Potato variety Hostess versatile to all climatic conditions.
Suitable for home cooking and for industrial production. Resistant to various diseases and pests.
Potato Hostess feature
This potato variety was bred by domestic breeders of the Siberian NIIKH. Has found widespread among gardeners amateur. Distributed throughout Russia, Ukraine, Moldova, Belarus. 
Actively grows in the southern, middle zone of the Russian Federation, Siberia. The variety is suitable for growing in bad weather conditions. Therefore it is intended both for the closed greenhouse type, and for open ground.
Can tolerate sudden changes in temperature. The variety is highly resistant to heat and cold.
Growing areas
Actively grows in sandy, loamy soil with the addition of black soil. Experienced gardeners recommend plant a subspecies on a flat well-lit surface after perennial grasses.
Also suitable soil after legumes, flax, tomatoes. The soil must be maintained in loose condition. In the hardened soil, the root system of the shrubs develops very poorly.
Recommended landing scheme: 35x60 cm.Sowing depth should not exceed 9 cm. It is necessary to start planting tubers in May.
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Potato Hostess variety description
Bushes subspecies erect, with a large number of leaves. The height reaches 50 cm. The leaves are large, elongated, emerald hue. Have a serrated edge. Corolla flowers maroon-lilac.
Anthocyanin buds weakened. The fruits are elongated, with rounded edges. The weight of fruits is 100-200 gr. The eyes are miniature. The rind of the fruit is smooth. It has a delicate pink shade. The flesh is beige.
Starch content varies from 17 to 22%. The sugar content is 0.02-0.1%. From one bush 12-18 tubers are harvested.
Yield
Like many popular potato varieties, this subspecies belongs to medium-late varieties. Technical ripeness comes in 80-90 days after landing. In Siberia, the harvest takes place in 100 days. Harvesting is completed in September.
Subspecified yield is very high. 550-600 centners of potatoes are harvested from 1 ha. Tastes great. Potatoes are kept in cool vegetable stores for 5-6 months.
With long-term storage taste does not lose. The storage quality reaches 96%. Not prone to growth. The grade is intended for retail and wholesale. Sold in markets, in hypermarkets and private stores.
It has high commercial quality. Marketability reaches 85-98%. Fruits can be transported over long distances.
Purpose
The variety can be used in home cooking. The flesh during processing does not change color. Potatoes can be boiled, steamed, fried, baked, steamed.
Pies, casseroles, soups, main dishes are made from the fruits of this subspecies. The variety is widely used in production. Potato balls, french fries, chips are made from fruits.
Tubers suitable for the manufacture of dry products.Potato variety Hostess suitable for the manufacture of dry instant mashed potatoes, potato starch and flour.
Diseases and pests
Hostess potatoes are highly resistant to cancer, gold and cyst-forming nematode. Middle resistant to rhizoctoniosis and late blight of fruits and leaflets. Tubers can infect scab. It appears only in hot weather.
In Siberia, this pest was not affected. To remove the disease, you can use fungicides. It is important to note that the spores of this disease can remain in one place for up to three years. therefore potato planting sites should be changed annually.
Potato Hostess is an unpretentious variety. Has gained wide distribution for excellent taste, long-term storage and the possibility of transportation over long distances.
It has a high yield. From one bush receive 12-18 tubers. The variety is highly resistant to heat and cold.
