Rooster Seed Potatoes
Rooster is an excellent all-round potato combining delicious taste and floury texture with good yields.
It produces outstanding chips and it's perfect for mashing and roasting. Rooster is a maincrop variety. Flesh Colour - Yellow. Uses - 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. 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
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![]() | £1.50 £3.50 p&p 5 tubers | Go » |
![]() | £3.98 £3.50 p&p 25 tubers | Go » |
![]() | £4.99 £4.50 p&p 20 tubers | Go » |
![]() | £4.99 £4.99 p&p 10 tubers | Go » |
![]() | £8.45 £4.99 p&p 30 tubers | Go » |
![]() | £8.49 £4.99 p&p 30 tubers | Go » |
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