Seed Potato ‘Maris Peer’ Christmas Harvest

• Pick earlier or later to suit you.
• Ideal for home-growing.
• Economical and environmentally sound.

Avoid the costs of supermarket-bought potatoes, reduce your use of plastic packaging and gain handsome returns of potatoes that taste so much better imbibing the flavour from home-soil.

Maris Peer Second Early seed potatoes produce firm white fleshed tubers which do not break up or discolour on cooking. Expect heavy yields of medium sized tubers, which are good boiled.

If harvested when small (in June), they are particularly good for making potato salads but you can harvest from July if you prefer bigger potatoes.

Summer Planting Potatoes (also known as Second Cropping or ‘Christmas’)

These potatoes undergo cold storage from December through to June/July, without the use of chemicals, making them eager to grow in warm summer temperatures. Its essential to plant them at the optimum time while the days are still long to ensure they reach their full potential.

Although referred to as “Christmas Potatoes,” they are ready for harvest in October and will not grow larger after that. If left in the ground or in containers and protected from harsh frosts, they can be stored until Christmas, providing you with delicious homegrown potatoes for your festive dinner!