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First Early
First early potatoes are perfect if you want to grow small, new potatoes and should be planted from the end of February to late May. They'll be ready to harvest in about 10 weeks from the planting date. It's a good idea to 'chit' these varieties before planting - this produces long shoots from which the plants will grow. First early potatoes are ideal for growing in potato patio planters or containers.
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Potato 'Exhibitor Collection'Solanum tuberosum First early, second early, maincrop. Superb value for the show enthusiast, this collection offers our choice of the best potato varieties for the show bench. Height and spread: 60cm (24"). For growing unmarked exhibition quality tubers we recommend using our Exhibitor Growing Bags.
Useful links: How to grow potatoes in the ground Potato Selector Guide |
Potato Patio Planter CollectionSolanum tuberosum  Customer RatingFirst early, second early. Growing your own delicious potatoes just got even easier! Just fill the bags with compost and plant them up with the delicious first and second early potatoes supplied. Height and spread: 60cm (24").
Useful links: How to grow potatoes in the ground Potato Selector Guide |
Potato 'Blight Dodgers Collection'Solanum tuberosum First early. Grow this first early "blight dodgers" collection for your first potatoes of the year - ready to lift before blight becomes a problem! Suitable for growing in the vegetable plot or in potato bags on the patio. Height and spread: 60cm (24”).
Useful links: How to grow potatoes in the ground Potato Selector Guide |
Potato 'Duke of York' - Part of the Alan Romans CollectionSolanum tuberosum
First early Bred by William Sim of Fyvie, Aberdeenshire, "Dukes" quickly established themselves worldwide with a reputation for quality which survives to this day. The tubers are pale yellow, smooth and attractive. They are waxy, boiling, almost salad, potatoes at the start of their season but they quickly mature, dry matter increases and they become very versatile. Despite moans from the 'waxy' brigade about them disintegrating, they are a flavour reference as far as I am concerned.Useful links: How to grow potatoes in the ground Potato Selector Guide |
Potato 'Accord' - Part of the Alan Romans CollectionSolanum tuberosum
First early ‘Accord’ is fairly high yielding, disease resistant and general purpose. It is double eelworm resistant. Tuber blight resistance is higher than foliar. This is a useful variety for the gardener and a personal favourite but it is sometimes difficult to find. Some seed is grown in Scotland which tends to suggest that it is not particularly prone to the soft rots that preclude other earlies from the Continent being grown in the wetter, colder climate of the north.Useful links: How to grow potatoes in the ground Potato Selector Guide |
Potato 'Sharpe's Express' - Part of the Alan Romans CollectionSolanum tuberosum
First early This garden classic was produced by Charles Sharpe of Sleaford. He was a major miller, merchant and seedsman in the town and may not have been personally responsible for his company’s varieties. ‘Express’ has high dry matter, very good flavour and cooks well although boiling requires care. It was TV gardener, Percy Thrower’s favourite. Yield and disease resistance are poor but some of Scotland’s leading growers used to certify a small patch to keep the variety going for their own family use.Useful links: How to grow potatoes in the ground Potato Selector Guide |
Potato 'Home Guard' - Part of the Alan Romans CollectionSolanum tuberosum
First early This was introduced by McGill & Smith of Ayr during World War II. Members of the Home Guard helped promote its use and it quickly became a commercial success because of its early yield. It is still the main early in Ireland and is still popular with gardeners. In my opinion it is an early early which is best eaten early.Useful links: How to grow potatoes in the ground Potato Selector Guide |
Potato 'Vanessa' - Part of the Alan Romans CollectionSolanum tuberosum
First early ‘Vanessa’ is very like an early ‘Desiree’ but the tubers tend to be smoother and more suitable for exhibition use. Even the foliage is very ‘Desiree’ like.Useful links: How to grow potatoes in the ground Potato Selector Guide |
Potato 'Ulster Sceptre' - Part of the Alan Romans CollectionSolanum tuberosum
First early This was John Clarke’s most successful variety. Like the other 'Ulster' still available, it is best eaten early and fresh. The yield of waxy tubers is high, even by present standards.Useful links: How to grow potatoes in the ground Potato Selector Guide |
Potato 'Favourite Earlies Collection B'Solanum tuberosum First early. Grow this first early favourites collection for your first taste of the season of delicious 'new potatoes'. Suitable for growing in the vegetable plot or in potato bags on the patio. Height and spread: 60cm (24”).
Useful links: How to grow potatoes in the ground Potato Selector Guide |
Potato 'Lady Christl'Solanum tuberosum  Customer RatingFirst early Quickly became a customer favourite for its good yields of very early, firm, oval, smooth, pale yellow-skinned tubers. The creamy flesh has an excellent flavour as a new potato and remains firm on cooking. This RHS AGM variety bulks up quickly as a first early, or leave it as a second early if larger tubers are required. With good disease resistance, including golden eelworm, Potato ‘Lady Christl’ is easy to grow and well suited to growing in containers and potato bags. Height and spread: 60cm (24"). Useful links: How to grow potatoes in the ground Potato Selector Guide |
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