Maincrop

Maincrop.

Oval-round, pinkish, red-eyed tubers with soft moist flesh that is excellent for baking and chipping. Maincrop potato ‘Cara’ has excellent disease resistance, including golden eelworm and blight, and withstands drought well. An allotment favourite! Height and spread: 60cm (24”).

Please note: Potato ‘Cara’ CANNOT be sent to Northern Ireland or Eire.

For more information on potato cropping types, harvest periods and culinary uses, click here to view our Potato Selector Guide.

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Early maincrop.

The world's most popular red potato, with pale yellow, firm waxy flesh. This well-loved maincrop potato has particularly good drought resistance. Potato ‘Desiree’ is versatile for all cooking purposes including roasting and baking. Height and spread: 60cm (24").

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• NEW in 2013
• Voted the best red-skinned roasties in T&M's taste test
• Delicious crispy skins and buttery flesh
• Shows resistance to blight

Maincrop.

With the ever popular variety ‘Rooster’ as one of its parent lines, Potato ‘Setanta’ has a characteristically high dry matter - perfect for roasting, baking and chipping! This late maincrop variety triumphed over other varieties in our own taste tests. Potato ‘Setanta’ produces impressive yields of shallow-eyed, oval, red-skinned tubers with medium-yellow flesh. This superb potato has a reputation for being drought tolerant and free of pests and diseases, making it an ideal choice for the organic home gardener. Height and spread: 60cm (24").

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Press release: Potato Setanta is voted 'Best Roastie'

• Makes wonderfully tasty chips!

Early maincrop.

The best chipping variety available, and a versatile ‘all rounder’. Potato ‘Maris Piper’ produces dry, floury tubers with creamy-white flesh of good flavour, that rarely discolours on cooking. This popular purple-flowered maincrop potato is also Golden eelworm resistant. Height and spread: 60cm (24").

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Late maincrop.

Sister line to the phenomenally popular ‘Sarpo Mira’ introduced in 2005. Potato ‘Sarpo Axona’ is very similar in all respects, particularly with its outstanding blight resistance, but the tubers are more regular in shape and the flesh is slightly more creamy. This late maincrop has superb flavour and is suitable for all culinary uses. Height and spread: 60cm (24").

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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").

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Early maincrop.

Potato ‘Blue Danube’ (previously known as ‘Adam Blue’) is the latest introduction from Sárvári, without the Sárpo prefix. The stunning blue-purple skinned oval tubers have bright white flesh of good flavour, that are excellent for general culinary purpose - larger tubers bake particularly well. This early maincrop shows moderate foliage blight resistance and excellent tuber blight resistance. Height and spread: 60cm (24").

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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").

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• The original salad potato

Maincrop.

A very old variety dating back to 1850 which has made an astonishing comeback in recent years. This late maincrop variety produces long, knobbly, pink skinned tubers with butter yellow, waxy flesh, and a distinctive nutty flavour. Potato ‘Pink Fir Apple’ is deservedly an RHS AGM variety. Perfect for boiling, chipping, or eating either hot or cold as a salad potato. Height and spread: 60cm (24”).

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Maincrop.

The latest introduction to the Sárpo range, boasting very high foliage and tuber blight resistance, as well as good resistance to other common potato diseases. Potato ‘Sárpo Gwyn’ produces a good crop of white-skinned and pale fleshed tubers which have a lovely flavour. Perfect for roasting, boiling, baking and mashing.

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Maincrop.

Short-growing, with dense, weed-smothering foliage, Sarpo ‘Shona’ makes a great addition to the kitchen garden. Resistant to drought and to blight, as well as to black dot, black scurf and potato virus Yo, this wonderfully robust addition to the ‘Sarpo’ range can be cooked and eaten in almost every way! They roast particularly well and make tasty potato wedges. And as with all ‘Sarpos, lifted tubers will last well in an unheated shed. Height and spread: 60cm (24").

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Early maincrop.

Yellow skinned, long, oval, tubers with a deep golden flesh, a unique nutty flavour, and an extremely creamy, yet dry texture. This exclusive early maincrop Potato ‘Mayan Gold’ has proven exceptionally popular with chefs and the restaurant trade. Fantastic for chips and roast potatoes with a crispy texture and fluffy centres. Superb flavour when cooked in its skin, and for all cooking uses except boiling, as tubers tend to disintergrate. Height and spread: 60cm (24”).

