Monique

Variety

Monique

created by Reesii at 07.04.2024

Features

Color

Wurzel: gelb

Wurzelfleisch: gelb

Cultivation Break

4 Years

Season Overview

Sowing

Harvest

J

F

M

A

M

J

J

A

S

O

N

D

Description

The potato is a herbaceous, fast-growing nightshade plant with many different varieties. These differ in tuber size, shape and color, harvest time (early and late potatoes) and use (from waxy to floury). The Monique potato is an early variety with a very attractive light-colored skin and beautiful tuber shape. Firm cooking. High yields can be achieved with a uniform tuber size. Monique is an early variety and is also very suitable for smaller private potato growers. It stores well and has a high degree of dormancy.

Non hybrid

Not frost resistant

Growing tips

The potato is a heavy feeder and prefers deep, nutrient-rich soil without waterlogging in a temperate, sunny climate. Seed potatoes should be sprouted approx. 4 weeks before the planting date, e.g. in an egg box in a bright place without direct sunlight. You should keep the seed potatoes warm until they sprout, after which they can continue to sprout in a cooler place. This sequence encourages the formation of many large potatoes. As soon as tubers begin to form, the potato plants need plenty of water. However, waterlogging should be avoided at all costs. Mounding up soil around the plants several times during tuber formation ensures that more tubers can form.

Details

Light requirement

Sunny

Water requirement

Moist

Soil

Light (sandy)

Nutrient requirement

High

Plant distance

30 cm

Row spacing

65 cm

Seeding depth

10 cm

Diseases

Fusarium

Powdery mildews

Early blight of potato

Black spot of roses

Soft rot

Brown rot

Pests

Root knot nematodes

Stem borers

Land snails

Cutworms

Larvae

Ten-lined potato beetle

Nematodes

Aphids

Wireworms

Voles

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