Potato 'Arran Pilot', 2kg
£7.95
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notes
The Arran Pilot is a national favourite, popular among gardeners for its high, early yield. Oval in shape, it has lovely flavour and a firm, white texture make it a superb new potato eaten straight from the garden with butter and parsley or gently boiled for a salad.
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Dimensions
2kg bag of variously sized seed potatoes in sturdy brown paper bag
Features
notes
The Arran Pilot is a national favourite, popular among gardeners for its high, early yield. Oval in shape, it has lovely flavour and a firm, white texture make it a superb new potato eaten straight from the garden with butter and parsley or gently boiled for a salad.
Insights
A staple food for many, potato tubers belong to the nightshade family and have a remarkable story. Originating in Peru, they helped to fuel the civilizations that developed in the Andes. The 16th-century conquistadors took them to Europe and Raleigh planted seed potatoes in his Cork estate and introduced them to Elizabeth I.
Details
- First Early seeds cropping from June-July
- Produces smaller new potatoes
- Excellent for salads and boiling
Planting
- Leave seeds arranged in an open tray in the light to chit before planting
- Plant with shoots upwards from March onwards once the soil has warmed
- Plant 7.5-13cm deep in a trench with a sprinkling of fertiliser or in bed dug over with well rotted manure or garden compost
- Leave 40-50cm 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
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