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Second early.

A heritage variety that has stood the test of time. A Victorian selection of Potato ‘International Kidney’ is still grown on Jersey and marketed under the trademark 'Jersey Royal'. If harvested as a second early, ‘International Kidney’ makes a perfect, very waxy, salad potato. Harvested later as an early maincrop, it produces floury, large, general purpose tubers. Height and spread: 60cm (24").

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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").

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Late maincrop.

Potato ‘King Edward’ is the classic Christmas variety and a firm favourite for roasting. The creamy white flesh has a light, floury texture and rarely discolours on cooking. A popular and well-loved late maincrop variety with good resistance to scab and slugs. Height and spread: 60cm (24").

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Early Maincrop.

Probably the most pest and disease resistant variety, Potato ‘Sante’ grows well in all soils. This outstanding early maincrop variety produces lots of uniform tubers with pale yellow flesh and a firm, dry texture. Height and spread: 60cm (24”).

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Early maincrop.

An old French salad potato from the late 1800’s that is esteemed for its flavour which further improves on storage. This attractive maincrop variety produces beautiful, long, pale yellow tubers with a firm, waxy texture that is delicious boiled or steamed. Height and spread: 60cm (24").

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• Makes delicious sauté potatoes

Maincrop.

A well known maincrop variety with russeted skin and pale mauve tipped white flowers. The floury flesh of Potato ‘Golden Wonder’ makes it one of the best varieties for baking, frying and roasting, with a rich flavour that improves on storage. Potato ‘Golden Wonder’ is heavy cropper with good slug resistance. Height and spread: 60cm (24").

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Maincrop.

Potato ‘Salad Blue’ is a vigorous maincrop variety that is more productive than ‘Congo’ with attractive blue/ purple flowers. Contrary to its name, the spectacular blue, floury flesh, of this unusual coloured potato is best suited to baking, roasting, mash, boiling or chips. Height and spread: 60cm (24").

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Early maincrop, maincrop.

With exceptional resistance to potato blight, virus, disease and drought, these ‘Sarpo’ varieties produce high yields - even in poorer soils. Perfect for gardeners who want to grow delicious potatoes without the need for chemical sprays, excessive irrigation and soil improvement additives. Heights and spreads: 60cm (24").

• Collection comprises:
• Potato ‘Sárpo Gwyn’ (early maincrop) - Produces a good crop of white-skinned and pale fleshed tubers which have a lovely flavour. Perfect for roasting, boiling, baking and mashing.
• Potato 'Sárpo Shona' (early maincrop) - Short-growing, dense and weed smothering. Can be cooked and eaten in almost every way!
• Potato 'Sárpo Mira' (maincrop) - With unprecedented blight resistance, and good slug resistance, this variety produces huge yields of tasty, floury tubers.
• Potato 'Blue Danube' (early maincrop) - Previously known as ‘Adam Blue’, the stunning blue-purple skinned, oval tubers have bright white flesh of good flavour, that are excellent for general culinary purpose.
• Potato 'Sárpo Kifli' (early maincrop) - 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.
• Potato 'Sárpo Axona' (maincrop) - Similar to 'Sarpo Mira' but the tubers are more regular in shape and the flesh is slightly more creamy.

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Early maincrop.

Potato ‘Juliette’ produces long, oval, yellow-skinned and fleshed, waxy tubers, with good resistance to common scab, netted scab and golden eelworm too. A heavy crop can be lifted as an early maincrop or left in the ground for longer as a second early. Whether eaten hot or cold, Potato ‘Juliette’ is delicious boiled or steamed. Height and spread: 60cm (24”).

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Maincrop.

Burgundy red flesh, with a fluffy texture and delicious sweet flavour. This maincrop potato makes excellent chips and mash, and retains its colour well if steamed rather than boiled. Height and spread: 60cm (24").

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Introduced exclusively by Thompson & Morgan

- Delicious baked or mashed
- Bumper crops of evenly-sized attractive potatoes
- Growing mouth-watering potatoes couldn't be easier

Early maincrop.

