Seed Potatoes - Time to grow your own...

Seed Potatoes - Time to grow your own...

Now is the time to buy seed potatoes.

With over 50 varieties which include1st and 2nd earlies, Maincrop varieties and salad types. Now is the best time to buy as you have the biggest choice. We have 3 NEW varieties for 2019. The first is called 'Accord' that produces lots of potatoes.  It has a waxy texture and a medium level of dry matter. It makes good boiled potatoes served hot or cold. It has a very good resistance to both golden and white potato cyst nematode. It has good resistance to common scab and blight making it popular with gardeners. The second one is a Maincrop called 'Libertie' which produces big crops of attractive bright and uniformly shaped tubers. It has good resistance to Common and Powdery Scab which helps to maintain if naturally bright tubers. Boiled or bakes. Libertie has good cooking qualities.The third is another NEW Maincrop called 'Setanta', it is easy to grow and a great versatile variety in the kitchen too! This red skinned variety has been bred from the famous Rooster variety. Similar to Rooster in that it has a dry, fluffy texture making it ideal for making delicious mash, roasts and chips. What makes Setanta different is it has excellent blight resistance in particular tuber blight resistance and yields lots of similar sized baking potatoes.  It stores well so can be enjoyed for many months after harvest.

So that you don't miss out, you can reserve any of the varieties using our click and collect service. Browse during the evening and then collect the following day. You can almost smell them cooking...


Posted by Steve
12th January 2019

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