Potato 'Pentland Javelin'

A partial sun position will ensure your plant thrives and remember to water moderately. Keep in mind when planting that Pentland Javelin is thought of as tender, so it is imperative to wait until temperatures are mild before planting out of doors. Pentland Javelin 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.

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 Pentland Javelin about 14 days before your last frost date.

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

The English word potato comes from Spanish patata.