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SEED POTATOES-PINK FIR APPLE-MAINCROP 2KG (CLICK&COLLECT OR INSTORE ONLY)

Paul Elmer — Thu, 19 Jan 2023 13:33:37 +0000

Pink Fir Apple seed potatoes are a long and knobbly shaped heritage potato variety maintained by JBA. Due to their unique shape, Pink Fir Apple tubers are best eaten either with their skins on or served as delicious, individual chunky chips. Even when they have been stored, these seed potatoes retain a new potato taste well into the New Year.

Maincrop seed potatoes mature in 125-140 days and, if planted in late April, can be harvested by mid August.

Winner of the RHS Award of Garden Merit (AGM).

SOIL PREPARATION:

Ideal soil conditions for growing potatoes are sandy loam soils which can be enriched with lots of organic matter to aid water retention and provide suitable feeding for you potatoes.

Heavy clay soils can be improved by adding sharp sand and lots of organic matter in the autumn of the year so that the new soil mixture can be exposed to frost which will help break up the soil structure and make it easier to work with.

If you are unable to get organic matter you can add compost to the area you wish to plant your potatoes in.

PLANTING INSTRUCTIONS:

Each potato should be 35cm from the next, with rows spaced 70cm apart. Always make sure the eyes are facing upwards. Drills should be 15cm deep.

CARE INSTRUCTIONS:

Water well in dry spells.

HARVESTING INSTRUCTIONS:

Harvest June-July. Dig up mature potatoes and store them in a cool, dry and dark location. Potatoes can be stored for several months. Tip: when harvesting, remove all foliage and small potatoes from the soil and discard, to avoid diseases on next year’s crop.

Plant as soon as possible after purchase. Keep in a dry, cool and well-ventilated place until planting. Keep free from frost.

Grown from cultivated stock.

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SEED POTATOES-SARPO MIRA-MAINCROP 2KG (CLICK&COLLECT OR INSTORE ONLY)

Paul Elmer — Thu, 19 Jan 2023 13:28:36 +0000

Sarpo Mira seed potatoes are the most blight resistant potato variety available in the UK.

When grown by Mr Barbour in his own garden for the first time last year “They didn’t require spraying for blight. The haulms were infected with blight but they have still produced blight free tubers on the 12th of October. Very impressive.”

Sarpo Mira tubers have a dry, floury texture which are best suited to roasting and chipping, they also make a great baking potato.

Maincrop seed potatoes mature in 125-140 days and, if planted in late April, can be harvested by mid August.

SOIL PREPARATION:

Ideal soil conditions for growing potatoes are sandy loam soils which can be enriched with lots of organic matter to aid water retention and provide suitable feeding for you potatoes.

If you are unable to get organic matter you can add compost to the area you wish to plant your potatoes in.

PLANTING INSTRUCTIONS:

Each potato should be 25cm from the next, with rows spaced 60cm apart. Always make sure the eyes are facing upwards. Drills should be 15cm deep.

CARE INSTRUCTIONS:

Water well in dry spells.

HARVESTING INSTRUCTIONS:

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SEED POTATOES-PICASSO-MAINCROP 2KG (CLICK&COLLECT OR INSTORE ONLY)

Paul Elmer — Thu, 19 Jan 2023 13:24:54 +0000

Picasso seed potatoes produce tubers which are round-to-oval in shape, with smooth white skins and pink eyes. Picasso is now a popular variety for allotment growers due to its high potato disease resistance.

With Cara as one of its parents, Picasso has a great range of uses in the kitchen. A huge yielder and good storing variety.

Maincrop seed potatoesmature in 125-140 days and, if planted in late April, can be harvested by mid August.

Winner of the RHS Award of Garden Merit (AGM).

SOIL PREPARATION:

Ideal soil conditions for growing potatoes are sandy loam soils which can be enriched with lots of organic matter to aid water retention and provide suitable feeding for you potatoes.

If you are unable to get organic matter you can add compost to the area you wish to plant your potatoes in.

PLANTING INSTRUCTIONS:

Each potato should be 25cm from the next, with rows spaced 60cm apart. Always make sure the eyes are facing upwards. Drills should be 15cm deep.

CARE INSTRUCTIONS:

Water well in dry spells.

HARVESTING INSTRUCTIONS:

Plant as soon as possible after purchase. Keep in a dry, cool and well-ventilated place until planting. Keep free from frost.

Grown from cultivated stock.

