Kestrel Seed Potatoes
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Kestrel is one of the best looking potatoes which always catches the show judges eye for its purple splashed tubers!
Kestrel has a wonderful old fashioned taste and is particularly good for chips and roast potatoes as it absorbs less fat. Good resistance to slug damage.
Second Early variety. Flesh Colour - Cream. Uses - boil, steam, mash, chips, saute, baked and roast.
Immediately upon arrival unpack your seed potatoes and keep them in trays in a light, airy, frost free place to sprout prior to planting in March/April. Planting - depth 10cm (4"); spacing in row - 30-40cm (12-16"); width between rows - 70-75cm (28-30").
Soil should be well-worked and rich in humus (farm-yard manure or garden compost). Earth up two to three times as the top grows, to avoid green tubers. Feed with a balanced fertiliser and always keep your potatoes watered well during dry periods to ensure a good crop.
NB: Quantities are approximate and based on 10 tubers per kilogram.
Available from
| Retailer | Price | |
|---|---|---|
 | £3.99 free p&p 10 tubers | Go » |
 | £3.20 £1.99 p&p 10 tubers | Go » |
| £5.99 free p&p 20 tubers | Go » |
 | £4.49 £6.99 p&p 10 tubers | Go » |
| £4.99 £6.99 p&p 10 tubers | Go » |
Smallholding books
 British Sheep Breeds Elizabeth Henson |  Bread: River Cottage Handbook No. 3 Daniel Stevens |  Soup for All Occasions New Covent Garden Soup Company |  The Great Vegetable Plot Sarah Raven |  Sheep Medicine Phillip R. Scott |
