Margarita potatoes are the result of Dutch selection, the variety has been registered in the Russian Federation recently, not very popular among Russian gardeners, however, it is notable for the abundance of harvested crops and good taste.
In this article we will tell you in detail about the Margarita potatoes. Here you will find a description of the variety and its characteristics, get acquainted with the peculiarities of cultivation, learn about the propensity to diseases.
Variety description
| Grade name | Margarita |
| general characteristics | medium late table Dutch potato variety with tubers of the correct oval shape |
| Gestation period | 80-100 days |
| Starch content | 14-16,5% |
| Mass of commercial tubers | 90-150 gr |
| The number of tubers in the bush | 7-12 |
| Yield | 300-400 centners / ha |
| Consumer quality | good taste, suitable for cooking any dishes |
| Recumbency | 96% |
| Skin color | red |
| Pulp color | cream |
| Preferred growing regions | Central |
| Disease resistance | highly resistant to scab, potato crayfish, speckled mosaic, nematodes |
| Features of growing | standard agricultural technology |
| Originator | AgroPlant (Netherlands) |
Potato “Margarita” is a medium late variety, the period of development from the appearance of the main shoots to the technical maturity is from 80 to 100 days. You can eat new potatoes in conditional maturitywhen root crops grow to normal size, the skin is thin, lagging behind.
Appearance
Form - the correct oval. Dimensions - about 8 cm in length, weight - from 90 g to 150 g. The peel is smooth, dense, dark red, crimson.
Small eyes have an average depth of landing, their skin is small. The flesh is light yellow (cream) in color, the amount of dry matter increased - up to 19%. Starch content - up to 16.5% - average amount.
Bush stem type, sprawling, tall. “Margarita” is distinguished by the preservation of a resistant green bush when ripe, usually the bush turns yellow and falls at the beginning of ripening. The leaves are closed, the shape is typical potato, the color is dark green, the size is large, the structure is wrinkled, there is no pubescence, the waviness of the margin is weak, grow at intervals.
It is a lot of flowers, a nimbus of dark - red or light - violet color of the large sizes.
Climatic zones of cultivation
The variety grows well in European countries, on the territory of the Russian Federation successful for growing zones - Central District. It grows well on light soils, in general, does not need a specific type of soil.
Specifications
Yield
Margarita has a stable abundant harvest, regardless of good weather conditions. in the Central region - on average up to 308 c per hectare, which meets or exceeds the standards. Maximum yield - 400 c per 1 ha.
In the table below you will find this characteristic in different varieties presented on our website:
| Grade name | Yield |
| Margarita | up to 400 kg / ha |
| Santa | up to 570 c / ha |
| Tuleyevsky | 400-500 c / ha |
| Gingerbread Man | 450-600 c / ha |
| Ilinsky | 180-350 c / ha |
| knapweed | 200-480 c / ha |
| Laura | 330-510 c / ha |
| Irbit | up to 500 kg / ha |
| Sineglazka | up to 500 kg / ha |
| Adretta | up to 450 kg / ha |
| Alvar | 295-440 c / ha |
Tuber marketability is about 98%. One plant produces many large tubers; there are no small root crops. According to the reviews of gardeners - the seeds are tubers from 100 g, less is not. According to some gardeners from 5 bushes can collect up to 120 kg of potatoes.
Using
Potatoes contain many useful substances, both raw and after heat treatment.
"Margarita" has a universal purpose, mainly - used in food. Tubers do not boil soft due to their low starch content, they are suitable for french fries, frying, cooking for salads.
Taste qualities
Variety of potatoes "Margarita" has excellent taste characteristics. Boiling potatoes in their skins helps to preserve all the nutrients, and roasting in coals or ovens in their skins will preserve vitamins.
For people with diabetes, you need to use potatoes infrequently and soak them for 24 hours before cooking, so that starch will go away. In other cases, the peeled potato is immediately subjected to heat treatment, the water washes out a certain amount of useful trace elements.
Read also about the medicinal and other properties of potatoes.What is the danger of solanine, the benefits and harm of raw potatoes, why eat sprouts and drink juice, the beneficial qualities of sweet potatoes - sweet potatoes.
