Description of Ramos Potato

Among the assortment of potatoes on the modern market, Ramos potatoes have been very popular lately. He received his demand not only due to good taste, but also due to the simple rules of care that are followed at the stage of planting and growth of such a plant.

Description of the Ramos potato

Description of the potato

Ramos potato was first bred by German breeders. It is widely used as a garden crop in many countries, especially in Russia. In fact, this variety has become the most popular type of gardeners, as evidenced by the description. A similar species can grow in any region, but in the southern parts you can even get 2 crops in one year. At the same time, it is worth paying attention to the fact that he is not afraid of excessively hot conditions and even cold air temperatures.

Considering a detailed description, we can immediately say that Ramos potato belongs to mid-season species. This indicates that the technical maturity of this fruit occurs within 80 days after the first seedlings on the land. At the same time, due to the dense and thick peel, the fruit will be stored for a long time.As for the conditional technical maturity, this can be expected even earlier than 80 days after the landing. After about a month and a half, you can try young potatoes. The conditional maturity of the fruit is determined by a sufficiently thin peel that quickly peels.

Description of the plant

The external description of this kind of potato indicates that, compared to other species, potatoes Ramos is quite large in size and has an erect stem, on which there are a small number of branches. The shape of the leaves is quite typical, as for this vegetable. Their location on the bush is intermediate.

The leaves themselves are large and have a dark green color. At a detailed examination, you can notice that in their structure they are wrinkled and have a slight waviness along the edges. During flowering, a huge number of small flowers appear on the potato bush, which form a whisk of pure white color.

Description of the root crop

Considering the direct description of the root crop of the plant, we can say that it has an elongated-rounded shape, on which there are small eyes. The size of one potato is large and exceeds 100 grams. The peel on the root crop is quite thick, rough and has a rich yellow color. Despite the fact that the eyes are small, on the potato they are located in minor depressions. The pulp of the fruit has a rich yellow color.

In one potato there is 13-16% of starch, which is considered an average. Due to the similar percentage of starch, this fruit will be an excellent product for cooking french fries and for use in salads. During cooking, the root crop does not boil, and also behaves quite well when frying. In that case, if you prefer to cook potatoes in their skins, then in such a product all vitamins and nutrients will be preserved to the maximum. As for the directly such an indicator as taste characteristics, it is quite sweet with a pleasant and rich aroma.

Advantages

Ramos potatoes became a favorite of farmers and land owners not just like that, but for a large number of advantages, which include:

• good and rapid development and growth of the plant;
• the type of tubers has a presentation;
• excellent harvest of root vegetables of a similar variety;
• a small number of small tubers in one crop;
• the taste is and a high level;
• root crops are large in comparison with other species;
• they are not afraid of heat and cold;
• potatoes are unpretentious to the type of soil in which planted;
• the plant is resistant to a large number of diseases;
• the possibility of a long storage period of the crop.

Disadvantages

This variety has no flaws

If we consider the flaws, then in fact they are practically nonexistent. The only thing worth paying attention to is the tops and tubers can be affected by late blight, but to avoid this, systematic prevention is necessary.

Growing Ramos potatoes

Potatoes of this sort Before landing on a lightened area, it must be 2 weeks earlier removed from the store. Such a greening in the future will favorably affect the development and good germination of the plant.

Despite the fact that this type of potato is completely insensitive to the type of soil in which it is planted, in any case, care must be taken to make fertilizers in a timely manner. It is advisable to prepare for such a process in advance, namely from the very beginning of autumn. To do this, after the potatoes have been dug up, the soil must be cleaned of weeds and dug up. After this, it is advisable to introduce nitrogen and potassium fertilizers into the ground. In the spring, just before the planting, the land should be re-excavated.

In the event that you decide to plant the plant in the place where the tomatoes grew last year, then it is better to abandon such an undertaking. In addition, it is not advisable that potatoes grow near tomatoes.This is due to the fact that some tomato diseases can go to the plant. The most favorable neighbors can be considered onions or cabbage. As for the soil in which it is preferable to plant potatoes, it is preferable that grain or bean crops grow on this land plot before.

Planting in the soil

Potatoes of this species, first of all, should be planted in the ground only when the soil temperature warms up to 10-13 degrees of heat. The depth of the holes in which the planting material is placed should be about 10-15 cm. As for the distance between the bushes, it should be no less than 20-25 cm. This distance can also be increased since potatoes of this kind have large tubers that are able to grow with growth. Therefore, free space will not become superfluous.

The most favorable period for planting a mid-early species can be considered the beginning of May. It was during this period that the temperature of the soil should be the most favorable. When choosing a place, pay attention to rather dry land, because this species does not like excessive humidity. Do not forget that as soon as the very first shoots appear on the ground, it is strictly forbidden to use means aimed at eliminating weeds.

Plant Care

As soon as the very first sprouts appear on the soil, it is necessary to take care of timely and good care for active growth. The most important stage is hilling, weeding and continuous loosening of the soil. This will contribute to the growth of potatoes.

The peculiarity of this variety is that it responds very well to spraying with various fertilizers and radical top dressing. If you want to get a very good crop in the future, at the flowering stage of the plant, completely tear off all the flowers from the bush. This will cause the growth to be directed directly to the tubers.

Pests and diseases

Compared to various species, this variety is quite resistant to a large number diseases and pests: The species is very resistant to diseases such as cyst-forming golden nematode, potato cancer and other viruses.

As for the harm oil, sometimes the Colorado potato beetle can be found, but, as practice shows, this happens extremely rarely.In order to protect your own plant from diseases and pests, it is recommended to do systematic preventive spraying with microbiological agents.

Detailed description and characteristics allow us to conclude that this potato is a good choice for both a beginner gardener and an experienced one.