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Second Early


Second early potatoes should be planted up from March to late May and the small, new potatoes will be ready to harvest in approximately 13 weeks. They will benefit from 'chitting'before planting and can be grown either in the ground or in potato patio planters.

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Potato 'Beginners Collection'

Potato 'Beginners Collection'

Solanum tuberosum

  Customer Rating

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").


Please note: This collection CANNOT be sent to Northern Ireland or Eire.
  • 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.


Useful links:

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

 More info
    • 60 tubers - 10 of each variety

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    • £14.99
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    • 120 tubers - 20 of each variety

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    • £23.94 £19.99
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Potato 'Allotment Favourites Collection'

Potato 'Allotment Favourites Collection'

Solanum tuberosum

Second early, maincrop.

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


Please note: This collection CANNOT be sent to Northern Ireland or Eire.
  • 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.


Useful links:

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

 More info
    • 50 tubers - 10 of each variety

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    • £14.99
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    • 100 tubers - 20 of each variety

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    • £27.94 £19.99
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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

    More info
      • 50 tubers - 10 of each variety

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      • £22.45 £14.99
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Potato 'Customer Favourites Collection'

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

 More info
    • 60 tubers - 10 of each variety

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    • £14.99
    • Out of stock
    • 120 tubers - 20 of each variety

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    • SAVE £3.95  
    • £23.94 £19.99
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Potato Exhibitor Collection

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

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

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    • £26.95 £12.99
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Potato Patio Planter Collection

Solanum tuberosum

  Customer Rating

First 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").

  • Pack comprises:
  • 3 Patio Planters
  • 5 tubers each of:
  • Potato ‘Rocket’ - A very early bulking and heavy cropping variety producing almost round, white skinned and fleshed tubers. First early.
  • Potato ‘Charlotte’ - Truly sensational flavour whether eaten hot, smothered in butter, or cold in a tasty salad. Second early.
  • Potato ‘Maris Peer’ - Favoured by restaurants and gardeners alike. The firm creamy yellow fleshed tubers of Potato ‘Maris Peer’ retain their colour and have a superb flavour, but won’t disintegrate on cooking.


Useful links:

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

 More info
    • 3 patio planters + 15 tubers - 5 of each variety

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