Vitabella - Untreated Seed Potatoes
Vitabella is a delicious, firm cooking oval ware potato which is highly suited for organic growing. The taste and presentation are excellent. Vitabella has very good storability. The variety is also suitable for homemade fries. The oval tubers have a yellow colour of flesh and look great. Conventional untreated seed. More details below.
Vitabella Seed Potatoes
- Vitabella potato is a firm to creamy cooking oval table potato which is highly suited for organic growing.
- It is a very attractive and flavoursome table potato.
- Vitabella has excellent blight resistance.
- Vitabella potatoes performed really well for the last 6 years. Growers and consumers were very happy! It has become a main variety in organic production.
- It has oval tubers with pale yellow to yellow flesh and a yellow/white skin.
- Very suitable for homefries.
- It stores well as a maincrop.
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.
Growing Vitabella Potatoes
Please chit the Vitabella Seed Potatoes before planting. See here for info on chitting potatoes.
Make sure to fertilize soil well making sure there is enough Nitrogen, Boron and Magnesium. Plant above the level of the field as Vitabella potatoes will grow down. Higher planting will encourage faster growth and better foliage cover. Give Vitabella potato seed a heat boost before planting. Don't plant too early, wait for soil temperature to rise. Keep an eye on size by regularly trial harvesting. For real salad potatoes don't let potatoes get too large.
| SKU | SPVT_R |
|---|---|
| Organic Status | Conventional Untreated |
| Maturity Time | First Early, Second Early, Maincrop |
| Blight Resistance | Yes |
| Skin Colour | White/Light Yellow |
| Cooking Type (A = Waxy C = Floury) | AB |