Domestic table potato variety "Skazka"
Potatoes are a popular crop for cultivation in the country and on farms. The vegetable is dearly loved by breeders: every year several new varieties appear in Russia alone. Among the most successful mid-season crops of domestic selection is the Skazka variety.
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Description of potato variety
Fairy tale is a table variety with a mid-early ripening period. Ripens in 70-90 days. The plant is a medium-sized bush up to 80 cm tall with erect stems, which is convenient for hilling.
In the photo - the potatoes Tale.
Origin and development
The variety was bred in 2004 by breeders of the Leningrad Research Institute "Belogorka" and LLC Breeding firm "League" N. Gadzhiev, V. Lebedeva and M. Ivanov. The tale was obtained on the basis of work with three subspecies of potatoes: S. demissum, S. tuberosum and S. vernei. The potatoes took the best from each parent.
From one - the smooth shape and starch content, from the other - resistance to diseases and pests, the third conveyed taste.
Reference. The average starch content in the Skazka root crops is 14-17%.
Distinctive features and appearance
The tubers of this variety are oval, medium-sized, weighing 70-130 g. The skin is smooth, beige, on the surface there are eyes of medium depth, painted in pink. The pulp is white.
Description and characteristics of the plant
Potato bushes form up to six stems. The leaves are small, light green, with a porous structure. The flowers are large, they contain five inflorescences of a purple hue.
Yield
High-yielding variety. Its main feature is its multi-tuberity. Up to 30 medium-sized tubers are formed on one bush. The second feature is that from small seed potato tubers the same yield is obtained as from large ones.
If the storage conditions are observed, the keeping quality of tubers is 90%. The taste of potatoes is creamy, the tubers do not boil over and do not lose their color during heat treatment.
How to grow this variety
Agrotechnical techniques are standard. It is necessary to choose a suitable place for planting, to correctly carry out hilling and watering.
Timing, scheme and landing rules
Planting potatoes carried out in early May, when the soil warms up to + 8 ... + 9 ° C. Planting depth depends on the soil. On light, sandy soils, the depth will be 10-15 cm, on heavy soils - no more than 5 cm.The distance between the holes is maintained from 25 to 40 cm.The row spacing is made 60-70 cm. Compliance with these standards facilitates planting maintenance and provides ventilation and lighting of the bushes ...
Potatoes are planted in a lighted area. The variety prefers moist soil, but rots when the water stagnates.
The soil for planting is prepared in advance, in the fall. Humus is introduced with a thickness of 3-4 cm and plowed. When planting, a glass of ash, humus and a handful of superphosphate are introduced into the hole.
For 3-4 weeks, planting material is taken out of storage and germinated.
Care
The plantings are irrigated 5-7 times during the growing season. The interval between watering is 7-10 days.
Attention! Do not allow the soil to dry out. If there is no rain, water more often.
In between waterings, the plantings are spudded, moving the soil from the aisle to the bush. Additional stolons are formed on the ridge. The first time the potatoes are spud 10-15 days after the first shoots appear. The second hilling is carried out 3 weeks after the first.
Timely feeding increases the yield. Fertilizers are applied before hilling in wet soil.
- After emergence, nitrogen is introduced: 1 tbsp. l. urea is dissolved in 10 liters of water. This amount is enough for twenty plants.
- Before hilling, add chicken droppings diluted in 10 liters of water and infused for 24 hours. This solution is poured under the root without getting on the leaves.
- After the end of flowering, phosphorus is added. For 100 liters of water, take 1 kg of superphosphate and spray it on 100 sq. m.
- You can use herbal top dressing... For this, a bucket of chopped weeds is poured with 20 buckets of water and insisted for a week. After a week, the infusion is ready for use. You can add a glass of ash.
The nuances of growing and possible difficulties - diseases and pests
The variety is unpretentious, does not require increased attention. It is only important to monitor the moisture content of the soil, not to allow drying out, but also not to flood the bushes.
The Skazka variety shows the best results on black soil, sandy loam and loamy soils. Good predecessors for it are legumes, cabbage or cucumbers.
Potatoes are prone to diseases and pests family of nightshades. The Skazka variety is immune to scab, cancer, Rhizoctonia and Alternaria, but sometimes the bushes get late blight.
Spraying on time helps to fight against Colorado potato beetle potato moth, wireworm and bear.
Important! Plowing the soil in autumn will get rid of many bacteria and harmful insects that die from low temperatures.
Collection, storage and use of the crop
Harvest in September. A week before harvesting, the tops are mowed to get rid of diseases and allow root crops to ripen.
The dug tubers are air-dried for 6-10 hours. Then the dried potatoes are sorted, damaged and infected root crops are selected. Harvested for storage in cellars and basements, where the temperature is maintained at no more than + 2 ° C. Humidity should be 90%. The room is sometimes ventilated, once a month, the spoiled tubers are sorted out and removed.
This variety is considered universal. It is boiled in a uniform, used in salads, mashed potatoes, first courses. Casseroles are also made.
Advantages and disadvantages of the variety
Advantages:
- high productivity;
- great taste;
- early ripening;
- good keeping quality;
- unpretentious care
- resistance to diseases and pests;
- high commercial qualities.
Disadvantages:
- deep eyes that make it difficult to clean the tubers;
- a sprawling tall bush makes it difficult to leave.
Which regions is best suited for
The variety was created for cultivation in the Ural, Middle Volga and Far Eastern regions. Today the Tale has spread throughout Russia and the CIS countries, Moldova and Ukraine.
Farmers reviews
Reviews of the variety are mostly positive. The tale is suitable for small farms. Negative opinions can be heard from those whose employment did not allow timely and full-scale agrotechnical work to be carried out.
Mikhail, Yekaterinburg: “Potatoes Fairy Tale is my pride, it has been growing in the country house under strict supervision since 2016. From the fruits I make stews, mashed potatoes, casseroles, all my friends praise the dishes. I advise everyone - a problem-free, fruitful variety. "
Alena, Voronezh: “The Skazka variety really shows fabulous harvests, despite my little experience in farming. As an advice, I would draw attention to the need for timely hilling, which can be carried out even more than 2 times, combined with loosening. As for dressing, it is better to alternate organic matter with mineral fertilizers. I choose any compost from organic matter and dilute it in a ratio of 1:10. From mineral fertilizers I use potassium sulfate or superphosphate (35-40 g per 1 liter of water) ”.
Lyudmila, Kiev: “We grew it 3 years ago. Tubers are even, large. I didn’t like the fact that there are very deep eyes.Taste is normal, but the variety was rejected, as others liked more. "
Conclusion
A fairy tale is an unpretentious variety for growing in a vegetable garden or a small farm. But, like any culture, it requires attention. Regular watering, hilling, feeding and selection of high-quality planting material will provide you with a rich harvest of tasty potatoes.