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Seed Potatoes (Homeguard) - Description
- Seed Potatoes
- Variety: Homeguard
- Season: First Earlies
- Quantity: 2Kg
- Approx. 30 Tubers
- A Very Early Variety
- Good Disease Resistance
- Yield: Large, Oval Tubers With White Skin
- Floury Texture
- Quality, Yield & Taste are Great
Seed Potatoes (Homeguard) - How to Grow
- Homeguard are a very early potato meaning
- They are sown from mid March to mid April
- They are a smaller crop than mains
- Mature faster (Harvest mid July)
- Take up less space
- Give smaller yield
- See our how to grow tab for full sowing instructions
Seed Potatoes (Homeguard) - Pests & Disease
- Resistant to Common Scab
- Susceptible to Blight
- How to notice Blight
- Brown spots on leaves
- Next the leaves begins to rot
- The leaves then turns black
- Finally the tubers themselves begin to rot
- How to control Blight
- Choose disease resistant seed potatoes (Sarpo Mira is one such variety)
- Spray crops prior to infection with Blight Control
- A common spray available on the market is the Bordeaux Mixture
- Pests: slugs, wireworms
- Wireworm
- A larvae which burrows into roots leaving small irregular holes throughout
- How to control Wireworms
- Common in poorly kept or newly developed vegetable patches
- Avoid long grass & untidy plots
- Chemical control an option if pest problem is severe
- A larvae which burrows into roots leaving small irregular holes throughout
Seed Potatoes (Homeguard) - Yield
- Yields from these will depend on your soil & conditions this Summer
- A very good yield would be a 15:1 ratio
- if you plant 1Kg of seed potatoes you would get about 15Kg of potatoes at harvest
- But you can expect a yield of around 10Kg to every 1Kg planted on average
