Potato 'Arran Pilot'

As the leaves emerge, cover over with earth if a frost is expected. An earth up in any case once the stems reach about 15 cm. Earthing up protects the growing tubers from light.
Scab resistant variety

Plant in a location that enjoys partial sun and remember to water moderately. Keep in mind when planting that Arran Pilot is thought of as tender, so it is really important to plant out well after your last frost date. Ideally plant in loamy and clay soil and try to keep the ph of your soil between the range of 5.0 and 6.0 as Arran Pilot likes to be in moderately acidic soil to weakly acidic soil.

Potatoes are generally grown from the eyes of another potato and not from seed.
Chitting potatoes is said to quicken their growth once planted
For first ealy potatoes start to chit very early spring, and plant out early to mid spring

Sow at a depth of approx. 5.85 inches (15.0 cm) and aim for a distance of at least 11.7 inches (30.0 cm) between Potato plants. Soil temperature should be kept higher than 8°C / 46°F to ensure good germination.

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

Choose a bright sunny spot and dig a trench 30 cm deep, or individual holes 30cm deep for each tuber
Place the tubers, rose end up and cover over. Rose end is the smooth end. The other end has a scar where it was growing on the parent plant.

Ensure that temperatures are mild (minimum night temperatures should be around 10°C / 50°F) and all chance of frost has passed before planting out, as Arran Pilot is a tender plant.

Harvest as the flowers fade. First earlies are used as new potatoes and not stored into the winter

This variety tends to be ready for harvesting by mid summer.

The English word potato comes from Spanish patata.

Arron Pilot