A high yielding maincrop which produces lots of uniform, rounded, pink and white tubers with a floury white flesh. The potatoes have a sweet taste and are a great all purpose variety which stores well. It also has excellent disease resistance and can tolerate drought conditions
0.5-1 metres
0.1-0.5 metres
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Grow in an open, frost-free site with deep, fertile, moisture-retentive soil for high quality and heavy yields. This variety can get quite tall so a sheltered spot would be ideal. Improve soil by adding organic matter, such as well-rotted manure, in the autumn. Draw earth up around the stems as they emerge, to exclude light and prevent the potatoes from becoming green. Water well in dry periods although this variety does show a reasonable tolerance to drought. Potatoes can also be grown in large containers or potato gro-bags. See potato cultivation for further advice.
Propagate by chitting tubers or 'seed potatoes'. This is done by standing the tubers 'rose-end' up (the end with the most eyes) in egg boxes or trays in a cool, light place. After two to three weeks the shoots will begin to sprout. Plant out after frosts have passed, from about mid March to mid April.
No pruning required
Shows resistance to Potato cyst nematodes but may be susceptible to cutworms, slugs, wireworms and leaf and bud eelworm
May be susceptible to honey fungus (rarely), shows generally good disease resistance including to late Potato blight and Potato scab but may be susceptible to Potato rot, particulary dry rot, Potato blackleg and stem canker
