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Duke of York Potato Seed

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Pack of 1kg potato tubers

enough for a 12ft row,
or 3-4 potato planters.

1kg Potatoes / 400g Onion Sets Multibuy Offer!

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£2.59 Potato / Onion Sets Value Pack range for just £8.99

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Seed Potatoes now available to order for delivery from mid-January onwards.

Why not delay your Potato Order!

Do you struggle to hold your seed potatoes in a good condition until the weather is right for planting?? With SimplySeed you are now able to order your Seed Potatoes for delivery ASAP, or during check out, select for a delayed delivery in February or March. Keep your potatoes in our temperature controlled cold store rather than struggling with them at home, and we'll deliver them on a week specified by you.

NOTE: We will hold all your order - if you want packet seeds earlier, then please place 2 separate orders.

Duke of York Potato Seeds.

Duke of York potato seeds were first entered on the national list back in 1891, and they soon became popular for their great taste and all-round use in the kitchen. Once they are boiled the potatoes are dry and mealy, making them an ideal early to boil straight from your garden.
Year of Breeding	1891
Maturity	First Early
General Comments	A heritage potato. Good early scraper.
Cooking Comments	Legendary flavour as a firm early scraper, but also matures for well flavoured, general purpose useage.
Tuber	Yellow flesh and are oval in shape.
Blight Resistance	Low
Scab Resistance	Fairly High
Roasting / Frying
General Purpose
Boiling / Salad
Eelworm (PCN) Resistance	Susceptible

Yearly Average Bag Counts
Count per bag depends on the previous growing season and size of the tuber grade out, below we list the average number across a count of 10 bags of this variety.
2017:	13