The best ultra-early potato varieties

2024 Author: Howard Calhoun | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 10:16

On the territory of Russia, more than three hundred different varieties of potatoes are grown. They differ not only in the speed of maturation, but also in yield, purpose, resistance to diseases. Among all existing groups, ultra-early varieties of potatoes are especially popular. Usually they are planted in early spring, as soon as the earth warms up to a temperature of +10 degrees. After the first flowering, you can harvest the first crop. In this case, you do not need to wait until the tops become dry. For long-term storage, potatoes are harvested when the skin becomes strong.

All early and ultra-early potato varieties ripen quickly. Usually these varieties can be harvested on the 40-70th day from germination.

Potato varieties

Summer residents grow a variety of varieties of ultra-early potatoes. Usually several varieties of the same group are planted. This is done in order to always be with the harvest, because no one knows what the weather will be like and whether the harvest of a particular variety will be in a particular year.

Among all existing varieties of ultra-early potatoes, the best are:

• Red Scarlet.
• Karatop.
• Early Zhukovsky.
• Bellarosa.
• Gala.
• Ariel.
• Timo.
• Riviera.
• Isora.
• Anosta.
• Impala and others

Red Scarlet

The main ultra-early potato varieties are represented by Dutch selection and domestic varieties. One of the achievements of breeders was the Red Scarlet variety. The first harvest can be obtained in 45 days.

The variety is characterized by large oval-shaped roots weighing about 150 grams. The peel of the fruit is red with a smooth surface. The flesh is yellow. Does not darken when damaged. Potatoes do not boil when boiled, so it is not recommended to use them for mashed potatoes. This variety is more suitable for frying, cooking first courses, baking. Root vegetables contain about 15% starch.

Red Scarlet is drought tolerant and virtually disease free. In any weather, the variety gives a good harvest - up to 400 centners per hectare.

For winter storage, potatoes are harvested no earlier than on the 70th day after germination. During the maturation, the fruits do not deteriorate.

Karatop

For the Moscow region, ultra-early potato varieties are better than medium ones. They mature well. One of these varieties is the Karatop variety. From planting to ripening takes about 50 days. Potato tubers are small, oval, weighing about 100 grams. The peel of the variety is yellow, with a smooth surface. On the cut, the potato is pale yellow. The variety has high tastequalities.

After cooking, the fruits do not boil soft, but the color becomes a pleasant yellow. This variety contains about 14% starch.

Karatop has a high resistance to various diseases. The yield of this variety is slightly higher than that of Red Scarlet - about 450 centners per hectare.

The variety is perfectly stored in winter. For this, root crops are harvested no earlier than 70 days after germination. By this time, the peel becomes firm.

Zhukovsky early

Among the best varieties of ultra-early potatoes is Zhukovsky early. It was bred by domestic breeders. It matures for about two months. Root vegetables can be used for food earlier than the specified period.

Potato tubers are oval and weigh about 150 grams. The surface is smooth, beige with pink eyes. On the cut, the variety is white. Potatoes do not boil during cooking, so they are not used to make mashed potatoes. It is more suitable for frying, baking.

Zhukovsky early contains about 15% starch. Potatoes are of particular value to those who want to grow scab- and nematode-free potatoes.

Zhukovsky variety is drought resistant and grows well at low temperatures. This feature allows it to be grown throughout the country.

Anosta

Anosta variety belongs to ultra-early types of table potatoes. Root crops are formed by the 60th day from germination.

The variety has yellow tubers, oval in shape. On the cut, the flesh is yellow. Mass of potatoes up to 150 grams. The starch content is about 13%. Thisvariety has a number of disadvantages. It is often affected by late blight, scab, and various viral diseases. However, it has a high yield and excellent taste. When harvested early, the leaves may not have time to be affected by diseases.

Ariel

When choosing ultra-early potato varieties for the northwest, you should pay attention to the Ariel variety. This potato has time to quickly give the crop before the appearance of diseases, phytophthora.

Potato has a yellow skin, the flesh is also yellow. Tubers are oval.

When growing a variety, it should be remembered that it is not particularly resistant to late blight, nematode and various viral diseases. Therefore, so that the potatoes do not have time to be damaged by the disease, the roots are harvested as soon as they reach ripeness.

Dolphin

There are ultra-early potato varieties of Belarusian selection, which grow well almost throughout Russia. One of these varieties is the Dolphin variety. It gives a high yield - about 550 centners per hectare. It contains about 12% starch. Tubers are oval, with yellow skin and yellow flesh. The mass of potatoes is about 100 grams.

