Rooster Potato: Growing Tips

Key facts

Seed company

Ipm Scotland

Listed for

United Kingdom

Overview

Rooster is a round, red-skinned potato with floury yellow flesh and shallow eyes. It was bred in 1990 by Harry Kehoe at Teagasc Oak Park, Carlow, in Ireland. It is an all-purpose potato, and the shallow eyes make it quick to prepare. IPM Scotland maintains it on the UK list.

Rooster traits

• Bred in Ireland by Harry Kehoe, 1990
• Red skin and floury yellow flesh
• Round tubers with shallow eyes
• All-purpose kitchen potato

Good for

• Mashing
• Roasting
• General cooking

Rooster 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.