Dear readers! Today, in this section, we give the floor to the AgroAlliance seed farm specializing in the cultivation of European potatoes (breeding companies Europlant and HZPC Sadokas).
Kirill Kraev, LLC AgroAlliance, Perevozsky district, Nizhny Novgorod region
Growing seed potatoes. Start of the season
Landing
This year, potato planting on the farm began on May 10, which is about two weeks later than previously planned. The weather forced us to postpone the start of the work: April in our region turned out to be cold and rainy, as a result, the soil could not warm up to the required levels for a long time, and the fields remained waterlogged for a long time.
Planting was started when the soil temperature reached 12-14 ° C, the potatoes were planted to a depth of 15 cm. The air temperature during the period of work averaged 12-13 ° C (only May 20-21 was noticeably colder).
Combing
By the time we needed to switch to crest formation, the colds returned to the region: the temperature dropped to 5-7 ° C, a strong wind was blowing, and in some places snow was falling. In the following days, rains began in the area, but the type and condition of the soil in the fields allowed us to avoid downtime. Ridding was carried out in the required agronomic terms.
Herbicide treatment
After the completion of the work on ridge formation, we promptly carried out pre-emergence treatment of the plantings with herbicides. Processing was carried out on wet soil or after rain, which maximized the effectiveness of the preparations. The work was carried out using a Hardi sprayer equipped with a Twin system.
Features of growing varieties
Bernice
14.05.2018 | 22.06.2018 | 26.06.2018 |
Tubers of this variety actively grow from the moment they hit the ground (stolons grow above the mother tuber, especially in dry spring), therefore, when planting, they must be placed at a distance of 14-15 cm from each other.
With this variety, we began planting this season. After 25 days on the field - friendly green shoots.
Madeira
22.05.2018 | 14.06.2018 | 21.06.2018 |
Shoots appear very quickly, plants develop intensively and in a short time “catch up” with previously planted potatoes. Depth of landing - 12 cm.
At the moment, potatoes of this variety show excellent results (although in the first weeks after planting, the growth rate was slightly restrained by the lack of moisture, there was not enough rain).
Colette
27.05.2018 | 18.06.2018 |
If you want potatoes of this variety to grow faster, you need to warm the tubers before planting. In the ground, the potato stays at rest for some time, but then actively picks up sprouts.
Red Sonia
27.05.2018 | 18.06.2018 |
Planting took place at the time of a cold snap, which slowed down the germination process of tubers. As a result, ridge formation in this area was carried out two days later than planned.
Red Scarlett
18.06.2018 | 21.06.2018 |
Due to the cold, potatoes slowed down their development a little. However, two weeks after planting, farm specialists noted the appearance of a large number of stolons on tubers.
Colomba
21.06.2018 | 21.06.2018 |
Potatoes of this variety were planted under the most favorable conditions (planting occurred in the warmest period), he gave amicable shoots that outpaced the seedlings of the previously planted Red Scarlett variety in growth.