Rosalind potatoes have a large number of advantages, which attracts many gardeners. If you decide to plant this variety on your site, first of all, study its characteristics and features. About the rules of planting and growing crops, read on in the article.

Description and characteristic

Potato Rosalind - the fruit of the work of German originators. The variety was developed more than 20 years ago by Europlant employees. A detailed description and characteristics of the vegetable plant are given below.

Did you know? In South America, in the homeland of potatoes, the vegetable is still growing wild.

Appearance of tubers and bushes

Potatoes Rosalind belong to medium-sized plants. Bushes grow straight, medium leaf. The leaf plates are green, uniform in shape and open. When flowering, buds fall quickly, sometimes not having time to fully open.One bush forms 15-16 potatoes. The fruits are smooth, elongated-rounded in shape. The color of the pulp is closer to yellow, the skin is reddish. The eyes on the surface of the potato are shallow and small in size. The average weight of one vegetable varies between 60–120 g. In the pulp of one fruit, from 12.2 to 17.3% of starch, which is why the product is classified as medium-boiled. Table variety for use.

Ripening period

Rosalind is an early ripe potato. During the preparatory germination of seed material, the technical maturity of tubers occurs 52–62 days after planting.

Productivity

From 1 hectare of plantings, gardeners harvest an average of 210 centners of the potato crop of the described variety.

Disease resistance

Potato is highly resistant to a number of dangerous diseases:

• nematode;
• potato cancer;
• viral infections.

However, there is a high probability of damage to the bushes with late blight and pests. From late blight and parasites, it is better to carry out preventive spraying.

Did you know? Chinese astronauts from the space mission Chang'e-4 want to plant potatoes on the moon. This will be the first case of planting a crop from the Earth on another space object.

Advantages and disadvantages of the variety

• Rosalind potatoes have a number of advantages and disadvantages. Among the advantages of the variety:
• unpretentiousness in leaving;
• high taste;
• resistance to cancer, viruses and nematodes;
• profuse bearing;
• cold resistance;
• keeping quality;
• transportability.

The culture has a significant drawback - instability to various pests and late blight: plantings need preventive treatments.

Planting and growing varieties

Potatoes need to be planted and grown according to clear agricultural rules: so planting material will quickly grow on the site.

The timing

The optimal planting dates for Rosalind potatoes are from April 15 to April 30. The soil at this point should warm up to +5 ... + 8 ° С.

Crop rotation rules

When planting crops, you must follow the rules of crop rotation.

Soil requirements

Rosalind potatoes are not picky about the type of substrate. At the same time, it is best to avoid excessive sand or clay in the soil. The best option for the variety is a loose fertile soil that retains moisture well.

Preparing tubers for planting

Before planting the tubers must be sprouted. The fastest way to germinate is in a humid environment.1–1.5 weeks before planting, place planting material in containers in 3-4 layers, alternating them with wet sawdust. In addition, moisten the potatoes on top. Place the box with tubers in such temperature conditions - +14 ... + 16 ° С. When sprouts up to 4 cm long appear on the fruits, they can be planted.

It is also recommended to process planting material for better resistance to diseases. Agronomists advise to treat tubers with Kulfugo Super and Fitosporin-M.

Landing technology

Potatoes are best planted as follows:

1. Draw rows at a distance of 0.7 m from each other.
2. Dig holes in rows of up to 10 cm deep, keeping a distance of 0.3 m between them.
3. Put sprouted potatoes in each well.
4. Bury the planting material.

Care Features

Rosalind is an unpretentious variety, but proper care guarantees a yield increase of 15–20%. Watering, top dressing and disease prevention are important for culture.

Fertilizers and watering

Rosalind variety responds well to mineral and organic nutrition. Agronomists suggest fertilizing the crop according to the following scheme:

• after emergence - a solution of 0.5 liters of mullein and 15 g of urea per bucket of water;
• when budding - a solution of 15 g of superphosphate, 500 g of ash and 15 g of potassium sulfate in a bucket of water;
• 21 days before harvest - a solution of 25 ml of slurry and 30 g of superphosphate in a bucket of water.

Important! Do not exceed the indicated doses of fertilizer. Overfeeding plants is fraught with crop anomalies.

Watering before flowering is necessary as the soil dries. When budding begins, the soil must always be moist. It is optimal to water plantings every week, pouring 3-5 liters of water under the bush.

Disease and Pest Prevention

The main danger for the Rosalind variety is late blight. Also, the attack of pests, for example, the Colorado potato beetle, cannot be ruled out.

Important! Remove the bushes affected by late blight, and burn them to prevent the infection from spreading to neighboring plants.

To protect the plantations, gardeners resort to the following preventive measures:

• site selection not in lowland where a lot of moisture accumulates;
• Implementation of agricultural planting techniques - densely planted bushes increase the risk of morbidity;
• disinfection of planting material;
• preventive treatment of bushes with “Aktara” and Bordeaux liquid;
• double hilling of plantings - after the appearance of the first seedlings and 3 weeks after the first hilling;
• weed removal as they appear.

Harvesting and storage

It is advisable to start digging potatoes in August - September. Harvesting should be carried out on a warm day when precipitation is not expected. Harvested potatoes do not lose their qualities until six months. The best option for storage is a cellar with a built-in ventilation system.

Rosalind is an unpretentious variety of potatoes, however, plantings need to be carefully taken care of. Otherwise, the bushes can infect pests or late blight. With proper agricultural technology, the gardener will not have any problems, and as a result he will get a rich and tasty crop.