Thompson & Morgan Grow Your Own Vegetables - Potato Stemster 1Kg, Red

Category

Flowers

Store

Robert Dyas

Brand

Thompson Morgan

Potato Stemster produces large tasty, red-skinned potatoes. This variety is easy to grow and grows well in soils that dry out quickly as it had good drought resistance. These potatoes are perfect for long term storage and will keep until the following spring, if kept in the right conditions. This Potato is delicious when boiled, mashed, baked, or roasted.Plant early 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 trenc

7.99 GBP