Potatoes Baltic Rose

Baltic rose (Baltic rose) is a delicious decoration for your table. The potato variety has many benefits and is popular with gardeners.

Baltic Rose is the fruit of the labors of the breeder of the German company Norika. Wolfgang Walter bred it, and in 2019 the variety was allowed to be used. At the moment, this potato is included in the State Register for the Lower Volga and other regions, popularly called the Red Gala.

The shrub grows to medium to high size, erect or semi-erect, belongs to the intermediate type. The leaves are closed, green, and, like flowers, are of medium size.

The leaves of a potato may resemble rose foliage in appearance, but it is given out by white five-petal flowers of a characteristic shape. The tuber has a red color with a smooth skin. It itself is oval in shape, medium in size with a mass of 91-121 g.

The variety has a purely table purpose. Possesses good keeping quality (97%). Baltic Rose belongs to culinary type C, boils well and contains enough starch - 11.5-12.4%. The taste attributed is excellent.

According to the ripening period, the variety belongs to the mid-season. Harvesting starts from 10-20 July. Potatoes become fully ripe in August.

Baltic Rose is one of the high-yielding varieties with high marketability (92%). The average yield is 143 c / ha. In a maximum of one summer, you can collect up to 479 c / ha.

From the practice of gardeners who were the first to apply the variety, we know that Baltic Rose grows well in the Lower Volga, Ural and East Siberian regions and is suitable for climatic conditions of the temperate zone.

Preparation for disembarkation begins in the fall, the planting itself is carried out in May. The plot is chosen sunny.

Especially caring gardeners, before planting, treat root crops with growth stimulants 3-4 hours before planting. During sorting of tubers, fungicides (Fundazol, Prestige or others) are used to avoid over-infestation. The small tubers are quite fertile. Therefore, they are selected mainly of small size weighing 50-80 g.

The planted potato should have 2 or more eyes, large tubers are divided in half lengthwise (only if there is not enough planting material). The holes are prepared at a distance of 30-35 cm, rows - 0.7 m. The sandy the soil, the deeper the tuber is buried. On average, this is a depth of 6-10 cm.

The first watering is carried out in the presence of seedlings. Mandatory watering is carried out during the budding period, this is necessary for good ovaries. It is ideal for water to settle for a while in a container, they usually collect a little warm.

Baltic Rose potatoes need pruning and feeding. The last manipulations are carried out in three stages.

• During the formation of bushes. In 10 liters of water, dilute 1 tbsp. l. urea (alternative: 0.5 l mullein for the same amount of water). A bush needs 0.5 liters of solution.

• During the budding period. 1 cup of wood ash is added to a bucket of warm water and poured in 0.5 liter portions per bush (under the root).

• During the flowering period. In 10 l dissolve 2 tbsp. l. superphosphate and 1 glass of chicken manure. Top dressing is designed for 20 bushes.

The soil should be loosened, fertile and fertilized.

In autumn, rotted manure or humus is added to the soil. For acidification, they resort to using dolomite flour (300 g per 1 m2). It is important that it is not added while using humus or other organic additives. In the spring, the site is re-dug up.

If the soil is peaty, river sand and humus must be added and mixed into it. For 1 m2, 100 g of wood ash, 30 g of superphosphate and 15 g of potassium salt are recommended.

To saturate the earth with oxygen, loosening of the soil is necessary. The first occurs a week after planting, and the next times - after long rains and with an excessive amount of weeds.

The variety is characterized by excellent resistance to most ailments.

Resistant to diseases such as:

• virus (PVY) Y;

• virus (PLRV) L;

• rolling leaves;

• potato cancer;

• golden nematode;

• wrinkled mosaic;

• late blight of leaves, tubers;

• common scab;

• rhizoctonia (black scab);

• blackleg.

For a good harvest, protection from rot and insects, pre-planting treatment of tubers is carried out. When signs of late blight appear, spraying the bushes with copper sulfate is used.

From Colorado beetles it is advised (after their manual catching) to purchase the means "Aktara", "Commander", "Fastak", "Karate" or "Benzophosphate". To completely rescue the bushes, you need to check the backs of the leaves for the presence of eggs. Pre-winter digging of the soil must be carried out from the wireworm, the addition of eggshells is also recommended. It is useful for bushes and in springtime.

By fulfilling all these requirements, you will be able to grow a wonderful harvest of Baltic Rose potatoes.