Ultra Farmer potato "Farmer": variety description, photos, detailed characteristics

The variety of potatoes "Farmer" refers to the early, productive and unpretentious varieties. It is recommended for cultivation in most climatic zones, its tubers grow beautiful, even and fairly large. Consumers mark their excellent taste and possibility of long-term storage.

In this article you will find a detailed description of the Farmer variety, its characteristics. And also get acquainted with the features of growing and see how it looks in the photo.

Description of the root

Characteristic

Potato "Farmer" has the following characteristic varieties: refers to ultra early table, the growing season is 50-60 days. Under favorable climatic conditions, maturation will be even earlier, large mature tubers can be harvested 40 days after planting.

High yield, from 1 hectare receive more than 200 centners of selected potatoes. The tubers are very well kept, which makes them suitable for sale or transport.

Variety resistant to degeneration, tubers for subsequent planting can be collected independently. The update will not be required for 5-6 years. If desired, potatoes can be propagated by seed, in the first year the harvest will be small, but then it will reach a decent level.

Bush is medium in size, upright, intermediate type, branches are not spreading. Green mass formation is average. The leaves are bright green, medium-sized, with weakly wavy edges and clearly traced veins. The corolla is compact, assembled from large white flowers. Berries are practically not tied. The bush preserves juicy greens and flowers for a long time.The root system is powerful, 10-15 large potatoes are formed under each bush. The number of non-competitive stuff is minimal.

Caring for potatoes is simple. Large tubers are selected for planting; after germination, they can be cut into segments, which will save seed. The variety prefers light fertile soil, based on black soil or sand, frequent hilling and moderate watering. Increase productivity can mineral or organic fertilizing.

"Farmer" - very tasty potatoessuitable for the preparation of a variety of dishes. The low content of starch does not allow the tubers to fall apart, and they do not darken during cutting.

Potatoes can be cooked, deep-fried, baked or stuffed. Caloric content of tubers is moderate, which allows us to recommend a variety for dietary nutrition. It is possible to prepare semi-finished products for sale: frozen slices of fries, soup dressings, frozen vegetable mixes (along with carrots, beets, cabbage, onions and bell peppers)

In the table you can see the yield of other very early potato varieties:

Breeding history

The variety of potatoes "Farmer" refers to hybrids of national selection. Not entered in the State Register of the Russian Federation. It is grown in areas with a temperate, continental, sharply continental climate. In warm regions, yields are significantly higher.

Suitable for cultivation in farms or personal gardens. Large, even tubers are ideal for sale, industrial processing or homemade.

Advantages and disadvantages

The main features of the variety include:

• high taste qualities of tubers;
• early maturation;
• good yield;
• possibility of long-term storage;
• resistance to major diseases.

There are practically no flaws in the variety. A feature can be considered demanding to the nutritional value of the soil and moderate moisture.

In the table below you can compare the characteristics of the Farmer variety with other superearly varieties by the commodity weight of tubers and their keeping quality:

Features of growing

Agrotechnics for this variety is not something special. Like other early varieties, Farmer potatoes can multiply by seed. They are soaked in a growth stimulator, left to peck, and then planted in containers or directly in the ground. The seedling variant is preferable; it shortens the growing season. In the first year, the yield will be small, but this method of cultivation will provide an opportunity to collect material for subsequent plantings.

Tubers can be planted when the soil warms to 10 degrees. The soil is fertilized with a mixture of peat and humus, it is possible to add wood ash. Shrubs are planted at a distance of 20-25 cm, with spacing of about 60 cm. During the formation of tubers, timely watering is very important.To ensure optimum soil moisture, you can install a drip irrigation system.

During the planting season, 1-2 times feed up complex fertilizer based on potassium or magnesium. Use and foliar feeding, for example, spraying an aqueous solution of superphosphate. Those who prefer organic can use diluted mullein or bird droppings. About how and in what quantities to apply fertilizer, read here.

Read also about other methods of growing potatoes: we have prepared for you a lot of interesting information about Dutch technology, about growing in bags and barrels.

Frequent hilling with the formation of high ridges and the destruction of weeds is very important. Mulching with mowed grass or straw will help to get rid of them.

Mulching is laying on vegetable beds, in our case potato, various materials, such as hay.

We offer you a useful material on the mulch planting of tomatoes in the greenhouse and on whether this procedure is useful for weed control.

Despite early maturation, the grade differs in good keeping quality (over 90%). Potatoes can be stored for several months without losing commercial quality. It is important to comply with optimal conditions, maintaining a temperature of about 2 degrees. Raising leads to germination, the taste qualities of root crops deteriorate. The premises for storing potatoes should be regularly aired. Read more about the time and place for storage of potatoes in separate articles of our site.

Diseases and pests

The variety is resistant to the main diseases of Solanaceae: potato cancer, golden cyst nematode, and various viruses. Early ripening saves bushes and tubers from late blight.

When detecting the first signs of phytophtora, it is recommended to dig up potatoes. Prevention of diseases requires pre-planting spillage of soil with fungicides, tuber dressing, as well as competent crop rotation.

Every 2-3 years potatoes are planted in a new place.. The preferred areas where meadow grasses, cabbage, legumes were grown.

In the southern regions of the potato suffers from Colorado beetles, aphids, cicadas. They are attracted by lush tops, long-lasting freshness. Weeding will help with planting as well as spraying with insecticides.

Read also useful information about such potato diseases as scab, Fusarium, Verticillis, Alternaria.

A photo

For a visual acquaintance with potatoes "Farmer", with the description and characteristics of the variety which you have read above, we offer you a selection of photos:

"Farmer" - a successful early grade suitable for any regions. The yield is decent, the potatoes are large, very tasty, beautiful. Tubers can be grown for sale, but more often they are planted for personal consumption.

We also suggest that you familiarize yourself with potato varieties that have different ripening terms: