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POTATOES


THE POTATOES  -  CERTIFIED DISEASE FREE AND CERTIFIED ORGANIC  -  SEASON 2012

EARLY VARIETIES

COLLEEN - First Early
  • Good resistance to tuber blight, potato virus and scab
  • Oval tuber, light yellow skin, yellow flesh
  • Good eating quality, fairly waxey, fries well
  • Available for protected planting from December on

 ORLA - Early/Maincrop
  • Well able to fight off tuber and foliage blight, scab and potato virus
  • Many good size oval tubers, with clean smooth cream coloured
  • Excellent eater. Good general purpose potato.
  • Can be left in as a maincrop
  • Available for protected planting from December on

  SHARPES EXPRESS - First Early 
  • Medium blight and good scab resistance
  • White/yellow long oval tubers, creamy flesh
  • Good dry matter - reasonably floury
  • A traditional early variety with a good potato flavour 
  • Available for protected planting from December on                               
 

SALAD VARIETIES
NICOLA
  • Early to medium early salad potato
  • Medium/high blight, virus and scab resistance
  • Excellent scab and blackleg resistance.
  • Long oval white tubers.  Deep yellow flesh.
  • Will give good yields of medium to big tubers.
  • Excellent taste and brilliant colour.

 
 
 SPECIALITY VARIETIES
 ARRAN VICTORY - Late Maincrop
  • Moderate blight, virus and scab resistance.  Tall weed suppressing foliage
  • Attractive blue/purple tuber with yellow flesh.  
  • Real gourmet potato.  Wonderful floury mealy taste and texture
  • One of the best mashing potatoes
 TOLUCA - Maincrop
  • New blight resistant variety from the Toluca valley in Mexico.
  • Requires good fertile soil.
  • Produces large, smooth, round tubers
  • Pale yellow flesh, smooth white skin
  • Good taste - perfect for mashing.
  • Needs careful handling on harvest.

 BRITISH QUEENS -Second Early
  • Reasonable blight, virus and scab resistance
  • Short oval tubers, cream skin and flesh
  • Very tasty, floury superb eating potato
  • Firm favourite
 HUNTER - Early Main Crop          
  • Medium/High resistance to tuber blight, potato virus 
  • Unifrom oval white tubers.  Smooth skin, white flesh
  • Lovely delicate distinct flavour
  • Excellent all rounder  - good for chips and roasting

 LADY BALFOUR - Main Crop

  • Good yields, even in poorer soils
  • Named in honour of Lady Eve Balfour, founder of the Soil Association
  • High Blight and medium scab resistance
  • Oval tubers.  Cream/pink skin with pink eyes.  Cream flesh, mild flavour
  • Excellent boiling potato.  Stores very well, improving with time

 
 RED MAIN CROP
 SARPO MIRA - Late Maincrop
  • Blight resistant.  Good as well against virus and scab
  • Large red oval tubers.  High yields
  • Benefits from a late harvest
  • Good all-rounder.  High dry matter, good for chips and baking
 SETANTA - Maincrop
  • New Irish potato
  • Very good blight and scab resistance
  • Red oval tubers, medium yellow flesh, high yields
  • Real floury potato - good eating qualities
 ROBINTA - Early Maincrop
  • Very good blight and scab resistance.  
  • Some eelworm resistance
  • Red oval tubers, cream flesh.  Excellent yields, reliable cropper.
  • Medium firm to floury, never disappointing.
 
 
 MAIN CROP
 CARA - Late Maincrop
  • Good blight, virus and disease resistance
  • High drought resistance
  • Uniform oval white tubers with red eyes, cream flesh
  • Reliable cropper, good yields, excellent storage
  • Good all-rounder, floury
 RECORD - Maincrop
  • Medium blight and virus resistance
  • Oval cream coloured tubers.  Light yellow flesh
  • Classic floury potato with great flavour
 SANTE - Early Maincrop
  • Very high blight and scab resistance
  • Round medium sized tubers with cream coloured flesh
  • Very tasty,  floury to firm potato
  • Excellent roasted
 REMARKA - Maincrop
  • Very strong against blight and virus
  • Big oval tubers,
  • Creamy skin, light yellow flesh
  • Good for baking, firm to mealy cooking
  • Good all-rounder
GOLDEN WONDER - Late Maincrop      

  • Medium blight, potato virus and and scab resistance.
  • Red/Brown long oval tubers, cream coloured flesh
  • High dry matter content - therefore dry and floury.  Unbeatable baking/roasting potato. Best after maturing in storage

      SEED POTATO MIX
  • 2.5kg of Early potatoes
  • 2.5kg of Maincrops
  • 2.5kg of Late Maincrop
  • 0.25kg of White Onion Sets
  • 0.5kg of Shallots

 

 

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