Potato ‘Blue Belle’ is becoming increasingly popular for the home grower. This versatile and attractive looking potato produces good yields that are suitable for a wide range of culinary uses. Height and spread: 60cm (24").

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Early maincrop.

With ‘Charlotte’ and ‘Pink Fir Apple’ in its parentage Potato ‘Harlequin’ is a guaranteed taste sensation! This outstanding salad variety produces long, oval tubers with creamy flesh and a delicate texture. Height and spread: 60cm (24").

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Late maincrop.

his round to oval, white skinned and cream fleshed late maincrop, has double eelworm and blight resistance, offering a real bonus to the gardener. Potato ‘Valor’ produces exceptional yields of quality general purpose potatoes for all culinary uses. Height and spread: 60cm (24").

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Late Maincrop.

Introduced exclusively by T&M, Potato ‘Druid’ is very similar to ‘Red Cara’ but with a slightly later maturity. Producing huge yields of short, oval, pinky red skinned tubers with shallow eyes and firm flesh that wont disintegrate on cooking. With good resistance to foliage blight, common scab and golden eelworm this late maincrop variety is ideal for the organic gardener. Height and spread: 60cm (24").

Please note: Potato ‘Druid’ CANNOT be sent to Northern Ireland or Eire.

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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").

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First early, second early, maincrop.

Our choice of reliable, easy to grow varieties for both the beginner and the enthusiast. Height and spread: 60cm (24").

• Collection comprises:
• Potato ‘Rocket’ (First Early) - Almost round, white skinned and fleshed tubers.
• Potato ‘Pentland Javelin’ (First Early) - Waxy-textured tubers with white skins and flesh that is ideal for boiling as a salad or new potato.
• Potato ‘Sante' (Ealy Maincrop) - Produces lots of uniform tubers with pale yellow flesh and a firm, dry texture.
• Potato ‘Kestrel’ (Second Early) - Producing tubers of consistent size and shape, with attractive, smooth skins and violet eyes.
• Potato ‘Desiree’ (Early Maincrop) - The world's most popular red potato, with pale yellow, firm waxy flesh.
• Potato ‘Cara’ (Late Maincrop) - Creamy skin and striking bright red eyes.

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• NEW in 2013

Early maincrop.

A popular variety within the potato crisp industry for its dry texture and flavoursome flesh. Potato ‘Chicago’ is equally useful in the kitchen as a general purpose potato for roasting, chipping, mashing and wonderfully fluffy baked potatoes. Tubers also have good storage potential due to their long-term sugar stability. This versatile British bred early maincrop has performed well in trials, showing Golden eelworm resistance and partial White eelworm resistance, as well as heat and drought tolerance. Height and spread: 60cm (24").

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Second early, maincrop.

Grow these reliable and trusted allotment favourites for an ongoing supply of home grown potatoes. Height and spread: 60cm (24").

• Collection comprises:
• Potato ‘Orla’ (First early) - With good foliage and tuber blight resistance, producing creamy skinned, pale yellow fleshed, round-oval tubers.
• Potato ‘Kestrel’ (Second early) - Producing tubers of consistent size and shape, with attractive, smooth skins and violet eyes.
• Potato ‘Sante’ (Early maincrop) - Probably the most pest and disease resistant variety, growing well in all soils.
• Potato ‘Cara’ (Late maincrop) - Creamy skin and striking bright red eyes.
• Potato ‘Lady Balfour’ (Early maincrop) - A reliable variety with excellent disease resistance.

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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.



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Early maincrop.

Potato ‘Rubesse’ produces good yields of uniform, cream to pale yellow-fleshed tubers with a rich red skin colour that doesn’t fade when washed. This attractive variety has a good flavour and can be used for a wide range of culinary uses. This promising new variety combines good drought tolerance with resistance to disease and Golden eelworm too. Height and spread: 60cm (24").

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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.

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• NEW in 2013 & T&M exclusive
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Early maincrop.

Potato ‘Infinity’ produces eyecatching crops of uniform, oval, red-skinned tubers, reminiscent of Potato ‘Rooster’ which is one of its parent lines. Attractive yellow flesh with a dry texture makes this early maincrop variety a versatile potato for general use. The tubers have a long dormancy, giving them excellent storage potential. Height and spread: 60cm (24").

