Potato Sarpo Axona (Late Maincrop Seed Potato)

Potato Sarpo Axona (Late Maincrop Seed Potato) is a sister variety to the hugely successful Sarpo Mira, introduced in 2005, and is highly regarded for its exceptional blight resistance and dependable performance. Producing attractive pink-skinned tubers with creamy white flesh, it delivers generous crops of large, evenly shaped potatoes with excellent flavour. Ideal for all culinary uses, it is particularly well suited to baking, producing delicious, fluffy jacket potatoes. Supplied as 1kg (approx. 8-14 tubers).

Potatoes are one of the most satisfying crops to grow, taking you from the simple pleasure of chitting the seed potatoes through planting and earthing up, to the excitement of lifting your own fresh harvest. Their unbeatable freshness and flavour make them a rewarding addition to any kitchen garden. All potatoes, except maincrop varieties, benefit from chitting before planting. Place the tubers with the blunt end facing upwards in an old egg box and allow sturdy shoots approximately 1-1.5cm (½-1in) long to develop before planting to encourage stronger establishment and improved yields.

Maincrop Seed Potatoes
Plant chitted tubers from mid-April and start harvesting two weeks after the tops have died down, from late August through until October. All these varieties store well throughout the winter using our heavy duty potato sacks in a dark, airy frost-free place.