The variety is distinguished by high taste and early return of the harvest. Already on the 50th day, you can collect root crops.

Dolphin is resistant to various potato diseases and mechanical damage. Moderately resistant to phytophthora, scab. It tolerates drought well, can be stored for a long time.

Timo

Among the most early maturing varieties, Timo potatoes should be distinguished. It can be grown in all regions of Russia.

The potato variety differs from others in the stability of the crop. Even in the most lean year, Timo is able to produce up to 400 centners per hectare of land. With good weather and proper agricultural practices, the variety yields up to 650 centners per hectare.

Timo is well kept. This potato is resistant to the most common diseases. Its peculiarity lies in the fact that the variety does not lend itself to potato cancer.

When choosing ultra-early potato varieties for Siberia, you should pay attention to the Timo variety. It is suitable for extreme farming.

Riviera

Description and photos of ultra-early potato varieties help to determine the variety. Among the earliest species, Riviera potatoes can be found. This is a high-yielding variety for table use. It forms fruits before the tops are affected by late blight or other diseases.

When growing Riviera in the southern regions, you can harvest twice a year.

Root potatoes are yellow inside and out. When the peel ripens, the variety can be stored for a long time.

The fast ripening feature allows you to get a first crop that does not need to be stored for a long time, and a second crop that will be stored under appropriate conditions all winter.

Gala

Among the ultra-early varieties of potatoes for the middle zone, one can single out the Gala variety. It forms fruits by about the 70th dayafter landing.

Root crops of a grade have an oval form, a yellowish peel with a smooth surface. The color of the pulp can be very different - from light yellow to dark yellow. The fruits have high taste qualities, do not darken when mechanically damaged.

The plant is prone to fungal rhizoctoniosis, so it must be treated in a timely manner. With proper agricultural technology, the variety can yield up to 600 centners per hectare. If the tubers are harvested after the skin has matured, they can be stored for a long time.

Bellarosa

This variety was bred by German breeders. It takes 45 days from planting to harvest. Potato tubers have a rounded shape, the surface is slightly rough. The flesh is yellow, the skin is pink. Potato tastes sweet. Bellarosa contains about 16% starch.

Root crops perfectly tolerate a variety of diseases, drought. When harvested from the 70th day, the fruits can be stored for a long time.

Following the rules of agricultural technology, you can get up to 400 centners per hectare of land.

Adretta

This variety was bred by German breeders. Its maturity occurs two months after planting.

Adretta root crops are rounded, with yellow skin and sparse eyes. The fruits are medium in size, weighing about 150 grams. The flesh of the variety and the peel are pale yellow. This variety is ideal for mashing, as it tends to boil soft. It contains up to 16% starch.

Adretta is highly resistant to various diseases, rot. He tolerates lowtemperature, so it can be grown throughout the country.

The yield of the variety is average - about 400 centners per hectare.

Uladar

This variety is especially valuable for its unpretentiousness to the type of soil. It can be easily grown in black earth regions, on sandy, clay and loamy soils. Potato tubers are oval, yellow flesh. When boiled, potatoes practically do not boil soft, so it is not recommended to use them for mashed potatoes.

Root crops of medium size, weighing about 100 grams, ripen on the 50th day from planting. From one hectare you can get about 350 centners of potatoes. When planted on poor soils, the yield is reduced to 150 centners.

Isora

The variety can be harvested on the 55th day from planting. Isora has a high yield. He has deep round eyes. Potato pulp is white, low starch. The variety has high palatability and can be stored for a long time.

Izora's disadvantages are various diseases that appear already on the 70th day from planting. Therefore, potatoes are harvested earlier, before the variety is damaged by late blight or another disease.

Antonina

In the West Siberian region, varieties are often grown that can be harvested on the 50th day from planting. One of the varieties of such potatoes is the Antonina variety. It is capable of producing up to 300 centners per hectare of land. Subject to storage rules, the variety does not deteriorate for a long time. About 94% of tubers are stored until the nextlanding year.

Sturdy

Krepysh variety is recommended for growing potatoes in the Central region. It has oval tubers. Skin and flesh are beige. Subject to storage conditions, root crops can retain their appearance for a long time without loss of taste.

The yield of the variety is up to 300 centners per hectare of land.

In order to have a potato harvest every year, it is recommended to plant different varieties on the plot. When choosing early ripening options, you should pay attention to those varieties that will be suitable for cooking different dishes and can grow in different conditions. It is considered ideal to have at least three varieties. This will help you to harvest in any weather, be it a hot summer, a rainy spring, a cold north, or the unpredictable weather of the Central District.