Potato Blueberry: description and characteristics of the variety, reviews of summer residents with photos

The Pigeon potato got its name not from the color of the tubers, but from the color of the flowers. During flowering, the field turns blue, which is an impressive sight.

What is the view

To understand what kind of plant is in front of you, you need to familiarize yourself with the characteristics of the Pigeon potato. It belongs to the mid-late varieties. The ripening period is 90-110 days.

It blooms for a long time, while the flowers have a pale purple or blue hue.

Description of the Blueberry potato:

• Shape: round or oval.
• Cream-colored flesh.
• Weight reaches 150 gr.
• Skin: light beige.
• The eyes are at shallow or medium depth, almost on the surface.
• Number of tubers per bush: 9-11 pieces
• Weight: 95-125g

Variety properties and disease immunity

This type of potato has its own characteristics, thanks to which it differs from others. The description of the variety states that the species has the following virtues:

1. Cold resistant.
2. Heat-tolerant.
3. Tastes great, versatile. Due to its looseness during cooking, it is very suitable for mashing.
4. It contains a lot of amino acids.
5. Contains 19% starch. And used to make it.
6. Undemanding to soil composition.
7. Tubers are stored for a long time, they tolerate transportation well.

Potato variety "Pigeon" is resistant to many crop diseases. Like:

• Wet rot.
• Scab.
• Alternariosis.
• Rhizoctoniosis and others.

As for late blight, the immunity to it is weak, but still there. Thus, it turns out that the Blueberry potato is less susceptible to this disease than other varieties.

Boarding rules

Planting is recommended in early May. Depending on the climatic features of the region, the landing time is calculated individually.The earth must be warm, and its temperature should be 6 ⁰С and higher. Early planting occurs if the spring is warm. According to the description of the variety, potatoes are not afraid of the cold and germinate in sub-zero soil temperatures. If you want to get an earlier harvest, it is recommended to germinate the tubers.

The recommended planting pattern for potatoes is as follows: between bushes - 25-35 cm, row spacing - 65-70 cm. To get a larger yield, compost, wood ash and bird droppings are added to the holes prepared for planting.

Preparing seed potatoes for planting is easy. It is necessary to decide how exactly the cultivation will be carried out: whole or with eyes, with preliminary germination or not, the choice is up to the summer resident.

It is important to know that potatoes of this variety germinate for a long time, this must be taken into account when planting.

Root vegetables should be carefully examined and rotten or spoiled potatoes should be discarded. The remaining material is sent to the site.

Further care

It's not just about landing in the holes. Plants need to be taken care of. This care consists in timely feeding, watering and more.

The first treatment, apart from fertilization during planting, is needed during the period of active growth. Most suitable infusions:

• mullein;
• bird droppings;
• nettle or any other herb.

In the future, mineral supplements will not damage:

• nitrogen;
• phosphate;
• potash.

You can combine solutions and preparations for treatment to achieve the best effect. Timely fertilization helps potatoes develop strong stems and strong root systems.

Varietal potatoes do not need regular watering. Weed removal and pest control are essential agricultural practices. To combat insects, bushes are sprayed at least 3 times per season. Removing weeds helps to get rid of pests that live off them.

Opinion of summer residents regarding potatoes "Pigeon"

A lot of useful information can be found by studying the reviews of gardeners, in which they share their experience, give advice and recommendations to beginners.

• Irina. He loves the variety "Pigeon" for unpretentiousness and a large amount of harvest. It’s hard for her to take care of the plantings a lot. And these plants require almost no processing.
• Tatiana. Due to work, there is no time to take care of the dacha. The choice of a potato variety is justified by the fact that it is economical (it can be cut and planted in parts on the crop, this will not affect it), it does not require frequent watering.
• Lyudmila. The variety is liked by the fact that the tubers do not change color during cooking, they become crumbly. The whole family loves potatoes very much, so it’s impossible to be left without a harvest. "Pigeon" is not affected by diseases, gives an excellent harvest, regardless of the weather. Even if it rains, even if it's hot, it still bears fruit perfectly well. Several more varieties of potatoes are planted on the site, they are constantly changing, and "Pigeon" remains in the favorites.
• Lydia. She is from the Volgograd region. He says that the variety is strongly affected by late blight.
• IA. I have read numerous positive reviews. I tried to grow potatoes on the site, as a replacement for the Sineglazka variety. In many respects, Blueberry is ahead. But when cooked, it crumbles, while the middle remains raw.
• Nata 06. I liked the variety very much, we ate it all, but we failed to buy the seed. Appreciates potatoes for their taste.
• Capybara. The tubers are big. They lie very well, until April. Tastes great, reminiscent of the ones “from childhood”. One bush gives 1.5-2 kg. When they bloom, they shimmer blue, very beautiful.

"Pigeon" - a variety of potatoes that summer residents grow because of a stable harvest and unpretentiousness. Immunity to the main diseases of the crop makes it a step higher than many other varieties.

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