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SEED POTATOES-MARIS PIPER-MAINCROP 2KG (CLICK&COLLECT OR INSTORE ONLY)

Paul Elmer — Thu, 19 Jan 2023 13:18:00 +0000

Maris Piper seed potatoes are the undisputed, number one spud of choice for almost all local chip shops. It’s the combination of it’s excellent cooking and frying qualities that make the Maris Piper potato stand out from the rest, and today it is still grown on a large commercial scale.
Maris Piper tubers are oval shaped with white skins and cream coloured flesh. They are also a option for long-term storage.

Maincrop seed potatoes mature in 125-140 days and, if planted in late April, can be harvested by mid August.

SOIL PREPARATION:

Ideal soil conditions for growing potatoes are sandy loam soils which can be enriched with lots of organic matter to aid water retention and provide suitable feeding for you potatoes.

If you are unable to get organic matter you can add compost to the area you wish to plant your potatoes in.

PLANTING INSTRUCTIONS:

Each potato should be 25cm from the next, with rows spaced 60cm apart. Always make sure the eyes are facing upwards. Drills should be 15cm deep.

CARE INSTRUCTIONS:

Water well in dry spells.

HARVESTING INSTRUCTIONS:

Plant as soon as possible after purchase. Keep in a dry, cool and well-ventilated place until planting. Keep free from frost.

Grown from cultivated stock.

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SEED POTATOES-KING EDWARD-MAINCROP 2KG (CLICK&COLLECT OR INSTORE ONLY)

Paul Elmer — Thu, 19 Jan 2023 13:14:55 +0000

King Edward seed potatoes are probably the most famous potato variety on the market, and for good reason – they have both excellent cooking and taste qualities. Once cooked, King Edward potatoes rarely discolour and offer a broad range of uses. Often copied but never beaten, it’s not hard to see why King Edward seed potatoes have been around for a century – a great, solid all-round potato for home growers to enjoy.

Maincrop seed potatoes mature in 125-140 days and, if planted in late April, can be harvested by mid August.

SOIL PREPARATION:

Ideal soil conditions for growing potatoes are sandy loam soils which can be enriched with lots of organic matter to aid water retention and provide suitable feeding for you potatoes.

If you are unable to get organic matter you can add compost to the area you wish to plant your potatoes in.

PLANTING INSTRUCTIONS:

Each potato should be 25cm from the next, with rows spaced 60cm apart. Always make sure the eyes are facing upwards. Drills should be 15cm deep.

CARE INSTRUCTIONS:

Water well in dry spells.

HARVESTING INSTRUCTIONS:

Plant as soon as possible after purchase. Keep in a dry, cool and well-ventilated place until planting. Keep free from frost.

Grown from cultivated stock.

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SEED POTATOES-DESIREE-MAINCROP 2KG (CLICK&COLLECT OR INSTORE ONLY)

Paul Elmer — Thu, 19 Jan 2023 13:08:08 +0000

Desiree seed potatoes are a popular choice amongst many celebrity chefs including Delia Smith and Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall, due to their potential to make fantastic roast potatoes. They produce oval, red skinned tubers with pale yellow flesh. They have a firm cooked texture with a medium dry matter. Excellent for roasting, boiling, frying and mashing.

Desiree is a heavy cropper and early bulking with high resistance to drought and good resistance to potato virus Y and powdery-scab

Maincrop seed potatoes mature in 125-140 days and, if planted in late April, can be harvested by mid August.

SOIL PREPARATION:

Ideal soil conditions for growing potatoes are sandy loam soils which can be enriched with lots of organic matter to aid water retention and provide suitable feeding for you potatoes.

If you are unable to get organic matter you can add compost to the area you wish to plant your potatoes in.

PLANTING INSTRUCTIONS:

Each potato should be 25cm from the next, with rows spaced 60cm apart. Always make sure the eyes are facing upwards. Drills should be 15cm deep.

CARE INSTRUCTIONS:

Water well in dry spells.

HARVESTING INSTRUCTIONS:

Plant as soon as possible after purchase. Keep in a dry, cool and well-ventilated place until planting. Keep free from frost.

Grown from cultivated stock.

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SEED POTATOES-CARA-MAINCROP 2KG (CLICK&COLLECT OR INSTORE ONLY)

Paul Elmer — Thu, 19 Jan 2023 13:04:28 +0000

Cara seed potatoes are still one of the most popular maincropvarieties due to their excellent resistance to blight. Cara tubers are round with white skin and pink eyes. A robust seed potato variety with excellent drought resistance and good all round disease resistance. Best suited to baking, boiling, chipping and roasting.

