Promising Dutchman - Red Fantasy potato variety: characteristic and description of the variety

Red skinned potato lovers will certainly appreciate promising variety of Dutch selection under the name Red Fantasy.

Large elongated tubers have excellent commercial quality, the pulp is rich in proteins and vitamins.

Potatoes of this variety popular at buyers, it perfectly is suitable for personal consumption or preparation of semi-finished products in industrial conditions.

In the article you will find not only a detailed description of the variety, but also you will get acquainted with its characteristics and peculiarities of cultivation, find out what diseases are susceptible to potatoes and how to resist the attack of pests.

Potato Red Fantasy variety description

• tubers are large, weighing from 90 to 140 g;
• oval shape, slightly elongated;
• tubers are smooth, neat;
• the peel is red, evenly colored, moderately thin;
• small eyes, shallow, very small;
• the pulp on the cut is dark yellow;
• starch content ranges from 13.5 to 21.5%;
• high content of protein, amino acids, carotene.

In the table below you will see indicators such as starch content and weight of tubers in different varieties of potatoes:

Characteristic

Potato varieties Red Fantasy refers to the mid-early, table destination. The vegetation period lasts from 90 to 110 days. The yield is excellent, depending on the climatic conditions and the number of feedings ranging from 260 to 380 centners per hectare. Collected tubers are well stored, long-distance transportation possible..

Productivity - one of the main indicators of the prospects of growing varieties. In the table below you will see what this characteristic is for different varieties:

Depending on the type of bush is high or medium, upright. Moderate leaf, leaves are large, light green, intermediate type, with noticeable veins.

The corolla is medium or small, assembled from bright purple-pink flowers. Berries are few. The root system is well developed, 10-12 large potatoes are formed under each bush. There are few non-stock stuff, the roots are aligned in weight and size.

Red Fantasy Potatoes moderately demanding irrigation and nutritional value of the soil. To increase the yield, we recommend a system of drip irrigation, fertilizing with organic and mineral complexes, frequent loosening and removal of weeds.The first tubers break in the middle of summer, but the main cleaning is better to move to the end of August-beginning of September.

The variety is resistant to potato cancer, cyst-forming golden nematode, scab, black leg, various viruses.

Red Fantasy Potatoes has a pleasant recognizable taste: saturated, bright, not watery. Moderate starch content makes tubers versatile. They can be fried, boiled, used for making mashed potatoes, toppings, baking or stewing. Root crops are rich in vitamins, proteins and carotene, which allows us to recommend them for baby and dietary foods.

Origin

Potato cultivar Red Fantasy bred by Dutch breeders. Included in the State Register of the Russian Federation in the year 20011. Zoned for the Volga-Vyatka and Central regions.

Recommended for industrial cultivation, suitable for farms and personal subsidiary farms. Tubers have excellent commercial quality, they are well stored, and tolerate transportation. A very good option for the sale and industrial production of food.

A photo

The photo shows potato variety Red Fantasy

Advantages and disadvantages

To the main the merits of the variety include:

• high taste qualities of tubers;
• good yield;
• rapid formation of root crops;
• potatoes flat, beautiful, ideal for sale;
• tubers are universal, suitable for cooking different dishes;
• lack of care;
• resistance to major diseases.

There are practically no shortcomings. With proper care, the yield will please even a novice gardener.

Features of growing

The variety tolerates weathering fluctuations, but sensitive to soil temperature. Tubers need to be planted when the earth warms up, but retains the right amount of moisture. The distance between the bushes should be at least 30 cm, obligatory wide aisles, facilitating the care of plants. Root crops are sown shallowly, 10-12 cm.

Seed Red Fantasy seed potatoes need to be prepared for planting. First, the tubers are pickled, humus or wood ash is laid out in the holes. Drip irrigation recommendedguaranteeing optimum soil moisture. The aisle can be mulched grass or straw.

Seeds are harvested in their own fields, he practically not subject to degeneration. Promising bushes are pre-marked with ribbons or stickers. Seed material can not be collected from the bushes or pests affected by pests.

During the season spend 2-3 feeding. It is better to alternate mineral complexes with potassium, magnesium, phosphorus and organic matter (diluted mullein or bird droppings). Nitrogen-containing fertilizers are not recommended, they force the bushes to increase the leaf mass at the expense of tubers.

Also, when growing potatoes, additional spraying and processing are often used.

On our site you will find detailed materials about the use of fungicides and herbicides.

Diseases and pests

Potato cultivar Red Fantasy resistant to many dangerous diseases: potato cancer, golden cyst nematode, common scab, black leg.

Not susceptible to many viruses, for example, twisting of leaves or tobacco mosaic. Early maturation makes plants less resistant to late blight.

For greater security necessary preplant treatment of tubers and soil. At the peak of late blight, you can hold a single spraying copper-containing drugs.

The potato variety Fantasy will not leave indifferent any farmer or gardener. The unusual combination of bright yellow flesh and red skin makes the tubers unusual and beautiful, and the yield turns the cultivation of root crops into a very profitable enterprise.