The potato variety Cheri has already managed to acquire a huge number of fans both among domestic and foreign gardeners.
To evaluate its positive qualities, plant this vegetable in your garden.
And we, in this article, will tell you about what the Sheri potato is, what are its main characteristics and peculiarities of cultivation, as well as how susceptible it is to diseases and attacks of pests.
Cheri potato: variety description
Grade name | Cheri |
general characteristics | early ripe table variety, resistant to drought and mechanical damage |
Gestation period | 70-75 days (the first digging is possible on the 45th day after germination) |
Starch content | 10-15% |
Mass of commercial tubers | 100-160 gr |
The number of tubers in the bush | 6-10 |
Yield | 170-370 c / ha |
Consumer quality | good taste, suitable for salads and soups, not boiled soft |
Recumbency | 91% |
Skin color | red |
Pulp color | cream |
Preferred growing regions | Central |
Disease resistance | resistant to golden cyst nematode and potato carcinoma, moderately susceptible to late blight |
Features of growing | optimal planting depth is 8-10 cm, the distance between the rows is 35 cm, between the bushes is 60 cm, germination is recommended |
Originator | Germicopa S.A. (France) |
Sherry potato belongs to the early ripening varieties, since the period from germination to technical maturity is 70 to 75 days.
It was entered in the State Register of the Russian Federation in the Central Region, however, it was widely distributed in different countries - Ukraine, Moldova and Israel.
From one hectare of land is usually harvested from 170 to 370 centners of such potatoes. Potatoes Variety Sheri is characterized by a delicate and pleasant taste.
When cooking, it does not fall apart and does not boil soft, therefore it is great for cooking soups and salads. This variety is used to prepare all kinds of side dishes and serves as a filling for pies, dumplings and rolls. How to keep potatoes peeled and refrigerated, read in separate articles of our site.
This vegetable tolerates drought, and it is better to plant it in those soils in which perennial grasses, leguminous or winter crops, annual grasses and flax were grown before.
In sandy soils, Cherie potatoes can grow after lupine. It is characterized resistance to mechanical damageas well as such dangerous diseases as the causative agent of potato cancer and the golden cyst nematode.
As for yield, then compare this figure with other varieties can be in the table below:
Grade name | Yield |
Innovator | 320-330 c / ha |
Riviera | 450 kg / ha |
Gala | 400 kg / ha |
Picasso | 195-320 c / ha |
Margarita | 300-400 centners / ha |
Courage | 160-430 c / ha |
Grenada | 600 kg / ha |
Mozart | 200-330 c / ha |
Sifra | 180-400 centners / ha |
Elmundo | 250-350 c / ha |
A photo
In the photo you can see Cherie potatoes:
Specifications
Sheri potatoes can be recognized by semi-upright bushes of leaf type, having an average height. The leaves have a green color and a slight waviness of the edge.
They can be both intermediate and open type, and their value ranges from medium to large. Corolla is characterized by a red-violet color and small or medium size.
The roots of this variety of potatoes are covered with a smooth red skin with small eyes, under which lies the cream-colored flesh.
They have an elongated shape, and their weight ranges from 98 to 164 grams. The starch content in these vegetables is at the level of 10-15%.
You can compare these figures with other varieties in the table below:
Grade name | The average weight of tubers (g) | Starch content (%) |
Alladin | 105-185 | up to 21 |
Courage | 100-150 | 13-20 |
Beauty | 250-300 | 15-19 |
The hostess | 100-180 | 17-22 |
Vector | 90-140 | 14-19 |
Mozart | 100-140 | 14-17 |
Queen Anne | 80-150 | 12-16 |
The pot | 100-130 | 10-17 |
Country of breeding, year of registration
Cherie Potatoes was launched in France in 2007.
Features of growing
Agrotechnics of this variety is fairly standard. Seeds should be dredged into the ground by 8-10 centimeters. The main activities for the care of these plants are soil loosening and weed control. You can carry out mulching and feed vegetables, during dry periods will not interfere with watering. How and when to apply fertilizer and whether it should be done when planting read in separate articles.
Read also about other interesting ways of growing potatoes: under the straw, in barrels, in bags, Dutch technology.
Diseases and pests
Sort Cheri has a high resistance to the most dangerous diseases. However, you can carry out preventive treatments and spraying fungicidal preparations to protect it from infection. To protect your garden from the invasion of pests will help you treatment with insecticidal drugs.
Read more about potato diseases in our site materials: fusarium wilt, Alternaria, scab, late blight, verticelioz.
Read all about folk methods of destruction of adults and their larvae, as well as about chemical poisonous drugs.
In the fight against the Colorado potato beetle will help chemicals: Aktara, Corado, Regent, Commander, Prestige, Lightning, Tanrek, Apache, Taboo.
The aforementioned potato variety has proven itself quite well, thanks to excellent taste of fruits and their high product characteristics.
They can be stored for a long time, so many gardeners grow this variety not only for personal consumption, but also for sale. Read also the materials on how to store potatoes in boxes, in the winter and what are the terms for this vegetable.
We also suggest that you familiarize yourself with other varieties of potatoes with different ripening terms:
Late-ripening | Early maturing | Superstore |
Nikulinsky | Bellarosa | Farmer |
Cardinal | Timo | Juvel |
Slav | Spring | Kiranda |
Ivan da Marya | Arosa | Veneta |
Picasso | Impala | Riviera |
Kiwi | Zorachka | Karatop |
Rocco | Colette | Minerva | Asterix | Kamensky | Meteor |