Alladin potatoes are characterized by medium late ripening, a long storage period (at least 6 months) and ease of cultivation. For these reasons, the root crop is in high demand. Very often it is grown on an industrial scale.
General characteristics of the variety
Aladdin was first bred by Dutch breeders, but in Russia and the CIS countries the fetus was listed in the 2011th year. It belongs to the table high-yielding variety, has many characteristic features:
- root crops easily tolerate long-distance transportation, therefore they are spread not only in the territory of the Russian Federation, but also in other countries;
- tubers are not exposed to mechanical stress;
- the amount of starchy substances is 21%;
- potato class - high;
- landed on various soils;
- cooks fast;
- tastes good.
The uniqueness lies in the fact that Alladin is allowed to be used at home, restaurants, child care facilities and even with a diet. It is boiled, baked, fried, cooked in a steam bath.
Appearance of bushes, tubers
Tuber characteristics:
- the weight of one root crop is from 100 to 180 grams;
- round-oval shape;
- the surface is smooth;
- eyes - not pronounced, not deep;
- peel color - red;
- the color of the pulp is white;
- 10-12 fruits are harvested from one bush.
Description of the bushes:
- height reaches half a meter;
- the shape of the sheet is elongated;
- color of leaves with emerald shimmer;
- corolla size - from small to medium.
Ripening time
Ripening period depends on the region - the farther south, the shorter it is. On average, tubers are ready to eat after at least 3 months, with a maximum of 110 days.
Productivity and keeping quality
Aladdin is a high-yielding variety, so 400-500 centners are harvested from 1 ha. But to obtain such an amount, it is necessary to fertilize the soil with nitrogen, properly plant and care for the bushes.
If you store potatoes in a cool place, then the minimum shelf life is six months.
How to collect and store potatoes Alladin?
In order for potatoes to survive for a long time, it is important to collect it correctly. For this, there are such rules:
- The collection is carried out during the Indian summer (September 10-24).
- Air temperature should be a minimum of +10, a maximum of +17 degrees.
- Dig in clear weather, without excessive humidity and rain.
- Immediately after digging, the potatoes are laid out on the street for drying - a couple of hours is enough.
- Then they are dried under a hinged structure for a decade. Layers should not be more than 2.
It is strictly forbidden to harvest during freezing, as the grade Aladdin becomes unsuitable for consumption in food.
How to store:
- The dried potatoes are placed in a cellar or other room where the temperature will not be below +2 degrees and above +4.
- The maximum humidity level is 90%.
- For safety, tubers are placed in wooden crates, which are lifted 20 cm above the floor surface.
- If nets or bags are used for storage, they are stacked on shelves.
- If this is a collar, then the recess should be 17-20 cm, size 2x5 meters. In this case, it is necessary to lay cone-shaped, sprinkle the tubers with dry straw. Top - cover with a layer of soil.
- If storage in apartment conditions is supposed, then potatoes are taken out on a glazed balcony (loggia), placed in wooden boxes. Warm with foam, sawdust, cloth.
- It is undesirable for sunlight to get on root crops. Otherwise they will turn green.
Features of planting, growing and care
Aladdin is able to grow on any soil - floodplain land, chernozem, loamy and loamy soil. But the main condition is that the site should be open and sunny. Features:
- From the north and northeast, shrubs must be planted for protection, and the ramp should be in the south and southwest.
- Immediately after planting, it is undesirable to water the tubers with water.
- Potatoes do not like water in abundant quantities, so it is not planted in a low place with clay soil, since in spring time liquid stagnation forms here.
- For the same reason, groundwater should not be allowed to be a meter away from the surface where Aladdin is planted.
- It is forbidden to choose the same sites for this potato every year. Otherwise, the soil will be filled with a large number of pests, after which it will begin to hurt and become poor. Therefore, to return to its former place for Alladin is possible only after 3 years at least.
- To increase productivity, you need to plant potatoes after beans, cucumbers, grain and pumpkin crops, cabbage grew on the field.
- It is forbidden to plant Aladdin after tomatoes, nightshade and sunflower plants grew on the site.
- Bookmark depth - from 10 to 12 cm.
- For 1 hectare you will need 35-40 tubers.
- Shoots break off only once, since frequent breaking off leads to improper formation of potatoes.
- The distance between the fractions should be from 32 to 36 cm.
Dates and regions of landing
As mentioned above, in the southern regions, potatoes ripen in 90 days, and it must be harvested in September. Accordingly, the landing is planned for mid-June.
In sections of the northern side of the country, Aladdin should be planted in May. The temperature of the soil is necessarily taken into account - 7-8 degrees. The air temperature should not be lower than 8.
For Aladdin, regionality does not matter, because the variety is not afraid of drought. Equally great north, west, south and east.
Preparation of soil and planting material
Tubers must be germinated before planting, especially in the northern regions. This should be done about a month before the date of disembarkation of the material. For this, tubers are placed in a room with a temperature regime of +7 degrees.
This approach makes it possible to find out exactly which potatoes will sprout in the future. If there are tubers with non-sprouted buds, they should not be planted. Each root crop is cut into fractions weighing up to 50 grams.
The soil, as when planting any crop, should be moistened, but it is forbidden to flood plentifully with water. Otherwise, the potatoes will sprout for too long.
Hilling
Hilling potatoes accelerates the growth and development of tops, promotes the formation of new tubers, and improves flowering. For this, a hoe is used, with which a little soil is scooped up towards the bush. But before that it’s important to slightly moisten the soil. Thus, a mound is obtained.
Hilling is carried out three times:
- for the first time, the height of the bush should be 11-12 cm;
- the second hilling spend 10 days after the first time;
- the third time - as needed.
Weeding and cultivation
Weeding the garden from weeds needs to be done constantly, since they absorb nutrients from the soil and prevent the tubers from developing normally.
