Desiree Potato: Growing Tips

Key facts

Seed company

SASA

Listed for

United Kingdom

Overview

Desiree is a red-skinned maincrop potato bred in the Netherlands in 1962. Its yellow flesh is fairly waxy and keeps its shape after cooking. It tolerates drought and is a long-standing allotment favourite. It is immune to potato wart and has good resistance to PVY and tuber blight, but is susceptible to common scab, so avoid dry, alkaline soil where scab is a problem.

Desiree traits

• Red-skinned maincrop from the Netherlands, 1962
• Fairly waxy yellow flesh, keeps its shape when cooked
• Drought tolerant
• Good resistance to PVY and tuber blight; immune to wart
• Susceptible to common scab

Good for

• Boiling
• Roasting
• Allotment growing

Desiree 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.