JBA Seed Potatoes - Saxon - Second Early

JBA Seed Potatoes - Saxon - Second Early

Saxon potatoes have a great taste, which makes them a great versatile option in the kitchen. Although great for mashing and roasting, this variety is particularly strong when being boiled or baked as they won't disintegrate or lose their texture.

As a second early seed potato, you should expect to harvest a high quantity of Saxon potatoes in the late summer months; the white-skinned tubers have a good resistance to most potato diseases and store very well.

Key Information:

• White skinned with a yellow flesh
• Good resistance to disease
• Won't disintegrate when boiled and maintains a good texture when baked

Advice & Tips:

• Dig over the area you wish to plant your potatoes, removing any weeds.
• Create shallow ridges in the ground approximately 60cm apart, planting the seed potatoes into the ridge approximately 12cm deep and 22cm apart.
• When the plants have grown to approximately 20cm in height, draw soil up around the lower leaves to protect the newly forming potatoes
• For an earlier harvest, potatoes can be chitted before planting - to do this, place the seed potatoes into an open container, such as an egg box, and leave in a light and airy position, protected from frost, to allow the potatoes to grow small shoots. Be careful not to damage the chits when planting into the ground.

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