JBA Seed Potatoes - Ulster Prince - First Early

JBA Seed Potatoes - Ulster Prince - First Early

Ulster Prince seed potatoes are well known for their boiling qualities as they are unlikely to disintegrate when in the pan; they can also great for baking and chipping, with a wonderful white skin and flesh.

This first early variety can be harvested as early as June and has good resistance to common potato diseases such as common scab and powdery scab.

Key Information:

• White skin and flesh
• Unlikely to disintegrate when boiled
• Good resistance to common scab and powdery scab

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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