Eersteling Early Seed Potatoes 1Kg

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

Eersteling are a very early potato with a high yield. The Eersteling potato is a waxy potato with a firm structure that keeps its shape after cooking. Waxy potatoes are suitable for cooking, baking, salads and oven dishes.

Early seed potato
High yield
Waxy potato: suitable for cooking, baking, salads and oven dishes.
NAK certified seed potatoes

Eersteling potatoes can be planted from begin March to 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. 25-30 seed potatoes

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Description

Eersteling seed potatoes

Early seed potato
High yield
Waxy potato: suitable for cooking, baking, salads and oven dishes.
NAK certified seed potatoes

Content ±1kg = approx. 25-30 seed potatoes

When to plant Eersteling seed potatoes?

Eersteling is a early potato variety and can be planted from the beginning of March to April.

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 Eersteling 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 Eersteling potatoes?

The potatoes can be harvested from June until the end july. 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 Eersteling?

Eersteling is a waxy potato type. These potatoes have a firm structure and retain their shape after cooking. They are suitable for cooking, baking, salads and casseroles.