To obtain a good and high-quality crop of potato fruits that will delight you with unique taste qualities, preference is given to the Timo variety. The vegetable has gained popularity due to its unpretentiousness to soil, weather conditions and climate. Pleases with high yields.
Description and characteristics of potatoes
The Timo potato variety is known to many gardeners in the regions belonging to the risky land tenure zone. It is characterized by low and compact bushes with numerous leaves, light green stems. The leaves are large. Corollas of flowers are bluish-violet.
At the ripening stage, the potato acquires a rounded shape; its hue is light beige or yellowish. The eyes of the potato are not large, the flesh is light yellow. The weight of one potato varies between 75-125 g. With early digging, gardeners from one hundredth of the land collect about 240 kilos, with late harvesting this figure increases by 80 kilograms.
The attractiveness of this variety is the ability to plant it in different regions of the country - Timo is universal. But when planting, take into account the fact that the weather and soil quality directly affect the yield. In the northern regions, 150-200 kilograms of potato per one hundred square meters. In the northwestern regions, productivity is up to 380 kilograms.
The early ripening variety attracts with delicious tubers. Potatoes are used for cooking various dishes. It can be baked, fried, boiled, mashed.
Advantages and disadvantages of Timo
Potatoes have not only positive, but also negative aspects, but much more advantages.
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Requirements and preparation for landing
Potato Timo is an unpretentious nightshade crop, characterized by undemanding soil composition. It responds well to regular feeding. It is better to plant potatoes in areas that are previously fertilized with green manure - use winter, annual herbaceous plants, flax.
Potatoes are planted in mid-April under favorable weather conditions. In the northern regions, the landing period is postponed to the end of May. Be sure to loosen the soil, because the culture is in particular need.
Soil preparation
Soil preparation should begin in the fall. Deep cultivation with fertilizer is needed. In autumn, as a rule, the earth is fertilized with manure or combined vitamin compounds.
A month before planting potatoes, again deeply cultivate the soil and apply one portion of organic fertilizers. Depending on the landing method, make markings. The planting method is selected based on the type of soil. There are three methods:
- Ridge landing. Designed for planting vegetables on heavy soil with excess moisture. Crests are made about 15 cm high and tubers are planted at a distance from each other - about 30 cm.
- Trench landing. This method of planting is suitable for light sandy soils. Under the potato dig trenches, a depth of 15 cm, at a distance of 70 cm from each other. Large tubers are preferably laid every 40 cm, small tubers after 30 cm.
- Smooth fit. The simplest option, involving digging holes to a depth of half a shovel, the distance from each other should be at least 70 cm. Planting material is placed in the holes with the sprouts up, and covered with earth.
Often potatoes of the Timo variety are used for planting in non-standard conditions. A popular method is growing in containers. So from one bush you can get about 1 bag of potatoes. On less fertile soils, potatoes are grown in the mound way: a circular embankment is made and several bushes are planted in a circle.
Seed preparation
Be sure to plant the seed before planting. After harvesting, tubers are immediately separated for planting. They should be kept for several days in a sunny room to acquire green color. This technique will protect the tubers from mice. One month before planting, the tubers are taken out of the cellar and disinfected.
Keep the tubers in a warm room for several weeks, sprouts should appear after three weeks. At this stage, the tubers are rejected: not germinated and those with thin filamentous sprouts. Pre-soaking of planting material in a solution of nitrate and superphosphate helps to accelerate growth, after which it is dusted with wood ash.
Landing
Planting a crop in the ground is carried out when the layer of the earth warms up to + 8-10 degrees. Before this, the soil is plowed - it must be moist.
Stack tubers carefully so as not to damage the shoots when the holes fall asleep on the ground. After 10-14 days, the plants should rise. From this moment, to increase yield and improve quality indicators, it is important to follow the rules of care.
Timo Potato Care
Caring for potatoes Timo is a simple task, but of great importance, because it depends on what yield will be obtained.
To care for potatoes, one should not only take care of watering the plants, but also not to forget about weeding and hilling, fertilizing and preventive measures. Only in this way the harvest will delight the gardener.
