Botanical name
Solanum tuberosum
Common name
Royal Blue Potato
Description
Oval-shaped potatoes with dusky purple skin and yellow creamy flesh. Their slightly sweet flavour and creamy texture makes them ideal for mashing, roasting, frying and salads.
How To Grow
Potatoes grow in a wide range of soils, the ideal being sandy with a high humus content. They require nitrogen so add manure and garden compost to the soil before planting. New shoots will appear in 2-3 weeks and require mounding to encourage formation of the new tubers and to ensure they are not exposed to the sun. Lift potatoes when vines begin to die. Leave freshly dug tubers in the sun for a day to prevent bruising, then store in dark and cool conditions
Plant
10cm deep 30cm apart in full sun.
When To Plant
Autumn to Spring.
Harvest
16-18 weeks
Size
1kg Packet
Uses
Mash, Fried, Salads and Roasted
Important Note – NOT AVAILABLE TO TAS / WA DUE TO QUARANTINE RESTRICTIONS
