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Not all Russians’ vegetable gardens and summer cottages are large; most often, the owner has only a couple of acres at his disposal. When allocating space on this piece of land, gardeners often “forget” about potatoes, since there is hardly enough space for tomatoes, cucumbers and herbs. It is believed that in order to get a good potato harvest, you need to plant several buckets of this root crop, and such an amount requires a fairly large garden area.
In this case, Dutch potatoes will be a real salvation. The yield of these potatoes is 3-4 times higher than that of Russian varieties, which means that from one hundred square meters you can get about 120 kg of root crops.
Features of Dutch potatoes
Dutch potato varieties were selected for the cool climate of Europe, so they are excellent for central and southern Russia.
This potato has a number of advantages, including:
- High yield - in a temperate climate you can get 400-500 centners per hectare, and on the chernozem soils of the southern regions of the country up to 800 centners of Dutch potatoes are harvested from each hectare of fields.
- Resistance to viruses and bacterial diseases - in addition to standard potato diseases, Dutch varieties are immune to pathogenic varieties of viruses.
- Late blight can attack potato leaves, but the tubers of most varieties from Holland remain unharmed.
- Root vegetables of Dutch varieties are almost always very large, lined with a smooth skin - the commercial appearance of potatoes is at their best.
- Tubers are suitable for preparing any dishes; they can be stored in cellars and transported over long distances.
"Impala"
Mid-early potatoes, which takes 60 to 70 days to fully mature. The plants are quite powerful and tolerate temperature changes and short-term drought well. The yield of the variety does not greatly depend on the number of warm and cold days; on average, it is about 600 centners per hectare.
The tubers are colored light yellow, have a beautiful glossy skin, and the average potato weight is 120 grams. The pulp is yellow. Potatoes retain their shape well even after boiling, but the puree from Impala tubers also turns out excellent.
In each hole, the gardener will find from 10 to 20 potatoes. The harvest can be transported, since the tubers are dense and are not afraid of mechanical damage. Potatoes are suitable for long-term storage, even after winter, root crops do not sprout or wither.
Bushes and tubers are not infected with nematodes, cancer and scab. The only thing that potatoes are afraid of is late blight.When the first spots appear on the tops, the root crops stop growing, so the bushes must be treated with fungicides in a timely manner so as not to lose the harvest.
"Condor"
A mid-season potato variety, the ripening of which occurs 80-90 days after the appearance of the first shoots. A distinctive feature of potatoes is their excellent taste. This variety is ideal for baking, frying, and making purees.
The potatoes are very large - the average weight is 140 grams, they have a regular oval shape, the skin is dense, and colored red. And the flesh inside the tuber is yellow.
Potatoes are quite dense and difficult to damage, but they are very easy to peel due to their large size and smooth skin. Only a few tubers will ripen in the holes at a time, but the yield is still high - up to 350 centners, due to the large mass of root crops.
Plants are susceptible to viruses, scab and late blight, but are protected from cancer and nematodes. Potatoes of the Condor variety are not afraid of drought. Tubers can easily be stored in winter.
"Latona"
For lovers of yellow-fruited potatoes, the Dutch variety “Latona” is most suitable. This potato is zoned for the climate of central Russia; the plants tolerate drought, heavy rains, and temperature fluctuations well.
The tubers are smooth, oval in shape, and yellow in color. The weight of potatoes is average, but sometimes you come across specimens larger than 140 grams. Therefore, it is often possible to collect up to 2.5 kg of root vegetables from one hole. The total yield of the variety is 500 centners per hectare of land.
Technical maturity of potatoes occurs on the 75-85th day after planting.If you want to enjoy young potatoes, you can do this already 45 days after planting the tubers for planting.
The bushes are resistant to nematodes, scab and dry rot. The only thing is that you need to inspect the tops for late blight infection.
"Red Scarlett"
The early ripening variety is recognized by many gardeners as one of the best Dutch hybrids. Full ripening of potatoes will occur 75 days after planting, and undermine young people tubers can be harvested after 45 days.
The Red Scarlett potato variety is known for its vitality and unpretentiousness: even with irregular care, bad weather, infrequent watering and other natural disasters, the potato harvest will be consistently high and will certainly please the owner.
