Potato 'Pink Fir Apple'

As the stems grow rake up the earth further to keep the developing potatoes from becoming green
Look out for blight as the season progresses and harvest at once, if you see it, burning the plants as you pull them up
Harvest as the flowers fade

Plant in a location that enjoys partial sun and remember to water moderately. Keep in mind when planting that Pink Fir Apple is thought of as tender, so it is imperative to wait until temperatures are mild before planting out of doors. Pink Fir Apple requires a loamy and clay soil with a ph of 5.0 - 6.0 - it grows best in moderately acidic soil to weakly acidic soil.

Potatoes are generally grown from the eyes of another potato and not from seed.
Buy ‘seed’ potatoes in the late winter and ‘chit’, This means that the potatoes are arranged on their ends in the light and placed in a frost free place for the potatoes to start to sprout from the ‘eyes’ This is said to hasten the potatoes into growth when they are planted in the spring

Ensure a distance of 11.7 inches (30.0 cm) between seeds when sowing - look to sow at a depth of approximately 5.85 inches (15.0 cm). Soil temperature should be kept higher than 8°C / 46°F to ensure good germination.

By our calculations, you should look at sowing Pink Fir Apple about 14 days before your last frost date.

Plant out into trenches and cover with about 20cm of earth. Alternatively, dig each tuber an individual hole about 30 cm deep.
As the shoots emerge rake over more soil to protect the growing leaves from frost.

Ensure that temperatures are mild (minimum night temperatures should be around 8°C / 46°F) and all chance of frost has passed before planting out, as Pink Fir Apple is a tender plant.

Pink Fir Apple store well but can also be eaten as new or salad potatoes. Harvest any time after flowering

Expect harvests to start to occur in late summer.

The English word potato comes from Spanish patata.

Do not eat any green parts of the potato as it contains oxalic acid.

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