Thompson & Morgan Grow Your Own Vegetables - Potato Mccain Premiere 2Kg, Brown

Category

Flowers

Store

Robert Dyas

Brand

Thompson Morgan

Potato ‘McCain Premiere’ is a heavy yielding variety. As you can imagine from McCain potato it is a perfect for making home style chips and French fries. Oval tubers are pale gold and thin skin, with shallow eyes. Expect harvest time from May to June. Ideal for growing in patio containers and kitchen gardens. Height and spread: 60cm (24in)Plant first early potato crops from the end of February. Prior to planting, 'chit' the seed potatoes by setting them out in a cool, bright position (10C/ 50F) to allow them to sprout. When growing first early potatoes in the ground avoid planting in soil where potatoes have grown for two years in succession to reduce the risk of disease. Prepare the planting area in a sheltered position in full sun on moist well drained soil. Dig in plenty of well rotted manure. Plant potatoes in rows at a spacing of 30cm (12"). Rows should be set out 60cm (2') apart. Place the seed potatoes into 10cm (4") deep trenches and backfill the soil to refill the tr

12.99 GBP