Potato 'Swift'

Solanum tuberosum

How to grow Potato 'Swift'

  • Partial Sun

  • Medium

Enjoys a partial sun position in your garden and remember to water moderately. Keep in mind when planting that Swift is thought of as tender, so it is imperative to wait until temperatures are mild before planting out of doors. Swift needs a loamy and clay soil with a ph of 5.0 to 6.0 (moderately acidic soil to weakly acidic soil).

Growing Swift from seed

Potatoes are generally grown from the eyes of another potato and not from seed.

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).

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

Transplanting Swift

Ensure that temperatures are mild and all chance of frost has passed before planting out, as Swift is a tender plant.

Harvesting Swift

Potato Swift Etymology

The English word potato comes from Spanish patata.