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Potato Tuber 'Home Guard'
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Potato Tuber 'Home Guard'

Solanum tuberosum 'Home Guard'

1 or more £1.75 each
2 or more £1.65 each
3 or more £1.55 each
4 or more £1.45 each
5 or more £1.40 each

This Product will be available February 2013, but can be pre-ordered now.
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Supplied as 1 Kg (to the nearest potato) of certified seed potatoes.

This first early variety was first introduced in 1942 and was grown by Jeremy Shirley's father in the late 1940's - the Dad's Army Days!

Home Guard is a superior potato of excellent flavour that does not go floury like some varieties. Both the skin and flesh is pure white.

High yielding and with good resistance to scab, this explains why this popular wartime variety found huge commercial success - and has continued to remain one of the gardener's favourites since WWII.

Chit tubers by placing 'eye face up' in egg boxes or shallow trays and standing in a warm light location.
Once small green shoots (or chits) appear move to a cooler location for a few weeks before planting out.
Best planted out mid March - April. Later plantings will be fine but yield may be smaller.
Dig trenches approximately 6" (15 cm) deep and 2 feet (60 cm) apart.
Press tubers into the base of the trench 12" (30 cm) apart with chits facing up and cover with 1" (2.5 cm) of soil.
Water in and keep the crop well watered in dry spells.
When the haulm (top growth of the plants) reaches 9" (23 cm) earth up around the plants leaving just the top 4" (10 cm) showing - repeat again later if required.
Potatoes should be ready for harvest approximately 10 - 15 weeks after planting.

Supplied as 1 Kg (to the nearest potato) of certified seed potatoes.

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Potato Tuber 'Home Guard'

Prices for this product - 1 or more £1.75 each 2 or more £1.65 each 3 or more £1.55 each 4 or more £1.45 each 5 or more £1.40 each
This Product may be purchased in units of 1; the minimum quantity of this product you may purchase is 1.

This Product is subject to group discount if you are buying multiple products from the same pricing group. Click here for a list of products in this group.

This Product will be available February 2013, but can be pre-ordered now.
Click here for information on Pre-Ordering.

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