Slavyanka potatoes

Slavyanka is one of the best potato varieties, attracting summer residents with high yields and excellent commercial characteristics. It is worth considering in more detail the peculiarities of the culture and the technology of its cultivation.

The specialists from the UAAS Institute in Ukraine were engaged in the creation of culture. As a basis, the scientists took virus-free samples with excellent germination and yield rates. The successfully tested Slavyanka potato was first registered in the State Register of the Russian Federation in 2009.

Slavyanka is a mid-season fruitful variety with good immunity. The plant has almost no drawbacks, with the exception of increased requirements for care.

Variety characteristics:

• tall semi-erect bushes;
• spreading stems;
• small dark green leaves.

When flowering, the plant forms small-sized flowers of a bluish-blue hue.

Features of potato tubers:

• the shape is similar to an elongated oval;
• the skin is partially red, even and thin;
• eyes are small, shallow;
• average weight - 91-180 g.

Tasters evaluate the table variety Slavyanka as excellent. Qualitative taste characteristics make it possible to use root vegetables for the preparation of delicious second courses. The pulp has a creamy shade that does not darken when cut and stored for a long time.

The bush forms tubers after 100-110 days. At the end of this period, you can start harvesting.

Slavyanka has a high yield, for which it is appreciated by gardeners. The average figure reaches 181-334 centners per hectare. With a competent approach to cultivation and timely care, it is possible to collect up to 392 c / ha.

Before planting plants, you need to prepare the roots. The main stages look like this.

1. Selection. For 3-4 weeks, the roots are carefully sorted out, leaving large and not deformed samples without sections.
2. Germination. Selected tubers are transferred to a warm room so that they acquire a green tint and give the first antennae.
3. Treatment. Root crops ready for planting are treated in a day with special compounds that prevent the development of diseases and attacks of pests.

After they start planting. It is recommended to plant root crops in warm weather, when the soil temperature does not drop below 7-10 degrees Celsius. It is recommended to thoroughly loosen and fertilize the area before planting.

Scheme:

• the distance between the bushes is 30 cm;
• distance between rows - 70 cm;
• the depth of the hole is 8-10 cm.

Before sowing the tubers, a layer of wood ash or organic fertilizers is poured into the holes. When the potatoes are planted, you need to take care of the variety's care.

• Watering. It should be regular, but at the same time, the plant should not be too moisturized so that it does not start to rot.The best option would be to install a drip irrigation system.
• Weeding. The procedure is recommended to be carried out 2-3 times per season to prevent damage to the variety by insects or fungal diseases.
• Hilling. Mandatory procedure, carried out twice. The first time they spud the rows at a seedling height of 15 cm, the second time - before flowering. The procedure can be carried out simultaneously with weeding.
• Top dressing. Potatoes need different types of fertilizers: organic matter and minerals. The first time feeding is applied before hilling, then the soil is fertilized during the period of flowering and the formation of root crops. At the very end, it is worth adding a superphosphate solution.

Additionally, gardeners are advised to mulch row spacings with hay or sawdust. This approach allows you to keep warm and moisture, which has a positive effect on crop growth.

Slavyanka is quite demanding on soils. Tips for selecting a site:

• preference should be given to illuminated places where underground waters flow deeply;
• with a close location of groundwater, it is necessary to provide drainage so that the plant does not rot;
• first, the soil should be fed with humus and dug up.

It is also worth considering the acidity of the soil. It should not be overestimated; the indicator, if necessary, should be reduced with the help of alkaline fertilizers. Taking into account the listed tips will allow you to achieve active crop growth and high yields.

The Slavyanka variety has a fairly strong immunity. But this does not mean that it is worth abandoning preventive treatment. Gardeners recommend spraying tubers and bushes with copper-containing preparations that prevent the development of fungal diseases. Also, when planting potatoes, it is worth:

• take into account the peculiarities of crop rotation;
• select tubers by removing infected ones;
• do not water the bushes in the evening;
• harvest on time.

Harvested potatoes should be thoroughly dried in the fresh air.