Gala Potato: Growing Tips

Key facts

Seed company

Cullen Allen Ltd

Listed for

United Kingdom

Overview

Gala is an early potato from the German breeder Norika. Its oval tubers have bright yellow skin, mid-yellow flesh and shallow eyes, and the firm flesh holds together in cooking. It tolerates heat and drought, has a long dormancy that helps in storage, and resists potato cyst nematode, which makes it useful on land where nematodes have been a problem.

Gala traits

• Early potato from Norika in Germany
• Shallow-eyed oval tubers with bright yellow skin
• Firm, mid-yellow flesh
• Copes with heat and drought
• Long dormancy; resists potato cyst nematode

Good for

• Boiling
• Salads
• Storage

Gala 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.