The excellent taste of red potatoes: what are its features and what types are there

Red potatoes with tender pulp are popular among summer residents. Many housewives believe that it is from it that the most delicious dishes are obtained: vegetables are suitable for cooking, frying and baking.

Growing red potatoes is no more difficult than growing yellow or purple ones. It is only important to take into account the characteristics of the selected variety, to observe the general rules of agricultural technology.

Description

Peter I brought potatoes from Holland. The vegetable quickly became an integral part of national dishes in different countries.

Red potatoes are varieties whose tubers have a pink or reddish skin.

Their pulp is usually yellow or creamy, less often pink (it is useful itself).

Early maturing varieties

Early potatoes are ready to harvest 40-60 days after planting in the ground. In most cases, such plants have a high immunity to nightshade diseases.

Advice! Many gardeners plant early varieties several times per season in order to harvest all summer.

The taste of these vegetables is not as rich as that of mid-season and late ones. Potatoes are less keeping quality and low yield.

Early varieties of red-skinned potatoes.

Bellarosa

A variety of German selection, was included in the State Register in 2006. Ready to harvest 60–65 days after planting. The peel is rough red, the flesh is light yellow. Oval-rounded leveled tubers reach a mass of 200 g. Productivity - 169–326 kg / ha.

Bellarosa is drought-resistant, resistant to viral diseases, golden nematode. Suitable for harvesting for the winter, keeping quality - 93%.

Red Scarlet

Variety from Holland, included in the register of varieties approved for cultivation in 2000. The peel of the tubers is red-pink, the flesh is yellow. Vegetables are oval in shape, weigh about 100 g.

The culture is distinguished by high transportability, productivity (up to 190 kg / ha) and resistance to arid climate. Susceptible to late blight.

Borodyansky pink

The variety was developed at the Ukrainian Research Institute of Potato Farming. The peel is red-pink, the flesh is creamy. Tubers are oval in shape, weigh up to 130 g. 2.5–3.7 kg are harvested from 1 m2. The culture is susceptible to viral diseases, scab.

Zhukovsky early

Domestic breeding potatoes were entered in the State Register in 1993. The yield is high, 400–450 kg / ha. The variety is resistant to cancer, nematode, susceptible to late blight, undemanding to soil composition. Round-oval tubers are pink, white inside, weighing 100–120 g. Vegetables ripen 2-3 months after planting.

Crimean rose

Pink tubers with creamy flesh ripen in 60–65 days. The vegetables are round, weighing up to 120 g. Productivity - 140-200 c / ha, keeping quality - up to 98%. The variety is moderately resistant to late blight.

Openwork

The culture of domestic selection was entered into the State Register recently, in 2017. Red elongated tubers with creamy pulp weigh up to 130 g. From 1 hectare, 190-410 centners of vegetables are harvested. Potatoes are susceptible to nematodes, late blight, resistant to banded mosaics, leaf twisting, and cancer.

Memphis

Dutch mid-early variety, approved in 2015.The tubers are elongated, with red skin and light yellow flesh. Weight - 82–160 g. Productivity - 180–400 kg / ha. Plants have a high immunity to fungal and bacterial diseases.

Carmen

New variety of red potatoes: included in the State Register in 2019. Vegetables are oval with creamy pulp, weighing 100–120 g. From 1 hectare, up to 305 centners of the yield are obtained. The culture is susceptible to late blight in tubers, resistant to cancer, nematode, banded mosaic and leaf curling.

Mid-season varieties

Such varieties have high immunity and productivity, rich taste. The vegetables are harvested after 80-110 days.

Condor

The variety was bred in Holland, entered in the State Register of the Russian Federation in 1995. Tubers are red elongated with light yellow pulp, weigh 90-180 g. The yield is average, 184-330 kg / ha in the Central region. Condor is affected by late blight, viruses and scab.

Vector

Red rounded potatoes with yellow pulp, tuber weight - 92-143 g. Productivity - 180-263 kg / ha. The variety is undemanding to the composition of the soil, resistant to most diseases, susceptible to nematodes. The vector was developed in Russia and included in the State Register in 2014.

Roco

Bred in Austria, added to the State Register in 2002. Tubers are oval red, the flesh is creamy. Weight - 80–120 g. It has a high yield: 136–261 c / ha. The variety is resistant to late blight, nematode, cancer, wrinkled and banded mosaic.

Zhuravinka

Belarusian medium late variety, included in the State Register of the Russian Federation in 2005. Red peel, yellow flesh, rounded tubers, weighing 90–140 g each. The culture is undemanding to the composition of the soil and moisture, resistant to cancer and nematodes.

Symphony

Medium late potatoes with red skin and yellow flesh. Average weight - 70–140 g. Productivity - 200–460 kg / ha. The variety is susceptible to late blight.

