Domestic potato varieties Lubava: fast ripening, long storage

To date, there is no such imported potato variety all over the world, which could be compared with the domestic one, neither in taste characteristics, nor in ease of care.

Moisture, heat and soil are the three components of potato yield. Our climate zone is ideal for growing this crop.

Seed potato variety Lyubava, who won love among summer residents with his early large harvest, is one of them.

You can eat fresh potatoes within forty-five days after planting.

Variety description

Potatoes of this variety have not only a very beautiful name, but also tubers. They grow large, flat, rounded-oval, with very appetizing white flesh that does not darken when cooked.

On the red-pink rough skin, small eyes of medium depth are clearly visible, of which, if you are going to use root crops for planting, then sprouts will hatch.

The average tuber weight is about two hundred grams. The starch content does not exceed twenty percent, which again has a good effect on the taste of the vegetable.

In the table below you can see how many percent of starch is found in other varieties of potatoes and compare them with this:

The bushes of the plant are low and erect, they change during flowering. Beautiful red-purple flowers, peeking among small dark green leaves with a slightly wavy edge, adorn the bushes wonderfully, giving them a new, fresh look.

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Specifications

Lyubava potatoes are intended for cultivation in the Ural, West Siberian, East Siberian and Far Eastern regions of Russia.

He became very famous because of its high yield: from one hectare of land you can get up to five hundred centners of potatoes. And even experienced gardeners can envy such a figure.

The yield of other varieties for comparison is presented in the table below:

Agrotechnics for this variety is not something supernatural. But in order to achieve a high result, it is not enough just to plant a soil-sensitive Lubawa. It also requires organic and mineral fertilizers.. About when and how to make fertilizer, as well as whether to do it when planting, read the additional articles on the site.

If you take good care of the plant and satisfy all its needs, by the end of July you will be able to harvest a large crop. And also enjoy the taste of fried potatoes and mashed potatoes throughout the autumn-winter period due to the very good preservation of Lubava and resistance to damage.

How to store potatoes in the winter, what are the terms and conditions, as well as how to store roots in boxes, in the refrigerator and peeled, read in the detailed materials of the site.

It is worth noting that despite the relative whimsicalness, it tolerates drought well.

Diseases and pests

This potato variety is resistant to potato cancer and many viral diseases, often affecting plants and making them unsuitable for eating: alternariosis, fusarium, verticillus.

Lubava is also quite immune to phytophthora, which is exciting for almost all members of the Pasan family. However, preventive measures should be taken against the occurrence of common scab, mainly attacking the plant tubers.

To combat the fungal disease with common scab, you need to carefully and carefully select planting material. It must be healthy and treated with fungicides.

On our site you will find detailed materials on spraying potatoes and proper use of chemicals, including herbicides.

Also follow the simplest rules of crop rotation. To control weeds, use mulching.

During the cultivation of Lyubava, you are likely to encounter such a harmful parasite as the Colorado potato beetle. With it, as well as with other wreckers, it is possible to fight with the help of insecticidal agents or folk methods.

Thus, the early ripe variety Lyubava is ideal for those who want to eat delicious and nourishing potatoes a month after planting. The main thing is not to forget to fertilize the soil and remove pests, and then you will get a real big and healthy crop!

We also offer to get acquainted with other interesting methods of growing potatoes. Read all about Dutch technology, about growing under straw, in barrels and bags.

And in the table below you will find links to potato varieties with the most different ripening terms presented on our website:

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