Universal potato "Hostess": description of the variety, photos, characteristics

Potato variety Hostess is universal to all climatic conditions.

Suitable for home cooking and for industrial production. Resistant to various diseases and pests.

In this article you will find a detailed description of the variety, get acquainted with its characteristics, learn what features should be taken into account when growing.

Potato Hostess: variety description

This potato variety was bred by domestic breeders of the Siberian Research Institute of Organic Chemical Research. Has found widespread among gardeners amateur. Distributed throughout Russia and in other countries - Ukraine, Moldova, Belarus.

Actively grows in the southern, middle zone of the Russian Federation, Siberia. The variety is suitable for growing in bad weather conditions. Therefore, it is intended both for indoor greenhouse cultivation and for open ground.

Can tolerate sudden changes in temperature. The variety is highly resistant to heat and cold. Actively grows in sandy, loamy soil with the addition of black soil. Experienced gardeners recommend plant a subspecies on a flat well-lit surface after perennial grasses.

Also suitable soil after legumes, flax, tomatoes. The soil must be maintained in a loose state. In the hardened soil, the root system of the shrubs develops very poorly.

Recommended planting pattern: 35x60 cm. The depth of sowing should not exceed 9 cm. It is necessary to start planting tubers in May.

Important! When buying seed it is necessary to carefully inspect the tubers. They should not have mechanical damage and signs of infection. When planting substandard material, there is a risk of low yields.

A photo

The photo shows potato Hostess

Specifications

Bushes subspecies erect, with a large number of leaves. The height reaches 50 cm. The leaves are large, elongated, emerald hue. Have a serrated edge. Corolla flowers maroon-lilac.

Anthocyanin buds weakened. The fruits are elongated, with rounded edges. The weight of fruits is 100-200 gr. The eyes are miniature. The rind of the fruit is smooth. It has a delicate pink shade. The flesh is beige.

Starch content varies from 17 to 22%. The sugar content is 0.02-0.1%. From one bush, 12-18 tubers are harvested.

Like many popular potato varieties, this subspecies belongs to medium-late varieties. Technical ripeness comes in 80-90 days after landing. In Siberia, the harvest takes place in 100 days. Harvesting is completed in September.

Subspecified yield is very high. 550-600 centners of potatoes are harvested from 1 ha.

The table presents data on the yield of other varieties of potatoes:

Tastes great. Potatoes are kept in cool vegetable stores for 5-6 months.

With long-term storage taste does not lose. The storage quality reaches 96%. Not prone to germination.

Below in the table you can see the comparative characteristics of the commodity weight of tubers and their keeping quality in other varieties:

Read more about the terms and temperature of storage, about possible problems.

And also about how to store roots in the winter, in an apartment or cellar, on the balcony and in drawers, in the refrigerator and peeled.

The grade is intended for retail and wholesale. For sale in the markets, in hypermarkets and private stores.

It has high commercial quality. Marketability reaches 85-98%. Fruits can be transported over long distances.

The variety can be used in home cooking. The flesh during processing does not change color. Potatoes can be boiled, steamed, fried, baked, steamed. Pies, casseroles, soups, main dishes are made from the fruits of this subspecies. The variety is widely used in production. Fruits make potato balls, potato fries, chips.

Tubers suitable for the manufacture of dry products. Potato variety Hostess suitable for the manufacture of dry instant mashed potatoes, potato starch and flour.

Features of growing

Agrotechnics for this grade standard. When planting and growing, the most common methods are used - hilling (manually or motoblock), mulching, watering, fertilizer.

About how to feed potatoes, when and how to apply fertilizers, which ones are the best, how to use top dressing when planting, read in the articles of our site.

Diseases and pests

Hostess potatoes perfectly resistant to cancer, gold and cyst nematode. Medium resistant to rhizoctoniosis and late blight of fruits and leaves.

Tubers can infect scab. It appears only in hot weather. In Siberia, the lesions of this disease was not observed. To remove the disease, you can use fungicides. It is important to note that the spores of this disease can persist in one place for up to three years. therefore potato planting sites should be changed annually.

Read also about other common potato diseases - Alternaria, Fusarium and Verticillis.

If we talk about pests, the main problem is usually the Colorado potato beetle, a bear, a potato moth, a wireworm. You can cope with them, and how to do this, read our articles:

1. How to beat Medvedka: chemistry or folk remedies.
2. How to get rid of the wireworm in your garden.
3. What will help against the potato moth: drugs part 1 and part 2.
4. We destroy the Colorado and its larvae: folk methods and industrial preparations:
   • Aktara.
   • Regent.
   • Corado.
   • Prestige.

Potato Hostess is an unpretentious variety. Has gained wide distribution for excellent taste, long-term storage and the possibility of transportation over long distances.

It has a high yield. From one bush receive 12-18 tubers. The variety is highly resistant to heat and cold.

You probably know that there are several ways to grow potatoes. On our site you will find a lot of useful information about the most interesting of them. Read all about Dutch technologies, how to grow early varieties and get a decent crop without hilling and weeding. Meet these cultivation methods: under straw, in bags, in barrels, in boxes.

We also suggest that you familiarize yourself with potato varieties that have different ripening terms:

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