Picture and Description of King Edward Potato Seed and its Cooking Qualities
View our King Edward potato seed - texture and disease resistance tables - for this seed variety... see below.
This potato seed produces potatoes that have a creamy/yellow flesh. Probably England`s best known variety and is linked to its namesake`s coronation. It has been in consistant demand over the years... proof of its cooking qualities.
Potato seed variety: King Edward
White skin with pink colouration, cream to pale yellow flesh. Floury texture.
This is a Main Crop variety
King Edward potato seed produce excellent tubers for:
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Roasting
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Chipping
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Baking
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Mashing
Photo used with kind permission of the British Potato Council
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
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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
Return to `How to Grow Potatoes` from King Edward potato seed
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