Potato Seeds

A popular choice for many gardeners, potatoes can be used with nearly every mean - is there anything better than digging up your own potatoes or sweet potato from your kitchen garden to cook homemade chips, add to a salad or mash?!

You can be sure that our high quality range of seed potatoes will produce the best tasting vegetables - including seeds with disease resistance and our first crop of drought resistant varieties.

When browsing our range it's best to know that potato seeds are split into three main categories: first earlies, second earlies and maincrop potatoes.

This is based on the planting months. Early potatoes are best to be sowed in late March, second earlies are in mid April and maincrop varieties are ready for harvesting in late April.

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If you live in a wetter area of the UK, it's best to opt for adding the early planting potatoes to your exotic garden that are ready to harvest in July and are perfect to roast or for baking.

How To Plant Potato Seeds

Before sowing, place seed potatoes in a cool and light area for a few weeks, this will encourage early sprouting (chitting) and helps to promote early growth!

Ensure the ground you plant them in is well-drained and fertile with a soil pH level around 5.5-6.5. Add well-rotted manure or compost to your garden to improve soil structure and fertility.

To place and plant the seed potatoes, dig trenches or individual holes about 10- 15 cm deep and around 30 cm apart. If using larger seed potatoes, you can cut them into pieces with at least one or two eyes (sprouts) each. Allow cut pieces to dry and form a protective layer before planting.

Place seed potatoes or pieces with sprouts facing upwards into the trenches or holes, cover with soil and lightly mound over the top.

Regularly check plants for pests such as potato beetles and diseases like potato scab. Use organic methods for control if necessary.

Check out our potato growing guide for more information!

The Best Place to Plant Potatoes

Potatoes thrive the best when they are in full sun, and this means in an area where they get around 6 to 8 hours of sunlight a day.

Avoid heavy clay soils that retain too much moisture can lead to rot, while overly sandy soils may not retain enough water - planted potatoes prefer well drained, loose soil.

Ideal Locations

Raised beds or traditional garden plots with well-prepared soil are excellent choices, especially if the soil is loose, fertile, and well-drained.

Potatoes can also be grown in large containers or grow bags filled with quality potting soil, which allows for more plants and better control over soil conditions and spacing vegetable plants.

Steer clear of low-lying or poorly drained areas where water tends to collect, as this can lead to waterlogged soil and potential disease issues.