Anya Potato: Growing Tips

Key facts

Seed company

Albert Bartlett And Sons (airdrie) Ltd

Listed for

United Kingdom

Overview

Anya is a fingerling potato bred at the Scottish Crop Research Institute from a cross of Désirée and Pink Fir Apple. Its tubers are long, knobbly and oval, with pinkish-beige skin and white waxy flesh that has a slightly nutty taste. The firm texture holds up well when boiled, making it a natural choice for potato salads. Albert Bartlett maintains it on the UK list.

Anya traits

• Fingerling potato bred in Scotland
• Parentage: Désirée × Pink Fir Apple
• Long, knobbly oval tubers with pinkish-beige skin
• White waxy flesh with a slightly nutty flavour

Good for

• Boiling
• Potato salads

Anya FAQ

Sowing, care and common problems

Sowing times, care and common problems are the same for every potato variety, so they are covered once in the growing guide.

• Potato growing guide
• Seed Potatoes: Chitting, Cutting and Drying Before Planting
• When and How to Plant Potatoes: Depth, Spacing and Soil
• Earthing Up Potatoes and How Many Shoots to Keep
• Potato Growing Calendar: Spring and Late Summer Crops
• Potato Problems: Blight, Scab and Green Potatoes
• When to Harvest Potatoes and How to Store Them
• All 20 potato varieties

Source

Source: APHA (Animal and Plant Health Agency)

The text on this page is our own summary written from the published variety record, not a copy of it.

Written byYasuGrowing vegetables and fruit in Chiba, Japan, and building Gadenin. Corrections are welcome. 15 years of growing.