Organic Seed Potato Lady Balfour

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Maincrop organic Lady Balfour seed potatoes were named after the founder of the soil association - Lady Eve Balfour. She was an English farmer educator organic farming pioneer and a founding figure in the organic movement.These potatoes have a tasty creamy flesh and are perfect for boiling roasting or baking. They produce high yields even in soils with low fertility which means you can enjoy growing these organically. They also have excellent resistant to major diseases including blight scab and virus Y as well as strong resistance to eelworm.
Before planting seed potatoes they need to be chitted. Chitting encourages the growth of the shoots on seed potatoes before planting and will produce heavier crops than would otherwise be obtained. Chitting involves placing the seed potatoes in a shallow tray with the thicker end uppermost in a well-lit dry frost-free position. It normally takes about 4-6 weeks for the shoots to grow to about 2-2.5cm so they are ready to plant - work back from the intended date for planting to decide when to start chitting.
Main Crop potatoes such as this can be planted in the south (of the UK) during the first half of April and further north by late April.The actual time will depend on weather conditions. These potatoes should be planted in rows allowing about 30cm between tubers and 75cm between rows. The time between planting and lifting should be about 15 weeks and remember these give a heavier crop than the Earlies.
12 tubers per pack

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