Riviera Potatoes – super early Dutch variety. It ripens so quickly that one and a half months is the deadline for harvesting.
The description of a wonderful variety can begin with any characteristic. In each case, positive qualities will be evident:
- The appearance of root vegetables is quite attractive. The peel is dense, but with a smooth surface. Roughness does not spoil the neatness of the tubers. The skin color is light yellow, the eyes are very shallow. The pulp is grainy, tasty, with a creamy tint. Becomes crumbly after heat treatment. The tubers are smooth, oval in shape, and gain weight up to 170 g.
- Nutritional value. The ultra-early Riviera potato variety contains more than 18% starch, vitamins, proteins, amino acids and minerals. Indicated for children's and dietary nutrition.
- The bush forms tall, erect. This is a good protection for row spacing from drying out. The flowers are collected in a corolla with a reddish-violet color. The leaves on the trunks are large, dark green, with wavy edges. The root system is very powerful, which allows for productivity even during dry periods. Such roots can provide the plant with moisture in any soil.
- High resistance to diseases. Common potato diseases do not have time to affect the Riviera variety, due to the short growing season.Only 40 days pass before the harvest ripens. Therefore, early Riviera potatoes practically do not get sick.
Classic agricultural technology for early potato varieties.
Seed preparation
A description of the preparatory stage will help you choose the right seed material. And germinating tubers will further shorten the growing season.
Seed potatoes are selected immediately upon harvest and optimal storage conditions are created.
Departure from the recommended temperature and humidity parameters during storage reduces the quality of the selected root crops. In early spring, Riviera potatoes are sorted out, putting aside damaged or frostbitten tubers. Smooth, healthy potatoes weighing from 40 to 70 g are best suited for planting. Very large tubers should not be prepared for planting; they will be useful in culinary recipes.
How to prepare the Riviera variety for planting? The easiest way is to spread it out for a couple of weeks in a warm place and in good light. Suitable temperatures range from 12 to 15 degrees above zero. This event can be held earlier. Let's say that Riviera potatoes lie for about two months in comfortable conditions for sprouts to appear. In this case, before planting, you can get the rudiments of the root system on the tubers and significantly reduce the time until harvest. During germination, Riviera tubers must be turned over.
Preparing the site for planting
In order for the variety to meet all expectations, you need to choose the most suitable site for planting. It is best if it is a lighted place with light soil. An area protected from the winds and well warmed by the sun is well suited.Snow and melt water do not accumulate in such places. Therefore, for early Riviera potatoes, just such a plot is left. Before planting, the soil is dug up and organic matter is added.
Riviera potatoes respond well to the addition of ash and nitrogen. The area must be cleared of weed. Riviera potatoes should be planted when the soil warms up to +10 degrees, not earlier. The planting pattern for the early variety is 60x35 cm. Riviera potatoes are planted by deepening the tubers by 6 cm. This figure is less than that of other early varieties.
Plant care
A description of recommendations for caring for Riviera potatoes does not take up much space. However, competent and timely care is the key to a high and high-quality harvest. The main requirements remain:
- watering;
- nutrition;
- hilling;
- loosening.
Hilling begins when the stems are 15 cm high, then repeated after three weeks. Loosening is a necessary operation. It saves during periods of rain and drought. Fertilizing needs to be done correctly. If watering is sufficient, then you can add dry bird droppings, mineral fertilizers, and ash. They are embedded in the ground at the time of hilling the Riviera potato bushes.
Weeding of potato plantings is done regularly so that weeds do not choke the plants and deprive them of light, water, and nutrients.
Reviews
The description of the Riviera variety makes it very popular. Potatoes produce super early and high yields.Reviews from vegetable growers are only positive. The main characteristics are most often noted.
