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With an earthy flavour and floury flesh, Wilja second Early Seed Potatoes are ideal for boiling, mashing, chips, roasting and jackets.
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Wilja Seed Potatoes produce numerous large, uniformly shaped long oval tubers that have a rough yellow skin. This variety is a great all rounder with a light-yellow, waxy but floury flesh with a delicious earthy flavour.
Wilja Second Early potatoes hold their shape on boiling and excel when used for mash, chips, roasts and jackets.
Second Early potato tubers, such as Wilja, should be planted outside from March onwards, 10cm deep and 20cm apart in a line. Make sure to leave at least 30cm between the lines to allow space to grow.
Prior to planting, Seed Potatoes should go through the process of ‘chitting’. This process involves leaving the potatoes on a cool, bright windowsill for 4-6 weeks in order to encourage sprouts and prepare the tubers for going into the ground.
Once planted, ‘earth up’ the potatoes by drawing the soil up around new shoots to protect them from frost damage and prolong the growing time. Earthing up also protects developing potatoes from sunlight which causes them to turn green and poisonous. Keep potatoes well watered during warm weather.
When ready to harvest, around 14-16 weeks after planting, cut back haulms (plant stalks) to ground level before gently lifting the plant up with a garden fork.
Carefully remove the potatoes from the plant and wash well before using in the kitchen.
