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Potato Charodey is a domestic variety adapted to Russian conditions. It is distinguished by high quality tubers, good taste and a long shelf life. The Magician variety brings a high yield if the rules of planting and caring for the crop are observed.
Origin story
The Magician potato was bred by the Leningrad Scientific Research Institute of Agriculture "Belogorka". In 1996, an application was submitted to include the variety in the state register.
After testing in 2000, the Magician potato was registered in the state register. It is recommended for cultivation in the Northern and Northwestern regions, the Volga region, the Central Black Sea region, the North Caucasus and the Far East.
Description and characteristics
Distinctive features of the Magician variety:
- upright bushes;
- medium-sized light green leaves;
- medium-sized corollas are white;
- oval tubers with small eyes;
- white flesh;
- smooth yellow peel;
- weight from 73 to 116 g.
The taste of the Charodey potato is rated at a high level. Commercial qualities are comparable to standard varieties. The starch content in tubers is from 12.4 to 15%. Taste qualities are rated at a high level.
The Magician variety has a high shelf life. Productivity depends on the region. In the Volga region, from 175 to 270 c/ha are collected from 1 hectare. For the Northern region, this figure is 370 c/ha.Up to 15 tubers are obtained from one bush.
Advantages and disadvantages
The pros and cons of the Magician potato are given in the table:
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Landing
Potato Enchanter grows best in light soils: sandy, loamy, sandy loam, chernozem. In clay soil, the culture develops slowly and is susceptible to fungal diseases.
The soil for potatoes is prepared in the fall. The beds are dug up and removed weeds and remains of previous cultures. Fertilizers include humus and wood ash.
Healthy tubers weighing from 70 to 100 g are selected for planting. Planting material is assessed visually and tubers with traces of rotting, cracks and other defects are rejected.
Potatoes of the Charodey variety are kept in the basement or cellar in winter. A month before planting, the tubers are transferred to light and kept at a temperature of 15 degrees. For planting, select potatoes with sprouts up to 15 mm long, which are treated with Epin solution to stimulate growth.
Potatoes Magician are planted in furrows or holes. In sandy soil, tubers are buried by 10 cm, in clay soil - by 5 cm. There should be 30-40 cm between the bushes. Rows are placed in increments of 70-80 cm.
Care
To obtain a high yield, the Magician variety is given good care. Before emergence, the soil is loosened so that the tubers receive more oxygen. Periodically weed the weeds.
When the shoots appear, you need to loosen the soil between the rows. Loosening after watering and rain is especially important, which avoids the formation of a crust.
The Magician variety is not watered until the buds appear. When flowering begins, the soil is constantly moistened. When the soil dries 7 cm, start watering.
Potato plantings are watered with warm water in the evening. Each bush requires 2-3 liters of water. During drought, the field is watered more often, up to 3-5 times during the season.
Hilling and feeding
An obligatory step in caring for Sorcerer potatoes is hilling. The procedure is carried out twice per season: when the bushes reach a height of 15 cm and before flowering begins. As a result, the formation of new root shoots is activated, the soil is saturated with oxygen and weeds are destroyed.
Hilling is carried out after watering or rain. The soil is raked from the rows onto the potato bushes. To do this, use pitchforks or special equipment.
Fertilizing potatoes with Magic helps to increase productivity:
- with active growth of tops;
- during the formation of buds;
- during the flowering period.
The first feeding is necessary for the Magician variety with slow development of bushes. Nutrients are needed by plants with thin stems and pale leaves.
For treatment, a solution is prepared based on slurry, which saturates the plants with nitrogen. It is also allowed to water the potatoes with a urea solution in the amount of 1 tsp. on a bucket of water.
The second treatment requires a solution consisting of 1 cup of wood ash and 1 tbsp. l. potassium sulfate. Fertilizer improves the taste of potatoes and promotes abundant flowering.
The third feeding of the Charodey variety is carried out using 1 tbsp. l. superphosphate per 10 liters of water. The treatment stimulates the formation of tubers.0.5 liters of the resulting solution is poured under each bush.
Diseases and pests
Potato diseases are caused by fungal spores, viruses and lack of nutrients. The greatest danger to plants are viral diseases (mosaic, leaf curl), which are spread by poor-quality planting material and insects.
The most common fungal disease of potatoes is late blight. The lesion in the form of dark spots appears on leaves and tubers. To protect plantings from late blight, agricultural practices are followed and spraying is carried out with Bordeaux mixture, copper oxychloride, and a solution of the drug Ridomil.
Spraying with Karate, Arrivo, and Sumi-Alpha helps against the Colorado potato beetle. The treatment is carried out when the larvae appear and repeated after 10 days.
Nematode is a representative of worms that damages potato tubers and tops. The pest penetrates the soil along with planting material and garden tools. Effective methods for controlling the nematode have not been developed, so increased attention is paid to the selection of tubers for planting and subsequent care.
Harvesting
The sorcerer potatoes are harvested in the mid-early period. Tubers are harvested 65-80 days after emergence.
If the tops of the bushes have withered, harvesting begins within 3 weeks. After being in the ground for a long time, the tubers lose weight and are worse stored.
2 weeks before harvesting, it is recommended to mow the tops, leaving about 10 cm above the ground, and remove them from the site. In summer, bushes attract pathogens and pests. Tubers are dug up in warm, dry weather at a temperature of 10-17 degrees.
The tubers are left on the field until the end of harvesting to dry. The dug up potatoes are kept in a dark, dry place for 2 weeks. During this period, the skin of the tubers will become harder. Then the potatoes are sorted and specimens with traces of disease or damage are rejected. Healthy tubers are stored in a cool, dry place in winter.
Conclusion
The Magician potato has high commercial and taste qualities. The key to a good harvest is regular potato care: hilling, fertilizing and watering. To protect plantings from diseases and pests, preventive treatments are carried out. The Magician variety is suitable for cultivation in most regions of Russia.
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