Potato 'Blue Danube’, 2kg
£7.95
notes
With an appealing blue skin and bright white flesh, ‘Blue Danube’ is a main crop seed potato, with excellent blight resistance and is said to be the ‘best potato for roasting’.
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Dimensions
2kg bag of variously sized seed potatoes in sturdy brown paper bag
Features
notes
With an appealing blue skin and bright white flesh, ‘Blue Danube’ is a main crop seed potato, with excellent blight resistance and is said to be the ‘best potato for roasting’.
Details
- Main Crop seeds cropping from September-October
- Blight resistant
Planting
- Leave seeds arranged in an open tray in the light to chit before planting
- Plant with shoots upwards from late-April onwards once the soil has warmed, 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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