Jelly Potatoes

Potatoes are one of the most popular vegetables on every site. Many gardeners plant it at various scales. The Jelly variety is popular for its characteristics and high yield. Both experienced summer residents and beginners love to grow it.

Jelly potatoes are a German selection, work on which began in the 2000s, and already in 2005 the variety was approved for use. The author is Bochm Heytrich and the originator is Europlant Pflanzenzucht GMBH. The culture also occurs under the name Jelly.

The bush is high, the tops are formed semi-erect or spreading. There are few stems, they are strong and well developed.

Leaves can be medium or large, intermediate or open. The leaf plate is green, its edge has a medium waviness.

Corollas are small. The flowers are medium in size, white in color. Few berries are formed on the tops. They are deep green in color, round, small in shape.

Summer residents note that the culture has a number of advantages: resistance to drought, unpretentious care and stability of seedlings. The variety has no misfires and does not degenerate.

The disadvantages are the lack of immunity to late blight and the need for crop rotation. Once every 2 years, it is necessary to choose a new place for planting potatoes, otherwise the harvest will begin to fall, and the fruits will shrink.

The tubers are medium in size, oval in shape. Weight varies from 84 to 135 g. There are also more weighty tubers weighing 140-150 g.

On one bush, from 10 to 15 medium potatoes are formed. If the fruits are large, then they are formed much less.

The color of the vegetable is yellow. The peel is smooth with a slight roughness. The pulp is firm, dark yellow, not watery. Little eyes are formed, and they are small.

Keeping quality of Jelly potatoes is 86%. These are very low rates, since in other varieties it ranges from 95-99%. Therefore, it is recommended to consume the fruits immediately or to process them. Potatoes will be stored in a dark and dry place and will not spoil for 2-2.5 weeks.

By designation potatoes are table potatoes. It can be used to prepare first and second courses, salads, chips or French fries. During heat treatment, the color of the pulp does not change, but it boils down very little. Therefore, making mashed potatoes from these potatoes is difficult.

The starch content ranges from 13.4 to 17.8%. The taste is pleasant and balanced due to its beneficial microelements, as well as proteins and carbohydrates.

The culture belongs to the mid-early varieties. Tubers are formed in 90-110 days from the moment of planting. This figure may vary depending on the region of cultivation and weather conditions.

Jelly potatoes are famous for their high yield. Average indicators from 1 hectare are 156-292 centners. The maximum harvest on an industrial scale is 335 centners per hectare.

With proper care, 10 to 15 medium to large tubers are removed from one bush. There are practically no small fruits. The highest yield occurs at the end of the growing season.

The variety is recommended to be grown in the Central Black Earth Region, the Central and Volgo-Vyatka regions. But now the culture has become popular throughout Russia. Even in the northern regions, potatoes have time to fully ripen.

To grow a crop, it must be properly processed before planting. The seed should be prepared 2-2.5 weeks before planting. The potatoes are removed from the storage area and dried in a warm room. It is best to lay it out on a flat surface in one layer. The tubers should be green in color, and the shoots should begin to sprout from the eyes. If all the norms are observed, several strong and powerful sprouts should form in the potato. However, they should not stretch too quickly.

The disembarkation is in May. The algorithm of action will be as follows. In the selected area, grooves or holes are prepared, the depth of which should be equal to half of a bayonet shovel. Wood ash and ammonium nitrate must be poured into each hole. You can also use onion husks. She, like ash, is aimed at repelling pests.

Gardeners do not recommend putting manure in the holes, as it may contain spores that can lead to fungal diseases. From this, potatoes, like the entire crop, may suffer.

The distance between the holes should be 40 cm.If this is a furrow, then the distance can be reduced to 30 cm.The row spacing should be 50-70 cm.

Culture care includes the following.

• Top dressing. Potatoes do not need special fertilizers or feeding. He independently takes all the useful components from the soil. But the soil before planting potatoes should be fertilized and dug up with some nutrients. After harvesting, the site is usually dug up with humus. This should be enough for the next season. But if it is noticed that the culture lacks nutrients, then the plant can be fed. At the beginning of growth, nitrogen will be very useful, it will help to gain growth and color. At the beginning of flowering and bud formation, potassium will be used. During the period of tuber formation and the entire growing season, phosphorus is added.

• Watering. It is best to carry out this procedure systematically, every 5 days, adding 3 liters per 1 meter. It is worth irrigating carefully, especially after the flowers have fallen from the tops. It is at this moment that the plant can become infected with late blight.

• Hilling. Potatoes are spud 2 times per season. The first time occurs at the moment when the tops are stretched up to 20-30 cm. The second time the procedure is carried out in 2-3 weeks.

• Harvesting occurs in August-September. The first sign of the beginning of harvesting is that the tops begin to slope to the ground and turn yellow.

In order for Jelly potatoes to grow well, it is necessary to observe not only agrotechnical points, but also to choose the right place and soil.

A good option for germinating a crop would be sandy loam soil, which should be light and loose, as well as fertile. Potatoes will also yield good yields on loamy soils, provided that peat is added to it to improve air circulation.

The acidity in the ground should be weak or neutral.

Jelly potatoes are immune to a number of diseases. But with improper care, the possibility of infection increases significantly. Therefore, it is necessary to carry out preventive spraying. It is especially worth paying attention to drugs that are aimed at combating late blight, because it most often attacks vegetation (leaves), and not tubers. It is quite easy to notice the disease.

In addition, stagnation of moisture in the soil can cause various fungal diseases. This happens from excessive watering or a large accumulation of precipitation.

If a fungal disease was noticed on one of the bushes, then it is better to immediately remove it so that others do not become infected.

Of the pests, the Colorado potato beetle most often affects the Jelly, like other varieties of potatoes. The most effective remedy for it is manual collection.