Potato Lasunok: description and characteristics of the variety, yield with photo

For more than 25 years, the Lasunok potato has pleased the people of Russia with its taste and yield. The Belarusian variety has been on the list of favorites for such a long time due to its undeniable advantages, the main of which are excellent taste, unpretentiousness, and the possibility of growing in different climatic conditions. With a minimum participation of a gardener, a plot of one hectare is capable of producing 60 tons of potatoes.

Variety description

Lasunok belongs to mid-late varieties, as it ripens in 90-120 days from the moment of germination.

Tall, upright shrubs with strong roots are covered with large leaves with tough down, which is not to the liking of the gluttonous Colorado potato beetle. Flowering is long, voluminous white flowers.

Light-cream, oval root crops with mesh skin, average weight 200 g, have light flesh and small, in-depth eyes. The friability of potatoes during cooking is due to the starch content of 22%. The amount of potassium is sufficient to maintain the work of the heart, the water balance in the body and the normalization of metabolism.

Due to a pleasant delicate taste with a creamy tinge, the variety is suitable for baby food, mashed potatoes, first courses, casseroles, vegetable stews, chips, fries, starch. Often used as a component of a mixture of frozen vegetables, after defrosting it retains its properties.

The description of the variety contains one feature - even when planting with a pattern of 70x40 cm, the bushes close tightly.This has a detrimental effect on weeds and retains moisture in the soil. One plant forms up to 15 tubers, up to 60 tons of selected potatoes are obtained from one hectare.

Growing

The place for planting the Lasunok variety should be slightly shaded. The type of soil is not critical, however, the surface must be level. Ridged planting is recommended on heavy soils. First, loosening, moistening, weeding is carried out. Legumes, cereals and winter crops are considered the best predecessors for growing Lasunok potatoes.

Seed germination is carried out at a temperature of + 5-7 ° C for several days. Large tubers are divided into several parts, taking into account the location of the eyes and seedlings.

Characteristics of Lasunok potatoes dictate planting in well-warmed soil: in April or May. Exact dates depend on where you live. Potatoes are planted according to the scheme 70x40 cm.Sand is poured at the bottom of the hole, then humus is laid out, watered with a weak solution of manganese and sprinkled with wood ash. Seeds are planted no deeper than 10 cm.

Features of care

Events for the care of Lasunok potatoes are reduced to moderate, infrequent watering, weed control and hilling of ridges. Tubers do not need water in the first week after planting - excess moisture disrupts root formation. When the seedlings reach a height of 10 cm, they are spudded to a depth of 12 cm. During the growing season, complex mineral fertilizers with a moderate content of phosphorus and potassium are applied. The introduction of urea or mullein is welcome. An excess of potassium fertilizers with the inclusion of chlorine reduces starch content, autumn tuber growth and yield.

Pros and cons

The advantages of Lasunok variety are:

• High yield.
• Excellent flavor performance.
• Immunity to the Colorado potato beetle.
• Resistant to late blight, nematode, potato cancer, verticillium wilt, rhizoctoniosis, viral diseases.
• Universal use of tubers.

Disadvantages of the variety:

• Short dormant period - Lasunok potatoes are shown cold storage (at +7°C).
• Poorly tolerates heat, drought. Lack of water reduces yields.
• Delicate texture of the pulp. For lovers of crumbly dishes, this characteristic will be a plus, but for admirers of a crispy crust, it is better to turn to potatoes of a different variety.

Pests and diseases

Additional protection against major diseases and pests Lasunok potatoes are not required due to special immunity. It is only necessary to monitor the cleanliness of the soil, avoiding microbial or fungal infections. Potato bushes have maximum resistance to cancer, late blight, verticillium wilt, blackleg, common scab, nematode.

Harm to the potato crop Lasunok causes wireworm (larva of the nutcracker beetle). It is also dangerous for seed material and sprouts. The larva of the insect pest lives in the soil for four years, therefore, at the first identified root crops with signs of damage, soil treatment and measures to protect the seeds are carried out. You can use folk methods:

• By adding onion skins, mustard powder, needles of coniferous trees or potassium permanganate solution to the hole when planting potatoes.
• Sowing green manure, such as peas, mustard or phacelia.
• Reduce soil acidity with wood ash, legumes, crushed eggshells.

The following procedures will help reduce the wireworm population:

• Compliance with crop rotation.
• Autumn and spring digging of the site.
• Active control of wheatgrass - a habitat for pests.
• Destruction of haulm and debris left on the field after harvesting potatoes.
• Planting beans nearby.

Harvest and storage of crops

Digging of Lasunok potatoes starts at the end of August and ends in mid-September. Suitable for both manual harvesting and mechanical harvesting. Only potatoes dried for several hours in the open air are sent for storage. After that, the root crops are sorted out in order to get rid of the affected specimens, and he althy fruits are laid in a cool basement or cellar.

Lasunok potatoes are stored in wooden boxes, nets or bins in bulk. Indoors, it is important to maintain a temperature regime of + 1-2 ° C with humidity up to 80%. Subject to the proposed rules, the potato crop is preserved until spring.

Beginner gardeners and people who do not have enough time to carefully care for vegetable crops will appreciate the Lasunok potato variety. This unpretentious, high-yielding, large-fruited and tasty potato from Belarus will delight Russians for decades to come.

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