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Cara Seed Potatoes (2Kg)

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Seed Potatoes (Cara) - Description

  • Excellent Blight Resistant Seed Potatoes
  • Variety: Cara
  • Season: Main Crop
  • Traditional Irish Potato
  • Quantity: 2Kg
  • Approx. 25 - 30 Tubers
  • That is for 2Kg
  • Taste: Great Taste. Very Floury
  • Medium to High Dry Matter Content
  • Good Resistance to Blight & Eelworms
  • Resistant to Potato Scab
  • Produces Big Yields
  • Stores Well
  • Cara's Flavour & Blight Resistance Makes it Extremely Popular

Seed Potatoes (Cara) - How to Grow

  • Cara is a main crop potato meaning
    • They give good yields
    • They require more space to grow
    • Sow from mid April onwards
    • Harvest from late Autumn & over the Winter
  • See our how to grow tab for full sowing instructions

Seed Potatoes (Cara) - Uses

  • Steaming, chipping, boiling, baking etc

Seed Potatoes (Cara) - Pests & Disease

  • Good resistance to Blight
  • Resistant to golden eelworm
  • Resistant to drought

Seed Potatoes - Yields at Harvest

  • 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

Index

  • Overview
  • Choosing the Right Location
  • How to Chit Potatoes
  • Ground Preparation
  • How to Sow Seed Potatoes
  • How to Earth Up Your Potatoes
  • How to Harvest
  • Pests & Diseases

Overview

Potatoes are a still Ireland’s most popular vegetable. Since its introduction to Ireland by Sir Walter Raleigh it has become an integral part of our everyday cuisine with almost 150million Euros spent on potatoes every year.

There are 1000’s of different potato varieties, the most popular being: Rooster, Queen, Kerr’s Pink, Maris Piper and Golden Wonder. Each different spud has distinct colours, shapes and flavour and all are worth growing even if you only have the smallest of spaces.

Spuds are divided into 3 growing groups

  • Earlies: These can be sown in mid March to mid April and are small crops that mature fast allowing you to sow a second crop later in July
  • Second Earlies: These are slower to mature and take 16-17 weeks to mature. They can be harvested between July and September. Varieties include: Queens and Orla
  • Maincrop: The largest and longest in the ground, the mains are sown in mid April onwards and can be harvested late into autumn. Varieties include: Kerr’s pink, Golden Wonder and Records


The steps involved in growing potatoes are easy to follow, just read these simple steps and get out and get planting!


Choosing the Right Location for Growing Potatoes

  • Potatoes like deep, fertile soil with a low pH of approx 5.5. If you are unsure of your soil pH, we provide soil test kits and tips and advice on how to improve your soil
  • Locate your vegetable garden in full sun and a sheltered location that is not exposed to strong winds and in not in a low lying frost pocket

Chit Your Seed Potatoes (Optional)

How to Sow Your Seed Potatoes

Earthing Up Your Potatoes

  • Just cover up the growing stems as high as you can with soil from between drills
  • Earth up the potatoes when they are around 10-15cm high
  • Do this 3 times over the growing season

Harvesting Your Potatoes

  • Earlies can be harvested first, harvest earlies soon after flowering
  • Main crops require time in the soil to fill out after flowering
  • Water well one week before lifting
  • Use a garden fork to lift roots from soil
  • Be sure to dig down 2 foot into soil and remove all tubers, this is very important to prevent blight build up in the soil
  • Potatoes can be stored in the ground as late as October

Pests & Diseases for Potatoes

  • Pests: slugs, wireworms
  • Wireworms: A larvae which burrows into roots leaving small irregular holes throughout
  • Control: Common in poorly kept or newly developed vegetable patch. Avoid long grass and untidy plots
  • Chemical control an option if pest problem is severe
  • Disease: Blight, this is most common in midsummer in damp warm conditions, stay tuned to weather alerts such as Met Eireann
  • Notice: brown spots on leaves, foliage begins to rot, foliage turns black, tubers begin to rot
  • Control: choose disease resistant seed potatoes or spray crops prior to infection with copper sulphate. A common spray available on the market is the burgundy mixture

