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potato 'Kestrel' | Plant Finder | Fill My Garden

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potato 'Kestrel'

Solanum tuberosum 'Kestrel'^PBR

Genus: Solanum
Family: Solanaceae

About this plant

A fairly recent introduction to the market which is fast becoming a household favourite due to its delicious flavour. This second early potato has smooth skin with attractive with purple blue tints in places and is a great all rounder in the kitchen. It is a high yielding variety which grows well in heavy soils and tolerates dry conditions. Shows good resistance to Potato blackleg, as well as potato virus, slugs and bruising.

Growing Information

Height

0.5-1 Metres

Spread

0.1-0.5 Metres

Hardiness

Foliage

Deciduous

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full ShadePartial Shade

Soil

ChalkLoamSandy

AcidAlkaline

Not Currently Available

This plant is not currently stocked at any garden centres on our platform.

Neutral

Moisture

Poorly Drained

Aspect

West FacingEast Facing

Exposure

Exposed

Care Guide

Cultivation

Grow in an open, frost-free site with deep, fertile, moisture-retentive soil for high quality and heavy yields. Improve soil by adding organic matter, such as well-rotted manure, in the autumn. Draw earth up around the stems as they emerge, to exclude light and prevent the potatoes from becoming green. Water well in dry periods. Potatoes can also be grown in large containers or potato gro-bags. See potato cultivation for further advice.

Pruning

No pruning required

Propagation

Propagate by chitting tubers or 'seed potatoes'. This is done by standing the tubers 'rose-end' up (the end with the most eyes) in egg boxes or trays in a cool, light place. After two to three weeks the shoots will begin to sprout. Plant out after frosts have passed, from about mid March to mid April.

Pests

Shows good resistance to slugs but may be susceptible to cutworms, wireworms, leaf and bud eelworm, Potato cyst nematodes

Diseases

Shows good resistance to Potato blackleg and some Potato virus but may be susceptible to other Potato Virus, Potato scab, Potato blight, Potato rot and stem canker

Garden Uses

Uses

Patio ContainerGround Cover

Planting Places

Conservatory

Season of Interest

SpringSummer

Size & Characteristics

Height

0.5-1 Metres

Spread

0.1-0.5 Metres

Habit

BushyClump Forming

Time to Full Height

One To Two Years