Potato arizona

The Arizona potato was bred in Holland in 2013 and belongs to the early varieties. Differs in good taste and high yield. Potatoes are quite unpretentious to care for, but demanding of moisture. It is successfully grown in the central and southern regions, has gained popularity in Russia, Belarus and Ukraine. In the article, we will consider all the characteristics of this variety and the cultivation technique.

Arizona potatoes are an early, high-yielding table-type variety. The growing season is 80 days, and with good care, the potatoes can be harvested in 70-75 days. The variety is easy to care for, it is enough to follow all the necessary measures: processing the site, weeding, watering and fertilizing. The Arizona variety is quite resistant to the following diseases: nematode, cancer and mosaic, and late blight. Plantings tolerate cold snaps and frosts down to –5 ° C.

Arizona potato bush is erect, branchy stems, medium height (50-60 cm). The tops are dark green in color, the leaves are rather large, the flowers are white.

Oval-shaped potatoes with yellow skin, the flesh is also light yellow, weighing up to 150 g, the eyes are small. The starch content in fruits is up to 16%. You can dig up 10-12 potatoes from one bush, and there are almost no small fruits. Arizona potatoes have excellent keeping quality and can be stored well.

Taste and culinary qualities are excellent, tubers are medium friable. Arizona potatoes are suitable for preparing any dishes in cooking - mashed potatoes and first courses, frying and baking. When cut, the pulp almost does not darken. This variety is ideal for sale, as it has excellent commercial qualities, is transportable, and also keeps well until spring.

Arizona potatoes ripen in just 3 months, provided that all agricultural practices are followed and carried out on time.

The yield of the Arizona variety is high. An average of 225 to 408 quintals of potatoes can be harvested from 1 hectare. With good optimal storage, potato fruits retain their qualities by 90%. You will definitely get a good harvest if the following conditions are met:

• sufficient moisture and watering during dry periods;

• hilling at least 2 times per summer;

• treatment against pests and diseases;

• weed removal;

• top dressing up to 3 times per season.

Before planting, seed potatoes are carefully sorted, selecting fruits weighing about 60-70 g. Make sure that the potatoes are free from defects. Some gardeners pick potatoes from the basement a month before planting and germinate in a warm room at 15 ° C until small sprouts appear.

Arizona potatoes are planned to be planted in late April - early May, when the soil will be steadily warmed up to 8-10 ° C. The site must be well cultivated - organic fertilizers are applied and plowed in the fall. Complex mineral fertilizers can also be applied: per 1 sq. m - 40 g of fertilizers. In the spring, the field is cultivated.

The best precursors for potatoes are cabbage, winter crops, perennial grasses, or legumes. It should be remembered that one variety can be grown on the site for no more than 5 years - then resistance to diseases is lost, and the properties of potatoes deteriorate.

The most suitable soil for this potato variety: loam, black soil, sandy loam and sandy soil.It is good if the site is well lit from all sides, and will not be subject to stagnation of water after rains.

Advice! It is recommended to treat seed potatoes with any protective agent on the day of planting. For example, the Matador fungicide will help protect tubers from pests and diseases. Dilute it with water as directed and spray on both sides of the tubers.

Potato planting rules.

1. There should be a distance of at least 65-70 cm between the rows and 30-40 cm between the potatoes.

2. The seeding depth of potato tubers is 15-20 cm.

Caring for potatoes of this variety includes all the traditional measures - processing of the site (harrowing, hilling), loosening and weeding, protection from pests and diseases, fertilization and watering in case of drought. The variety is undemanding to care, so these activities will be enough to get a good harvest.

Let's consider all these activities in more detail.

- Harrowing

The first harrowing should be done 10-14 days after planting, the second - 10 days after the first.

- Hilling

The first hilling of Arizona is carried out with the appearance of potato stalks - 10-12 cm above the soil level. Re-huddle 14 days after the first treatment, when the tops reach 20 cm in height. It is better to do this after rain so that the soil is sufficiently moist. Before hilling, the entire area should be weeded.

- Protection against pests and diseases

The Arizona variety has average immunity and can be susceptible to late blight, scab, as well as the attack of Colorado beetles, bear and slugs. It is always easier to prevent early manifestations of diseases or pests. Therefore, carry out the following preventive measures:

• pickle the tubers before planting;

• inspect your plantings regularly;

• carry out treatments with fungicides, insecticides, or use folk advice on time;

• observe crop rotation;

• pick quality seed potatoes.

In the early stages of the appearance of pests, you can try folk remedies for control.

1. Use ashes to dust the bushes.

2. Soap and wood ash solution for spraying.

3. Collection of pests by hand with subsequent destruction.

4. Treatment of bushes with a solution of tar (a bucket of water and 100 g of tar).

With a strong invasion of the Colorado potato beetle, only insecticides - "Fufanon", "Decis", "Tanrek" and others can help.

- Fertilizers

For Arizona, 3 dressings per season are recommended.

1. After the emergence of seedlings, fertilizing is carried out with nitrogen fertilizers, for example, urea (15 g of urea, 500 ml of mullein and 10 l of water).

2. At the stage of inflorescence formation, potash fertilizers are applied (15 g of superphosphate, 15 g of potassium and 0.5 cups of ash per 10 liters of water).

3. The last feeding is organomineral. It is carried out 20 days before harvesting potatoes. Take 25 g of superphosphate and 250 mg of slurry in a bucket of water. Water half a liter of the mixture under each bush.

- Watering

Watering is carried out in dry weather. The first time it is watered when shoots of 10 cm appear. A bucket of water is enough to water 3 bushes. Water should be poured in several steps, fractionally, so as not to overmoisten the plants. After the first flowers appear, watering is increased up to 2 times a week. It is recommended to loosen the soil under the potatoes after watering and rains to avoid the appearance of a dense crust.

- Cleaning

Harvesting in Arizona is scheduled for late July - early August. 2 weeks before that, the tops are mowed, raked out and the field is allowed to stand. Choose dry weather for cleaning. The dug tubers are dried for 1-2 hours in the air. Then the tubers are sorted out and sorted - a good planting material is selected for the next year, the deformed one is rejected. Stored for a couple of weeks in a cool room with a temperature of 15 ° C, then sent to storage in the basement.

Arizona potatoes are a noteworthy variety, versatile and with excellent taste.You will be delighted with its yield, large tubers and a wide range of applications in cooking.