Adretta potatoes - a gift from the Germans gourmet gourmet

Adretta is a potato variety bred by German breeders more than 25 years ago.

The potato presented by the Germans impressed the public with its taste, as well as the fact that initially these varieties were fodder.

Yellow potatoes had never before been used for cooking, and was a pet food.

But, Adretta is another case. Due to its taste, this variety has become widely used in cooking, delighting even the most sophisticated gourmets.

Potato Adretta: description of the variety and photos

• peel - yellow, slightly rough;
• eyes - small, located on the surface;
• pulp - shade varies from pale yellow to yellow;
• the shape of the root is round-oval;
• starch content - 13-18%;
• average weight - 120-150 g

You can compare these mass of tubers and starch content with other varieties in the table below:

Variety of table potatoes Adretta suitable for long storage.

Adretta bush is compact, upright. Sheets from medium to large, light green. Corollas are sprawling, white, thick. Adretta attributed to mid-season varieties. The first harvest can be harvested early enough for 60 days. Full ripening of tuber crops occurs at 75-80 day. How to grow early potatoes, read here.

Adretta enough resistant to dry conditions.
One of the most important characteristics of potatoes is its high yielding. So, from 1 ha of land it is possible to get a harvest in 45 tons.

It tolerates sudden changes in temperature, indifferent to excessive humidity.

Potatoes of this variety unpretentious to the composition of the soil, however, with additional fertilizer, as well as with proper care (periodic loosening of the earth and the elimination of weeds) can give higher yields.

Assessing the quality of taste on a 5-point scale, Adrette can deservedly be given the highest mark in 5 points. The flesh is soft, a bit loose. After heat treatment slightly crumbly. Perfect for cooking mashed potatoes, chips.

As for yield, then compare this figure with other varieties can be in the table below:

Adretta's resistance to damage can be rated as “good.” After harvesting, 80-87% of the tubers retain their presentation and are well stored. About how long the storage time of the potato is, how to keep the harvest in boxes correctly, and what conditions are required for this in the winter, see the individual materials of our website.
Adretta - highly resistant to cancer and stem nematode variety. The average resistance is noted for late blight and viruses.

Pictorial photos of potato varieties Adretta:

Growing up

Before planting seeds that are best purchased in special stores, it is recommended to soak in water for 2 days. A 10-day hardening temperature is also effective: the soaked seeds are placed in conditions of +1 temperature (in a refrigerated chamber) at night, and during the day they are kept at a temperature of + 22 + 25 degrees.

Sowing seeds in boxes made in early April. The containers are filled with a mixture of earth and peat (1: 4) and fertilized. Sprouted seeds have rows: 5 cm between the seeds and 9-10 cm between rows. Next, the seeds are sprinkled with a thin layer of sand.

Boxes must be covered with a layer of film and placed in heat. After 1-2 weeks, the first shoots appear, and when at least 2 leaves appear on them, they need to be dived into small plastic containers.

Important: tanks must have drainage holes.

Agricultural potato can be very different. We have prepared for you several useful articles about different methods: Dutch technology, as well as the cultivation of potatoes in barrels and bags.

Highly regular watering is important seedlings and plant nutrition during planting and rooting. Adretta is a variety that can be planted in open ground at the end of April. Planting is done in the wells with a depth of 9-11 cm in the same way, so that the stem with three top leaves remains on the surface.

Adretta potato varieties can also be grown by tubers. For this, seed potatoes are germinated for 20-30 days in a dry, bright room. Seed material must be periodically turned over - this helps to achieve an earlier harvest. Temperature conditions should be within 7-9 degrees at night and 15-17 degrees during the day.

When sprouts form in potatoes, the tubers can be sprinkled with water and covered with polyethylene to form roots. Further, in late April-early May, the seed can be planted into the soil to a depth of 6-8 cm. The distance between the holes is 30 cm, and between rows - 80 cm.

Storage

Adretta - potatoes, which can be stored for a long timewithout worrying that tubers can deteriorate or rot. Like other varieties, Adretta should be kept indoors with good ventilation.

The cellar is ideal for these purposes, and, in the case of Adretta, you should not worry about the possible freezing of root crops - even frozen potatoes do not lose their high taste and do not acquire the characteristic sweet taste.

To learn how to properly store peeled roots and whether it is possible to keep the benefits of this product in the refrigerator, read the individual articles of our website.

Diseases and pests

Adretta is resistant to many diseases and pests, however, it cannot resist the black leg, black scab and ordinary scab. For the prevention and control of these diseases using standard methods: compliance with the rules of planting, spraying plants with fungicides.

Sort not subject to harmful insect attacksHowever, it happens that the Colorado potato beetle is “interested” in it.

Fighting the Colorado potato beetle is a process that worries most gardeners. We have prepared for you a number of materials on this topic.

Read all about folk methods of destruction of adults and their larvae, as well as about chemical poisonous drugs.

So, potato Adretta - a great choice for gardeners. In addition to taste and high yields, Adretta unpretentious to the weather and soil quality. In addition, the plant is able to withstand such serious diseases as nematode, cancer and late blight.

We also suggest that you familiarize yourself with other varieties of potatoes with different ripening terms:

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