Potato is important to periodically and loosen, but do it carefully. You can deepen the garden tool by no more than 3 cm. Otherwise, tubers and sprouts will be damaged.
Loosening is carried out 7-8 days after planting, and then after each wetting (rain, watering). This makes it possible to prevent the formation of dry crust and get rid of weed.
Watering and fertilizer
Watering Aladdin is often not recommended - only in very dry weather. There are also features of watering:
- pouring water under the bush is prohibited, only in the lateral grooves (this will eliminate the risk of disease);
- watering is carried out mainly in the morning, as the scorching sun causes harm.
Top dressing is carried out to increase productivity three times during the growing season. Conducted in this way:
- The first time a solution is introduced from urea (10 tablespoons of water 1 tablespoon) during the growth of the bush. It is especially important when the tops are poorly developed, has weakened stems, and the leaves look pale. On the bush you need half a liter of solution.
- The second top dressing is needed when forming the buds. This will speed up the flowering process. A solution of potassium sulfate (1 tbsp.), Wood ash (3 tbsp.) And water (10 liters) are used. 0.5 liters of mixture are poured under each plant.
- The third time the soil is fertilized during active flowering. For 10 liters of water you need 200 ml of mullein, 2 tablespoons of superphosphate. Watering is carried out in the same way as in previous cases.
Diseases and Pests
Aladdin is not exposed to late blight, but may have alternariosis. It affects the shoots and leaf part. It occurs in 25 cases out of 100. A distinctive feature is brown spots first, yellow later. After drying, the leaves fall off. If you dig up the tubers, then on them you can see spots by the type of indentation. This leads to tuber deformation.
Among the pests that attack Aladdin, one can distinguish the Colorado potato beetle, bear, wireworm, and potato moth.
Preventative treatment
In order to prevent the incidence of potatoes and insect attacks, preventive measures are used:
- To protect against alternariosis, plants are sprayed with specialized drugs. The first time - the bush should not exceed 20 cm, and there should be no signs of the disease. The second time - after a week. If it rains after spraying, re-spray after 3-4 days. Means: Abiga Peak, Profit, Acrobat MC, Poliram.
- From the Colorado potato beetle, they are sprayed with drugs such as Tanrek, Confidor, Commander, Napovil, Prestige, Regent, Lightning, Taboo. You can use a mixture of vinegar and mustard. Beetle larvae hatch in 3 stages, so you need to spray shrubs three times. The first time - when they appear on the leaves, the remaining 2 times - every 10 days.
- You can destroy the bear with the help of Boverin and Nemabakt. These are biological agents that infect larvae with bacteria that destroy the bear. Of the drugs, you can use Maxim, Prestige. Tubers are treated with these solutions before planting. Folk remedies also exist. You can boil the porridge, add the Regent to it and make small balls that are scattered in the mink. The bear is afraid of the smell of fish, marigolds, beer, pine.
- To get rid of wireworms, Zemlin, Provotox, Pochin, Barguzin, Medvetoks are suitable.
- Potato moth does not tolerate Dendrobacillin, Lepidocide, Enterobacterin, Bitoxibacillin and others.
Pros and Cons of Aladdin Potatoes
Benefits:
- unpretentiousness;
- storage duration;
- wide range of applications;
- high productivity;
- ease of care;
- pleasant taste.
Disadvantages:
- Potatoes of this variety cannot be excessively fertilized with nitrogen, so you will have to strictly adhere to the instructions for using the fertilizer.
- Aladdin is not sensitive to tuber growth regulating agents.
Reviews
Alexander, 43 years old. For the first time I tried to plant Aladdin variety 4 years ago. Satisfied with productivity and unpretentiousness. The tubers grow to normal size with a smooth surface. I adhere to all the rules of agricultural technology. The family is also pleased with the taste, this potato is especially good for salads and fried dishes. But mashed potatoes need to grow a more boiled variety. All in all, good potatoes.
Maria, 42 years old. I grow several varieties of potatoes, but I plant Aladdin in large quantities. The potato is universal in cooking, and you don’t really need to bother with it when growing. For one year, I even tried to throw only cleanings with eyes into the ground (I cut a good layer). Imagine my surprise when a real potato grew out of them.
Valeria, 32 years old. In our area, the land is not very fertile, as there are impurities of shells and sand. Therefore, for a long time I could not find a potato variety that would give an ideal crop. And then somehow I met a friend, and she talked about the grade Aladdin. I tried it. Did landing, watering, top dressing and all the rest on technology. The result pleased. The main thing, after all, was a lot of harvest, and I didn’t have to bother much. Yes, and the potato was delicious, snow-white inside.
Konstantin, 28 years old. I like Aladdin not only with high yield, but also with taste. In appearance it is neat, it is easier to clean than the other varieties. I plant it in late May, and harvest in September. Be sure to feed with urea and mullein solution. What else you like is that the variety is resistant to many potato diseases, only I collect colorado and that's it. Once, however, alternariosis was revealed. But nothing was taken out, and the next year there was already no illness.
Irina, 32 years old. I plant Aladdin only 3 years, but the result is amazing. The plant does not get sick, gives a good harvest. This is the first time I planted a sample of only 5 kg, and removed almost 5 buckets. It's great, after all! I try to do cultivation after every rain and plentiful watering (I actually water very rarely). The only thing that bothers me is the germination of potatoes during storage, it is often necessary to sort out. But the taste is excellent, and easy to care for.
Hide
Add your review
If you decide to purchase Alladin potatoes for planting, be sure to collect a rich harvest of delicious tubers. But for this, be sure to adhere to all the rules of planting, collection and storage.
Posted by
2
Russia. City: Zheleznogorsk
Publications: 56 Comments: 0