Solanum tuberosum 'Desiree'
Potato 'Desiree'
There are three main types of potato: First early, Second early, and Main crop. All are planted within about a month of each other. eg Second early varieties are planted when the First early is above ground and about 2" high. This gives a good successional sowing interval. For maincrop potatoes the longer in the ground the better, so they bulk up to produce high yields, but growers need to pay attention when conditions are wet to avoid blight by lifting the crop. 'Desiree' is a main crop variety with red skin and cream flesh. A good all-purpose variety.
Contributed by @elainec
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Full sun
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Occasional watering
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A little frost hardy: 32F (0°C)
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Rich and free draining
Common name
Potato 'Desiree'
Latin name
Solanum tuberosum 'Desiree'
type
Vegetable
family
Solanaceae
ph
5.0 - 8.5 Acid - Neutral
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Light
Full sun
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Frost
A little frost hardy: 32F (0°C)
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Soil
Rich and free draining
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Water
Occasional watering
Plant & bloom calendar
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Best time to plant
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When to harvest
full grown dimensions
1.00 M
1.00 M
Solanum tuberosum 'Desiree'
There are three main types of potato: First early, Second early, and Main crop. All are planted within about a month of each other. eg Second early varieties are planted when the First early is above ground and about 2" high. This gives a good successional sowing interval. For maincrop potatoes the longer in the ground the better, so they bulk up to produce high yields, but growers need to pay attention when conditions are wet to avoid blight by lifting the crop. 'Desiree' is a main crop variety with red skin and cream flesh. A good all-purpose variety.
Planting
From Early Spring TO Late Spring
Potatoes should be "chitted" first, that is put in trays in a cool, light, frost free place, to allow the growing tips to start. The ground for potatoes should not have had potatoes grown in it for at least two years and should be deeply dug and will benefit from lots of well rotted farmyard manure or compost. A trench should be dug and manure placed in the bottom, covered over with soil then the seed potatoes placed on top on this, with the sprouting growth uppermost, taking care not to break them off. Cover over until the ground is level and wait for the growth to appear. As the plants get taller, earth them up by drawing soil over the plants from each side, until you have a ridge about 9ins. high. Plant early varieties first, and then, when they are 2" high, plant 2nd. earlies, and when they are 2" high, plant maincrop.
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