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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 : Sarpo Una - Pre-Chitted Tubers

Potato 'Sarpo Una'

Solanum tuberosum

Early maincrop.

Potato ‘Sarpo Una’ always performs well, producing high yields of pink skinned, oval, quite waxy tubers with good flavour, that are suitable for general culinary use. This early maincrop variety has excellent tuber blight resistance. Height and spread: 60cm (24").



Useful links:

How to grow potatoes in the ground Potato Selector Guide
How to grow potatoes in bags     How to stop blight

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    • 10 tubers

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Potato 'Heritage Collection'

Potato 'Heritage Collection'

Solanum tuberosum

First early, second early, early maincrop, maincrop.

These five heritage varieties, all dating from before the 1950’s, have survived in enthusiasts’ collections over many years. T&M has previously sold these as microplants and minitubers, however we are delighted to be able to offer these now as regular seed potatoes. Height and spread: 60cm (24").


  • Collection comprises:
  • Potato ‘Highland Burgundy Red’ (maincrop) - Burgundy red flesh, with a fluffy texture and delicious sweet flavour. An excellent general purpose potato that retains its colour well if steamed rather than boiled.
  • Potato ‘Belle de Fontenay’ (early maincrop) - This pre-1950's first early variety, produces beautiful pale yellow tubers with a notably firm, waxy texture, making it an excellent salad potato.
  • Potato ‘Arran Pilot' (first early) - A traditional favourite with white flesh, a firm waxy texture and a pleasing flavour.
  • Potato 'Shetland Black' (second early) - Shallow eyed tubers with dark blue to almost black skin, and pale yellow floury flesh with a distinctive purple vascular ring.
  • Potato 'Salad Blue' (early maincrop) - Contrary to its name, the spectacular blue, floury flesh, of this unusual coloured potato is best suited to baking, roasting, mash, boiling or chips.

    • Useful links:

    How to grow potatoes in the ground Potato Selector Guide
    How to grow potatoes in bags     How to stop blight

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      • 50 tubers - 10 of each variety

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Gourmet Potato Collection

Potato 'Gourmet Collection'

Solanum tuberosum

  Customer Rating

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 ground Potato 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 'Kerr's Pink' - Part of the Alan Romans Collection

Potato 'Kerr's Pink' - Part of the Alan Romans Collection

Solanum tuberosum
 
  • NEW in 2013

Maincrop.

James Henry of Cornhill, Banffshire produced this variety from a ‘Fortyfold’ cross. In the way of the potato world it is now named after the merchant who bought the stock when Henry emigrated to Canada. It is a tall, robust plant which crops well in a long growing season. It is fine grained, floury and very popular in Scotland and Ireland. The potato for a Burns’ Supper. Height and spread: 60cm (24").



Useful links:

How to grow potatoes in the ground Potato Selector Guide
How to grow potatoes in bags     How to stop blight

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