Potatoes Bars

Potato Bars (or White Lapot) is a medium-early ripening variety that attracts the attention of gardeners with strong immunity. Potato fruits are used to prepare first and second courses.

Leopard is a medium-yielding variety with excellent drought and heat resistance. It is almost unaffected by diseases and has a high degree of marketability.

The main characteristics of the Bars variety:

• tall bushes;
• small light green leaves;
• rather large, lilac-colored flowers.

Bushes rise to a height of 60 cm.

Potatoes White Lapot moderately leafy, has straight stems with weak branching.

Root characteristics:

• rounded shape;
• a dense rind that is tinged with a deep pink color;
• cream-colored pulp.

The potato tubers have small eyes. Fruit weight reaches 160 g.

Potatoes have a pleasant taste, suitable for preparing first and second courses.

The first root crops appear already after 65-80 days from the moment the potatoes are planted in the ground. The variety fully ripens from mid-August to early September.

One bush is capable of producing up to 5-6 tubers. Average yield is 25-30 tons per hectare.

Immediately after breeding, the variety began to be grown in the Far East and Siberia, therefore the potato is also called Siberian Laptem. Today the plant is found in many regions of the country.

Before you start planting potatoes, you need to prepare the root vegetables. The stages of preparation are as follows.

1. Selection. The tubers are sorted out, leaving large and not deformed samples.
2. Germination. Next, the selected root crops are placed in a warm and dry room for 2-3 weeks.
3. Disinfection. After this time, the potatoes are sprayed with special compounds to strengthen the immune system.

Only then can you start planting. When planting potatoes, Bars should adhere to the 35x60 cm scheme, if necessary, the distance between the holes can be increased by another 5-6 cm.The maximum immersion depth of tubers should not exceed 8 cm.

To achieve the desired harvest, you should take care of the timely care of the potatoes.

• Watering. On average, Lapot will need to be watered at least three times per season. Water is usually applied during the budding period, as well as before and after flowering. In case of drought, watering is recommended to increase, and in the rainy season, on the contrary, to stop. It is better to water potato bushes in the morning, so as not to burn the leaves and stems.
• Top dressing. Fertilizers increase the yield and taste of root crops. Usually, organic or complex formulations are used as top dressings, which are applied before planting, as well as during the flowering of potatoes. When forming tubers, phosphorus and potassium are used as fertilizers.
• Hilling and weeding. Mandatory procedures that must be carried out 3-4 times per season.The first time the potatoes are spud when the bush reaches a height of 10 cm, then every 2-3 weeks. Timely loosening of the soil and removal of weeds will oxygenate the soil and accelerate the growth of the variety.

Additionally, it is worth taking care of mulching the soil so that the potatoes receive more nutrients and quickly take root.

Potatoes are grown outdoors. The variety is not particularly picky about the composition and fertility of the soil. It is only important to ensure that the water table is low, otherwise the roots will quickly rot and the potatoes will not yield a crop. In addition, the ground should not be too dense.

Potatoes Bars are highly resistant to negative external influences in the form of diseases and pests. However, a variety with weak immunity is often attacked by late blight, Alternaria and wireworm. Preventive treatments with special formulations will help protect the plant.