Potato ‘Picasso’ is an early maincrop bred from ‘Cara’, and produces creamy skin and bright red eyes. This potato variety is good all round disease and drought resistance. Ideal to be grown in patio containers or kitchen gardens. Perfect for baking or mashing for your home cooked meals. Height and spread: 60cm (24in)Plant maincrop potatoes from March. 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 early maincrop 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 45cm (18"). Rows should be set out 75cm (2’, 6") apart. Place the seed potatoes into 10cm (4") deep trenches and backfill the soil to refill the trenches. When shoots re