This early ripe table variety of potatoes made by German breeders is a real find for those who grow vegetables in countries with difficult climatic conditions.
It has a lot of advantages - it is not afraid of drought and easily tolerates transportation, has good taste with a small mass of tubers.
In this article we will tell you in detail about the potato Veneta (Vineta), so popular variety in the territory of Central Asia.
Potato "Veneta" description varieties, characteristics
| Grade name | Veneta |
| general characteristics | early, with good taste, not afraid of transportation, suitable for growing in difficult conditions |
| Gestation period | 65-75 days |
| Starch content | 13-15% |
| Mass of commercial tubers | 70-100 gr |
| The number of tubers in the bush | 10-12 |
| Yield | up to 400 kg / ha |
| Consumer quality | good taste, does not boil soft, suitable for salads |
| Recumbency | 87% |
| Skin color | yellow |
| Pulp color | light yellow |
| Preferred growing regions | recommended for regions with unfavorable climatic conditions for potatoes |
| Disease resistance | slightly resistant to late blight |
| Features of growing | additional watering is recommended, nitrogen fertilizer spoilers harm taste and shelf life |
| Originator | EUROPLANT PFLANZENZUCHT GMBH (Germany) |
This table variety was bred in the middle of the 20th century in Germany, entered into the State Register of varieties of the Russian Federation in 2002 in the North Caucasus and Central regions. Originators wanted to create a potato with an excellent immune system and resistance to most diseases. And, in principle, they did it.
Veneta belongs to superearly varieties of potatoes, the cultivation period lasts 60 - 70 days. However, you can begin harvesting new potatoes as early as 45 days. The yield is good, for the entire collection period you can get up to 30 t / ha of potatoes. Overall marketability is at an impressive 97%.
Tubers in Veneta are medium in size and oval-round in shape. The mass of one commercial tuber varies from 70 to 100 g. Usually one bush can have up to 12-15 such potatoes. The peel color can vary from light yellow to dark yellow with a characteristic "reticulation".
You can compare the yield of Veneta and other varieties of potatoes using the table below:
| Grade name | Yield (kg / ha) | The number of tubers in the bush (pc) |
| Lady claire | 140-270 | up to 15 |
| Labella | 180-350 | up to 14 |
| Melody | 180-640 | 7-11 |
| Margarita | 300-400 | 7-12 |
| Alladin | 450-500 | 8-12 |
| Courage | 160-430 | 6-9 |
| Sifra | 180-400 | 9-11 |
| The pot | 100-200 | 6-11 |
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The eyes on the tubers form not too many, and in themselves they are small and almost imperceptible. Potatoes of this variety have excellent taste and contain no more than 13-15% starch. Tubers are also distinguished by the fact that, as a rule, they have no physical surface defects.
Shrubs low erect (up to 70 cm in height), sprawling type. During flowering small white rims appear. The leaves, too, do not differ in large size, have a light green tint and a characteristic waviness at the edges.
Features
Potatoes Veneta boasts excellent taste characteristics, and its flesh has no tendency to boil over or darken during heat treatment. It can be used for cooking any homemade dishes, but is best suited for frying and making french fries.
In addition, the tubers of this variety have excellent keeping quality, so that they will be able to lie without problems for several months in your cellar. About how to store potatoes in the winter, what place to choose and how long there are in separate articles of our site.
The plant tolerates drought well and because of this for a long time without irrigation. This feature will be especially useful for those gardeners who live in the southern regions and are not able to travel too often to their sites. By the way, because of the drought resistance Veneta is especially popular in Central and South Asia.
Another positive feature is absolute undemanding to soils. This property greatly expands both the range of its cultivation and methods. Perhaps you will be useful information about the Dutch technology of growing potatoes, as well as how to do it in barrels or bags.
To obtain the best quality of your crop, you should pre-select tubers before planting - those with a weight of not less than 35 and not more than 85 g should be suitable for planting.
The beds are best done on a consecrated hill, and the depth of the holes should be around 10 cm. Immediately before planting, it will not be out of place to process the tubers with growth stimulants, such as “Root” or “Heteroauxin”, you can use fungicides.
IMPORTANT! Only one feature of the soil can adversely affect the growth of potatoes of this variety. With a high content of nitrogen in the soil the growing of the plant is much slower, which postpones the harvest date.
In the future, the plant will require weeding, loosening and hilling. These steps directly affect the good yield of your crops. The first hilling is best done six weeks after disembarking, this will significantly improve the formation of tubers. Top dressing is not a requirement for good growth of this potato variety. However, if you still want to implement them, then it is better to do it right after watering or rain, so as not to burn the root crop of the plant.
About how and when to fertilize potatoes, how to do it when planting, read the special materials of our site.
Agrotechnics for this variety are standard, do not forget about mulching, which can be useful.
In the table below you can find the main characteristics of other varieties of potatoes:
| Grade name | Starch content | Recumbency |
| League | 12-16% | 93% |
| Milena | 11-14% | 95% |
| Elmundo | 12-14% | 97% |
| Cheri | 11-15% | 91% |
| Bryansk delicacy | 16-18% | 94% |
| Ariel | 13-16% | 94% |
| Borovichok | 13-17% | 94% |
| Tuscany | 12-14% | 93% |
Diseases and pests
As mentioned above, Veneta has innate resistance to almost all types of diseases and pests. You can forget about such misfortunes as: viruses A and Y, leaf curl, cancer, black leg, scab, brown spot, nematode, alternariosis and fusarium and others.
The only disease that can be dangerous for this variety is late blight. However, if you comply with the basic requirements for the care of potatoes (weeding, hilling), you can not be afraid of this disease. If you still want to play it safe, you can carry out prophylactic spraying with substances "Acrobat" or "Ridomil Gold." Do not neglect the use of herbicides with insecticides. Read about their harm and benefits in our site materials.
We also bring to your attention a series of articles about the fight against the Colorado potato beetle in your garden.Read all about famous folk remedies and chemicals.
The potato Veneta is one of those varieties that you can plant and not worry about it with minimal effort. This is undoubtedly one of the premium varieties of potatoes, which is especially popular in the southern regions because of its low consumption of moisture. However, it will be a real gift for the site in any other areas. Veneta is highly recommended to those gardeners who do not have rich experience in the cultivation of potatoes.
We also suggest you to get acquainted with other varieties that have a variety of ripening terms:
| Superstore | Early maturing | Medium early |
| Farmer | Bellarosa | Innovator |
| Minerva | Timo | Pretty boy |
| Kiranda | Spring | American |
| Karatop | Arosa | Crown |
| Juvel | Impala | Manifesto |
| Meteor | Zorachka | Elizabeth |
| Zhukovsky early | Colette | Vega | Riviera | Kamensky | Tiras |
