Potato “Zorochka": variety description, growing rules, photo

2.02.2018 Potatoes Varieties

Zorachka is one of the most famous early ripe table potato varieties. Potato “Zorachka” is characterized by unpretentious care and rapid cultivation, but to get a rich harvest, you still need to take into account certain nuances."Zorachka" is a well-known early ripe variety of potatoes, which is considered to be in demand in home cooking. Dining early ripe potatoes have gained popularity and are ideal for beginners, experienced gardeners. Potato “Zorachka” is considered one of the most popular among those who are actively engaged in gardening and are interested in obtaining a high-quality, rich harvest.

Content

1 Description and characteristics of potato "Zorochka"
2 Advantages and disadvantages of the variety
3 Growing and Care Rules
4 Diseases and Pests
5 Reviews

Description and characteristics of potato "Zorochka"

Variety "Zorachka" is included in the state register for the Central region of Russia, where the cultivation of the considered type of potato is recommended.

The plant usually grows low or medium, but the bush retains a semi-upright shape. Medium green leaves appear on the bushes. With proper care, there is the possibility of obtaining 2 crops (on the 45th and 55th day after full germination).

The main characteristics of potato root crops:

oval tuber;
yellow peel;
light yellow flesh;
root crop weight - 92 - 119 grams;
starch content - 12.7 - 14.2 percent;
marketability - 80-96%.

Zorachka is one of the best potato varieties for private cultivation by Russian gardeners. The optimal yield indicator and optimal taste are one of the main reasons for the popularity of Zorachka potatoes in Belarus, Russia and Ukraine.

Advantages and disadvantages of the variety

Description of the Zorochka potato variety, photos and reviews make it possible to understand what the main advantages of this vegetable are:

proper care contributes to a large and high-quality crop;
starch usually does not exceed 13.8 percent, so potatoes are not considered overly boiled and suitable for most dishes due to their optimal taste;
from the second half of July to January, Zorochka is successfully stored at a temperature of 8 - 10 degrees Celsius;
resistance to potato diseases and parasites is guaranteed, which increases the chances of a successful harvest.

Experienced gardeners note that there are no shortcomings of Zorochka potatoes, but the approach to growing vegetables must be correct in order to obtain a quality crop.

Growing and Care Rules

Potato planting is carried out in early May on a sunny open land. To increase productivity, it is advisable to follow the rules of sowing, so the optimal predecessors for potatoes will be cucumbers, carrots, beans, cabbage, peas, perennial herbs and flax.

It is advisable to focus on the following landing pattern:

depth of holes - up to 10 centimeters;
the distance between the tubers is 30-40 centimeters;
the distance between the beds is 50-60 centimeters.

Compliance with the correct seating plan is necessary, as there should be enough space for growing potatoes.

When growing potatoes, it is advisable to abandon the use of fresh manure, since it threatens with tuber diseases.At the same time, gardeners advise using certain fertilizers to support potato growth.

Compost and wood ash are ideal as fertilizers. If potatoes are grown in acidic soil, add lime, dolomite.
To improve the yield indicator, 100-200 grams of peat, a tablespoon of ash and a teaspoon of superphosphate are added to each well during planting, as this classic fertilizer is considered one of the best.
At the beginning of growth, the following top dressing is also used: 10 liters of water, a tablespoon of urea and a couple of tablespoons of any universal fertilizer.
When forming potato buds, potassium sulfate diluted with ash is suitable.
The third top dressing occurs during the flowering period. A solution of superphosphate and nitrophosphate is used. Each bush requires 500 milliliters - a liter.

Gardeners note that fertilizers for Zorachka are required, as it depends on them in many ways.

Advice! Light loamy soil with neutral acidity is suitable for the Zorachka variety, and regular watering is mandatory because of its special vulnerability to drought. Moderate watering is recommended, after which soil loosening is carried out. Before emergence, potatoes are not watered.

Hilling potatoes is mandatory, and it is carried out twice. The first event is held after plant growth reaches 15 - 20 centimeters, the second - after a couple of weeks.

Diseases and Pests

Zoryochka is resistant to nematodes, potato cancer, late blight. Such potato resistance contributes to its successful cultivation.

Reviews

Galina:

“Zorachka is a worthy variety of potatoes. I am a beginner gardener, but I can appreciate the ease of growing, resistance to diseases and parasites, so that the chances of getting a decent harvest are maximum. A tasty and healthy potato that is ideal for use in home cooking is Zorachka. ”

Maria:

“I managed to appreciate an early ripe variety of potato Zorochka. Ease and speed of cultivation, an impeccable harvest became the main reasons why I regularly choose this particular type of potato. ”