King Edward Potato Seed - Main Crop...

White Skin With Very Distinctive Pink Colouration.

King Edward potato seed is a high yielding medium sized oval tuber with creamy white slightly flouery flesh. Just about the most famous potato around - the classic Christmas roast potato!

Well worth growing for its versatile all round cooking properties - the floury texture produces a smooth creamy mash.

A striking partly red potato always in consistant demand is a testament to its cooking and eating qualities.

Waxy potatoes are firmer and hold their shape. Floury potatoes are softer and break up more easily. The potato varieties mentioned on this web site are suggestions only and there are many more available.

1 is WAXY and 9 is FLOURY

Texture 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

Useful for:

• Jacket Potatoes
• Boiled Potatoes
• Mashed Potatoes
• Chipped potatoes
• Roast Potatoes

Pest and Disease Resistance

The numbers given for pest or disease susceptibility or resistance are to be read as indicators. Factors like soil, crop maturity and skin thickness can affect the outcome of these readings - they are only a guide... don't get hung up.

1 is Susceptible and 9 is Resistant

Blt 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

CS 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

PCN           Susceptible             Resistant          Partially Resistant

Blt = Potato Blight
CS = Common Scab
PCN = Potato Cyst Nematode 

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