JBA Seed Potatoes - Valor - Maincrop

JBA Seed Potatoes - Valor - Maincrop

The Valor seed potato variety is an all-rounder in the kitchen; its cream coloured, floury textured flesh tastes great when baked, boiled, roasted, chipped or mashed. As a maincrop variety, the white skinned potato tubers will be ready to harvest in August.

Valor potatoes are well known for having a high resistance to heat and drought, making them a wonderful choice for any garden this Spring.

Key Information:

• High yielding variety with a high tolerance to heat and drought
• Cream coloured flesh with a floury texture
• Good levels of blight resistance

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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