Premiere Seed Potatoes provide a heavy yielding, early season crop with great chip flavour.
A blight resistant, pale yellow, thin skinned potato variety that has a waxy yellow flesh with a tasty, creamy texture. Great as an all round potato in the kitchen but especially good for delicious chips and creamy mash. The preferred potato variety used by McCain for their chips.
- Ideal for boiling, baking and roasting
- British grown Seed Potatoes
- Good for general kitchen use
Planting Guide
We recommend planting First Early potato tubers, such as Premiere, outside from March onwards, 10cm deep and 20cm apart in a line. Leave at least 30cm between lines to allow growing space.
Prior to planting, encourage Seed Potatoes to sprout by placing them on a cool, bright windowsill for 4-6 weeks. This process is known as chitting and will help prepare the potato tuber for going in the ground.
Once planted, earth up the potatoes by drawing the soil up around new shoots to protect them from frost damage and prolong the growing time. Earthing up also protects developing potatoes from sunlight which causes them to turn green and poisonous. Keep potatoes well watered during warm weather.
Harvesting Guide
When ready to harvest, cut back haulms (plant stalks) to ground level before gently lifting the plant up with a garden fork.
Carefully remove the potatoes from the plant and wash well before use in the kitchen.
Details
- When to plant: March
- When to harvest: May, June
- Planting depth: 10cm/4
- Bulb spacing: 20cm/8
- Soil type: Moist but well-drained
- Soil pH: Acid, Alkaline, Neutral
- Sunlight: Full sun, Partial shade
- Hardiness: Tolerant of low temperatures but will not survive being frozen