Watering
When there is no severe drought, it is enough to water the plants three times a season, preferably on time. Watering potatoes immediately after planting is not necessary, because there is still spring moisture in the ground. During active growth of tops - potatoes are watered. During flowering, a second watering is carried out. The third time the potatoes are watered, depending on the drying of the soil: when hardened and dry at a depth of 6 cm or more, it is moistened. A month before harvesting, watering is stopped.
Also, watering affects the production of large fruits - with a regular procedure, you will be able to get even fruits that attract a good presentation.
Hilling and weeding
Hilling is an obligatory procedure that is carried out when laying planting material to a depth of 5-10 cm. It is important to carry out hilling during severe drought and when planting potatoes with the comb method.
As a rule, hilling is carried out three times. After the appearance of strong sprouts of 10 cm, sprinkle them with earth at 8 cm. This method will protect the plants from frost. When the sprouts grow another 10 cm, they grow up again. In the same period, loosen the soil between the rows. The third time the hilling is carried out a month before the harvest.
Weeding is carried out regularly after watering and rains. This will prevent the formation of a hard crust on the surface of the soil. The higher the level of soil moisture, the more it needs to be loosened.
Fertilizer
Regular timely fertilizer application is an important factor that affects crop yields. Fertilize the culture during the entire growth period should be three times:
- When reaching the tops of 10 cm. Feed potatoes with organic fertilizers. About 500 ml of liquid mullein is consumed per bush. Fertilize after watering or precipitation.
- At the time of budding. At this stage, ash or potassium compounds are introduced - they accelerate flowering.
- At the flowering stage. Organic fertilizers help accelerate the growth of the root system. For this, 10 ml of water will require 200 ml of mullein and 40 g of superphosphates.
Pest and Disease Control
Variety Timo is characterized by increased resistance to many diseases. But many gardeners think differently. Some gardeners note that this variety is heavily attacked by wireworms, and when re-grown it quickly becomes infected with late blight. Potatoes are not particularly resistant to the golden nematode.
There is no potato variety that does not suffer from being eaten by Colorado beetles. As a preventative measure against attacks by pests and fungal diseases, it is important to treat the tubers before planting. When re-planting potatoes per season, the seed is additionally disinfected using the drug Fitosporin.
Harvesting and storage
Harvesting is already 50-70 days after planting. You can store tubers only in a room where it will be dry and where the sun's rays do not penetrate. Good ventilation and optimal temperature + 4-6 degrees are required.
Gardeners prefer storing tubers in specially prepared storages, cellars or piles. During cellar storage, tubers must not be left on the ground. It is better to stack them in nets or wooden boxes. For storage in piles, they make special recesses in the ground, filling them with tubers, covering them with straw, and burying them with earth - this helps to preserve the crop for a long time.
Comparison with other varieties
To compare Timo potatoes with other early and ultra-early varieties, the table shows the advantages and disadvantages, the yield of varieties.
Grade | Ripening period | Benefits | disadvantages | Productivity |
Timo | 55-70 days |
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| 240-380 kg / 1 ar |
Bellarosa | 50-70 days |
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| 300-400 kg / 1 ar |
Vineta | 45-70 days |
| Low resistance to late blight. | 300-400 kg / 1 ar |
Gala | 70-80 days |
| The variety is unstable to late blight, it is affected by rhizoctonia. | 250-400 kg / 1 ar |
Impala | 50-60 days |
| It has a watery taste. It is unstable to late blight. | 200-380 kg / 1 ar |
Colombo | 50-65 days |
| Low resistance to scab and late blight. | 220-420 kg / 1 ar |
Riviera | 45-80 days |
| Low resistance to scab and late blight. | 300-400 kg / 1 ar |
Gardeners disagree on this variety. Some prefer it due to good growth during drought. This variety is not afraid of excessive soil moisture and tolerates transportation. Such qualities are especially important for vegetable growers who sell vegetables for profit. Other gardeners often complain that potatoes often suffer from late blight.
Timo potatoes are now grown by many farmers, because the variety is famous for its excellent taste, unpretentiousness and many advantages. He is preferred in the following years after the first test. But in order to obtain high yields and large, high-quality fruits, potatoes should be properly planted and taken care of.
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