeners. Among them are black leg, potato cancer, rhizoctonia, and golden potato nematode. Even to late blight there is moderate susceptibility.

This is where you can finish the description of the Merlot potato variety and look at the photo of the finished product.

To obtain all the listed characteristics of Merlot potatoes as a result, it is necessary to correctly carry out all the points of agricultural technology:

• preparing tubers for planting;
• landing;
• care during the growing season;
• harvesting.

Let's look at each stage in more detail.

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Planting and caring for Wendy's potatoes

Caring for the Wendy variety has several nuances. To reap a large harvest, you must adhere to the rules of soil preparation, planting, watering, fertilizing, and disease prevention.

Selection and preparation of a landing site

The ideal place to plant Wendy's potatoes is sandy loam soil. It is also important that the soil contains sufficient fertilizer. To ensure easy formation of young fruits, potatoes require light soil. When growing in heavy soil, the yield may be significantly lower, the tubers will have an irregular shape, which will increase the amount of waste. If the soil at the planting site has a heavy structure, it must be diluted with river sand.

Advice! When planted early, the plant better takes advantage of the moisture reserves present in the soil, which is especially important for areas that are not provided with sufficient watering. Thus, planting at the beginning of May makes it possible to obtain seedlings already at the end of the month, while planting after May 20, even in warm weather conditions, produces seedlings by June 15.

Preparation of planting material

Before you begin planting the planting material, it must be placed in a warm room for 24 hours, with sufficient access to sunlight. This will allow the potato skins to harden, which will further promote good plant growth.

In addition, direct sunlight makes it possible to disinfect the sowing material from bacteria and harmful microorganisms. It is necessary to plant those tubers whose sprouts have reached at least one centimeter in size. It is better not to use tubers with too long sprouts: due to their fragility, they are unsuitable for planting.

Important! Since the Wendy potato variety sprouts slowly, it is recommended to pre-germinate the tubers and use growth stimulation with biostimulants.

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Message from Iriska » 06/15/2017, 11:40

No one wrote that size and taste are somehow related. There are simply varieties that have larger tubers, but the taste is worse. I don't need these for free. I wrote that it’s inconvenient for me to clean it. My hands are small. And my fingers cramp when peeling large potatoes. I write mainly about ergonomics. However, there is still one nuance: hollow large potatoes are worse in taste than medium ones of the same variety, but without a hollow.

Yes, my cellar is a bit dry and warm. But I would still prefer to jump a little to optimize storage conditions, but still have average potatoes to eat. In any case, I give the large ones to the cattle. She's not mine.

Landing rules

To achieve optimal quality of the Wendy's potato harvest, you should follow the rules of agricultural technology:

1. Use tubers of standard sizes: deviations from the standard should not exceed 5 cm.
2. Before the period when the soil is covered with tops, the planting must be mulched.
3. To ensure uniform lighting, the planting should be located in the direction from north to south.
4. Follow the recommended planting pattern: for Wendy's potatoes, the distance between beds should be 40 cm, with a distance between bushes of approximately 50 cm.
5. The planting depth depends on the type of soil: on light soils it should be from 10 to 12 cm, on heavy loamy soils - from 8 to 10 cm, on heavy clay soils - from 4 to 5 cm.
6. Avoid thickening in cases where planting was not carried out using fine planting material.

Watering and fertilizing

The Wendy variety requires watering at least three times during the season. At the same time, the frequency of precipitation and soil moisture are taken into account. It is better to water the plants in the morning or evening. When watering, a point approach is used, that is, water is delivered to each bush. This is also convenient because it is possible to selectively regulate the watering of specific bushes.

Each bush needs to be supplied with a maximum of 4 liters of water, which should flow to the roots in portions, 1 liter per nest. So, after the watered bush has completely absorbed the moisture, another liter of water is added to it. This can be done with a bucket or watering can, but it is optimal to use a hose with a sprayer at the end (this will help prevent soil erosion). After watering the top layer of soil, having passed one row, they move to another, after watering which they again return to the first row and repeat the procedure.

As a top dressing, potatoes are sprinkled with wood ash after planting.

The Megasad online store will refund the entire cost of the product in the following case:

— The quality of the received plants does not meet expectations (the received plant is rotten, dry or damaged).

— The parcel did not lie in the post office for more than 5 days from the moment of arrival and notification of this to you.

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— You must contact our company no later than 7 days from the date of receipt of the order

— You send photo evidence to our email (for example, a damaged seedling, and always a photo of the order invoice from our store). There is no need to send the plant itself.

Hilling

Hilling Wendy's potatoes is necessary for active growth. The event allows you to protect the bushes from temperature changes. This is especially true for areas with low air temperatures.

After the sprouts reach 10 cm, you can perform the first hilling. The second is carried out after the plants have risen to 45 cm in height. It is necessary to form a hill of soil around each bush. The best time to perform the procedure is the morning or evening after watering.

How to properly care for potatoes

The Vineta variety requires standard agrotechnical measures that are used for growing potatoes.

Watering

The Vineta variety does not require frequent and abundant irrigation. Root crops are saturated as a result of natural precipitation. Potato beds are watered before applying fertilizers, during flowering and tuber formation. In the case of a rainy season, it is necessary to reduce the amount of watering, and in case of severe drought, increase it. You should be guided by the condition of the soil - watering is needed if the soil has dried out more than 8 cm deep. Water is applied strictly under the bush, avoiding dripping on the leaves, otherwise it may cause sunburn. It is not recommended to water almost ripe bushes so as not to harm the crop.