Nakra

A variety of domestic selection, entered in the State Register in 2000. Tubers are red on the outside, light yellow on the inside, contain a lot of starch (up to 22%). The weight of a potato reaches 65–160 g. From 1 hectare up to 400 centners are harvested. The culture is susceptible to late blight, nematode.

Dolphin

Bred by German breeders, in 2011 it was included in the register of those approved in the Russian Federation. Plants have strong immunity to many diseases. The red oval tubers have light yellow flesh, good taste. Average weight - 80–115 g. Productivity - 230–374 kg / ha.

Late varieties

These vegetables have a more pronounced taste, high keeping quality and productivity. Immunity is generally lower. Potatoes are harvested after 100–120 days.

Picasso

Variety of Dutch selection, entered in the State Register in 1995. Oval yellow tubers with pink spots weigh up to 130 g. Productivity - 193-315 kg / ha. The variety is susceptible to late blight; vegetables are suitable for long storage.

Zdabytak

Red Belarusian potatoes with white flesh, weighing 100–130 g. Contains a lot of starch: 19–25%. Up to 300 centners of tubers are harvested from 1 hectare. The variety is moderately susceptible to late blight on the tops, resistant to nematodes, cancer.

Unique

This potato variety is resistant to many diseases. Tubers are oval, unaligned. The peel is pink, the flesh is creamy. Up to 400 centners of the crop are harvested from 1 hectare.

Berlinka

Medium late variety of German selection. From 1 hectare get 220-400 centners. Red tubers with white flesh weigh 80–150 g each. The culture is resistant to cancer, occasionally affected by Rhizoctonia, scab, susceptible to late blight and ring rot. Plants tolerate drought well.

Chemical composition and KBZhU

Red tubers have the highest calorie content of all potato varieties. Most of its varieties are suitable for both cooking and frying... There are 87 kcal, 2.3 g of protein, 1.9 g of carbohydrates, 0.2 g of fat and 1.8 g of dietary fiber per 100 g of the product. The vegetable is 76.7% water (less than purple and yellow varieties).

Useful substances in tubers:

• vitamins: PP, C, E, D, K, H, B, A;
• sugars: glucose, fructose, sucrose;
• aspartic acid;
• minerals: phosphorus, magnesium, potassium, iron, copper, calcium.

For which regions are suitable

Red potatoes are highly drought tolerant.It perfectly tolerates hot climates, but is susceptible to cold snaps.

The pink varieties are recommended for cultivation in the southern and central regions. The climate of the northern regions is not suitable for them.

Main advantages and disadvantages

Advantages of red potatoes:

• rich delicate taste;
• excellent presentation;
• immunity to major diseases;
• versatility in cooking;
• drought resistance;
• the nutritional value of tubers.

Culture also has disadvantages:

• high calorie content of vegetables;
• low resistance to cold snaps;
• the impossibility of growing in the open ground of the northern regions.

Beneficial features

Due to its rich composition, potatoes have a number of useful properties:

• cleanses the body of bad cholesterol;
• normalizes metabolism;
• activates the digestive tract;
• has an antioxidant effect;
• reduces the level of ammonia in the blood;
• suppresses inflammatory processes;
• reduces pressure;
• strengthens the heart and blood vessels;
• has a diuretic effect.

Features of planting and growing

The agricultural technology of red potatoes does not differ from the care of other varieties. This vegetable is undemanding to care for, but in order to obtain a rich harvest, it is important to observe the technology of planting and growing.

Tuber preparation

Correctly selected and prepared planting material is the key to healthy plants and a rich harvest. Gardeners prefer to grow potatoes from tubers.

Their preparation includes several stages:

1. Calibration - the tubers are sorted out, leaving hard specimens the size of a hen's egg, with a uniform color, without black spots, cracks, traces of disease, soft areas and other damage.
2. Landscaping - will increase the viability of the planting material and prevent its infection with infections in the early stages. To do this, the tubers are laid in an even layer on a film and placed in a bright place for 2-3 days.
3. Disinfection - destroys fungal spores and other infections that often remain on tubers. The planting material is washed in a solution prepared from 1 tsp. copper sulfate and 3 liters of water. Then the potatoes are dried.
4. Growth stimulation - to accelerate the germination of tubers, they are soaked in special preparations (for example, in "Solvent").
5. Germination - potatoes are folded in one layer in a well-ventilated room with a temperature of + 17˚С. Irrigate daily with water at room temperature. They are kept in such conditions for about a month.
6. Hardening - the germinated planting material is placed in a place with a temperature of + 10 ° C for 3 days. This will make it easier for plants to tolerate temperature changes.

Large tubers are pre-cut into 2-3 parts so that several sprouts remain on each.

Ground requirements

Potatoes love slightly acidic nutrient soils... The site is located on the sunny side of the garden, where the groundwater does not come too close to the surface.

No other nightshade crops have been grown in the beds where the potatoes will grow. Failure to comply with the rules of crop rotation will lead to soil depletion and increase the risks of plant infection.

