Currently, more and more appreciated vegetables grown in distant European countries. This also applies to potatoes. But, few people know that Vector potatoes in its characteristics and taste are not inferior to foreign varieties.This potato is relatively unpretentious and easy to grow. By this, Vector potatoes have earned the sympathy of many garden lovers. Let's take a closer look at this variety in our article.
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Description and characteristics of potatoes Vector
Variety Vector is easy to distinguish from other varieties. Its bush is medium in size, with small green leaves. When the potato blooms, its inflorescences take on a purple color. An important part in the description of potato varieties Vector have photos of tubers, presented below.
Ripe tubers are pink. With the proper cultivation of potatoes, eyes on it should be extremely small. Most often, Vector is grown in the central regions of the country. This variety is classified as medium-late, since at least 100 days must pass from the day of sowing to the full ripening of the fruit.
Potato Vector: Yield, History
This potato variety was first grown in Belarus, which is why it got its original name “Belorussian Vectar”. Vector has been growing for quite some time, but it was officially registered in the State Register only in 2013. He deserved his popularity for the most part because of his productivity. From one bush can grow from 14 tubers, the weight of which varies from 90 to 150 grams.
Landing rules
How you plant a Vector potato variety will play a big role in fertility and crop quality. It is important to choose the right tubers for planting. It must be understood that a chic bush will never grow out of a small potato. Therefore, for sowing, take tubers, the size of which is not less than a chicken egg. Potatoes for sowing should also have a smooth surface and a large number of eyes.
After you have selected suitable tubers, they must be distributed in the boxes in an even layer and wait until the shoots appear. You can speed up this process by adding sawdust to the box and pouring them with a small amount of water. When the potato sprouts, take it out to the sun a few days before planting to warm it well.
It is necessary to choose and prepare a place for planting potatoes in advance. As mentioned earlier, the Vector is relatively not picky about the soil for planting, but if there is a choice, then it should be done in favor of slightly acidic and neutral lands.
You can fertilize the land for planting 2 times: the first time during the autumn digging (it can be lowered), the second immediately before planting. On the day you are planning to plant potatoes, dig small holes the size of a shovel at a distance of 50 cm. In these holes you need to add fertilizer based on superior manure and wood ash.
Do not be afraid to go too far with fertilizer - the Vector will not react to a slight increase in the dose of fertilizing potatoes. On the fertilizer sprouts, lay the potatoes up and gently cover them with earth. Try not to damage the sprouts! At the end, level the ground with a rake.
Care Rules
To start loosening the soil and remove weeds should start as soon as the first seedlings are noticed. Since small shoots are very fragile, loosen the earth carefully and shallowly.
Like any other plant, potatoes Vector must be watered. Although this variety is resistant to adverse conditions, including heat, it must be regularly watered. To do this is at the rate of 1 liter per bush.
You can feed the bush after the first watering. The easiest way to fertilize is to add 1 tablespoon of urea to each bucket to the water you water the potatoes. To achieve maximum effect, it is worth feeding plants after loosening the soil.
Diseases and Pests
The characteristic of Vector potatoes says that this variety is resistant to many diseases. This is true, however, there are some diseases that can even affect this resistant variety.
- Blight of leaves. A common disease that can overcome almost all types of potatoes. It is a fungal disease. To avoid the occurrence of late blight, first of all, it is necessary to get rid of weeds on the beds in time, and also to prevent the spraying of plants with a solution of vitriol every 10 days. The medicine Fungicide Ridomil will help get rid of this disease. Use it is based on instructions.
- Dry spotting. It appears on the leaves with black spots a few weeks before flowering. Alternariosis, as the disease is called in a different way, affects all parts of the potato. It occurs solely due to the sowing of infected tubers. Therefore, it is so important to choose the right material for sowing. If you missed this point, and the potato fell ill with altarnariosis, then for treatment during the growing season, spray the potato with a solution of Profit or Utan.
- Scab. Tubers infected with scab are covered with ulcers merging into one spot. This disease also appears due to an inattentive examination of the tubers before planting. To prevent the appearance of scab, sprinkle Trichodermin tubers before sowing. If ulcers appear on the potato tubers, it is already impossible to cure them.
In addition to diseases, Vector potatoes can also overcome some insects. Among them:
- Colorado beetle. Especially dangerous are the orange larvae of this insect. They are voracious and can gnaw all leaves of a potato. To prevent this from happening, it is necessary to promptly remove adult Colorado potato beetles from potatoes before they have time to lay off the larvae on the underside of the leaves. The adult Colorado potato beetle has white stripes along its back, which makes it easy to distinguish from other insects. To get rid of these bugs, they can be collected manually or use the Karado insecticide.
- Bear An underground insect of large sizes (up to 5 cm in length) breaks through the underground passages and damages potato tubers. To eliminate these insects while loosening the earth, small pieces of eggshell can be added to the soil, which can be easily injured by the bear. And also to get rid of the annoying pest along the perimeter of the beds, you can plant chrysanthemums. It is possible to solve the problem with the help of Rembek and Wofatox chemicals.
- Slug. An ardent pest of vegetable crops, eating leaves and fruits of potatoes. It has a brown color and a reduced shell. The main activity behind this insect is seen at night. To get rid of slugs in the garden, you can break the eggshell and sprinkle it throughout the garden. The body of the slugs is vulnerable, so if the insect creeps along the sharp shell, then it will obviously suffer and is unlikely to damage the potatoes. And you can also put boards or ruberoid on the ground - these are favorable places for the accumulation of slugs, and then manually collect pests from there.
And the last, but no less dangerous pest of gardens - the wireworm beetle. Its name is fully consistent with the appearance: a body up to 2 cm long and an orange color with a black head makes the insect look like a piece of wire. Making a trap for these pests is easy enough. To do this, chop the pieces of potatoes on the toothpicks and dig them 15 cm into the ground.
After 5 days, remove the potatoes with a toothpick and remove the wireworm larvae from the trap. To avoid the occurrence of these insects, it is necessary to spray holes with potassium permanganate solution during potato planting. If the above methods do not help, use the drug Bazudin.
Harvesting
You can dig out root crops 100 days after planting. It is worth noting that the Vector potato is resistant to traffic and damage, and is also well preserved throughout the winter.
Reviews
Typically, in reviews under the descriptions of potatoes of the Vector variety, its advantages are described, less often some disadvantages. According to experienced gardeners, Vector potatoes have 3 main disadvantages. Firstly, during cooking, the potatoes are greatly digested, which interferes with the preparation of some dishes.
However, "Vector" is still well suited for cooking, since during cooking it does not lose its golden hue of pulp. Secondly, in reviews of the Vector variety of potatoes, its characteristic such as late ripening is often mentioned. The last and main disadvantage is the high starch content, comprising from 17 to 19% of the total mass of potatoes.
The advantages of this variety are significantly greater. These include high productivity, resistance to temperature differences, not picky to the soil, good preservation in winter, as well as excellent taste.
If you carefully read the descriptions of the “Vector” potato variety, plant and take care of it in accordance with the instructions, read the photos and reviews, then throughout the winter the fruits of your efforts will delight you with an amazing taste.
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