Potato 'Desiree’, 2kg
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notes
A very popular and high yielding variety, ‘Desiree’ is a red Main Crop seed potato that tastes great mashed, boiled, baked, chipped and roasted.
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Dimensions
2kg bag of variously sized seed potatoes in sturdy brown paper bag
Features
notes
A very popular and high yielding variety, ‘Desiree’ is a red Main Crop seed potato that tastes great mashed, boiled, baked, chipped and roasted.
Details
- Main Crop seeds cropping from September-October
- Drought 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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