Pentland Javelin Potato Seed - Early Variety...

White Skin and Flesh - Soft Waxy Texture.

Pentland Javelin potato seed was Bred by Jack Dunnett when he worked at Pentlandfield.

A popular showbench-quality early seed potato with good flavour and dasired for its tasty, waxy white fleshed tubers - doesn't discolour when cold.

Good all round disease resistance, yield and flavour.

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 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

Useful for:

• New Potatoes
• Boiled Potatoes
• Steamed Potatoes
• Salad potatoes
• Sautéd Potatoes

Pest and Disease Resistance

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 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

CS 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

PCN          Susceptible         Partially Resistant        Resistant

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

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