We need an early harvest, plant potatoes "Ariel": description of the variety, photo, characteristics

Ariel is an early productive variety of Dutch breeding, perfectly adapted to Russian farms and private gardens.

Potatoes have an excellent balanced taste and versatility, perfect for sales or personal use.

In this article we will tell you in detail about what Ariel potato is, what features it has, whether you need any special conditions for its cultivation.

Variety description

Characteristic

Ariel - an early ripe grade. From germination to maturity of tubers, 65-70 days pass. The first potatoes undermine already 45 days after planting, but more often the harvest is transferred to the end of the growing season.

The variety is very goodDepending on the growing conditions, from 1 hectare from 220 to 490 centners of selected potatoes can be collected. Possible to get 2 harvests per year. Collected tubers are well kept, keeping quality reaches 94%.

To compare the yield and keeping quality of a variety with others, you can use the table below:

Bushes of medium size or high, erect, intermediate type. The branches are moderately sprawling, the formation of green mass is moderate.

The leaves are dark green, medium-sized, with slightly wavy edges. The compact corolla is made up of large red-purple flowers that quickly fall off and do not form berries.

The root system is well developed, 10-15 selected tubers are formed under each bush. The amount of non-competitive stuff is minimal..

Feeding is not required, it is enough to put a little compost in the wells when planting. Watering and frequent hilling with weed removal is recommended.

Rarely affected by viruses, with proper care, practically does not suffer from blackleg or root rot. Early ripening protects the tubers and leaves from late blight.

Potato is different pleasant rich taste. Tubers when cutting and cooking do not darken, keeping a beautiful creamy yellow shade.

Suitable for cooking various dishes, from slices of fries to mashed potatoes. When cooking root vegetables do not boil soft, the flesh becomes very tender and crumbly. The taste of potatoes is largely dependent on the amount of starch in its tubers. In the table below you can see what this indicator is for different varieties:

Origin

Ariel - a variety of Dutch breeding. Included in the State Register of the Russian Federation in 2011. It is widely distributed in different countries: Ukraine, Moldova, and southern and central regions of Russia.

Recommended cultivation on farms and in personal subsidiary farms. It is also possible to land on industrial fields.

A photo

In the photo, the potato variety Ariel:

Advantages and disadvantages

Among main advantages varieties:

• good taste of root vegetables;
• very early amicable ripening;
• high yield;
• disease resistance;
• drought tolerance;
• excellent commercial qualities of tubers;
• possibility of long-term storage;
• You can get 2 crops per year.

Virtually no shortcomings. The special features include the demands on the nutritional value of the soil.

We have prepared for you a whole series of articles on the storage of potatoes. Read detailed materials about timing, storage in boxes, how to do it in winter. As well as all about storing cleaned root vegetables and in the fridge.

Features of growing

Agricultural technology of this variety is not too complicated. Ariel Potatoes lands in fully warmed soil. Its temperature should not fall below 10-12 degrees. Most often, landing in the first half of May.

The soil is carefully loosened and fertilized with humus. The lighter and more nutritious the soil, the larger and tastier the tubers will be. About how and when to apply fertilizer, as well as how to do it properly when planting, read in separate articles of the site.

The latter method ensures a particularly fast friendly germination. Cutting tubers is not recommended., high productivity is demonstrated by whole root crops.

Shrubs are located at a distance of 30 cm from each other, mandatory row-spacings about 60 cm wide. Tubers are deepened by 8-10 cm. For greater yields and reduce the likelihood of disease it is recommended to change sites for planting every 1-2 years.

The best precursors for potatoes are meadow grasses, flax, lupins, legumes, or cabbage. The freed fields can be sown with phacelia or oilseed radish.

Drip irrigation is recommended, especially when planting a second batch of potatoes. If there is no possibility of establishing a drip system, planting 1-2 times is watered manually, the soil should absorb moisture at least 50 cm. Mulching will help to control weeds.

Harvesting is recommended at the end of the growing season. A week before harvesting, you can cut all the tops, the tubers will be larger and more tasty.

Harvested potatoes are sorted, dried in the border or under a canopy. Seed material sorted out especially carefully and stored separately. Bushes that will become suppliers of planting potatoes, pre-marked with bright ribbons.

There are many ways to grow potatoes. On our site you will find everything about Dutch technology, as well as about growing under straw, in bags and barrels.

Diseases and pests

Potatoes variety Ariel resistant to many dangerous diseases: potato cancer, golden cyst nematode, leaf curl, various rot, Fusarium, Alternaria, verticillus.

Early maturation protects plants from late blight. Keep potatoes away from infection will help dressing before planting, the correct crop rotation, timely weeding. During the epidemic, phytophthora bushes are copiously sprayed with copper-containing preparations.

Young green potatoes attract insect pests. Bushes are often affected by the Colorado potato beetle, aphids, spider mites, tubers suffer from wireworms.

To protect the plantings, the soil is carefully loosened, their remains are selected plants that can become a breeding ground for pests. Spraying with industrial insecticides or non-toxic bio-preparations also helps.

As for the Colorado potato beetle, chemical agents will help in the fight against it: Aktara, Corado, Regent, Commander, Prestige, Lightning, Tanrek, Apache, Taboo.

Delicious and productive variety Ariel deserves the closest attention of farmers and gardeners lovers. He especially good for warm regions. In the conditions of long hot summer easy to get 2 abundant crops, providing himself with potatoes for the whole year.

When growing potatoes, additional chemicals are often used to improve yields or pest control.

Read all about the benefits and dangers of fungicides, herbicides and insecticides in useful articles on our site.

We also offer you other varieties of potatoes with different ripening terms:

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