Bintje Medium Early Seed Potatoes 1Kg

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

Bintje seed potatoes are a medium-early variety that is fairly firm-boiling and a somewhat floury potato.

Bintje seed potatoes can be planted from the beginning to the end of April. This does depend on the weather. Harvest the potatoes around September when the foliage has died.

Please note that Bintje is susceptible to Phytophthora. Never plant potatoes in the same place for 2 years in a row.

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

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Bintje seed potatoes

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

Bintje seed potatoes are a medium-early variety that is fairly firm-boiling and a somewhat floury potato.

Bintje seed potatoes can be planted from the beginning to the end of April. This does depend on the weather. Harvest the potatoes around September when the foliage has died.

Please note that Bintje is susceptible to Phytophthora. Never plant potatoes in the same place for 2 years in a row.

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

When to plant Bintje seed potatoes?

Bintje is a medium-early potato variety and can be planted from the beginning to the end of April.

You can also pre-germinate seed potatoes to be able to harvest 2 weeks earlier. To do this, place the seed potatoes at room temperature in daylight so that they develop 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 Bintje seed potatoes?

Plant or plant the small seed potatoes in loosened soil in rows of 60cm with a mutual distance of 40cm. Plant the seed potatoes about 10cm deep with the shoots pointing upwards.

After about 6 weeks, you should earth up the potato plants, which means that you ensure that the potatoes are not exposed. Keep pushing a pile of soil against the plant, this will also cause the plants to form more runners and therefore more potatoes. Also make sure that you regularly weed the weeds.

When to harvest/dig Bintje potatoes?

You can harvest potatoes from June to July. Pre-germinated potatoes can be harvested about 2 weeks earlier. Scoop the potato plant upwards with a rake and remove all the potatoes from the ground. Let the potatoes dry outside for a day before you bring them inside. It is important that you remove all the potatoes from the ground, as this prevents the transfer of diseases to the following year.

What type of potato is Bintje?

Firstlings are firm-boiling potatoes. These potatoes have a firm structure and retain their shape after cooking. They are suitable for cooking, baking, salads and casseroles.