Gardeners are increasingly choosing early varieties of potatoes with high yields for planting at their summer cottages. According to reviews, the grade "Uladar" refers to just that. Further we will tell more in detail about its characteristics and advantages.
- Description and characteristics of the variety
- Advantages and disadvantages
- Landing
- Care
- Watering
- Top dressing
- Yield
Description and characteristics of the variety
Many of these varieties of potatoes are in the gardens, thanks to the efforts of the Belarusian breeders who bred them at the beginning of the century. This is an intermediate type intermediate plant with straight, possibly slightly inclined, thin stems of bright green color.
In height, the shrub is medium in size, it grows to a maximum of 65 cm. The leaves are medium in size, rich in green, pointed at the foot and towards the end slightly pubescent.
Shrub is decorated with flowers that are delicate violet or violet with red in color. They consist of five fused petals and a yellow pistil.
The roots of the plant are very powerful, form a tuber, which ripens from six to twelve potatoes. The fruit has a very attractive appearance and a light beige color. 
It is a regular oval,with smooth hard skin and shallow eyes, which are quite small. Potatoes weigh an average of 100-130 grams, giants reach a weight of 180 grams. The flesh is yellowish, does not darken when heated.
Potatoes contain only up to 12% of starch, so the last one is not produced, and the potatoes themselves are not boiled soft.
According to the reviews, one of the distinctive characteristics of the Uladar potato variety is its high yield at early ripening periods.
In winter, the crop is harvested 70 days after planting, and its amount doubled. The record, collected from a hectare, amounted to more than seventy tons, and on average is going to half. 
Due to the properties of the peel, the variety is well stored and transported. When extracted from the ground, the peel is practically not damaged, at the end of winter less than five percent of the crop rot or deteriorate. Variety undemanding to different soils, tolerates drought and temperature fluctuations.
Advantages and disadvantages
The potato variety Uladar has many advantages. We begin their description with the yield. According to the reviews of gardeners, with proper care in the southern regions it can be collected twice a year.
“Uladar” falls into the ground early, during sowing of early grains, and after a month and a half it gives the first young crop to a kilogram from a bush.
During the main harvest period, it doubles and more than two kilograms of fruit can be harvested from a bush. They are easy to dig, as the tuber in the ground is very compact.
The variety is grown for sale due to its excellent presentation. It is dug out without mechanical damage, because of this it is good in transportation and storage. Its keeping quality and marketability are at 94 percent. 
Excellent reviews are given about the taste of potatoes. Due to its low starch content, it does not boil soft, therefore it is good for frying, cooking in pieces and for baking. The beautiful shape of the fruit made it popular for boiling whole and for cooking salads.
The grade "Uladar" can grow under any climatic conditions and on any soils, does not require additional feeding.Feels better in the southern regions, where it often meets twice a year.
Potatoes are resistant to the most popular diseases and pests. He is not afraid of cancer, scab, nematodes.
Of the shortcomings of the variety, vegetable growers note only its instability to rhizoctonia. Rarely can be ill with late blight and leaf curl.
Landing
Before planting, potatoes are recommended to germinate a little. To do this, seeds two weeks before planting should be placed in a room with a temperature of 12 ° C to 15 ° C.
Before this, it is desirable to wash and pickle them from pathogenic microbes. The latter can be done by dropping twenty minutes into a weak solution of potassium permanganate or hydrogen peroxide at the rate of one tablespoon per five liters of water.
When the potato sprouts, it can be taken out for a few days to harden. Sprouts on the fruit should not be more than a centimeter, otherwise they will break during planting. 
Planting can begin when the soil and the soil steadily warmed up to 10 ° C. Before sowing, you can fertilize the soil by mixing it with a small amount of manure or compost.
As a rule, at the time of planting, other mineral fertilizers are not added. The wells are dug from each other at a distance of 30 cm and a depth of 5-8 cm.
The optimal distance between the rows is 60 cm. Potatoes are put in them upwards and sprinkled with soil with manure or compost.
If you plant potatoes on the ridges, the depth of the hole should be from 8 to 10 cm. In arid areas, the seeds sink into the ground another 5 cm below. 
Care
After planting, young plants need a lot of oxygen, so loosening the soil between rows is recommended. After the emergence of shoots need to spend the first hilling.
Special garden tools land poured to the plant stem. This should be done very carefully so as not to damage it. Raising the ground level under the stem protects, strengthens and gives it extra oxygen.
We need to regularly weed the ground to get rid of weeds.They can reduce the mulching of the beds. Between the plants there is a grass, which not only prevents the weeds from growing, but also retains moisture.
After the formation of buds need to spend the second hilling. It is necessary to monitor the external condition of the plants. The variety is resistant to various pathogens. For prevention, the bushes can be sprayed with a solution of 3% hydrogen peroxide at the rate of 100 g per 5 liters of water. In addition to protection, this will give the plant additional oxygen. 
According to reviews of gardeners, the Colorado potato beetle loves the Uladar variety very much. Therefore, the majority recommends protecting the plants with an insecticide. Choosing it among many, you need to remember that after its application you can harvest only a month.
Watering
Potato variety "Uladar" resistant to drought. If necessary, it should be watered after planting and during the growing season. It is better to bring water between the rows, so as not to erode the ground near the tuber.
If the summer is dry, you can additionally water the landing. It is recommended to do this no more than once every two weeks. By the type of plant, you can determine whether it needs additional moisture.
If the stems are very low, you need to dig out the ground at the root, see how dry it is and, if necessary, decide on watering.
Top dressing
Fertilizing soil for potatoes is recommended to start in the fall. After harvesting, they dig up the earth without breaking large clumps. They hold snow in winter, accumulating moisture.
Manure or compost is poured on the ground. After the snow melts, when the soil warms up a little, you need to dig up the garden again.
"Uladar" does not need a large amount of mineral fertilizers. After planting and during the growing season it can be fed with the help of organic matter.
Aqueous solutions of manure in the ratio of ten to one or bird droppings in a ratio of twenty to one are used. It is better to apply aqueous solutions of fertilizers, as they quickly reach the root system.
To increase the yield, you can feed this potato variety with potash fertilizers during the growing season. They are also better to be diluted in water according to the instructions for use.
Yield
"Uladar" gained its popularity due to its high yield.The first new potatoes can be collected in mid-June in sufficient quantities. This is more than a kilogram from a bush and from 16 to 35 tons per hectare.
Ripe potatoes are harvested a little more than three months after sowing. The average harvest of potatoes per hectare ranges from 40 to 55 tons.
The record potato yield per hectare was more than seventy tons. In the southern regions, there are cases when crops are harvested twice a year.
This adds to the popularity of the variety, which is distinguished by excellent yield, unpretentious care and resistance to diseases and pests. Its excellent taste makes it a welcome dish on any table. 
