Marfona Potato Grow Kits
Marfona is very popular with gardeners due to its reliable nature and excellent flavour.
A great all-rounder in the kitchen, cooking qualities are excellent and the potatoes are full of flavour - delicious hot or cold.
The plant is of medium height and ideal for conatiner or bag growing.
| Seed Potatoes are available to order from mid-December for delivery from mid-January onwards. Please sign up to the email notification. 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. | | | Marfona Potato Grow Kit Fact File | | Year of Breeding: | N / A | | Maturity: | Second Early | | General Comments: | Tried and tested, large waxy summer baker. Attractive, high yields and stores well. | | Cooking Comments: | Firm with little discolouration. | | Frost Hardy: | No | | Tuber: | Oval, yellow skinned with white flesh. | | Blight Resistance | Moderate | | Scab Resistance | Moderate | | Eelworm (PCN) Resistance | Susceptible | |
How To Grow Marfona Potatoes in Bags.
Soil preparation for growing potatoes in bags
An open sunny position is best for all types of potatoes and it’s advisable not to plant seed potatoes in soil that has previously been used to grow potatoes for 2 corresponding years or longer.
The same applies to soil, in which second early potatoes have been grown in containers. For best results use fresh soil each time.
Second early seed potatoes will benefit from chitting, which is the process of placing the potatoes in a light, cool place prior to planting, so that new shoots are encouraged to sprout.
Growing second early seed potatoes in containers
Second Early potatoes can be successfully grown in large containers with a capacity of at least 30 litres. Containers can be wooden, plastic, clay or metal as long as adequate drainage holes are present so that excess water can drain away freely. If containers are allowed to become water-logged, the potatoes will be damaged by rot and will become useless.
Fill containers to around two thirds capacity and then plant the seed potatoes with the rose end facing upwards. Cover the seed potatoes with 100cm of soil and press down the soil firmly. Potato fertiliser can be sprinkled over the top and a light watering may be required if the soil is particularly dry. It is advisable to cover the container with clear polythene until the green shoots appear. When the shoots are about 75cm high remove the polythene cover and water the plants. Containers can dry out very quickly, especially in warmer weather so ensure plants are kept well watered at all times.
General aftercare
Growing potatoes is easy and the only aftercare involves regular watering, especially during dry periods. Potatoes need quite a lot of water so that for the tubers swell and stay firm. The other most important aspect of aftercare is to “earth up” the potato stems as they grow.
Container grown second early potatoes will need a similar treatment, which can be achieved by adding soil to the container ensuring it is placed around the growing stems.
Harvesting and storage
Second early potatoes can be harvested after about 10-12 weeks. Empty the bags as needed and use as soon as possible for that superb new potato flavour.
Each kit contains:
- 1 x Good Quality Grow Bag.
- 4 x Seed Potatoes
