Potato varieties for the Urals: photos and descriptions of the best potatoes, as well as crumbly, productive, new and other varieties, including for the southern part of the region

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Potatoes are a crop that can be grown without problems in almost any region, regardless of its climatic characteristics. The only exception to the rule is the Far North, where the summer is so short that the potatoes simply do not have time to ripen. But in the Urals (in the Sverdlovsk region, Perm region) the cultivation of potato crops is quite active. The only condition for obtaining a good harvest is to take into account the specific climate when planting crops and choose suitable varieties.

What potato varieties are suitable for growing in the Urals

For each region, you should choose only potato varieties that meet the climatic conditions, especially when it comes to the Urals or Siberia. Only in this case will it be possible to obtain good and stable harvests every year. Indeed, for the regions of the Urals in summer, both rainy warm weather with a short-term increase to +35 degrees and invasions of Arctic air masses, accompanied by strong winds, a sharp drop in temperature, frosts, and sometimes even snowfall in the first half of June are typical.

However, it is not at all necessary to choose only early varieties; many mid-early, mid-season and even mid-late (for example, the most famous - Lorch) varieties are also quite suitable. In addition, the optimal variety should be selected based on other important characteristics, such as culinary type, in other words, for what purposes will the potatoes be used: for making soups, salads, purees, boiling, frying or producing French fries and chips.

The Ural region includes the following entities*:

Republic of Bashkortostan;
Kurgan region;
Orenburg region;
Chelyabinsk region.

*Attention! The data is presented in accordance with the classification by region of admission of the Federal State Budgetary Institution “State Commission of the Russian Federation for the Testing and Protection of Selection Achievements”.
Officially, the Ural Federal District includes the Kurgan, Sverdlovsk, Tyumen (+YUGRA+Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous District) and Chelyabinsk regions. The Republic of Bashkortostan and the Orenburg region are formally included in the Volga Federal District.
In addition, according to the classification of this government agency, the Tyumen region is included in the West Siberian, and the Sverdlovsk region is included in the Volga-Vyatka admission regions.

Climate Features

The agricultural zone of the Urals includes the Sverdlovsk, Chelyabinsk, Kurgan regions and the Perm region. This area is characterized by a long, cold spring. Stable, warm summer weather sets in no earlier than the second ten days of June. In May, night temperatures rarely rise above +5C, and the likelihood of return frosts remains until mid-June.

Summer in the Urals is unpredictable. The weather can bring surprises in the form of heat and prolonged drought or, conversely, in the form of cool, heavy rains. Due to these climate characteristics, it is necessary to choose drought- and cold-resistant potato varieties with short ripening periods.

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List of other potato varieties for the Urals (names only, without descriptions or characteristics)

The following potato varieties are also suitable for cultivation in the Ural region (in alphabetical order):

Alekseevsky;
Antonina;
Arosa;
Aspia;
Bashkir;
Belousovsky;
Birsky;
Burnovsky;
Spring is white;
Volare;
Miner;
Elena;
Zyryanets;
Irbitsky;
Crown;
Body;
Labadiya;
Leader;
Lina;
Lukyanovsky;
Hope;
Naiad;
Nikulinsky;
Oredezhsky;
Ramos;
Romano;
Sappho;
September;
Fairy tale;
Precocious;
Bullfinch;
Spiridon;
Tarasov;
Daredevil;
Morning Early;
Charoite;
Evolution;
Excellence;
Effect.

Note! The list of potato varieties for the Urals is made in accordance with the regions of admission of the Federal State Budgetary Institution “State Commission of the Russian Federation for Testing and Protection of Breeding Achievements”.

So, now it will not be difficult for you, as a resident of the Ural region, to choose your favorite potato variety, order it online or buy it at a special garden center and plant it in your garden.

Top 10 best varieties

We present the 10 most popular potato varieties for growing in the Ural region. The proposed options have already been tested by vegetable growers and are considered the best for harsh climates. All varieties are early ripening, late blight resistant and productive.

Vineta

Extra early table variety - ripening period 65 days. Plants are resistant to drought and low temperatures. One bush produces an average of 10-12 tubers, weighing 70-100 g. The pulp is light yellow, tasty and crumbly when cooked, the color of the peel is dirty yellow. The bushes are powerful, reaching a height of 50-70 cm, with a large number of large light green leaves. It blooms with large white flowers with a yellow center. Mature tubers tolerate transportation and long-term storage well.

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Governor

Ultra-early subspecies with a growing season of 60 days. The bushes are compact, up to 50 cm high. Governor is characterized by increased resistance to late blight and cancer virus. The yield is high - 10-12 large tubers per bush (1.8-2 kg). The peel is dirty red, the eyes are shallow, the flesh is white. Thanks to its plasticity, high yields are maintained even in unfavorable years.

