Vega potatoes

The table variety of potatoes Vega (Wega), with high yield rates, has managed to win the trust of European and Russian vegetable growers. Good immunity, fast ripening, beautiful smooth tubers. The variety has many advantages, it is unpretentious, it allows you to collect up to 2 crops in the southern regions of the Russian Federation.

The variety is obtained by a breeder from Germany. Included in the Russian State Register in 2013, it has been on trials since 2010.

Vega is an easy-to-grow variety that responds well to grooming and loosening. Differs in calibrated fruits that look very attractive. The variety is suitable for self-propagation by tubers and seeds. Withstands mechanized harvesting, suitable for the manufacture of semi-finished products.

Other significant features include amicable and rapid seedling formation, the ability to quickly close the tops when planting in rows. Tubers are not prone to germination during storage.

The bushes of Vega potatoes are of medium height, intermediate type, with erect or semi-erect shoots. The tops are lush, with large green leaves; slight waviness may be present at the edges. The flowers are large, white, with practically no anthocyanin coloration on the inside.

The tubers are medium in size, each weighing 87-120 grams. The shape is correct, oval. The peel is yellow, the flesh is darker colored. The outer surface is weakly reticulate, with very small eyes. Potatoes can withstand long-term storage, keeping quality reaches 99%.

The tubers are highly marketable with a yield of up to 87-95% and have excellent commercial prospects. The taste is good, the potatoes are suitable for universal use, frying, boiling, making soups and salads. Keeps its shape well after heat treatment. The pulp does not darken, contains 10.1-15.9% starch.

Vega is an early variety; it takes 80-90 days from germination to harvest.

Average rates are 229-377 c / ha. The maximum predicted yield reaches 484 c / ha.

The variety is zoned for cultivation in the Central region of the Russian Federation. But it is successfully cultivated in the Black Earth Region, and in the more northern regions, the early ripening Vega is appreciated for its quick return of the harvest.

The variety is sensitive to soil fertility. He needs regular feeding. Before planting, tubers are pre-germinated for 3 weeks, with three-fold hardening by lowering the temperature to + 6 ... 8 degrees. The formation of holes on the ridges is recommended to be carried out according to the scheme 35x70 cm.The soil by this moment should warm up to +10 degrees, the tubers are placed at a depth of no more than 100 mm, on loam the distance to the surface is halved.

The main care is the regular hilling of the bushes. The procedure is carried out at least 2 times during the season. And it is also necessary to remove weeds, it is allowed to use herbicides in the fields.

Vega is a moisture-loving potato variety; periodic abundant watering with soaking the soil 40-45 cm deep is recommended. Drip irrigation works well with water supply directly to the roots and tubers.

Top dressing during active growth of tops is preferable in the form of ammonium nitrate, urea. After flowering, fertilize the beds with potassium sulfate or superphosphate to stimulate the growth of tubers.

This potato grows best on light sandy soils. It is useful to enrich the soil with compost and wood ash in the pre-planting period. Vega needs a slightly acidic or neutral soil that allows air and moisture to pass through; it grows worse on loam.

The variety is insensitive to small changes in temperature and humidity, sun-loving. Landing is preferable in the climate of central and southern Russia. Potatoes are resistant to droughts, long-term cold snap does not tolerate well.

Vega is considered a highly immune potato variety. It is resistant to viral diseases. It is extremely rarely affected by black leg, potato cancer, golden nematode. Moderately resistant to black scab, late blight of leaves and tubers. Moderately prone to leaf curling.

In many respects, the protection of plants from diseases is associated with an early ripening period. But the bushes attract Colorado beetles, so insecticidal treatment should not be neglected. It is also useful to carry out preventive treatment with copper-containing fungicides on the ground.

Summer residents are quite happy with the Vega variety, but note that it needs more careful care. It is important not to miss the timing of watering, in dry soil the tubers become smaller and begin to deform. It is indicated that 8-10 tubers are formed on a bush, and up to 7 buckets of selected potatoes can be collected from 5 kg of planting material. The taste is also highly appreciated by amateur vegetable growers, it is mentioned that the fruits are not boiled, there is no excessive sweetness.

The storage capacity of potatoes is highly rated. Tubers after 3-5 months do not show signs of wilting or rotting. The skin is easily peeled, its losses are small. The bright yellow color of the flesh remains after boiling or roasting.

Vega has no particular shortcomings. A definite disadvantage can be considered the tendency of tubers to chop, as well as a fairly wide planting scheme. With a two-time planting during the year, the bushes of the second stage can get sick with late blight. And also summer residents mention that, in addition to the Colorado potato beetle, the tubers can be damaged by the wireworm.