The Rodrigo medium-early potato variety has practically no flaws. It differs in the large size of root crops and high productivity. The gardeners won popularity due to its taste and simple process of cultivation.
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Rodrigo potatoes
Characteristic
Rodrigo has the time it takes to reach optimal size of the roots with strong skin, is about 70-85 days. Harvested during this period can be stored until spring. Suitable for food and has reached a conditional maturity, which has an optimal size, but a thin skin that lags behind the fruit.
According to the description, the average mass of fruits is 200 g, but some tubers gain 500 or even 800 g. The ripened root crop has a dark red skin. The eyes are small. The flesh is colored yellow, and in some fruits may have a creamy tint.
This is a medium starchy variety. Its content is from 12.5 to 15.4%. In the process of cooking quickly boiled soft. It is also used for frying, added to soups and salads.
Description of the variety
Rodrigo shrubs are quite tall, with semi-upright stems. The leaves are large-sized dark green color. Have them wrinkled structure and no pubescence. The edges of the sheet have a weak waviness.
Blooms in large, white flowers. Drought resistant It grows well in the south of the country, and in the northern regions.
From one bush can collect up to 10 large fruits. In farms with 1 hectare receive up to 450 centners. At the same time 95% of the harvest has a presentation. Small potatoes almost never happen.
Rodrigo has universal application. In addition to food use, starch and alcohol components are made from it.
Advantages and disadvantages
The positive characteristics of Rodrigo include:
- heat resistance;
- undemanding of soil composition;
- disease resistanceaffecting this type of root vegetables;
- good keeping quality in winter;
- ability to resist mechanical damage;
- good ones taste characteristics;
- universality of use.
Specific deficiencies in the variety is not installed. The commission that conducted the research states that it is constant in quality attributes.
Where does the variety come from
Varietal Potatoes
Only high-quality varietal potatoes should be planted. Approximately 1 time in 3-5 years should be purchased planting material in seed farms.
How to get
Exists several ways to grow varietal potatoes:
- growing small tubers from a large fruit;
- growing small tubers from cuttings;
- growing seed potatoes from sprouts;
- obtaining seed from the top of the tuber;
- obtain varietal of seeds.
During the growth of the bushes, cleaning is carried out to remove off-grade and diseased plants. Harvested seed potatoes are stored separately from food. Pre-plant it for 2 weeks under a canopy.
Characteristic varieties
Potato varieties differ not only in their appearance and taste, but in their characteristics:
- destination type;
- cultivation area;
- disease resistance;
- ripening time;
- starch content.
In addition, the potato is divided into species depending on the ripening period:
- very early (it is possible to collect on the 34th day after landing);
- early (crop digging on day 40);
- medium early (root crops digging, starting from the 55th day);
- mid-season (collected after 65 days);
- middle late (harvest can be expected only from 80 to 100 days after planting);
Early ripe varieties
Early maturing varieties include potatoes, which are harvested from 40 days after planting. Representatives of these varieties:
- the Dutch Arrow, with a high yield of up to 600 centners per hectare;
- Ukrainian "Dnipro", with one hectare can collect up to 520 quintals of this variety.
- "Impala", growing both in rainy and during the dry summer months.
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- Arrow
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- Dnipryanka
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- Impala
Middle and late ripening varieties
Such representatives as “Zabava”, “Mriya”, “Nevsky”, “Sineglazka”, “Sante”, and “Picasso” belong to the middle injuries.
Middle-late potato varieties: Desiree, Kuroda.
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- Fun
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- Nevsky
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- Blue-eyed
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- Desiree
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- Kuroda
Exotic varieties
Have them excellent taste, good keeping quality and disease resistance. In addition, they have an unusual appearance, but the varieties have no relation to genetic engineering.
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- Adretta
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- Violet
Growing Rodrigo
What soil to plant and how to protect
It is advisable to plant potatoes after legumes or cereals. A good harvest can be obtained by planting it after onions or cabbage.
Soil tillage is better carry out before germination potatoes
During the cultivation of the mandatory conduct of loosening the soil and hilling bushes. Even in the dry summer months, Rodrigo is not demanding for irrigation.
So that the bushes do not hit such serious problems as scab, late blight, nematodes should be prevented by spraying the plants with special means.
To combat the most common problem is colorado beetle use such drugs:
- Aktara;
- Regent;
- Prestige;
- Lightning;
- Alachi;
- Corado;
- Commander
Preparing for landing
Those tubers that are destined for planting go through the landscaping stage immediately after harvesting. To do this, in a bright room, potatoes are scattered in 2-3 layers.
Already after 10 days in tubers formed green matter called solanine. Bitter to the taste, it will be reliably protected from rodents. He will also heal mechanical damage. This procedure can be done in the spring.
On the surface of root crops pathogens of pathogenic infections can be found (scab, Alternaria, fomoz, fitflurosis, Rhizoctoniosis). In order to prevent the development of these diseases in the process of growing, potatoes are treated with bio-fungicide before planting. To do this, use: Planriz, Fitosportin, Alirin, Baksis, Binoram.
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- Planriz
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- Phytosporin
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- Alirin
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- Binoram
1.5-2 weeks before disembarking, they peg it so that excess moisture comes out of it. It is laid out in a warm place, for example in a greenhouse and covered with rags. This procedure reduces the risk of damage to the tubers when planted.
Before planting on heavy soils, it is recommended to germinate potatoes.In order for sprouts to appear, it is sufficient 3 weeks before to take the planting material into a moist warm room.
If there is not enough moisture, then potatoes periodically sprinkled with water. Potatoes are ready for planting when the sprouts have reached 1 cm, and the rudiments of roots have appeared in the lower part of the fruit.
Gardeners before planting potatoes powdered with ashes. It is believed that this method helps to strengthen the stems and increase yield.
Heavy clay soils improve the introduction of coarse sand and organic fertilizers. Sandy soil is weighed down Adding soddy clay soil and contribute organics.
In order to fertilize the soil during plowing, compost, manure, potash fertilizers and superphosphate are applied.
Landing steps
Planting of potatoes is carried out in May, when the soil at a depth of 10 cm warms up to 9 degrees. Potatoes are planted in the furrows prepared in advance. In small areas, it is put "under the shovel."The distance between the bushes is at least 80x35 cm. The tuber digs to a depth of 10 cm.
The larger the planting material, the greater gap between the holes. But the depth of embedding remains the same (10 cm).
If the landing area is small, then some ash and humus are placed in each well, and a potato is placed on top. Then the hole is covered with earth.
It is recommended to plant potatoes the size of a chicken egg. If larger fruits are used for this, this will unnecessarily increase the need for planting material, and will not affect the increase in yield.
Large potatoes before planting can be cut into 2 parts along the root, so that both parts have apical sprouts and give good shoots.
Rodrigo variety sure gaining popularity among gardeners and housewives. It is pleasant to grow on your site magnificent large potatoes, from which you can prepare dishes according to long-practiced recipes, which will acquire a new flavor.