Advantages and disadvantages
Of the disadvantages noted poor resistance to late blight tubers.
Important! Tubers accumulate viral infections, root crops should be carefully selected for planting!
The advantages are as follows.:
- bountiful harvest;
- large fruits, their presentation;
- universality of consumption;
- high taste qualities;
- drought resistance;
- the rapid development of tubers and prolonged dormancy;
- long good storage;
- resistance to most diseases;
- high resistance to mechanical damage.
In the table below you will find the keeping figures for comparing Margarita potatoes with other varieties:
| Grade name | Stickiness |
| Breeze | 97% |
| Zekura | 98% |
| Kubanka | 95% |
| Burly | 97% |
| Felox | 90% |
| Triumph | 96% |
| Agatha | 93% |
| Natasha | 93% |
| Red lady | 92% |
| Uladar | 94% |
A photo
You can familiarize yourself with the variety of potato "Margarita" in the photo below:
Country of breeding, year of registration
The variety was bred as a result of crossing Saga and Asonia varieties by Dutch breeders. Only in 2015 is included in the State Register of the Russian Federation in the Central Region.
Features of growing
Mulching
The soil should be dug over and selected from weeds in the fall, then nitrogen and potash fertilizers should be applied. Read more about how to feed potatoes, when and how to apply fertilizer, how to do it when planting.
Spring soil dig up. In April - May begin landing. The soil temperature at a depth of 10 cm should be at least 13 degrees, there should not be any excess moisture. Seed potatoes need to be prepared for planting - bring it to the sunlight for greening, this will ensure further good development of the root crops.
The distance between plants should not be less than 20 cm; for Margarita, a favorable distance is about 35 cm; potatoes deepen by about 10 cm. It is good to add ashes of trees and any additional fertilizer to the furrows or indentations.
Margarita requires attention in the first days of landing - necessary weeding, loosening, hilling, watering. To control weeds, you can use the mulching between rows.
During the flowering period, sub-root dressings are necessary, it is possible to cut the flowers for the best development of tubers. Also "Margarita" loves spraying with useful microelements.
There are many ways to grow potatoes. We bring to your attention the most interesting of them. Read all about modern Dutch technology, the cultivation of early varieties and harvest without weeding and hilling.And also about the methods of growing potatoes: under straw, from seeds, in barrels, in bags, in boxes.
Storage
“Margarita” is well kept until spring remains solid, does not frown, practically does not germinate (no need to pick long shoots). The optimal storage temperature is about 3 degrees above zero. Storage must be dark, dry and ventilated.
Read more about the storage time of potatoes and possible problems. And also how to store root crops in an apartment, in a cellar, in a vegetable storehouse, on a balcony, in boxes, in the winter, in the refrigerator and cleared.
Reference. The variety is not afraid of low temperatures.
Diseases and pests
Verticillosis
Read also about such common potato diseases as Alternaria, Fusarium, Verticillium wilt.
To prevent some diseases, seed roots are treated with special substances, and most of the pests (Colorado potato beetle and its larvae, aphids, bear cubs, scoop, potato moth, wireworm) are sprayed with microelements and are used for prophylaxis.
Weeding from the wireworm helps weeding and the initial digging of the territory. In the fight against the Colorado potato beetle, you can use both traditional methods and chemical preparations:
- Aktara.
- Regent.
- Prestige.
- Corado.
You can not plant potatoes next to tomatoes - the probability of infection will be higher - they have common diseases and pests.
"Margarita" may well take part of the gardener's plot, will provide a good harvest of tasty long-stored root crops. Read also how to turn the cultivation of potatoes into a business.
We also offer to familiarize yourself with other varieties of potatoes that have different ripening terms:
| Middle late | Medium early | Superstore |
| Son | Darling | Farmer |
| Crane | Lord of the expanses | Meteor |
| Rogneda | Ramos | Juvel |
| Granada | Taisiya | Minerva |
| Magician | Rodrigo | Kiranda |
| Lasock | Red Fantasy | Veneta |
| Zhuravinka | Jelly | Zhukovsky early | Blue | Typhoon | Riviera |
