Rosar's potatoes

Growing potatoes in the garden, summer residents give preference not only to new varieties, but also to those that have long established themselves. One of these varieties is Rosara. The variety is famous for its yield and excellent immunity.

Rosara belongs to the varieties of German selection. In Russia, it has been popular since 1996, and during this time, gardeners managed to identify a number of its positive characteristics:

• the variety resists bad weather well;

• resistant to many diseases affecting other varieties;

• gives a large amount of harvest;

• does not require frequent updates of seed;

• can be grown industrially, for sale;

• tubers are uniform, look beautiful;

• root vegetables can be stored well, although this is an early variety.

Among the weaknesses of the variety, the following were highlighted:

• the plant often suffers from the attacks of the Colorado potato beetle;

• bushes often sink to the ground, so hilling takes a long time.

Rosara has semi-spreading bushes with straight tops. In the process of development, foliage may wilt, sinking to the ground. The average height of the bushes is up to 55 centimeters. There are not many oval foliage, it is painted in light green or classic green tones. The flowers are small, reddish-purple, gather in corollas. The stamens on the flowers are small and yellow.

Root crops are oblong-oval, the skin on them is pink or red, without roughness. One potato is about 10 centimeters long and weighs 81-115 grams. The eyes are tiny, very close to the surface. The amount of starch in tubers ranges from 12.1 to 15.8%.

This potato variety is a table variety. Like most varieties, its flesh is yellow. Puree made from such potatoes immediately awakens the appetite. The taste is generally excellent, there are no complaints about it. Housewives use the harvested crop for various culinary dishes. In addition to mashed potatoes, Rosara is often made into attractive jacket potatoes. Another variety is used for salad. And since the roots are relatively weakly boiled, they are perfect for soup or borscht.

The early ripening variety Rosara ripens in just 80-90 days. However, some gardeners claim that they dug up absolutely ripe potatoes within 65-70 days after germination.

On the bushes of Rosary, 15 uniform tubers usually ripen. However, this variety responds well to enhanced agricultural technology. If you constantly take care of the plants, then up to 24 root crops will form on each bush. Therefore, the yield of a variety can be completely different: from 202-310 c / ha (on average) to 415 c / ha (maximum). Yield indicators also depend on the weather conditions of the year of cultivation.

Rosara quickly gets used to different conditions. Therefore, this variety is available to summer residents from any region of the country. But most of all, of course, they love him on the territory of Siberia, since there the choice is rather limited.

It is recommended to plant rosara in May. The air temperature should be at least 12 degrees Celsius. At lower rates, the potatoes will completely stop growing. Before planting in the substrate, the tubers must be germinated and hardened in the fresh air. This variety is planted in the classical way, in holes. The pits are positioned so that there is an interval of 30 centimeters between them. Several rows are done this way.Each row is 70 cm behind the other.

7 days after disembarkation, it is necessary to dig through the ground. This will make the potatoes rise much faster. But when the young growth reaches 7 centimeters, the earth is weeded. Weeds must be removed by the root. When the sprouts reach 17 centimeters, the bushes are spud for the first time. Subsequently, this is done weekly so that the mound of land is always 0.2 meters high.

Frequent rains in summer will play into the hands of gardeners, since with natural precipitation, Rosar can not be watered at all. A dry summer will require at least a few doses of water. This is usually 2 to 4 irrigations. Be sure to water the potatoes when the plant begins and ends its flowering. But two weeks before the collection of irrigation is completely excluded. By the way, it is recommended to harvest potatoes of this variety when the ground is completely dry.

Rosara practically does not need fertilizers. This potato is quite enough of what was invested in the land in the fall and when planting. But if the bushes look weak, grow slowly, do not want to bloom in any way, they can be fed with infusion of weeds, as well as wood ash. On poor soils, potatoes are fertilized during flowering. To do this, each square meter of the substrate is spilled with 10 liters of a mixture consisting of rotted manure (10 liters) and water (40 liters).

Rosara does not have any special requirements for the soil, but gardeners always try to choose something better so that the harvest is rich. In this case, fertile soil with a loose structure is suitable. The substrate should not be acidic. Nutrient soils with little clay or sand are good choices. If the land is swampy, potatoes, by the way, will also grow. However, the roots will be very small. The same situation will be observed on heavy ground.

When preparing the soil for planting, one must remember that fertilizers such as horse manure and chicken droppings are contraindicated for Rosara. The first gives the potatoes a strange aftertaste, and the second provokes strong growth of the tops, which is bad for the tubers themselves. Fresh manure and fertilizers with chlorine are also prohibited here.

Rosara grows in both hot and cold areas. However, tubers should be planted when it is already warm. Adult bushes tolerate cold well, but young ones will stop growing. Plants easily survive in drought, for them it does not pose a threat.But excess water can be harmful. Although a short-term waterlogging culture is not scary. The wind also does not damage bushes.

The gardeners who grow Rosara claim that it is extremely rare for them to fight diseases. This variety does not suffer from late blight, nor does it suffer from viruses. Resistance to black scab and black leg is moderate, therefore, before planting, you need to very carefully examine the tubers, be sure to germinate and disinfect. Potatoes are not planted in the soil where the black leg was last season.

Like almost all other varieties, Rosara is powerless over the Colorado potato beetle. Insects are usually harvested by hand and then burned or fed to chickens. It is better not to use insecticides, as they can poison the tubers themselves.

Rosara is a variety that has long won the love of gardeners. Easy growing is just one of its advantages. Summer residents note the uniformity of potatoes, because they are all like a selection. Pay attention to taste, as well as to the fact that the potatoes do not crumble.

On some soils, the tubers turn out to be small, but this does not upset summer residents, since the overall yield is still high. Most reviews say that the bushes do not get sick, and the tubers collected from them are stored for a long time.