Position

Sun exposure:
Full sun
Aspect:
South facing, west facing

Soil

Prefers rich soil:
Clay / Heavy / Moist / Well Drained / Light / Sandy

Second early potato varieties are usually ready from mid-July onwards, and may be dug as new potatoes to follow on from first earlies, but are equally successful as storing potatoes.

Solanum tuberosum 'Maris Peer' is one of the most popualar potato cultivars, being available commercially as well as for the home grower. The tubers have a firm, creamy yellow flesh and have a superb flavour, but don't disintegrate during cooking. It's the perfect all-round potato, being ideal for boiling, mashing, roasting and frying. Solanum tuberosum 'Maris Peer' bears high yields and shows good disease resistance.

Plant calendar

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Solanum ‘Maris peer’ and wildlife

Solanum ‘Maris peer’ has no particular known value to wildlife in the UK.

Is Solanum ‘Maris peer’ poisonous?

Solanum ‘Maris peer’ can be toxic.

Toxic to:
Is known to attract Cats
Cats
Is known to attract Dogs
Dogs
Is known to attract Horses
Horses
No reported toxicity to:
Is not known to attract Birds
Birds
Is not known to attract Livestock
Livestock
Is not known to attract People
People
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