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Picture and Description of Estima Potato Seed and its Cooking Qualities

View our Estima potato seed - texture and disease resistance tables - for this seed variety... see below.

This potato seed produces potatoes that are firm and have a light yellow flesh. Opinions vary about flavour but it is one my family enjoy. A Dutch variety with good yield and uniformity



Potato seed variety: Estima


How to Grow Potatoes
Light yellow skin, light yellow flesh. Firm, moist texture.


A second early variety.


Estima potato seed produce excellent tubers for:
  • Boiling
  • Baking
  • Wedges

Photo used with kind permission of the
British Potato Council


For Details Click Imagepotato seed estimaSuttons/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.

For more information and how to purchase click on the image above. A new page will open.


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

Texture 1 2 3456789



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 1 2 3456789


CS 1 2 3456789


PCN 1 2 3456789

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


potato-seed-estima-dobiesDobies 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.

For more information and how to purchase click on the image above. A new page will open.




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