Potato variety "Handsome" has excellent taste, thanks to which he was able to gain a huge number of fans, both among domestic and among foreign gardeners.
In the article you will find a detailed description of the potato "Handsome", his photo. You will also get acquainted with the peculiarities of its cultivation and learn what the main diseases may threaten it.
Description of the variety
| Grade name | Pretty boy |
| general characteristics | Russian mid-early table drought tolerant variety |
| Gestation period | 80-90 days |
| Starch content | 12-18% |
| Mass of commercial tubers | 90-170 gr |
| The number of tubers in the bush | 6-11 |
| Yield | 170-280 c / ha |
| Consumer quality | good taste, does not darken when cooking |
| Recumbency | 97% |
| Skin color | pink |
| Pulp color | cream |
| Preferred growing regions | Central Black Earth |
| Disease resistance | susceptible to golden potato cyst nematode |
| Features of growing | standard agricultural technology |
| Originator | VNIIKH them. A. G. Lorkha |
Root crops of the described potato variety are distinguished by an oval shape and the presence of small eyes. They are covered with smooth red skinned and have a creamy flesh.The starch content in these root crops is at the level of 12.4 - 17.8%, and their average weight ranges from 91 to 166 grams.
Potato "Handsome" was bred by Russian breeders. His description can be found in 2009. This is quite a fruitful variety. You can compare the potato yield figures of the Handsome with other varieties in the table below:
| Grade name | Yield |
| Pretty boy | 170-280 c / ha |
| Beauty | 400-450 c / ha |
| Vector | 670 c / ha |
| Artemis | 220-350 c / ha |
| Yanka | up to 630 c / ha |
| Svitanok Kiev | up to 460 c / ha |
| Santana | 160-380 c / ha |
| Nevsky | 300-500 c / ha |
| Taisiya | up to 460 c / ha |
| Colomba | 220-420 c / ha |
| Lapot | 400-500 c / ha |
Characteristics of potato "Handsome"
Potato "Handsome" refers to medium-early varieties, since from the emergence of seedlings to full maturity of the crop usually takes from 80 to 90 days.
It was included in the State Register of the Russian Federation for cultivation in the Central Black Earth region, and also received distribution in the territory of Moldova and Ukraine.
The potato variety “Krasavchik” tolerates drought and mechanical damage comparatively easily, and is also characterized by resistance to such diseases as banded and wrinkled mosaic, late blight and the causative agent of potato cancer,however, it is susceptible to the golden cyst nematode.
The ability to keep well is an important quality for potatoes. In the table below you will find this characteristic in different varieties:
| Grade name | Stickiness |
| Pretty boy | 97% |
| Timo | 96% |
| Arosa | 95% |
| Spring | 93% |
| Vineta | 87% |
| Impala | 95% |
| Zorachka | 96% |
| Kamensky | 97% |
| Latona | 90% |
| Lyubava | 98% |
| Luck | 88-97% |
Plant this variety after one-year and perennial grasses, winter and leguminous crops, and flax. In sandy soils, it can grow after lupine. The soil Ph-acidity for optimal growth of this vegetable should be 5.0-5.5 units, and, if necessary, soil liming should be carried out.
For potatoes of this type are characterized by semi-straight bushes of medium height, having an intermediate type of growth. They are covered with green leaves of medium size, differing in intermediate type.On the inner side of the corolla, one can notice an anthocyanin color of medium intensity, in which there is almost no blue or is completely insignificant.
A photo
A small selection of photos of the potato variety "Handsome":
Features of growing
Since the potato “Handsome” belongs to the light-loving crops, when planting it should be located rows from north to south, so that all plants are evenly lit.
The main activities for the care of this variety are hilling plants and loosening the soil, removing weeds, irrigation and fertilization. Extremely important is the implementation of a single feed infusion of bird droppings or mullein in the amount of 1-2 liters of fluid per bush.
In order to increase the yield of potatoes, it is recommended to put manure of the highest quality into the hole during planting. At the end of flowering, phosphate fertilizers should be applied in a foliar way.
When growing potatoes, all sorts of sprays are often required, mainly to control pests.On our site you will find detailed articles about the benefits of using fungicides and herbicides for growing potatoes.
Diseases and pests
Potatoes variety "Handsome" may be affected by the golden cyst nematode.
Signs of the presence in the garden of this pest include:
- twisting and premature drying of the leaves;
- appearance on the field of separate sections with yellowed and fading plants
- premature destruction of bushes and the small size of tubers;
- curvature of the stems;
- the absence or weakness of flowering;
- the acquisition of plant roots brown color.
The main advantages of the aforementioned varieties include high yields, good keeping quality and high product characteristics, as well as resistance to the most common diseases.
Below in the table you will find links to articles on potato varieties ripening at different times:
| Middle late | Medium early | Late-ripening |
| Aurora | Black Prince | Nikulinsky |
| Skarb | Nevsky | Asterix |
| Courage | Darling | Cardinal |
| Ryabinushka | Lord of the expanses | Kiwi |
| Blue | Ramos | Slav |
| Zhuravinka | Taisiya | Rocco |
| Lasock | Lapot | Ivan da Marya | Magician | Caprice | Picasso |
