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Elizabeth potatoes are a table variety with an average ripening period. Attracts gardeners with a number of positive characteristics. It shows high productivity, is very resistant to pests and diseases, and has good taste. If favorable conditions are met, it can be stored until spring.
Elizaveta - an old potato variety of domestic selection
History of origin
The Elizaveta potato variety was obtained thanks to the merits of Russian breeders. It was developed by scientists from the Belogorka Research Institute (St. Petersburg). The variety was included in the State Register in 1996.
Description of Elizabeth variety potatoes with photos
The Elizabeth variety of potatoes belongs to the table varieties. It adapts perfectly to almost any climatic conditions, produces high yields, and is universal in use.Thanks to its strong immunity, the crop rarely gets sick, including late blight.
Bush
The bushes of this variety of vegetable crop are erect, compact, with a small number of shoots. The tops are medium in height. The foliage of the branches is good, the leaf plates are not small, medium-dissected, slightly wavy along the edges. There is slight pubescence on their surface, the veins are clearly expressed. The Elizabeth potato does not bloom profusely, the buds are small, white, and fall off quickly. After the end of the budding period, seed peas do not form in place of the inflorescences.
Thanks to the well-developed root system, Elizabeth potato tubers form together
Tubers
The tubers of the variety are uniform, their shape is oval-round, they are slightly flattened on the sides, and have a blunt tip in the upper part. The average weight of one tuber is 120 g. The skin of the potato is smooth, thin, beige in color, and there are a small amount of shallow eyes on the surface. The pulp is white, starch content up to 18%.
Characteristics of potato variety Elizaveta
Tubers of the Elizabeth variety are characterized by good commercial qualities, have an excellent appearance and are ideal for sale. Potatoes can be transported over long distances. The harvest is not susceptible to rot, is stored well for several months after harvest, and if optimal conditions are created, it lasts until the next season.
Taste qualities of potatoes Elizaveta
The tubers have good taste, without excessive wateriness and dryness. Their taste is balanced and pleasant. After cleaning, as well as during heat treatment, the pulp does not change its color.Elizabeth potatoes are used for various purposes: they are fried, boiled, stuffed, and stewed. Tubers are rich in amino acids, protein and vitamins.
Moderate calorie content allows the variety to be used for baby and dietary nutrition
Ripening time for potatoes Elizaveta
Elizabeth potatoes ripen approximately 2-2.5 months after planting, but this variety can be dug up for testing after 50 days. The final formation of tubers occurs on the 90th day.
Productivity
When favorable conditions are created and quality care is provided, one potato bush Elizaveta produces up to ten large tubers. Judging by the reviews of farmers, the total yield of the variety is 30-40 tons per hectare. In particularly favorable conditions, the result can reach 50 tons.
Growing regions
Elizabeth potatoes are often grown on private farms; some farmers plant them for sale. Since the variety is undemanding to care, even inexperienced gardeners can cultivate it. It is recommended to grow this variety in the Central, Northern, Far Eastern, Volga-Vyatka, North Caucasus and Northwestern districts.
Disease resistance
Elizaveta has established itself as a disease-resistant variety. Potatoes are rarely affected by scab or cancer; the tops are practically not infected with blackleg. In addition, the variety has good immunity to fungal infections and rarely suffers from Alternaria, late blight, and fusarium. Cases of nematode attacks are isolated.
The main scourge for the plant is considered to be insects: wireworms, thrips, and Colorado potato beetles. The former are combated by digging up the soil and treating it with potassium permanganate, and the latter with insecticides. To get rid of the latter, use manual methods or chemicals.
Advantages and disadvantages
Potatoes of the Elizabeth variety have practically no disadvantages. If you follow agricultural techniques and choose the right region for its cultivation, then there will be nothing to complain about.
Elizaveta produces a minimal amount of non-marketable and small tubers
Advantages:
- productivity;
- unpretentiousness;
- high commercial qualities;
- taste characteristics;
- keeping quality;
- transportability;
- strong immunity;
- non-degeneracy.
Flaws:
- sensitivity to frost;
- a reflection of unfavorable growing conditions on the crop.
Landing rules
If you adhere to the rules of agricultural technology, then the Elizabeth potato will show all its advantages to the maximum. The first thing gardeners do for this is to prepare an area for planting crops in the fall. To do this, choose a well-lit place with loose, non-clayey soil and deep groundwater; it is desirable that buckwheat, cabbage or legumes grow on it this season. Next, the area is dug up and fertilized with organic and mineral compounds containing nitrogen compounds.
With the arrival of spring, a couple of weeks before the expected planting date for Elizabeth potatoes, they begin to germinate them. Why planting material is laid out in a well-lit place and sprinkled with water every three days. After about 10-12 days, when the sprouts on the tubers have grown to 4 cm in length, they will be ready for planting.
Work usually starts in early May, but in particularly hot regions this deadline can be moved to mid-April. The main thing is that by this time the soil has already warmed up to +10 °C, and the air to +15 °C.
When planting crops, proceed according to the following scheme:
- tubers are treated with humates, potassium permanganate or growth stimulants;
- dig holes in the soil to a depth of half a shovel at a distance of 30 cm;
- One potato is placed in each and buried.
Typically, potato consumption when planting is 25 kg per hectare of land
Care instructions
Caring for Elizabeth potatoes is easy. If you follow all the standard rules of agricultural technology, then there will be no problems with the plant. Since the variety is moisture-loving, it is irrigated regularly, but in moderation. The first time watering is carried out at planting, the second time - when the sprouts become about 10 cm long, then they are guided by the weather. On hot days, irrigation is carried out once a week.
Plantings are weeded regularly. Hilling is carried out three times per season: at the stage of bush height 8 cm, two weeks later, at a size of 25 cm. Particularly careful gardeners mulch the rows with mown grass or straw.
During the growing season, it is advisable to feed Elizabeth potatoes. The procedure is performed at the root two or three times. Typically, organic or mineral compounds are used for this: mullein, bird droppings. A couple of weeks before harvesting the tubers, it is useful to fertilize the beds with superphosphate.
During hilling, the ridge is formed as high and wide as possible
Harvest and storage
Elizabeth begins harvesting potatoes when the tops of the crop begin to dry. This moment comes towards the end of July. After digging, the tubers are dried for about five hours, then sent for storage in a ventilated and dry room with a temperature of +3 to +5 ° C.
Conclusion
The Elizabeth potato, despite its ancient appearance, is still actively grown in household plots and on an industrial scale. It has a number of advantages, is well stored, and does not degenerate. Attracts gardeners with the white pulp of the tubers and universal use.
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