Dutch breeders are among the most active in Europe, they often indulge us with all new high-quality potato varieties.
So this time they did not disappoint, having prepared a universal variety of potato "Courage", with excellent taste and appearance.
On our site you will find the most relevant information about potato variety "Courage": a characteristic with a photo and description of the root.
Characteristic
The potato variety "Courage" was created in Holland, and in the State Register of varieties of the Russian Federation listed since 2007 Central and Central Chernozem areas.
It has a good yield, it will please you with 16 - 27 tons of potatoes per hectare. And with proper care, this figure can increase to 40 tons.
Recumbency also did not let her down at 91%. BUT marketability output fruits fluctuate between 83 and 99%. Courage refers to medium late potato varieties, the harvest can be collected already in 80 - 90 days after the first shoots.
Potato "Courage": description of the variety, photo
Fruits grow large, the average weight is not less than 100 g, and often grow to 140 g. The tubers have an elongated oval shape, the skin is pink-red in color and medium-sized eyes with a small depth. Pulp of a yellowish shade and very pleasant taste.
Bushes can be upright or semi-upright and grow quite tall. The leaves are dark green and medium size. During flowering beautiful large flowers with purple corollas appear. One bush usually forms on 10 - 12 root crops.
Visually familiarize yourself with the “Courage” potatoes in the photo below:
Special features
“Courage” is a table-type potato, but the characteristics of the root crop show that it can be used and for industrial use for starch processing.
His potatoes have excellent taste, which is often noted gardeners throughout the country.
Fruit do not have the properties to darken when cooking or frying, have a good crispness.In addition, they are well suited for making chips.
As for the landing, then it is important to accurately match the time of landing in the ground. The fact is that in the regions prescribed for this variety by the RF State Register, frosts can continue until May. Young plants do not tolerate cooling, therefore, may die or develop badly.
If you want to protect your crop even more, you can immediately before planting process the tubers with growth regulators, for example, by Appin. This drug will stimulate the formation of tubers, strengthen the immune system and accelerate the emergence of seedlings.
Of the soils, the “Courage” potatoes develop best on moderately acidic soil, that is, with an average pH value.
Plant out your stuff is best according to the scheme 70 x 35 (distance between rows 70 cm, and between tubers in rows 35 cm).
The depth of planting depends on the type of soil: on light sandy soils, it is 10 cm, and on light, loamy, up to 8 cm.
If before planting you plan to bring into the ground fertilizersthen it is best to apply those which do not contain chlorine and dissolves well in water (carbamide, potassium sulfate and others).
In the future, your potatoes do not need any specific cultivation techniques, it is important to remember only the most important thing:
- keep the soil clean and loose. If the soil in your area is light in nature, then you can pre-and not dig it;
- for backfilling rows with planting material, it is better to use soil from neighboring beds, in this case you will avoid the occurrence of a dried and solid layer of earth;
- The number of hilling should be at least 3 per season, the very first need to be carried out after your plant has reached a height of 12-15 cm;
- if the tops of the bushes develops poorly, then you can spend a few foliar fertilizing with minerals with an interval of 7 - 10 days.
Diseases and pests
The variety "Courage" is characterized by good resistance to cancer, golden nematode and scab.
However is experiencing weakness for late blight pathogenthat may very badly affect your harvest.
Phytophthora can destroy more than half of the entire potato crop, therefore, against it you must take protective measures:
- sprouting planting tubers and the use of growth stimulants, which accelerate the development of the plant and do not give the plant time for education, helps well;
- it is possible to process fields with fungicides before the onset of the disease as a preventive measure. Yunomil, Ridomil MC and Aviksil have proven themselves well;
- Spores of phytophtoras are stored in dead leaves and weeds, so get rid of them in a timely manner.
"Courage" is a universal variety of potatoes, which is suitable both for personal cultivation, and for sales and applications in industry. It may not have some unique qualities, but it is a very tasty and reliable potato variety, which does not require constant care and high cash costs.
