Laura Potato: Growing Tips

Key facts

Seed company

Branston Ltd

Listed for

United Kingdom

Overview

Laura is a mid-season potato from Austria, introduced in 1998. The oval tubers have red skin, very shallow eyes and deep yellow flesh. It has strong resistance to scab, leafroll virus and viruses A and Y, but susceptible to wart and cyst nematodes, so avoid ground with a nematode history. Branston maintains it on the UK list.

Laura traits

• Austrian mid-season variety from 1998
• Red skin and deep yellow flesh
• Oval tubers with very shallow eyes
• Strong resistance to scab, leafroll and viruses A and Y
• Wart and cyst nematodes are a weakness

Good for

• Boiling
• Roasting

Laura 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.