Potato variety Veneta
Potatoes have long been firmly entrenched in the daily diet of every person. And the vast majority of dishes, one way or another, contain potatoes. Some even prefer to eat it exclusively. In a word, this product can only be compared with bread in its popularity and frequency of use.
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When using potatoes in our daily diet, we rarely think about their variety. And this is in vain. After all different varieties They are suitable for different dishes in different ways, and if you choose the wrong potato variety for any culinary delight, you risk losing some of the taste. For example, varieties that are great for roasting may not perform well when boiling or making purees, and vice versa.
If you often prepare potato salads, you like fried potatoes with a characteristic golden crust that can whet the appetite of any person at any time - even if he is a staunch adherent of some kind of diet that prohibits him from eating after six in the evening - then The Veneta potato variety will be the perfect find for you.
This vintage potato variety was obtained thanks to the efforts of German breeders in the mid-twentieth century. However, since then it has managed to quickly spread throughout the globe and gain the laurels of one of the most popular and sought-after potato varieties.
On the territory of the Russian Federation, it began to be grown relatively recently - at the beginning of the twenty-first century, but even here the Veneta variety has already taken root and acquired a decent number of gourmet admirers who prefer this particular variety to all others.
Description of the variety
The tubers of this variety have a characteristic yellow skin (only slightly darker than the pulp itself), the color of which can sometimes vary from dark yellow to light brown, with a barely noticeable mesh covering, and have an oval-round and slightly oblong shape. One tuber weighs on average 65-90 grams. The eyes on it are small and, if you don’t look closely, they are almost invisible.
Tubers are good because, as a rule, they are free of external and internal defects (cracks, dark pulp, etc.). The bush of this variety, if it exists at all, is spreading, and the corollas of the flowers are white. The starch content in Veneta ranges from 13 to 15%.
The variety is a table variety, which means that it has undergone a number of laboratory tests and meets the international standard requirements.
Characteristics of the variety
So why is this variety so remarkable? There are several reasons for this. First of all, the variety attracts attention with its early maturation and high productivity. In addition, the plant tolerates drought well, which can be very useful in conditions of insufficient rainfall or artificial watering. By the way, it is precisely because of this property that the overwhelming majority of potatoes grown in Central Asia are the Veneta variety.
Omitting that long list of advantages, which only vegetable growers with decent experience can properly appreciate, let’s move straight to the qualities for which this variety is valued by gourmets and ordinary people.
Veneta has excellent taste, which becomes obvious once you taste the variety. The good thing about yellow potato pulp is that even after heat treatment, its color does not change at all, unlike some varieties. The slices hold their shape perfectly and look appetizing in a variety of salads. Thanks to these propertiesVeneta is great for frying and making French fries.
Disease resistance
One of the main distinguishing features of the Veneta potato variety is its resistance to a number of different diseases and resistance to many known types of pests.
Among the diseasesthat this variety will definitely avoid include: potato golden cyst nematode, canker, banded and wrinkled mosaic virus and leaf curl.
The absence of all these ailments will make it much easier for gardeners and summer residents to care for this vegetable crop. It is enough just to get rid of weeds in time and, if possible, keep the soil in a loose state, and then this potato variety promises to ripen without any problems.
As you can see, the Veneta variety was bred with the goal of combining all the best that was created by breeders in this industry, adding a couple of their own improvements and ultimately getting ideal potato variety, which will be grown without problems and will not be capricious during preparation. And, with all the above-mentioned advantages of this variety, it should be noted that it was not bred in vain.
Veneta potatoes will be a wonderful decoration for almost any dish and will complement it with their special, incomparable taste.
Comments
Excellent potatoes, I only planted these for one year, the yield is high. And the harvest was early, which I liked. I would also note its storage, it is well preserved, there is little waste at all. In general, I consider Veneta one of the best varieties of potatoes.