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• NEW in 2013

Early maincrop.

Developed by Scottish Crops Research Institute, Potato ‘Trixie’ is a superb cross between ‘Charlotte and ‘Mayan Gold’. The long, oval tubers have pale yellow skin with shallow, purple eyes and pale flesh. Tubers have a more regular shape than ‘Charlotte’ and with ‘phureja’ in its parentage, the cooking time is a third less than for conventional potatoes. This early maincrop has a dry, floury texture so steaming is recommended as boiling can lead to disintegration. Height and spread: 60cm (24").

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First early, second early, maincrop.

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

• 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.

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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").

• 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.

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Second early, maincrop.

Whether eaten hot or cold, these exceptional salad potatoes are simply delicious! This collection contains our choice of the best second early and maincrop salad varieties. Height and spread: 60cm (24").

• Collection comprises:
• Potato ‘International Kidney’ (Second early) - A heritage variety that has stood the test of time.
• Potato ‘Harlequin’ (Second early) - This outstanding salad variety produces long, oval tubers with creamy flesh and a delicate texture
• Potato ‘Charlotte’ (Second early) - Pear shaped, yellow skinned, waxy tubers and creamy yellow flesh of first class flavour.
• Potato ‘Juliette’ (Early maincrop) - Long, oval, yellow-skinned and fleshed, waxy tubers, with good disease resistance.
• Potato ‘Pink Fir Apple’ (Late maincrop) - Long, knobbly, pink skinned tubers with butter yellow, waxy flesh, and a distinctive nutty flavour.

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• NEW in 2013

Late maincrop.

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• Best In Class for blight resistance - click here for details

Late maincrop.

This late maincrop variety has it all - unprecedented blight resistance, good slug resistance, vigorous weed suppressing foliage, and it grows well in a wide range of soils. Potato ‘Sarpo Mira’ produces huge yields of tasty, floury tubers that have a long storage potential. A real all-rounder for all cooking purposes. Height and spread: 60cm (24").

Organic ‘Sarpo Mira’ has Organic Certification approved by The Soil Association.

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Maincrop.

Bred before 1895, these cylindrical potatoes have many eyes and very dark purple-blue skins. The flesh of this maincrop variety is blue, intensifying in colour on maturity. Potato ‘Congo’ makes stunning blue chips, or use larger tubers for roasting. A fantastic novelty variety to add colour to any dish! Height and spread: 60cm (24").

These minitubers are micro-propagated in sterile conditions under stringent quality assurance controls to produce completely disease-free potato tubers. Once planted they will grow vigorously and produce good crops of normal sized tubers. This new technology provides secure long term storage of heritage varieties and allows rapid introduction of varieties, old and new.

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• Reintroduction in 2013
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Maincrop.

Potato ‘Vitelotte’ is our own registered clone of this old French variety that probably originated in the early 1800s from Peru or Bolivia. With the same rich inky purple-black skin and flesh as ‘Congo’, but earlier maturing and with slightly larger tubers. This heritage maincrop variety has a nutty flavour and retains its colour most prominently if steamed in minimal water and not boiled.Visually stunning for mash, chips, crisps, jackets and roast potatoes. Height and spread: 60cm (24").

These minitubers are micro-propagated in sterile conditions under stringent quality assurance controls to produce completely disease-free potato tubers. Once planted they will grow vigorously and produce good crops of normal sized tubers. This new technology provides secure long term storage of heritage varieties and allows rapid introduction of varieties, old and new.

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• NEW in 2013

Maincrop.

In food science circles, ‘Markies’ is regarded as the perfect frying potato - very low sugar and high starch levels give crispness and the looked for pale gold fry colour. The yellow flesh has good flavour and the carotene content is seen as a bonus. Height and spread: 60cm (24”).

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• 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").

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• NEW in 2013

Maincrop.

This variety has all round disease resistance but blight resistance is now reduced. It still has very good flavour and good cooking characteristics. It produces relatively few but large tubers suitable for baking. The foliage is fairly open and the tubers are prone to growth cracks and hollow heart. ‘Remarka’ needs even water supply and careful weeding for best results. Height and spread: 60cm (24").

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