Recently, farmers are trying to choose potato varieties, with which there are practically no difficulties in growing. It is to this that the sort of potatoes "Red Scarlet" refers, it is not exacting for care, responsive to the introduction of biofertilizers, and also very resistant to most diseases that affect this culture. This article will be useful to those who plan to grow the presented variety in the future.
General information
Characteristics of the potato variety "Red Scarlet" favorably distinguish it among others. It refers to the early ripening potato, which ripens after 65-70 after planting the seed tubers. The average weight of one potato can vary from 50 to 100 grams, on one bush they can form from 15 to 20 pieces. This grade is highly appreciated for its excellent taste. "Red Scarlet" is very tasty in fried and boiled. Also, the productivity of this culture is pleasantly pleasing. Even if you harvest a "young" potato, its weight can be 230-250 quintals per hectare. Well, if you wait until the ripening of the harvest until mid-August, you can collect almost twice as much. Seed potatoes "Red Scarlet" is very inexpensive, an average of 30-40 potatoes per kilogram.
To describe the variety of potatoes "Red Scarlet" should be added and the fact that many farmers cultivate it because of the excellent presentation. Among other things, this variety is perfectly stored in a deep cellar until the very spring, perfectly transporting transportation.
Cultivation and care
Since the "Red Scarlet" is a variety bred in Holland, one should strictly follow the advice of farmers in the country. To get a high yield, it is important to know a few subtleties about the cultivation of this crop. And for advice it is best to contact the Dutch themselves.
It is necessary to plan the planting of this variety from autumn, at this time it is necessary to make humus, peat or compost in the soil. And in the top layer of biofertilizer soil there should be at least a quarter, and better one-third of its total volume. Rhizomes of this variety do not tolerate the drying out of the soil, so the ridges should be made 10-20 centimeters higher than usual. The width of the rows is recommended to make at least 70-80 centimeters, it is also necessary to perform regular weed removal and loosening of the soil. It is very important that the roots freely penetrate oxygen. Planting potatoes is best in the middle of May, in this case the crop will be able to harvest already by mid-end of August.
As mentioned above, it is believed that this potato variety is highly resistant to disease, but this is only due to regular treatment with fungicidal and insecticidal drugs. At first, seed material can be treated with Matador before planting. This will protect the tubers from the attacks of beetles and larvae of beetles, and will accelerate the emergence of seedlings, because this drug contains a growth stimulant. AT