Taylors Bulbs - Acoustic - Second Early Seed Potatoes

Taylors Bulbs - Acoustic Second Early Seed Potatoes

A high yielding seed potato with a strong resistance to blight, the Acoustic potato variety is a versatile choice in the kitchen. Requiring little space, they are the ideal choice for growing in an allotment or in bags in a greenhouse.

This variety can be lifted at two different points in the year - if lifted in July or August, the potatoes have a waxy, pale yellow flesh and are perfect for boiling or using in salads. However, if the potatoes are left in the ground for longer, they become floury and therefore better for chips, mashing or roasting.

Key Information:

• Ten second early seed potatoes
• Strong resistance to blight
• Grown in Britain
• Produces a waxy, pale yellow flesh when lifted in July/August, or a floury flesh if lifted later in the year
• Planting out should take place as soon as the risk of frost has passed (March onwards)

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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