Maincrop

Main Crop Potatoes are planted out from March to May and can be harvested from September to October. They are planted in rows allowing about 2ft (60cm) between tubers and 2½ft (75cm) between rows.

With Main Crop Potatoes, from sowing to harvest is usually 15-18 weeks.

Main Crop Potatoes are usually grown to full maturity and produce larger potatoes and harvests than either of the two Early types.

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Cara Potato Seed
Cara Potato Seed
£2.99

Pack of 1kg potato tubers

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Desiree Seed Potato
Desiree Seed Potato
£2.99

Pack of 1kg potato tubers

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Java Seed Potatoes
Java Seed Potatoes
£3.25

Pack of 1kg potato tubers

JBA 2kg Carolus Seed Potatoes
JBA 2kg Carolus Seed Potatoes
£4.49

Pack of 2kg potato tubers

JBA 2kg Orla Seed Potatoes
JBA 2kg Orla Seed Potatoes
£4.49

Pack of 2kg potato tubers

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King Edward Potato Seed
King Edward Potato Seed
£2.99

Pack of 1kg potato tubers

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Maris Piper Potato Seeds
Maris Piper Potato Seeds
£2.99

Pack of 1kg potato tubers

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Marvel Seed Potatoes
Marvel Seed Potatoes
£2.99

Pack of 1kg potato tubers

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Picasso Potato Seed
Picasso Potato Seed
£2.99

Pack of 1kg potato tubers

Potato Fertiliser
Potato Fertiliser
£5.99
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£8.70
Rooster Potato Seed
Rooster Potato Seed
£3.25

Pack of 1kg potato tubers

Sarpo Mira Seed Potato
Sarpo Mira Seed Potato
£4.49

Pack of 2kg potato tubers

Setanta Seed Potatoes
Setanta Seed Potatoes
£4.49

Pack of 2kg potato tubers

Valor Potato Seed
Valor Potato Seed
£4.49

Pack of 2kg potato tubers

Maincrop potatoes are usually grown for use during the autumn and winter months. They are left to grow to full maturity, yielding a heavy crop and proving to be much larger size tubers than first and second early varieties. Maincrop potatoes are also usually much starchier than new potatoes, which makes them perfect for mash, roasting and for chips. Potatoes are a staple food and can be used in a multitude of dishes from the traditional to the more exotic Asian and oriental cuisine.

Maincrop potatoes have thick skins and need to be peeled before they can be cooked. They can also be easily overcooked if boiled for too long, making them mushy and not very appealing. They are relatively easy to grow and need very little attention other than watering during dry periods and the usual task of “earthing up”. As with all potatoes, maincrop can be grown in open beds. However due to their longer growing season and eventual size, they are not really suitable for growing in containers.