Suitable for cultivation in personal plots and for commercial cultivation. The peel is resistant to damage. The keeping quality indicator is high. Governor is good for making French fries and frying. The disadvantage is that it is not suitable for making purees.

Rosara

Rosara's red potatoes, according to reviews from vegetable growers and tasters, are considered the most delicious. The bush has a semi-spreading shape, more than 50 cm high, thick stems and red-violet flower corollas. Smooth, oblong tubers are distinguished by yellow, dense pulp. Due to the low starch content, vegetables do not fall apart during cooking. Crumbly and slightly sweet, Rosara is suitable for baking and pureeing.

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In addition to its excellent taste, the variety has many more advantages - high yield (up to 30 pieces per bush weighing 100-150 g), short growing season (45 days), resistance to major crop diseases. The downside of the variety is that the tubers are not suitable for long-term storage.

Rodrigo

Rodrigo's growing season is 75-85 days, so this option is only suitable for the Southern Urals. The mid-early variety is famous for its large mass of tubers (500-800 g) and excellent taste. The starch content is average, so vegetables are more suitable for heat treatment as a whole, for salads, frying, and soups.

Bushes of 3-5 stems reach a height of 75-80 cm. The color of the peel is pink, the flesh is yellow, the eyes are shallow. You can dig up the first crop within 60 days of planting. But only mature tubers with strong skins are suitable for long-term storage. Rodrigo is characterized by increased resistance to viral diseases.

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Alyona

An early ripening variety with a growing season of 60-70 days. Plants are compact, not spreading. The leaves are small with wavy edges. The flowers are white. The yield is high - 15-20 tubers per bush (average weight 90-150 g). The color of the skin is reddish, creamy when cut. The taste is good. Potatoes are suitable for cooking in any form.

The correct round shape of vegetables is an ideal product for making semi-finished products. Therefore, Alena is the most popular variety among farmers. Also valued for its excellent preservation (95%), unpretentiousness to soil fertility, resistance to drought and strong immunity.

Bashkir

Developed specifically for the Ural climate. Resistant to nature's surprises and easy to care for, Bashkir brings a good harvest. The yield from one bush is 8-10 vegetables, with an average weight of 150-200 g. Purpose - universal, high consumer qualities. Keeping quality is good (95%). Potatoes are oval-round in shape. The skin is red, the flesh is creamy. Eyes of medium depth.

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The plants are of medium height, the stems (from 4 to 8 pieces) are semi-erect. The leaves of Bashkir have an incredible ability to shed clutches of Colorado potato beetle larvae. For this feature, the variety is loved by all summer residents of the country.

Red Lady

The variety is a real find for Ural vegetable growers. Early ripening is combined with excellent keeping quality. In addition, compact plants are completely unpretentious to soil fertility and care. Drought-resistant bushes with strong immunity bear a rich harvest even in unfavorable years (12-15 vegetables, 100-150 g each).

The potatoes are colored red-pink, pale yellow when cut, oval in shape and the same size, the yield of small non-marketable potatoes is insignificant. The taste is excellent.

Zhukovsky early

Excellent taste, early ripening (60-70 days), high yield (50 kg per 1 sq.m.), resistance to adverse conditions - all these are the advantages of early Zhukovsky. The peel of the vegetables is red, the flesh is snow-white with an average starch content. The consumer qualities are high (suitable for cooking, making chips, fries).

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The thin but durable peel of Zhukovsky allows the use of mechanized harvesting methods and storage of vegetables for a long time. Among the disadvantages of the variety, there is a high susceptibility to late blight.

Spiridon

Mid-season table variety for the Southern Urals. Tubers are ready for harvest 90-100 days after planting. Vegetables are of excellent commercial quality - regular oval shape, red color, white flesh, does not darken when peeled, does not fall apart when cooked. One of the disadvantages is that potatoes are afraid of transportation.

Dry vegetables without mechanical damage are stored well for several months. The tops are compact in size. From 1 sq.m. yield is about 50 kg. According to the All-Russian Research Institute of Phytopathology, it is susceptible in the tops and moderately resistant in the tubers to the causative agent of late blight.

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Nevsky

A mid-late variety with high yield and high consumer qualities. Vegetables contain a minimal amount of starch, so they are perfect for dietary nutrition. Tubers reach technical maturity 85-90 days from planting. Plants are resistant to cancer, rhizoctonia, alternaria and blackleg.

Excellent genetically inherent plasticity allows you to obtain rich harvests in any weather conditions. The tops, like the root system of Nevsky, are powerful. When planting, you need to take this into account and leave a distance between rows of 60-70 cm. From one nest you can collect 2-3 kg of marketable vegetables. The potato is shaped like an oval, the skin is light yellow, smooth, and the flesh is creamy.