Those who are not engaged in agriculture often do not know how many varieties of potatoes are now. Each of them has its own advantages and disadvantages. We all love friable fragrant potatoes, without which it is already difficult to imagine our life. Not a single soup can do without this appetizing vegetable, and how many second courses, pies can be made from it.
Experts know which potato varieties are the most delicious. This information, which you will find in our article, will be useful not only to inveterate summer residents who plant potatoes in their dachas, but also to all gourmets who would like to cook dishes from only the best tubers.
10. Riviera
This is an ultra-early variety created by Dutch breeders. It is recommended to grow in the European part of Russia. Its tubers are with a beige peel, a little rough to the touch. The tubers have small eyes. The flesh of the creamy potato is quite dense.
«Riviera"Scored 4.8 points out of 5 in taste. Consumers dug at the beginning of ripening especially like consumers. This variety is low in starch; potatoes are not overcooked. To advantages "Riviera" can be attributed to earlier maturation (ripening after 40 days), the ability to get 2 crops if planted under a film, long shelf life, transportability.
The variety is resistant to mechanical damage, to many diseases. The main minus - the cost of seed, which not everyone can afford. It is impossible to propagate by seeds, because often potatoes do not have time to bloom. And this variety has a weak immunity against late blight.
9. Lyubava
Over grade "Lyubava»Moscow and Novosibirsk specialists worked. It can be planted throughout Russia, including in Siberia. Potatoes with reddish tubers, which have a rounded shape, are covered with a rough peel. One potato weighs from 110 to 210 g. Delicious, with white flesh.
Plus is a high yield of this variety, as well as good taste, early cleaning. Minuses - low resistance to late blight and golden nematode.
8. Aurora
A relatively young variety, registered in 2006. It is recommended for the entire European part of Russia. Bushes are powerful and tall, if the plant is not earthed up, then most of the stems will lie on the ground.
It belongs to mid-ripening varieties, very productive: from one hectare harvest from 250 to 300 centners of potatoes. Another plus - safety, which is up to 94%. Tubers of a grade "Aurora"Large, weigh from 90 to 150 g, but there are also those whose weight reaches 300-500 g. They are oblong.
The flesh is cream-colored, crumbly, tasty, aromatic. The peel is smooth and thin, light brown. Little eyes, they are invisible. In addition, the variety is resistant to many diseases. His main minus - It is poor resistance to late blight.
7. Gingerbread Man
«Gingerbread man"Was created by Russian breeders, it can be grown in any region of the country. The potatoes are round or oval in shape, they do not have tubercles and various irregularities, they are yellow in color, and the skin is rough. The cut flesh is yellow.
Advantages: good keeping quality, unpretentiousness, high resistance to many diseases, good transportability, rich harvest. The potato is boiling quickly. She has a fragrant taste. From it you can cook chips, fries.
If to speak about the flaws, then this is sensitivity to top dressing and watering and a dense skin that is difficult to peel off. But the last drawback is also a virtue, because tubers can be harvested mechanically.
6. Breeze
The variety is a mid-early variety, i.e. matures in 60-80 days. The tubers are oval, peel of medium smoothness. One tuber can weigh up to 150 g. The flesh is yellowish. Boiled Potato Varieties "Breeze"Got 7 points out of 10 to taste.
To pluses include high productivity, resistance to a number of diseases, not demanding conditions. The tubers are peeled quickly, they have a thin peel. Suitable for cooking any dishes. The main disadvantage - poor resistance to late blight.
5. Rosara
Potato "Rosara"Gives a harvest in 75 days. It tolerates drought, the scorching sun. These are large root crops with a reddish skin, inside there is a yellowish pulp. Him many advantages, including resistance to various diseases.
It has a special taste, if you take a five-point scale, then it is rated at 4.5. Also one of the advantages is high productivity. It is easy to clean. The tubers are strong, dense, during cooking they become a little crumbly. When chopped, it dims a little, and when cooked, it gets dark.
Variety "Rosara" well tolerates transportation, is well stored, preserving all its taste. Minuses - It should not be used for frying. May suffer from late blight.
4. Good luck
Grade "Luck”Was launched in 1994, our breeders worked to create potatoes that would not be afraid of fungal diseases and various pests.
The tubers are brown or yellowish, with a thin skin, on which there are few eyes. If they are cut, they are snow-white in color, a strong smell of starch is felt. If you try tubers, they do not knit at all, without any bitterness. They are of medium juiciness, they are easy to chop, the flesh itself is crispy.
If you take a 5-point scale, the grade grade "Luck" - 4.8 points. This potato can be eaten by diabetics. If we talk about the shortcomings, then potatoes can not be planted very close, because then the crop will be small. It is unstable to attacks of insects, can be sick with a nematode and alternariosis.
Advantages: taste, good productivity, resistance to many diseases and earth pests, unpretentiousness, long shelf life.
3. Lemon
The variety was able to bring Dutch breeders. It belongs to the medium-late, matures 110 -130 days. Tubers "Lemons"Weigh from 80 to 140 g. It received its name because of the yellow-brown color, and the flesh is cream-colored. In shape, the tubers may look like a pear.
Many summer residents plant this particular variety, because it is perfectly stored, without losing high taste, tolerates temperature extremes, tolerates transportation and is resistant to many diseases. Minus - sensitivity to late blight of leaves.
2. Vector
Potato "Vector"Brought out by Belarusian scientists, it was registered in 2014. The tubers are round or oval, they have many eyes. The peel is dense, but thin and smooth, light brown in color, and there are yellowish spots around the eyes. And the flesh is hard, yellow. Boiled potatoes crumble slightly. Professionals rated his tasting abilities very highly - up to 4.7 on a five-point scale.
The flesh of the potato is juicy or crisp, without bitterness, it does not have a soapy or watery finish. It makes tasty and juicy dishes. Variety "Vector" pleases with rich harvests, is unpretentious, can tolerate drought and frost, can withstand transportation well, resists many fungal diseases, can be stored for a long time.
He has his own limitations: when cooking, it becomes friable, you need to wait a long time for maturation, it contains a lot of starch, does not withstand the attacks of insects and earth pests.
1. Nevsky
The mass of potato tubers "Nevsky"- 90-130 g, but some of them weigh up to 200 g. The peel is beige, most of the eyes are pink-purple, which is why the people call him Sineglazka.
The pulp of the potato is white, it is dense, without voids. Thin and smooth peel is well peeled off. During cooking, the potato does not lose shape, does not paint, does not darken. This is not friable potato, but quite tasty.
Variety "Nevsky" is resistant to drought and excessive moisture, gives a high yield, has an excellent presentation, resists fungal diseases. Minuses: sprouts quickly, if stored improperly, is not suitable for all dishes, susceptible to late blight.