The Potatoes Bargain Patio Growing Kit comprises some of the best and most well-loved second early potatoes to devise a superb patio trio that will taste delicious mashed, roasted or eaten cold.
Height and spread: 60cm (24").
Potatoes Bargain Patio Growing Kit contains 18 tubers, 6 of each of the following varieties, PLUS 6 patio planters:
Potato 'Charlotte' (Second Early) - A very popular second early salad variety producing pear shaped, yellow skinned, waxy tubers and creamy yellow flesh of first class flavour, eaten either hot or cold. Holds an RHS AGM.
Potato 'Maris Peer' (Second Early) - An outstanding variety 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.
Potato 'Vivaldi' (Second Early) - Mouth watering and creamy whether boiled, baked, mashed or roasted. Versatile Potato 'Vivaldi' is excellent for producing high yields of 'baby potatoes' or for larger tubers as a second early/early maincrop.
Growing Information
Plant second early potato crops from March. Prior to planting, ‘chit’ the seed potatoes by setting them out in a cool, bright position (10C/ 50F) to allow them to sprout.
When growing second early potatoes in the ground avoid planting in soil where potatoes have grown for two years in succession to reduce the risk of disease. Prepare the planting area in a sheltered position in full sun on moist well drained soil. Dig in plenty of well rotted manure. Plant potatoes in rows at a spacing of 37cm (15"). Rows should be set out 75cm (2’, 6") apart. Place the seed potatoes into 10cm (4") deep trenches and backfill the soil to refill the trenches. When shoots reach 20cm (8"), mound up soil around the shoots leaving just a few cm showing. Repeat this process after a further 3 weeks.
Where space is limited, try growing potatoes in potato bags on the patio. Fill the potato bags by one third with good quality compost mixed with some well rotted manure. Space 3 seed potatoes in each bag on top of the compost. Fill the bags by another third and place 2 more seed potatoes on top of the compost. Finally cover them with more compost until the bags are full. Place the bags in a sunny position and water regularly to keep the compost moist.
