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Maincrop


Maincrop potato varieties produce larger varieties for baking and roasting. For best results, 'chit' the tubers and then plant up from March to mid May. The potatoes will be ready to harvest approximately 20 weeks after planting. Maincrop potatoes are best grown in the ground, where they will have more space. 'Sarpo' potatoes offer exceptional resistance to blight, a common problem in potatoes.



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Potato 'Kifli'

Solanum tuberosum

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Early maincrop.

Best planted early as it can be a slow starter, Potato ‘Kifli’ shows the usual good ‘Sarpo’ family resistance to drought and blight, as well as a high resistance to virus. This early maincrop variety produces elongated white-skinned tubers with a fabulous ‘new potato’ flavour, that is best enjoyed when tubers are freshly harvested and cooked in their skins. ‘Kifli’ can be harvested over a long period - the larger and more mature tubers will still have excellent flavour. Height and spread: 60cm (24").



Useful links:

How to grow potatoes in the groundPotato Selector Guide
How to grow potatoes in bags     How to stop blight

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    • 20 tubers

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Potato 'Lady Balfour'

Solanum tuberosum

Early maincrop.

Named after the Soil Association founder, Potato ‘Lady Balfour’ produces oval, pink splashed tubers with firm, moist creamy flesh. Showing impressive blight resistance and double eelworm resistance, this maincrop variety delivers huge yields, even in poorer soils. Potato ‘Lady Balfour’ also stores particularly well making it an excellent general purpose potato. Height and spread: 60cm (24").



Useful links:

How to grow potatoes in the groundPotato Selector Guide
How to grow potatoes in bags     How to stop blight

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Potato 'Picasso'

Solanum tuberosum

Early maincrop.

Bred from ‘Cara’, this early maincrop variety has the same creamy skin and striking bright red eyes. Potato ‘Picasso’ produces huge yields of waxy fleshed tubers with good all round disease and drought resistance, although may be prone to slugs. Height and spread: 60cm (24").



Useful links:

How to grow potatoes in the groundPotato Selector Guide
How to grow potatoes in bags     How to stop blight

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Potato 'Gourmet Collection'

Solanum tuberosum

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Introduced exclusively by Thompson & Morgan

- Best In Class - for gourmet potatoes
- Bumper crops of evenly-sized attractive potatoes
- Growing mouth-watering potatoes couldn't be easier


Second early, early maincrop.

Colin Randel, Chairman of the RHS Vegetable Trials Committee has tried and tested hundreds of potatoes over the years. With his specialist knowledge he has picked three tasty potato varieties as his top rated for flavour. Grow this special selection in our effortless patio planters for a taste sensation. The perfect potato dish simply doesn't get any easier than this! Height and spread: 60cm (24").

  • Collection comprises:
  • Potato ‘Blue Belle’ - Early maincrop. Increasing in popularity for the home grower, this versatile and attractive looking potato produces good yields that are suitable for a wide range of culinary uses.
  • Potato ‘Piccolo Star’ - Second early. Very high numbers of mouthwatering, oval baby new potatoes, with a firm waxy texture and bright, creamy skin and flesh. Absolutely superb as a boiled 'new potato' or left to cool as a salad potato.

Useful links:

How to grow potatoes in the groundPotato Selector Guide
How to grow potatoes in bags     How to stop blight

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    • 10 tubers - 5 of each variety

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Potato 'Customer Favourites Collection'

Solanum tuberosum

First early, second early, maincrop.

All of your favourite varieties in one fantastic collection. Height and spread: 60cm (24").


Please note: This collection CANNOT be sent to Northern Ireland or Eire.
  • Collection comprises:
  • Potato ‘Arran Pilot’ (First Early) - A traditional favourite with white flesh, a firm waxy texture and a pleasing flavour.
  • Potato ‘Charlotte’ (Second Early) - Pear shaped, yellow skinned, waxy tubers and creamy yellow flesh of first class flavour.
  • Potato ‘Kestrel’ (First Early) - Producing tubers of consistent size and shape, with attractive, smooth skins and violet eyes.
  • Potato ‘Pink Fir Apple’ (Late Maincrop) - Long, knobbly, pink skinned tubers with butter yellow, waxy flesh, and a distinctive nutty flavour.
  • Potato ‘Rocket’ (First Early) - Possibly the earliest early available, producing large crops of attractive and uniform white-skinned and fleshed tubers for your first tasty crop of the season.
  • Potato ‘Desiree’ (First Early) - The World's most popular red potato! With its pale yellow, firm, waxy flesh, Desiree is extremely versatile.


Useful links:

How to grow potatoes in the groundPotato Selector Guide
How to grow potatoes in bags     How to stop blight

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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.
  • Collection comprises:
  • Potato ‘Winston’ (First early) - Good yields of large tubers with even shape and size.
  • Potato ‘Nadine’ (Second early) - Smooth skinned, rounded tubers with shallow eyes.
  • Potato ‘Kestrel’ (Second early) - Attractive tubers of consistent size and shape, with smooth skins and violet eyes.
  • Potato ‘Maxine’ (Early maincrop) - Large, smooth, pale-red skinned tubers with white waxy flesh which remains firm on cooking.


Useful links:

How to grow potatoes in the groundPotato Selector Guide
How to grow potatoes in bags     How to stop blight

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    • 40 tubers - 10 of each variety + 20 exhibitor bags

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