Bildtstar Late Seed Potatoes 1Kg

1kg Bildtstar seed potatoes in a net to grow your own potatoes.

Bildtstar is a late potato with a smooth red skin. Bildtstar potato is a fairly firm potato that becomes slightly crumbly on the outside after cooking. The potatoes turn to a yellow to dark-yellow color when cooked.

Late seed potato
Smooth red skin
Fairly firm: suitable for cooking, baking and frying
Resistant to potato fatigue (nematode)
NAK certified seed potatoes

Bildtstar is completely resistant to potato fatigue (nematode) and moderate to scab, but susceptible to late blight (Phytophthora) in the leaf and tuber.

Bildtstar potatoes can be planted from April, however this does depend on the weather a bit.

Content ±1kg = approx. 35-40 seed potatoes

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Description

Bildtstar seed potatoes

Late seed potato
Smooth red skin
Fairly firm: suitable for cooking, baking and frying
Resistant to potato fatigue (nematode)
NAK certified seed potatoes

Bildtstar is completely resistant to potato fatigue (nematode) and moderate to scab, but susceptible to late blight (Phytophthora) in the leaf and tuber.

Bildtstar potatoes can be planted from April, however this does depend on the weather a bit. It is best to plant the potatoes in rows of 60cm with a mutual distance of 40cm in loosened soil. Plant the potatoes about 10cm deep with the shoots up.

Content ±1kg = approx. 35-40 seed potatoes

When to plant Bildtstart seed potatoes?

Bildstart is a late potato variety and can be planted from the beginning of April to the end of May.

You can also pre-sprout seed potatoes to be able to harvest 2 weeks earlier. Place the seed potatoes in the daylight at room temperature so that they have short purple shoots. After 4 weeks you can then plant the seed potatoes in the open ground with a good head start.

How do you plant Bildtstar seed potatoes?

Plant the small seed potatoes in loosened soil in rows of 60cm spaced 40cm apart. Plant the seed potatoes about 10cm deep with the shoots up.

After about 6 weeks you have to ground the potato plants, which means that you make sure that the potatoes are not exposed. Always push a pile of soil against the plant, this will also make the plants more runners and therefore more potatoes. Also make sure you weed the weeds regularly.

When to harvest Bildtstar potatoes?

The potatoes can be harvested from June until the end of October at the latest. Pre-sprouted potatoes can be harvested approximately 2 weeks earlier. Scoop the potato plant upwards with a fork and remove all the potatoes from the ground. Let the potatoes dry outside for a day before taking them inside. It is important that you get all the potatoes out of the ground, as this prevents the transmission of diseases to the following year.

What potato type is Bildtstar?

Bildtstar is a fairly firm potato type. These potatoes will stay whole when you cook them, but the outside will turn a little crumbly. They are suitable for cooking, baking, frying, salads and casseroles.