The soil is prepared in the fall: it is dug up and mixed with horse, cow manure or humus (6 kg of fertilizer are taken per 1 m2).

To reduce the acidity of the soil, ash or dry lime is added to it: 1 tbsp. funds for 1 m2.

Advice! At the end of summer, siderates (rye, lupine) are planted on the beds. In the spring, rotted seedlings will make the soil fertile.

In the spring, the site is cleared of weeds. For each 1 m2, 45 g of superphosphate and 1 tbsp. l. potassium sulfate.

Landing scheme and rules

Potatoes are planted in open ground when the air temperature reaches + 10˚С. In the southern regions this happens in March, in the central regions in April.

The holes are arranged in rows in a checkerboard pattern. 60 cm are left between the rows, 35-40 between the bushes.

The most common method of planting potatoes is “shoveling”. In this case, holes are dug in the ground. Their depth depends on the composition of the soil.In loose soil, the tubers are covered by 10-12 cm, in heavy soil - by 4-6.

Advice! The method of planting under straw is also popular: the tubers are placed in holes, but covered not with earth, but with straw. This speeds up the harvest. The disadvantage is that the straw attracts rodents.

Care rules

To get a good harvest, it is important to properly care for the plantings.

Basic rules of potato farming:

1. Loosening. The soil is loosened after each watering and weeded. Until the potato seedlings have matured, the procedure is carried out 2 times a week: this will prevent the appearance of weeds. Mature bushes independently inhibit the growth of other plants in the garden.
2. Hilling. The crop yield depends on the correctness of its implementation. The first time the plants are spud when they reach 15 cm.The soil is raised by 6 cm, then for a few more every two weeks until the height of the hill reaches 20 cm.
3. Top dressing. After the formation of 3 true sheets, the first feeding is applied (2 kg of mullein per 8 l of water). The second time the plants are fertilized after the appearance of the first bud: use a solution of wood ash (1 kg of ash per 1 bucket of water). The last dressing is applied during the period of mass flowering: 45 g of superphosphate and 1 bucket of water.
4. Watering. For the entire growing period, the culture is watered no more than 4 times, only in dry summer. Watering is stopped 2 weeks before harvesting.

Disease and pest control

Most varieties of red potatoes are resistant to major diseases of the nightshade family.

But sometimes the plantings affect infections:

• late blight;
• common scab;
• black scab;
• fusarium;
• dry rot;
• ring rot;
• mosaic.

These are fungal (late blight), bacterial (ring rot) and viral (mosaic) diseases. To prevent their appearance, during epidemics, after precipitation, during cold snaps, plants are sprayed with antifungal and antibacterial agents (Fitosporin, copper sulfate, potassium permanganate solution). Infections usually affect tubers and cannot be treated.

Important! To prevent infection of plantings with mosaics, varieties with genetic immunity are chosen, the rules of crop rotation are observed, the planting material is disinfected, the beds are weeded.

The most common potato pests are the Colorado potato beetles. Collect them by hand. A soap solution and a decoction of bitter herbs are used against aphids and spider mites. Wireworms, bears and nematodes can only be dealt with by digging up the soil, removing larvae and treating the soil with a solution of copper sulfate.

Harvesting and storage

Depending on the variety, picking vegetables begins in early July, ends in September. Young potatoes in hot climates are harvested at the end of spring. The tubers are dug out with a pitchfork in dry weather. This will keep them clean and will not rot during storage.

Early varieties are not suitable for harvesting for the winter. Mid-season and late-ripening retain their taste and useful properties until spring.

The crops are kept in the basement, in wooden boxes or bags. Before that, vegetables are sorted out, sorted by size, all damaged specimens are removed. The room is preliminarily fumigated with sulfur.

Read also:

An unpretentious but productive variety of red potatoes Labella.

Potato variety "Krasa" with an excellent presentation and excellent taste.

High-yielding, medium-late variety of Manifest potatoes with red tubers.

Reviews

Reviews of red potatoes are positive. Such vegetables are preferred by many housewives.

Irina, Nikopol: “I really like red potatoes, especially Baltic Rose. She is light pink like in the photo. Lined oval tubers. When growing, I do not use purchased fertilizers. In my opinion, they only do harm. Since autumn I fertilize the soil well with horse manure and plant rye. In the spring I dig everything up, add a glass of ash to each hole. I use silage and ash as fertilizers. "

Victoria, Belgorod: “I have been growing pink potatoes for many years. I really like its delicate taste and beautiful tubers.Alena chose potatoes for myself, the description of the variety corresponds to reality. I plant the crop in bags and get a high-quality harvest. "

Conclusion

Red potatoes are one of the favorite varieties of many gardeners. The tubers have pink rind, creamy or yellow flesh, the taste is delicate and rich. The cultivation technology does not differ from the agricultural technology of white varieties.

The main thing is to properly prepare the planting material, to spud the bushes in a timely manner, to apply fertilizers, and to observe the watering regime.