JBA Seed Potatoes - Ulster Sceptre - First Early

JBA Seed Potatoes - Ulster Spectre - First Early

With a high resistance to foliage blight, common scab and powdery scab, Ulster Spectre seed potatoes are a popular 'new potato' variety which can be harvested as early as June.

Also known as Cheshire potatoes due to their popularity in that area, this white skinned and white flesh potato is a great choice for boiling, baking and chipping.

Key Information:

• Oval to long in shape with white skin and flesh
• Known as Cheshire Potatoes due to their popularity on the west coast of England
• High resistance to foliage blight, common scab and powdery scab

Advice & Tips:

• Dig over the area you wish to plant your potatoes, removing any weeds.
• Create shallow ridges in the ground approximately 60cm apart, planting the seed potatoes into the ridge approximately 12cm deep and 22cm apart.
• When the plants have grown to approximately 20cm in height, draw soil up around the lower leaves to protect the newly forming potatoes
• For an earlier harvest, potatoes can be chitted before planting - to do this, place the seed potatoes into an open container, such as an egg box, and leave in a light and airy position, protected from frost, to allow the potatoes to grow small shoots. Be careful not to damage the chits when planting into the ground.

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