Picture and Description of Desiree Potato Seed and its Cooking Qualities

This potato seed produces potatoes that have a red skin and light yellow flesh. A vigorous, strongly flavoured potato, it probably still is the worlds most popular red spud. It is very drought resistant.




Potato seed variety: Desiree

Red skin and light yellow flesh. Firm texture.

This is a Main Crop variety

Desiree potato seed produce excellent tubers for:

Roasting
Chipping
Boiling
Wedges
Baking
Mashing
Photo used with kind permission of the
British Potato Council

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Suttons/Dobies is our prefered supplier. Their potato seed are inspected by the relevant certifying authority and that number is featured on the bag labels (within riddle size 35mm x 60mm). This eliminates over-large and very small potatoes. If specific variety is not stocked - many varieties to choose from.

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Texure of Potato

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

Pest and Disease Resistance

It`s understandable that the humble potato may develop a `persecution complex` as there are numerous pests and diseases that can attack and reduce yields. But only five may prove to be a serious threat. You should have relatively few problems if you purchase certified virus free seed potatoes. It is important though that in knowing how to grow potatoes properly... know your enemy. Some of the more common ailments are indicated below.

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 = Blight
CS = Common Scab
PCN = Potato Cyst Nematode