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Second early potatoes need to be planted at a depth of 10cm with at least 30cm between each potato. There needs to be at least 60cm to 70cm between each row to give the potato plants enough room to grow and expand. If planting in March or early April, your potato plants will need plant protection from frosts in the form of a cold frame or ...
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- Second earlies come shortly after first early potatoes which are normally ready to harvest in June. New potatoes are so tender they don’t need to b...
- Harvest in the summer months of June or July, or around 14-16 weeks after planting. Remember that first early seed potatoes and second early seed p...
Aug 8, 2024 · We explain the differences between first early, second early, salad and maincrop potatoes in this short guide. There are three main types of potato to grow, named according to when you plant and harvest them: first earlies, second earlies and maincrop. First early or 'new' potatoes are so-called because they are the earliest to crop, in June ...
- BBC Gardeners' World Magazine
- 'Charlotte'
- 'Vivaldi'
- 'Maris Peer'
- 'Kestrel'
- 'Ratte'
- 'Lady Balfour'
- 'Jazzy'
'Charlotte'is a popular variety, often on sale in supermarkets. It produces lots of long, large, smooth tubers with a waxy texture and very good flavour. Like ‘Vivaldi’, it’s a good all-rounder that can be cooked in many different ways. As well as being a favourite salad potato, 'Charlotte' tubers also make great small jacket potatoes.
'Vivaldi' has pale yellow flesh, an excellent flavour and velvety texture. It’s a brilliant all-rounder, so a good choice if you only want to grow one variety - it came out as our top potato for bakingin a recent trial, but it’s also great for mashing and good as a boiled potato.
'Maris Peer'is a popular cultivar that produces lots of creamy yellow fleshed tubers with a good flavour. They are especially good boiled - they won’t lose their shape - and make excellent potato salad but can also be boiled, mashed, roasted or fried. It also has good disease resistance.
'Kestrel'has white flesh, splashed with violet. It is a popular variety for exhibiting. It is resistant to pests such as eelworm and slugs and blackleg and is great for boiling, frying, mashing and roasting.
Delicious 'Ratte'is very popular in France. It produces lots of small, long, smooth-skinned potatoes with yellow, waxy flesh and a nutty, chestnut flavour. Steam in their skins and eat hot or cold in salads, or mash.
‘Lady Balfour’ is a relatively new, high yielding variety has tasty, creamy flesh and pink flashes on the skin. It’s great for boiling and roasting. It’s resistant to blight and scab and is a good choice for poor soils.
'Jazzy' is a new variety that produces lots of small tubers. It has an excellent flavour and a waxy texture. It’s a very good salad potato but can also be mashed or roasted.
- BBC Gardeners' World Magazine
Jan 1, 2023 · Planting second early seed potatoes in beds. Choose a dry day during mid to late April and ensure any frost has lifted from the soil. Lightly rake the soil, in which the potato crop will be grown, into a manageable fine tilth. Using a spade, dig a trench approximately 10cm deep and then place the seed potatoes at a distance of 37cm apart and ...
Second Early Potatoes. Plant second early potatoes from March to late May, and small, new potatoes will be ready to harvest in around 13 weeks. Chit before planting, and grow in the ground or in potato bags. If you're eager to plant earlier, first early potatoes start best in Feburary. Read our 'How to grow potatoes in the ground article for ...
May 15, 2022 · Second early potatoes need a little extra care and attention to ensure that they grow well. Here are some tips: – Plant second earlies in fertile, well-drained soil. – Give them plenty of water, especially during hot weather. – When the plants start to flower, give them a high-potash feed such as tomato food.
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Plant second early potato crops 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 second early potatoes in the ground avoid planting in soil where potatoes have grown for two years in succession to reduce the risk of disease.