Hilling

Vineta potatoes do not require too frequent hilling - three times before flowering will be enough. Immediately after planting, the potato garden is weeded and weeds are removed. Hilling begins after the first shoots appear. To do this, the soil is raked on both sides. This procedure allows you to protect young shoots from low temperatures, improve soil permeability and enhance the development of the root system of tubers.

Feeding

Throughout its growth and development, the crop will require fertilizing that contains nitrogen, potassium and phosphorus. The first application of fertilizer mixtures is carried out in the spring: the plantings are fertilized with a composition of humus, potassium fertilizers and superphosphate in a ratio of 1:5:6. The first young shoots are treated with ammonium nitrate. To increase productivity, organic solutions of cow manure and bird droppings are added

It is important to note that plantings should not be processed during flowering and fruit ripening, as this leads to the accumulation of harmful substances in the pulp

Diseases and pests

The main problem of the Wendy variety is rhizoctonia. Potatoes are not afraid of the following diseases:

• Scab;
• Late blight;
• Viral infections.

The plant shows average resistance:

• To the nematode;
• Twisting of sheet plates;
• Potato cancer;
• Late blight of tops.

The Wendy variety is neutral to the Colorado potato beetle. To protect against insects, plants must be treated with a special compound. The insecticidal preparations usually used are Colorado, Aktara, Killer, and Euphoria. As a natural, accessible remedy against the Colorado potato beetle, dill is planted between potato beds.

To prevent diseases, monitor the quality of feeding. Basic root feeding:

• Bird droppings - in the furrows between the beds, in a solution with water 1:10, respectively;
• Urea - at the root, before the first hilling, half a liter of solution per bush: dilute a tablespoon in 10 liters of water, first loosen the bud;
• Mullein - between the rows: a liter of manure per bucket of water;
• Herbal infusion - along the perimeter of the hole, without touching the stem: from any weeds, soaking and fermenting them in water, then diluting them to the color of light tea; It is best to use in the evening in June, when the plant's need for nitrogen is high.
• Mineral fertilizing, solutions (20g per 10l of water): ammonium nitrate; mixtures of nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium fertilizers in a ratio of 1:1:2.

Harvesting and storage

From the moment the first shoots appear until the potato harvest, approximately 70 - 80 days pass. If you don't take into account the automated method, there are two ways to harvest Wendy's potatoes:

1. With a pitchfork. To reduce the risk of damage to tubers and eliminate the need for leveling the ground, it is better to use a fork.
2. If you dig potatoes with a shovel, then there is a high risk of damaging the tubers. During periods when the soil is too dry, it is better to use this particular tool.

To increase the shelf life of tubers, it is necessary to remove the tops of the plants a week before harvesting. You can store potatoes both in boxes and in bags: in the darkest possible place, ideally in cellars, in conditions of low temperature.

Important! Before storing potatoes for long-term storage, they must be thoroughly dried.

Characteristics of Veneta potatoes

These are dessert potatoes - the result of the work of German breeders. It is well suited for farmers growing crops in regions with difficult climatic conditions. The drought resistance of the early ripening variety made it possible to plant it in Central Asia. The moisture-resistant quality of the fruit is suitable for the southern region. Fast ripening times are appropriate for the short Ural summer. Long shelf life makes it possible to grow the crop on a production scale.

Productivity

The priority characteristic of the Veneta potato variety for vegetable growers is not only the unpretentiousness of the crop in care, but also the simultaneous formation of 10 or more tubers in a bush. Harvesting in the southern regions is possible in two stages. The first harvest takes place in July, landing in mid-March. From 1 sq. m with proper cultivation of the soil, the harvest reaches 2.5 kg, about 60 days pass from the moment of planting. If a root crop is taken that has not reached full maturity (45 days after planting), the yield is 1.3 kg.

After harvesting, the plot is replanted with the “Veneta” variety. The next collection occurs at the end of September and amounts to 1 sq. m up to 2.2 kg. In temperate climates, the yield is the same; the plot is planted only once.

Attention! 2 weeks before harvesting, the tops of the bush begin to wither; it is recommended to cut them off. This measure is necessary for the rapid formation of the tuber peel.

Resistance to diseases and pests

An important advantage of the variety, judging by the reviews, is that the “Veneta” potato is practically immune to fungal and bacterial infections:

• rotting of root crops;
• golden nematode;
• wrinkled mosaic;
• potato cancer.

The only disease that affects Veneta is late blight. It occurs infrequently and spreads only to the tops, without affecting the tubers. As with any potato variety, Veneta is parasitized by Colorado potato beetle larvae. There are sufficient remedies for this problem on the agrochemical market, so pest control is not essential.

Advice! To rid potatoes of late blight, before planting in the ground, you need to dip the seeds for 10 minutes in a solution prepared from copper sulfate, manganese, boric acid, 1 tbsp each. l per 10 liters of water.

Advantages and disadvantages of the variety

According to the characteristics and reviews of vegetable growers, the variety has no disadvantages. The following factors make Veneta potatoes attractive for cultivation both on private plots and on large farm areas:

1. Early ripening time - 2.5 months from planting.
2. The vegetable does not lose its taste when harvesting a young crop early (after 1.5 months).
3. The culture is undemanding in care.
4. High potato yield - up to 2.5 kg per 1 sq. m.
5. Feels comfortable on any soil.
6. Weather resistance - easily tolerates drought.
7. Good taste.
8. Maintains its shape during cooking.
9. Long shelf life, virtually no waste.
10. Resistant to mechanical damage, easily transported over long distances.
11. Not susceptible to traditional cultural diseases.
12. Does not require watering from the beginning of planting until harvest.