Acoustic - Untreated Blight Resistant Seed Potatoes
Acoustic is a low input late blight resistant maincrop variety. Uniform oval tubers with smooth skin make them popular for commercial growing. For bulk orders please contact us. More details below.
Growing Acoustic Potatoes
To insure the best outcome for your potato crop it is important to consider the particular agronomic qualities of the variety.
Growing schedule: Maincrop variety taking around 140 days to maturity. Sow from mid April until June
Growing conditions:
- Best planted before sprouting - keep in cold storage and plant without chitting
- Plant into warm soil to avoid rhizoctonia (cause of Black Scurf)
- Acoustic are susceptible to scab so avoid soils where scab has been an issue in the past
- Low nitrogen requirements so don't over fertilise
- For more specific variety information about Acoustic potatoes click here
Sowing depth: Shallow setting variety so plant deep (15cm) and earth up well to prevent tuber greening
Planting distance: 30 x 75cm
Harvest:
- Can be susceptible to tuber blight when plants are in senesence - be deligent and remove or burn off foliage if blight is identified
- Allow skins to cure and set before harvest to minismise bruising
A 500g bag of 35-55mm size potatoes contains 6-7 tubers for trying out. A 2kg bag contains approx. 24-28 tubers - enough to plant approx. 5-7m². A 10kg bag covers approx. 25-40m². A 25kg bag covers approx. 70-100m².
| SKU | ACOUSTIC |
|---|---|
| Organic Status | Conventional Untreated |
| Maturity Time | Maincrop |
| Blight Resistance | Yes |
| Skin Colour | White/Light Yellow |
| Cooking Type (A = Waxy C = Floury) | A |