potato 'King Edward'
potato - early maincrop, Scottish basic seed potato
- 2kg bag | seed potatoes
- £8.99
- available to order from winter
Delivery options
- Bulbs (only) £4.95
- These seed potatoes are sold by weight but you can expect to receive about 24 tubers of this variety in a 2kg bag.
- Position: sun-partial shade
- Soil: fertile, well drained
- Rate of growth: fast-growing
- Harvesting period: July
- Hardiness: protect tubers from frost
Probably the most famous potato on the market, this early maincrop cooks well and tastes delicious. It also produces a high number of tubers per plant. It has good resistance to common scab, powdery scab, spraing, mild mosaic virus, slugs and bruising. A firm favourite, which has creamy-white flesh that rarely discolours on cooking, it is perfect for roasting and general kitchen use. - Garden care: As soon as the potato tubers have been delivered you should unpack them and start the chitting (sprouting) process. Place them in single layer in a seed tray without compost and leave in a light, cool area protected from frost. This can be started about six weeks before you intend to plant them. Early varieties can be planted out under frost fleece protection, but the later varieties should be planted after the worst frosts have passed in your area - this is generally mid March to mid April. Dig a trench 8 - 13cm (3 - 5in) deep adding a general purpose fertiliser to the bottom of the trench. Plant the potato tubers in the trenches about 30cm (12in) apart, being careful not to knock the shoots off the tubers, and keeping the shoots facing upwards. Then lightly cover with soil. As the plants get to around 20cm (8in) tall you need to bank up the soil around the plant, so the soil covers the bottom two thirds of the plant. Watering your plants well will help improve crop yield and discourage potato scab.
- Humans/Pets: Seed potatoes and plants - Harmful if eaten
