Manifesto potatoes: varietal characteristics and cultivation

Thanks to the work of breeders from Belarus, the Manifest potato variety was bred. He has many worthy qualities that attract not only agricultural professionals, but also private gardeners. In the description of the variety are the properties of this vegetable culture, tips on cultivation and prevention. At the end of the article there are reviews. And now more about this product.

Although this variety was bred in Belarus, it is currently in great demand, and it is grown in many countries. Such a variety has gained its popularity due to many advantages.

The potato "Manifesto" has a good resistance to common diseases of vegetable crops. The plant tolerates cold weather and dry hot periods. The selection variety produces an excellent harvest of large and tasty fruits. It maintains good performance even during transportation and long storage. And up to six months, he has almost no germination, if kept in a cool room.

From the time of the first shoots to full maturity of tubers, only three months are needed. At the same time the weight of one vegetable reaches two hundred grams. At harvest, there are almost no losses. The variety has a high percentage of ripening.

Stems of a tuberiferous plant are semi-direct. Medium sized glossy leaves are emerald in color. Ripe large roots have strong properties, which has a positive effect with the further use of the product.

Potatoes of this variety have good taste. At the same time, its skin, although dense, is easy to clean. These properties gave the breeding variety great popularity not only among agricultural producers, but also among consumers of the product.

Vegetable culture contains starch, vitamins, fiber, amino acids and other components. The product is high-calorie.

Semidirect stems ribbed. The bush is not quite wide, rushes up. It reaches a height of up to sixty centimeters. Leaves perennial plants are small. They have a neat shape, and the shiny surface is bright green, like an emerald. On the leaves of the vegetable culture there are small notches.

The potato “Manifesto” has flowers that have a peculiar blue-violet color.

At the stem, underground shoots, called stolons, appear from the rudimentary leaves. They give rise to tubers and modified shoots.

Root crop has an oval elongated shape. The eyes are small, not very noticeable. Peel vegetable rather dense, reddish color. The interior of the product is cream, with an amber tint.

Manifesto potatoes are valued for their large size. The weight of one average vegetable is from one hundred to one hundred and forty grams. Some copies reach two hundred and more grams.

Root has a high concentration of starch, which is up to fifteen percent. Good taste and high yield can be obtained only with proper cultivation.

Two days before planting, the seeds are placed in cool clean water. At night, it is advisable to put them in a fridge for tempering, where the temperature is up to +1 degree.

Capacities for seeding are filled with primer. It should be proportioned: one part of the land and four parts of peat. The soil is watered, and the prepared seeds are laid out in containers in rows with an interval of ten centimeters. Top covered with a layer of sand, no more than five millimeters thick. Then a little tamped and covered with glass or film.

Storage temperature should be warm. Every day it is necessary to open the tank for half an hour for airing. It is necessary to water the seeds periodically, then in a week sprouts will start to appear.

It is advisable to pre-fertilize the soil in the autumn. The mixture should consist of peat, compost and rotted manure. On one weave a plot it takes about fifty kilograms of fertilizer. After that, the ground must be dug up.

The best time for planting potatoes is the beginning of May. But in cold regions, landing is carried out later, when warm weather sets in. After all, planting vegetables in cold soil can lead to disease. The temperature of the earth should be +10 degrees. You can measure it with a simple thermometer.

In the spring should feed the soil with humus or chicken droppings. Before planting potatoes, the ground is slightly loosened. In the soil make furrows, the depth of which is eight centimeters. Sprouts are planted at a distance of thirty centimeters from each other.

It is advisable to apply the comb planting of vegetable culture. It lies in the fact that germinated tubers are placed in rows, and then gently covered with earth in the form of a ridge ten centimeters high.

In the future, the earthen ridges increase by loosening the soil and hilling. Their size can reach twenty to thirty centimeters.

When the plants reach ten centimeters height, the potatoes are fertilized. To do this, you can make dressing at the rate of one tablespoon of superphosphate per ten liters of water. This mixture is carefully brought under the roots of the vegetable culture, and the solution should not fall on the tops.

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Potato cultivation is carried out when the height of plants reaches fifteen centimeters. Rows are weeded, weeds are removed along with the roots. The stalks of the bushes are cleared of useless leaves. At the same time pay attention to the plants so that they have a healthy appearance. Hilling in the future is carried out every ten days.

Vegetable culture must be watered several times during each week. Tuberiferous plants require a lot of moisture. The best method of irrigation is sprinkling - with this method water irrigates the potatoes evenly and is more economical.

After moistening the soil should pile up the rows. Tubers should not be laid bare. It is necessary to regularly inspect the bushes so that they do not hurt and pests do not start.

To get a good and abundant harvest, you should always remember about prevention against diseases and pests.

The most common disease in this vegetable is late blight. Caused by fungi and can spoil a significant part of the crop. Therefore, it is necessary to use only good tubers when planting. Prevention of this disease is the irrigation of the soil with copper sulphate, lime solution.

Tubers can also cause cancer. To avoid this, it is necessary to plant healthy shoots that are more resistant to diseases.

The leaves of bushes are sometimes covered with brown spots, and then completely dry out. This disease is called brown spot. It is necessary for prophylaxis to add mineral fertilizers to the soil in advance.

Biological and chemical preparations are used against harmful insects. They need to be used in advance, before the first ovaries.

To protect vegetable plants from potato moths, Bitoxibacillin or Liptocid is used. Moth larvae can destroy the entire crop, if not in time to take action. The reproduction of these pests on plants is usually determined by the web and rotting leaves.

Black-winged larvae also cause great damage to vegetables. They eat root vegetables.To prevent this, seedlings should be properly stored.

The land is irrigated with a weak solution of vinegar for the prevention of large insects, which are called bears. These pests feed on roots, and as a result, the tubers begin to rot.

Famous Colorado beetles can be a problem. They feed on stems and foliage. In the future, the bushes dry out and do not give a harvest. Insecticides help against these pests, as well as from insects get rid of manually.

About 400 centners of vegetables are harvested from one hectare. In the tub "Manifesto" can contain up to fifteen fruits. At the same time, the potatoes are large and strong, so the hybrid stands out for a good harvest.

This variety must be collected at a time when most of the leaves on the bushes have already become dry. However, do not be late with the harvest. After all, overripe fruits are poorly stored and quickly begin to germinate.

Pre-dried tops are mown, and the roots are left for two weeks in the soil. During this period, the skin of vegetables will get stronger.

Potatoes tolerate transportation. At the same time he does not lose its own presentation.

The optimum temperature for the content of the product is +5 degrees. In vegetable stores and other special premises, potatoes retain their good qualities for up to six months.

On the variety "Manifesto" positively gardeners and agricultural workers.

I like that the weather conditions do not affect the product. The hybrid carries both heat and relative cold. At the same time, cultivation does not require huge efforts and expenses. With proper care, excellent yields are observed.

Also a big plus is the good preservation of vegetables. People note that as a result, the product used in food has the same taste as its fresh counterpart.

Virtually no negative feedback. Basically, negative positions are occupied by gardeners, a crop that is often affected by pests and insects.

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