Premiere Potatoes 2KG

Premiere seed potatoes are a high yielding first early variety; oval-to-round in shape, with shallow eyes. Introduced in 1979. Premiere potatoes are popular due to their great all round disease resistance to blight common scab, powdery scab, spraing and potato cyst nematode.

These are yellow skinned, with yellow flesh and very tasty; bake, boil, chip, roast or enjoy them in a salad

PREPARATION:

Ideal conditions for growing potatoes are sandy loam soils, which can be enriched with lots of organic matter to aid water retention and provide suitable feeding for your potatoes.

Heavy clay soils can be improved by adding sharp sand and lots of organic matter in the autumn of the year so that the new soil mixture can be exposed to frost, which will help break up the soil structure and make it easier to work with.

If you are unable to get organic matter, you can add compost to the area you wish to plant your potatoes in.

PLANTING INSTRUCTIONS:

Each potato should be 25cm from the next, with rows spaced 60cm apart. Always make sure the eyes are facing upwards. Drills should be 15cm deep.

CARE INSTRUCTIONS:

Water well in dry spells.

HARVESTING INSTRUCTIONS:

Harvest June-July . Dig up mature potatoes and store them in a cool, dry and dark location. Potatoes can be stored for several months. Tip: when harvesting, remove all foliage and small potatoes from the soil and discard, to avoid diseases on next year’s crop.

Plant as soon as possible after purchase. Keep in a dry, cool and well-ventilated place until planting. Keep free from frost.

Grown from cultivated stock.