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The best potato varieties for the Leningrad region should have good immunity to fungal diseases. Infections often spread amid high humidity, and it rains especially often in this region. Along with this, when choosing, you should pay attention to yield, taste and commercial qualities.
How to choose a potato variety
The key features of the climate of the Leningrad region and neighboring regions are cool summers, cloudy weather and plenty of rain. This causes the soil to become too wet, which can be bad for the potatoes.
To choose the optimal variety for growing in this area, it is recommended to pay attention to the following points:
- Purpose (for example, for cooking or frying).
- The proportion of starch (the higher, the better the potatoes are boiled, and the worse they keep their shape during frying).
- Ripening dates - it is better to stay at early and medium.
- The size, marketability, and appearance of tubers are of particular importance if potatoes are grown for sale.
- Disease resistance - since it often rains in the Leningrad region, the crop must be immune to fungal diseases and other infections.
The best potato varieties for the North-West region
If you select types of potatoes based on a number of parameters at once, you will get several ratings. The most popular varieties are described below.
Early potato varieties for the Leningrad region
Among the early ripening crops are the following:
- “Adretta” is a variety of German selection. The variety has excellent taste, resists viral infections, and can be grown in the Leningrad region and neighboring regions. Drought-resistant, yields up to 45 tons per hectare. The surface of the peel is yellowish, slightly rough. The culture is unpretentious and grows normally even on depleted soil.
- “Zhukovsky early” is another potato variety for the North-West. The fruits are oval, the surface is smooth, and a thin skin is visible. The color is light pink, the color is white when cut. The taste is quite pleasant and good.
- “Spring” is a hybrid variety that is resistant to unfavorable climatic conditions, viral and fungal diseases. Potatoes have good taste. Planting material can be used for several years in a row.
Their name is associated with the color of the pulp and the timing of ripening. Thus, the “Early Spring” variety can be grown in seedlings and the first harvest can be obtained at the end of June.
Mid-season varieties
Mid-season varieties ripen in 90-110 days, this is quite enough to have time to harvest a normal harvest.Among the most suitable crops for the North-West are the following:
- "Aurora" produces oval potatoes weighing 90-130 g. The flesh is milky-cream in color. The skin is smooth, the color ranges from pink to brownish. The eyes are not too deep, the color is red. The taste is excellent.
- Another potato variety that is suitable for the Leningrad region is “Zhivitsa”. The tubers are medium-sized, weighing from 80 to 150 g. The rind is yellow, smooth, and cream-colored when cut. The shape is oval-round, with small eyes visible on the surface. The taste is good to excellent.
- "Romantse" produces potatoes weighing 80-150 g, oval in shape and red in color. The flesh is light yellow and contrasts beautifully. The taste is good, which is confirmed by reviews from summer residents.
Late potato varieties
Late crops ripen in 110-130 days. At the same time, certain species can be cultivated in the climatic conditions of the North-West:
- “Inspiration” produces potatoes weighing 85-125 g, the starch content is very high and reaches 16%. Crumbly, with good taste, creamy when cut. The tubers are elongated, with small eyes, yellow in color.
- “Lorch” produces fruits weighing from 90 to 120 g. The pulp is white. The shape of the root crops is round-oval, light in color. The eyes are small, almost invisible. Starch content up to 20%, boiled, taste very good.
- “Nikulinsky” is one of the most starchy types (from 12% to 21%). The potatoes are round, the shell is white, reminiscent of a mesh. There are large numbers of eyes, but they are not very deep. The pulp is light in color and does not change color when cut.
The taste is very good.
Yield potato varieties for the Leningrad region
One of the most important selection criteria is productivity.Based on this indicator, you can choose several good potato varieties for the North-West:
- “Blue” is a variety of medium ripening. The tubers are light beige, the flesh is creamy. Potatoes are very productive and moderately susceptible to late blight on tops and root crops.
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- Another productive potato variety in the Leningrad region for planting in 2022 is “Lasunok”. It ripens later than “Golubizna”, and produces very beautiful and large round-oval root crops. The surface is light yellow, the cut color is creamy. The taste is good and balanced. It is characterized by resistance to the following pathologies: cancer, late blight of root crops, viral infections, rhizoctonia. Suitable for climatic conditions of the Leningrad region.
- “Bullfinch” is an early-ripening potato that yields its harvest in unison. The roots are oval-round, the surface is smooth, red. The pulp is white. The taste is good, the keeping quality is excellent. It grows normally in the Leningrad region and neighboring regions. It is resistant to nematodes and late blight on tops.
- "Arizona" produces large potatoes weighing on average 150 g. They have an oval-elongated shape, with small eyes, the surface is yellow, lighter on the cut. The taste is very good, the proportion of starch is almost 16%. At the same time, the shelf life and marketability are more than 94%, which makes it possible to grow this species not only for personal consumption, but also for sale. According to reviews from summer residents, it grows well in the Leningrad region.
New potato varieties for the North-West
Many gardeners like to experiment with different varieties, looking for new varieties. They can choose to grow the following crops:
- “Ivory Russet” - a variety for the Leningrad region included in the register in 2015.The crop is early ripening, the first harvest ripens in 45-55 days. With industrial cultivation, maximum figures reach 420 centners per hectare. The roots are elongated, the skin is yellowish. The eyes are small and hardly noticeable. When cut, the potatoes are white, the proportion of starch is more than 18%. It cooks well and has a pleasant taste. Tubers weighing from 80 to 180 g.
- “Charoit” has been on the State Register since 2014 and is suitable for the Leningrad region. The peel is yellowish, the flesh is lighter. The mass fraction of starch reaches 17%. The tubers are elongated-oval, marketable yield is about 90% and higher. Productivity reaches 383 centners per hectare. Has cancer resistance. Immunity to late blight and banded mosaic is average. May suffer from golden nematode.
- “Christel” is the newest crop for the Leningrad region, entered into the register in 2017. The shape is oval-round, weight from 90 to 140 g. The eyes are small, the color outside and on the cut is yellowish. The taste is good to excellent, starch content is up to 15%. Increased immunity to cancer, nematode and banded mosaic. But it may suffer from late blight on tops and tubers.
Conclusion
The best potato varieties for the Leningrad region include quite a few varieties. When choosing, summer residents often pay attention to productivity. However, it is recommended to take into account other criteria - taste, adaptability to the climate, and resistance to common diseases.
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