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Many gardeners are interested in the description, characteristics, photo of the Labella potato variety. And this is no coincidence, since the culture is distinguished by high yield, keeping quality and excellent taste and culinary qualities. The Labella variety is grown not only for personal consumption, but also on an industrial scale throughout the Russian Federation.
Origin story
The authors of the variety are breeders from Germany. The Solana company is known all over the world, because they specialize in the creation of hybrid varieties of different vegetable crops. In Russia, Labella potatoes were approved for cultivation in 2011, since they were entered in the State Register. The variety was recommended for cultivation in some areas:
- Central;
- Central Black Earth;
- Volgo-Vyatsky;
- North Caucasian;
- Far East.
For several years, the geography of cultivation has expanded. Today, reddish-pink tubers can be found in almost all Russian regions.
Description and characteristics
The Labella variety stands out for its low, compact shrubs with erect stems. The plant does not scatter shoots during the growing season. The leaves are deep green, small, along the edges of the wave.
During flowering, the field of the potato field turns purple with a barely noticeable pinkish tinge. Floral corollas are neat.
The root system is well developed, on a large number of stolons, a rich harvest is formed from 14-16 large, even potatoes. Although there is a trifle, its amount is minimal.
Labella potatoes have elongated-oval tubers weighing 78-102 g. Dark red eyes are located on the surface. Tubers with a smooth and thin skin of pinkish-red color. The pulp is dense, light yellow, as in the photo.
During cooking, Labella potatoes do not darken, do not lose their shape, therefore, their use in cooking is very diverse.
Advantages and disadvantages
pros | Minuses |
Fruit evenness | Low frost resistance |
The variety is high-yielding, up to 300 kg of potatoes are harvested from one hundred square meters |
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Unpretentious care |
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Drought-resistant, short-term drought tolerates potatoes without much rubbing |
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Excellent taste and culinary qualities |
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High keeping quality, safety up to 98% |
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Excellent transportability, preservation of presentation |
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Resistant to diseases such as leaf roll virus, golden potato nematode, rot, potato cancer |
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The variety contains up to 12% starch and a large amount of minerals, vitamins, salts |
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Landing
The Labella variety is planted in fertile soil. The tubers are germinated before planting. It is taken out of storage a month before planting so that the tubers warm up and give good strong sprouts.
The Labella variety is planted in rows at a distance of about 70 cm, at least 30 cm between the holes. Potato tubers are laid out in the holes carefully so as not to break the bores. If the site is small, then when planting, a handful of wood ash is thrown into the hole. Cover the hole with earth on top.
Care
From the description and characteristics of the Labella potato variety, as well as from the reviews of gardeners, it is clear that the plant is unpretentious in care.Even a novice gardener can handle the cultivation. Agrotechnical measures are reduced to:
- loosening and weeding;
- hilling and weeding;
- processing plantings from diseases and pests.
Loosening
In a few days, the potato area will begin to appear weeds... Don't wait for them to grow up. Labella potatoes are first chopped, the grass, once on the surface of the site, dries up. Loosening will rid the area of weeds and saturate the soil and plants with oxygen.
Watering
According to the description, the Labella potato variety is drought-resistant, therefore, watering is carried out only in drought. From 12 to 15 liters of water is poured under each bush.
Hilling and feeding
Hilling is one of the most important agricultural activities. The extra soil contributes to the growth of underground shoots. In the scientific world, they are called stolons. It is on them that tubers are formed.
Potato variety Labella is recommended to spud twice. The first time, when the shoots rise to a height of 15-20 cm. The second hilling is carried out a week later, until the potato tops have closed over the rows.
Potatoes need feeding:
- The first recharge is carried out at landing. In large areas, it is not possible to add fertilizer to each well. Therefore, you can soak the potatoes before planting in a urea solution (1 tablespoon of fertilizer per bucket of water).
- The second time Labella potatoes are fertilized during the bud formation period. In 10 liters of water, dilute 1 tablespoon of potassium sulfate, 3 tablespoons of wood ash.
- When the mass flowering begins, the potatoes are fed again so that the tubers form faster. For feeding the Labella variety, a solution of mullein, chicken droppings or fermented grass is suitable.
Diseases and pests
The description says that the Labella potato variety is resistant to many diseases characteristic of this crop. But since several different varieties of potatoes are planted on the site, among them there may be those that have weak immunity. Therefore, preventive measures are required. At the first signs of illness, plantings are treated with herbicides. Herbicide-treated Labella potato bushes must be dug out before everyone else, and the tops must be burned.
If the variety has high resistance to many diseases, then pests will have to be fought. The larvae of the click beetle (in common parlance, wireworm) can damage young potato tubers.
Wood ash helps from the wireworm, which is poured under each bush. It is advisable to pickle the seed. As for the Colorado potato beetle, the larvae will have to be collected by hand.
Harvesting
For harvesting, dry, sunny weather is chosen. The bushes are undermined with a pitchfork or a shovel, then the tubers are selected. Up to 16 large potatoes are formed in each Labella well, suitable for processing and storage. There are practically no trifles.
Harvest what you need, see for yourself:
The harvested potatoes are dried for several hours in the sun, then harvested for ripening in a dark dry room for 10 days. The sorted and sorted tubers are lowered for storage in a cellar or basement. The harvest is stored perfectly, 98% of the harvest is preserved by the spring.
Conclusion
Gardeners, who have been dealing with potatoes for more than one year, call the Labella variety the best. After all, the plant is practically not affected by diseases and pests, it is unpretentious in care. But the most important thing is the excellent taste and culinary qualities. In the reviews, gardeners indicate only positive points.
