JBA Seed Potatoes - Kestrel - Second Early

JBA Seed Potatoes - Kestrel - Second Early

Kestrel seed potatoes are a great choice if you are looking for a potato variety which gives you consistently sized tubers when harvesting; the oval-shaped tubers have a wonderful taste and are a good all-rounder in the kitchen.

Gardeners with smaller spaces to grow in can still enjoy Kestrel potatoes as they are able to be grown in containers. Their resistance to slugs and golden eelworm makes them a popular choice with 'grow your own' gardeners; the crop can be harvested in the late summer months if planted in March.

Key Information:

• Consistent size and colour
• Great taste, making it a good all-rounder in the kitchen
• Good resistance to golden eelworm and slugs

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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