Maincrop seed potatoes mature in 125-140 days and, if planted in late April, can be harvested by mid August.

SOIL PREPARATION:

Choose a place in the garden which has not been used to grow garlic, onions, shallots or leeks for at least two years. The soil should be open, well drained and not have been manured for at least one year.

PLANTING INSTRUCTIONS:

Each potato should be 25cm from the next, with rows spaced 60cm apart. Always make sure the eyes are facing upwards. Drills should be 15cm deep.

CARE INSTRUCTIONS:

Water well in dry spells.

HARVESTING INSTRUCTIONS:

Plant as soon as possible after purchase. Keep in a dry, cool and well-ventilated place until planting. Keep free from frost.

Grown from cultivated stock.

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SEED POTATOES-WILJA-SECOND EARLY 2KG (CLICK&COLLECT OR INSTORE ONLY)

Paul Elmer — Thu, 19 Jan 2023 13:00:50 +0000

Wilja seed potatoes were one of the first Dutch-bred varieties to change the rule book about second earlies. Wilja allowed large consistent crops of light yellow skinned tubers to be produced in a shorter time period. The flesh of Wilja potatoes is yellow and firm, between waxy and floury.

Bake, boil, chip, mash or roast them.

SOIL PREPARATION:

Ideal soil conditions for growing potatoes are sandy loam soils which can be enriched with lots of organic matter to aid water retention and provide suitable feeding for you potatoes.

If you are unable to get organic matter you can add compost to the area you wish to plant your potatoes in.

PLANTING INSTRUCTIONS:

Each potato should be 35cm from the next, with rows spaced 70cm apart. Always make sure the eyes are facing upwards. Drills should be 15cm deep.

CARE INSTRUCTIONS:

Water well in dry spells.

HARVESTING INSTRUCTIONS:

Plant as soon as possible after purchase. Keep in a dry, cool and well-ventilated place until planting. Keep free from frost.

Grown from cultivated stock.

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SEED POTATOES-SAXON-SECOND EARLY 2KG (CLICK&COLLECT OR INSTORE ONLY)

Paul Elmer — Thu, 19 Jan 2023 12:57:52 +0000

Saxon seed potatoes are a modern-day second early variety that produces large crops of long-oval shaped, white skinned tubers. The flesh of Saxon potatoes is firm and yellow in colour, ideal for all kitchen uses.

Saxon is widely regarded to be amongst the very best tasting of all modern seed potato varieties.

Second earlies are typically ready for harvesting around 15-22 weeks from planting depending on how far North you are.

SOIL PREPARATION:

Ideal soil conditions for growing potatoes are sandy loam soils which can be enriched with lots of organic matter to aid water retention and provide suitable feeding for you potatoes.

If you are unable to get organic matter you can add compost to the area you wish to plant your potatoes in.

PLANTING INSTRUCTIONS:

Each potato should be 35cm from the next, with rows spaced 70cm apart. Always make sure the eyes are facing upwards. Drills should be 15cm deep.

CARE INSTRUCTIONS:

Water well in dry spells.

HARVESTING INSTRUCTIONS:

Plant as soon as possible after purchase. Keep in a dry, cool and well-ventilated place until planting. Keep free from frost.

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SEED POTATOES-NADINE-SECOND EARLY 2KG (CLICK&COLLECT OR INSTORE ONLY)

Paul Elmer — Thu, 19 Jan 2023 12:53:55 +0000

Nadine seed potatoes are one of the most successful varieties, introduced around 1987 by famous potato breeder, Jack Dunnett. Nadine tubers are round in shape with a clean, white skin and cream coloured flesh. A high yielding seed potato variety, Nadine produces many tubers at the root and are a popular showbench variety.

Nadine potatoes tend to be very popular at the supermarkets.

Second early seed potatoesare typically ready for harvesting around 15-22 weeks from planting depending on how far North you are.

SOIL PREPARATION:

Ideal soil conditions for growing potatoes are sandy loam soils which can be enriched with lots of organic matter to aid water retention and provide suitable feeding for you potatoes.

If you are unable to get organic matter you can add compost to the area you wish to plant your potatoes in.

PLANTING INSTRUCTIONS:

Each potato should be 35cm from the next, with rows spaced 70cm apart. Always make sure the eyes are facing upwards. Drills should be 15cm deep.

CARE INSTRUCTIONS:

Water well in dry spells.

HARVESTING INSTRUCTIONS:

Plant as soon as possible after purchase. Keep in a dry, cool and well-ventilated place until planting. Keep free from frost.

Grown from cultivated stock.

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