Other names: Second early potato 'Wilja'
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Will grow in most soil not used for potato in the last two years. Dig the soil in autumn & add peat or compost to soil not previously manured. Grow in full sun. Can be treated as a first early potato. Suitable for steaming, roasting, boiling, & mashing.
Cottage/Informal, Add to salads
H2
Zone 8, Zone 9
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
North-Central Coastal = Unknown
Central Valley = Unknown
South Coastal = Unknown
South Inland = Unknown
High and Intermediate Desert = Unknown
Low Desert = Unknown
Deciduous
Garden origin
No
No
Not toxic
Wait to harvest until the leaves turn yellow. Cut and remove leaves, then leave tubers for 10 days in the ground before digging and storing.
Tuber sections
Plant seed tubers of potatoes in mid-spring in trenches 12.5cm deep. Space tubers 60cm apart. Consider spreading slug pellets between tubers to deter keel slugs.
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