Potato Summer Trio

Whether you like your spuds boiled, mashed, buttered or roasted, this trio of second-early varieties covers all bases. It includes three popular and reliable varieties which are equally useful eaten hot as a side dish or cold in salads. Ready to harvest from about mid-July, second earlies are less susceptible to potato blight and lovely eaten fresh or leave them in the ground for a few weeks to extend the harvest period.Potato Summer Trio contains 1kg each of the following varieties:Potato ‘Nicola’ (1kg) - produces good yields of uniform, oval tubers with smooth, white skins and shallow eyes. The waxy yellow flesh makes this variety ideal for boiling and eating hot or cold as a salad potato. Potato ‘Nicola’ shows good resistance to eel worm and potato scab and has good storage potential. Height and spread: 60cm (24).Potato ‘Charlotte’ (1kg) - A very popular second early salad variety producing pear shaped, yellow skinned, waxy tubers and creamy yellow flesh of first class flavour, eaten either hot or cold. Potato 'Charlotte' holds an RHS AGM and is frequently found in the supermarket. Height and spread: 60cm (24).Potato ‘Maris Peer’ (1kg) - Favoured by restaurants and gardeners alike. The firm creamy yellow fleshed tubers of Potato 'Maris Peer' retain their colour and have a superb flavour but won't disintegrate on cooking. This outstanding second early variety also boasts the most attractive, slightly scented purple flowers. Height and spread: 60cm (24).