Potato Wizard

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Potato Fascinator: photo of the variety

Potato Sorcerer is the creation of domestic breeders, so this variety adapts well to changeable conditions. This variety is distinguished by a large number of tubers, good taste and a long shelf life. If you plant and care for this potato correctly, it can bring you a good and rich harvest. For the first time in 1996, breeders applied to include this type of potato in the state register. Since 2000, the name of this potato variety has been fixed in the register.

Potato Fascinator: description and characteristics of the variety

Potato Fascinator: photo of the variety

Potato Wizard has some distinctive features that are characteristic only of him:

The bushes are erect.
The sheets are medium in size and have a light green tint.
Corollas are small and white.
The tuber is oval in shape with small eyes.
The pulp is white in color.
The rind has a smooth texture and a yellow tint.
Weight ranges from 70 to 115 g.

Potato variety Sorcerer also has excellent taste.

Potato variety Wizard: pros and cons

Pluses The varieties of potato Sorcerer are: good taste, the commercial quality of the tuber is distinguished by its shelf life, it is quite resistant to such diseases as potato cancer. Among cons can be distinguished: has a disposition to the formation of a cyst-forming nematode, relatively resistant to late blight.

How to plant and care for the Wizard variety

Sorcerer potatoes are best planted in light soil, since in clay soil, potatoes will grow much more slowly and be susceptible to fungal diseases. It is better to prepare the soil for planting potatoes in advance, already in the fall. To do this, it is imperative to dig up the garden bed, remove all weeds and residues from other crops. This potato variety needs to be planted in a hole or furrow. The rows should be placed in increments of approximately 70-85 cm.

Do not forget that to get a good and rich harvest, the Wizard potatoes need proper care. Before seedlings appear, the soil must be loosened so that it can receive a large amount of oxygen. Weeds need periodic weeding. As soon as you notice the emergence of seedlings, the soil between the rows should also be loosened. Until the buds appear, watering this potato variety is not worth it. With the onset of flowering, try to keep the mail moist.

Watering the Wizard potatoes should be done in the evening and always with warm water. Each bush needs about 2-3 liters of water. An important element in the care of potatoes is hilling. Hilling, as a rule, needs to be carried out twice a season - when the bush reaches the height of the bush 15 cm, and also before flowering begins. The hilling process is best done after the rain has passed or you water the beds.

If you notice that the Sorcerer potato bushes have begun to develop more slowly, then you need to carry out the first feeding. For this, a slurry solution is prepared. To carry out the second feeding, a solution is prepared, which includes 1 glass of wood ash and 1 tablespoon of potassium sulfate. Such dressing will also improve the taste of the Wizard potatoes. The third feeding includes 1 tablespoon of superphosphate per 10 liters of water.

What diseases and pests can harm the potato Wizard

Viral diseases that can be obtained from poor-quality planting material and through insects can pose a great danger to the Wizard potatoes. Phytophthora is the most common fungal disease. The lesion appears as dark spots that can be seen on the leaf and tuber. To prevent infection with this disease, the beds should be sprayed with Bordeaux liquid, the drug "Ridomil". Also, considerable harm is caused by such a worm as a nematode, which damages the tubers and tops of potatoes. There are no preparations for destruction. And since this worm penetrates the planting material, just be careful.

When is the best time to harvest

You can harvest potatoes of the Sorcerer variety in the mid-term. Tubers can be harvested after 65-80 days from the moment of germination. Tubers are best harvested in dry weather, when the air temperature has reached 10-12 degrees. It is recommended to store the Wizard potatoes that you dig up for 15 days in a dark and dry place. Then tubers should be selected. A good and healthy potato of the Charodei variety can be stored in a dry place over the winter.