The root vegetables are colored pink, the potato flesh is yellow, which is how it remains after cooking. The tubers cook well and have a very pleasant taste. The peel is dense, has a small number of eyes, and is not afraid of mechanical damage.
The harvest reaches 500 centners with an average tuber weight of 120 grams. Potatoes can be transported and are also suitable for long-term storage.
Another huge advantage of the Red Scarlett variety is its resistance to viruses and diseases. This potato almost never gets sick.
"Ukama"
Ultra-early potatoes, ripening within 50-60 days after planting. The variety is distinguished by its large tubers, weighing on average 170 grams.
The potatoes have a regular elongated shape, are colored yellow, and the flesh of the tubers is of the same color. When cooked, the potatoes become soft, homogeneous, and very tasty.
Potatoes are well hardened against cancer and nematodes, and are not afraid of scab and leaf curling.The only disadvantage of the Ukama variety is that it does not cope well with drought and elevated temperatures. Therefore, in too hot seasons, the bushes will have to be watered frequently to get a yield of 350 centners per hectare.
This potato has the ability to “heal” its own “wounds”; damaged fruits do not rot or wither.
"Sante"
The variety belongs to the table varieties of potatoes; the root vegetables make excellent chips or french fries. This is due to the low starch content in root vegetables - at 12%.
Potatoes ripen in an average period of 80 to 90 days. The tubers have a regular oval shape, are colored yellow, and a fairly large number of eyes can be seen on the peel.
The hybrid is characterized by high productivity and a large mass of root crops. In view of this, potatoes must be planted with large distances between holes. The variety is considered one of the most protected against all “potato” diseases.
"Picasso"
This potato from Holland is one of the few mid-late varieties that have become widespread in Russia. A distinctive feature of the variety is excellent keeping quality, good taste, and high nutritional value.
The bushes are tall, bloom profusely and produce good harvests. The tubers are colored yellow, have an elongated shape, and there are characteristic pink spots on the skin.
The Picasso harvest is consistently high; these potatoes are not afraid of drought, diseases and viruses, or late blight of tops and root crops.However, gardeners should remember that Dutch potato varieties do not like poor soils - the land on the site must be regularly fertilized.
"Desiree"
Another mid-late potato variety, which can be used for long-term storage.
The bushes are also powerful and tall. The potatoes are quite large, oval, pink in color, and have yellow flesh. The starch content is high (up to 21%), which makes it possible to use root vegetables for purees, frying, and soups.
The taste of the tubers is excellent; chips are often made from them.
Unlike previous varieties, Desiree potatoes are not highly protected from viruses and diseases. But the variety pleases with its stable high yield and excellent product characteristics.
"Jarla"
Early ripening potatoes with excellent taste. The bushes are powerful and spreading, blooming with white inflorescences.
The tubers are oval-round in shape, light yellow in color, and have few eyes. The weight of potatoes in one hole can vary significantly - from 80 to 300 grams.
Potatoes are considered very unpretentious:
- not afraid of drought and heat;
- can recover from returning spring frosts;
- grows on soils of any composition and nutritional value;
- does not become infected with late blight, rock and scab;
- produces consistently high yields.
The Yarla variety is very reliable - the gardener can be confident in the harvest even under poor conditions growing.
"Romano"
Another potato variety that can produce high yields even under unfavorable circumstances, such as poor climate, drought, and poor soil.
Potatoes ripen in medium terms. The tubers are round, pale pink in color, with snow-white flesh, and quite large in size.Each hole can produce up to 9 potatoes.
Plants are resistant to several viruses, late blight, nematode and scab. Root vegetables are well stored during the winter and do not germinate even at elevated storage temperatures.
conclusions
Regardless of which Dutch potato variety is chosen for growing on your own plot, you need to remember some of the requirements of foreign hybrids:
- potatoes from Holland love chernozem, nutritious soils, so the meager soil needs to be fertilized regularly;
- You should not plant potatoes in one place for more than three seasons in a row - in this case it is pointless to expect high yields;
- Large-fruited potatoes should be watered rarely, but abundantly;
- It is not advisable to use the harvested Dutch hybrids for planting next season - the yield will be low and the tubers will be small.
By following all the rules, it is quite possible to collect a dozen bags of elite potatoes from a small summer cottage.
