In the description of the Ilyinsky potato variety (see photo below), producers indicate stable plant productivity under adverse climatic conditions - drought and high air temperature. Reviews about the quality of tubers and the ability to a stable harvest are the best.Potatoes of the Ilyinsky variety (see photo below) belong to the Russian subspecies bred specifically for the Central regions of our vast Motherland. In the description of the seed material, preferences for tuber growing sites are indicated. It:
- Voronezh.
- Lipetsk.
- Belgorod.
- Voronezh region.
There are numerous reviews on the network about the successful cultivation of the subspecies in small household plots and summer cottages in the Moscow region.
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Potato Ilyinsky: tubers, shoots, productivity
The variety belongs to the mid-early subspecies of the vegetable, has a short ripening period - young tubers can be enjoyed in July. The declared technical maturity of the fruit is 70-80 days after planting in the ground. The yield is average, which is offset by a large number of tubers in the nest. So with 1 sq. M. under favorable conditions, you can get up to 5 kg of good, friable potatoes.
Bush
The shoots of the plant are semi-erect, of medium height and sprawling. They have not very large leaves of bright green color. Potato variety "Ilyinsky" blooms with flowers of a light purple hue, collected in small sockets.
Fruit
By the period of technical maturity, they gain weight up to 160 g, have a pronounced dark pink color of the peel and snow-white flesh. Eyes are moderate, often light brown “freckles” appear on the surface of the tubers.
Ripened tubers contain up to 18% starch, which allows the use of products in all types of preparation. Suitable for lovers of friable types of vegetables, due to the high solids content of the "Ilyinsky" potato, excellent chips are obtained. During cooking, the flesh does not darken, remaining as white as in the raw product.
Rules for the cultivation of potato varieties "Ilyinsky"
The following crops are good precursors for planting tubers of this species:
- perennials;
- annual grasses;
- winter wheat;
- legumes;
- linen.
If planting is planned on sandy soil, lupine should be used as siderata.
It is necessary to place the planting material at a distance of 60 cm from each other, row spacings should not exceed 35 cm. It is necessary to ensure that no crust forms on the surface of the soil and that the plants are not clogged by weeds. A prerequisite remains high hilling bushes.
Diseases and Pests
Of the insects should be wary of the Colorado potato beetle, you can fight the "predator" by chemical or folk remedies.
Developers of the variety note in his description that the Ilyinsky potato is often affected by late blight in the bush. The disease is incurable, but there is an opportunity to suspend its course and stop the affected plants.To do this, shoots are sprayed with a solution of Bordeaux liquid or potassium permanganate. Chemicals can also be used:
- "Oksikhom";
- "Ridomil Gold MC";
- "Ridomil MC".
The potato of this subspecies is often affected by a golden cytogenous nematode. Experts recommend treating plants affected by the pest with the following drugs:
- Stormbreaker
- Stormbreaker-1;
- Medvettoks.
Potatoes of the Ilyinsky variety are considered the ideal type of plant for beginning gardeners and farmers over the past few years due to its unpretentiousness and high keeping quality - until the new crop, it perfectly retains its taste and technical characteristics by almost 93% of the harvested crop.
Reviews
Nikolai Ivanovich, Moscow Region:
“I thought Ilyinsky wasn’t regionalized here, but I decided to try it - I brought several buckets from my friends from Lipetsk - the hosts very much praised it. But their forecasts did not materialize and in the first year received a wonderful harvest. “It tastes much better than the usual varieties that I have been growing for several years at my country house.”
Ekaterina Vasilievna, Voronezh:
“I love Ilyinsky because you can dig in the bushes already in mid-July and delight your loved ones with a high-quality young crop - the tubers are very tasty with butter and in the first dishes.”
Vadim Petrovich, Volgograd:
“Recently, the climate has deteriorated in our country and for the sake of a good harvest we have to work hard - weeding, hilling, watering. Our cottage is far from the central water supply, we have to water plants with buckets from the well. Potato varieties "Ilyinsky" neighbor advised. Said no watering needed. I did not really believe him, but I dug a bucket of seed material on my beds. I’ve got an excellent experience - potatoes, as you didn’t have to pick and water, - great taste and all the potatoes as picks, clean, even ”.
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