Potatoes 'Eigenheimer'

(1893) Parents: Blue Giant x French. History tells us that Mr. G. Veenhuizen is the breeder of this special variety. Still highly recommended for lovers of a flowery potato! Remarkably good yield (for such an 'old-timer'). Mainly suitable for cultivation on clay soil. Size 28/35 contains approximately 100 tubers per 2.5 kg, yielding 7 stems per 2 tubers and can be planted on 20 m².

MEDIUM EARLY VARIETY.
A medium-early variety means it can be harvested from August. Harvesting a few weeks earlier is possible by planting sooner. The planting time is from mid-April, when the soil has sufficient warmth. Pre-sprouting in light or in a large pot can be done earlier. Do not plant them in a too wet spot, but well in the sun. Medium-early varieties can suffer from the dreaded potato blight (Phytophthora infestans). Some preventive measures are: spacious planting, fertilizing with patentkali, no spraying water over the plant, and possibly organic spraying with sulfur or silinal. The average planting distance is 70x40 cm, we recommend maintaining 80x40 cm to prevent diseases.

Names:
Latin: Solanum tuberosum
Dutch: Aardappel
English: Potato