Potato 'Swift’, 2kg
£7.95
notes
By name and by nature, ‘Swift’ is our earliest cropping seed potato. Suitable for planting in containers, it is excellent for salads, boiling, baking, chips and roasting.
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Dimensions
2kg bag of variously sized seed potatoes in sturdy brown paper bag
Features
notes
By name and by nature, ‘Swift’ is our earliest cropping seed potato. Suitable for planting in containers, it is excellent for salads, boiling, baking, chips and roasting.
Details
- First Early seeds cropping from June-July
- Scab and virus resistant
- Suitable for container planting
Planting
- Leave seeds arranged in an open tray in the light to chit before planting
- Plant with shoots upwards from late March, 10cm (4in) deep in a trench with a sprinkling of fertiliser or in bed dug over with well-rotted manure or garden compost
- Leave 40-50cm (1ft 4in – 1ft 7in) between rows
- Full sun
- Avoid frost
Care
As shoots appear from the seed potatoes, cover with a ridge of soil. Continue to cover shoots as they appear. By the end of the season a ridge will have grown to approximately 15cm (6in).
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