Seed Potatoes Calendar

Excellent quality seed potatoes with quick delivery.
A very good yield in 2018 and so far have stored very well even with the very mild winter.
Very Impressed with the quality of seed potatoes.
Have purchased these along with some other items, onion sturon sets and rhubarb champagne. Quality product which is number one for me. Very fast despatch also which is a bonus. Will certainly order again and would happily recommend to anyone.
good quality even sized seed potatoes,well packed in net bags,no squidgy ones.
Big beautiful spuds and plenty of them the cheapest seed potatoes in Ireland will be ordering again
Great product. Next day delivery. Great company to deal with
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Note: We don't ship plants on Fridays due to the extended period they would remain without light & water

Shipping Options & Rates

FOR IRELAND & NORTHERN IRELAND

  • Standard Courier Delivery With Fastway (5-7 Working Days)
    • Cost is €4.95 on Orders Below €75
    • Free Delivery on Orders Above €75
    • Rep. of Ireland & Northern Ireland Only
  • Express Courier Delivery With Fastway (1-2 Working Days)
    • Cost is €5 extra for express delivery
    • This service guarantees that any order placed before 4pm will ship from our depot the same day on the next day delivery service *
    • Rep. of Ireland & Northern Ireland Only
  • Express Delivery With DPD (1-2 Working Days)
    • Cost is €11.45 for orders below €75
    • Cost is €6.50 for orders above €75
    • This service guarantees that any order placed before 4pm will ship from our depot the same day on the next day delivery service *
    • Rep. of Ireland & Northern Ireland Only
    • This services comes with email tracking
  • 'Seed' Postal Delivery Option ***
    • Cost is €2 - Packet of Seeds ONLY Orders
    • Note: Does Not Apply to Seed Potatoes, Bulbs or Sets ***
    • Rep. of Ireland & Northern Ireland Only
    • This is a non-trackable service

MAINLAND ENGLAND & SCOTLAND & WALES (Currently Unavailable Due to Brexit)

  • Standard International Courier
    • Cost is €10
    • UK shipping fee covers parcels up to a total weight of 20Kg

WESTERN EUROPE & WORLDWIDE

  • Standard International Courier
    • Delivery rates vary, please see chart below
    • Note: There is no free delivery for Western Europe Deliveries

Bulk Bags & Large Item Pallet Deliveries

  • Bulk bags & large orders are shipped via pallet couriers on a rigid lorry
  • Delivery is to kerbside only
  • If road access to your site is tight, then please advise us before purchasing
  • Please Note: We cannot guarantee next day delivery on pallet deliveries
  • Also, we cannot guarantee delivery on a specific day (Please allow 1-3 days for delivery)
  • It's always best to order well in advance to avoid disappointment
  • Cancellation of pallets when items are already in transit will incur a 40 euro per pallet cancellation fee (To cover return delivery costs)
  • Where pallet delivery can not be made due to site access, a 40 euro per pallet cancellation fee will apply (To cover return delivery costs)

International Delivery Prices & Times

  • Please note max weights below, heavier orders may require additional payment
  • We will contact you to discuss, if max weight of order exceeded

Terms

  • The shipping fee is fixed for an order, regardless of the number of items bought
  • All courier orders require signed proof of delivery & the customer must be contactable by phone
  • We do not offer a weekend delivery service (Mon-Fri Only excl. Bank Holidays)
  • * Our courier achieves a 98% success rate on next day deliveries
    • Once your parcel is shipped it will be placed on works courier's next day delivery service
  • ** Seed postal option applies to seed ONLY orders & is available in all 32 counties of Ireland
  • *** Does not apply to seed potatoes, bulbs or sets
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