Potatoes

Updated 14th February 2013

Please click here  for a pdf of our current sold out / crop failure list

Potatoes should be planted 10-15cm (4-6") deep in rows 60cm (2ft) apart (earlies) and 75cm (2^1/2ft) (maincrop). Place the potatoes with the rose end up 30cm (1ft) apart for earlies and 38-45cm (15-18") apart for maincrops. Potatoes will grow on most soils and are good ground cleaners. Avoid lime as this will encourage scab and is generally disliked. Blight is the other big problem, this has no cure but can be held in check by regular spraying.

All our potatoes are CERTIFIED SEED produced in Scotland, England, France and Holland. They have been inspected by FERA or equivalent certification body and passed as Grade AA or higher.

We stock a wide range of varieties which we hope will cover all requirements. Many varieties will be in great demand, and conditions have been difficult again leading to restricted supplies. EARLY ORDERING IS STRONGLY RECOMMENDED to ensure your first choice is available. WE WILL SUBSTITUTE WITH A SIMILAR VARIETY IF IT IS FOUND NECESSARY. IF THIS IS NOT ACCEPTABLE, PLEASE LIST ALTERNATIVES OR MARK YOUR ORDER ‘NO SUBSTITUTES’.

Most varieties are available from January onwards. To ensure your potatoes arrive in the best possible condition all deliveries will be made by a 1-2 day service. It may be possible to dispatch some potato orders in December, although we can not guarantee a December delivery as it will be dependant on crop availability and conditions. If you would NOT be happy to have a December delivery, please mark your order, via the notes. Remember by requesting a December delivery we are not guaranteeing that we will be able to deliver to you in December.

Some varieties will not be available until February and will be marked as so. Your entire section two order (onions, shallots, lawn seed, potatoes and miscellaneous), will be sent together under the one delivery charge, if you require us to split the delivery, please email us on seeds@edwintucker.com or call 01364 652233 and we can add a secondary postal charge to your order.

We need your phone number and full address including the postcode for these deliveries.  Please advise us of a safe place, preferably under cover, in which your parcel can be left in the event of no one being home when the delivery is attempted. Alternatively let us know if there is a more convenient address (ie. work or relation or friend), where the parcel can be sent.

As ever, we suggest the more you can get together with friends and neighbours the more cost effective the carriage charges become. 

Please enquire for prices of larger quantities in 25kg bags. 

The potato collections have proved very popular with most  customers since their introduction in 2008.  These ‘collections’ are ideal for sharing with friends and will enable more of you to  try a wider range of varieties as well as saving money. Please note if a variety is unavailable we will substitute with the nearest available alternative.

The layout lists information on varieties by cooking quality, i.e. NEW POTATO, SALAD, BAKED, ROAST, MASH AND FRIED (Chips/French Fries). We appreciate that many varieties could be used in more than one way and have indicated the other main kitchen uses in their write ups. We also include the heading MATURITY CLASS, i.e. First early, Second Early, Early Maincrop and Maincrop, in addition to the shape, skin and flesh colour. 

Please remember that potatoes can vary greatly in yield, texture and flavour.  Peoples tastes vary enormously too, so all information on cooking is given as a guide only.

PLEASE NOTE:

We regret we are unable to supply ACCENT, MANNA, ROSABELLE, ORGANIC AMANDINE, ORGANIC ANOE, BF15, CHERIE, LINZER DELIKATESS, ORGANIC LINZER DELIKATESS, ROSEVAL, VITELOTTE, ORGANIC MONA LISA, ORGANIC BINTJE and KONDOR to customers in Scotland.

We regret we are unable to supply CARA, ROOSTER, APACHE, INNOVATOR, ISLE OF JURA and PURPLE MAJESTY to customers in Northern or Southern Ireland.

BUY TWO OR MORE PACKS EITHER 1.5kg, 2kg, or 2.5kg OF THE SAME VARIETY AND SAVE 50p (ie 25p per pack) (please note this does not apply if one pack is organic and the other non-organic.)

All potatoes are offered strictly subject to safe harvest. 

Please note that although you can order these now, they will not be delivered until the appropriate time.