- Botanical name: Solanum tuberosum 'Pink Fir Apple'
- Common name: Potato
- Family: Solanaceae
- Plant Type: Vegetable
Green
- Key features:
- Prefers rich soil
Salad potato varieties can be first or second earlies, or maincrops. They all share qualities of fine flavour and waxy texture whether eaten hot or cold. Salad potatoes tend to be smaller and lower yielding than other varieties, and respond to heavy dressings of compost or rotted manure before planting, which will improve yields considerably.
Solanum tuberosum ‘Pink Fir Apple’ is one of the oldest potato varieties, bearing unusual long, knobbly, pink-skinned tubers with a waxy, yellow and a distinctive nutty flavour. The flavour is said to improve when the potatoes are served cold. Solanum tuberosum ‘Pink Fir Apple’ tubers are perfect for boiling, chipping, or eating as a salad potato. The Royal Horticultural Society has given it its prestigious Award of Garden Merit (AGM).
How to grow Solanum 'Pink Fir Apple'
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Plant size
75cm height
75cm spread
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Aspect
South facing, west facing
- Sun exposure: Full sun
- Hardiness: Tender
- Soil type: Well drained / light / sandy / clay / heavy / moist / chalky / alkaline
Plant calendar
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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| Plant | ||||||||||||
| Plant |
J
Do not Plant in January |
F
Do not Plant in February |
M
Do Plant in March |
A
Do Plant in April |
M
Do Plant in May |
J
Do not Plant in June |
J
Do not Plant in July |
A
Do not Plant in August |
S
Do not Plant in September |
O
Do not Plant in October |
N
Do not Plant in November |
D
Do not Plant in December |
| Harvest | ||||||||||||
| Harvest |
J
Do not Harvest in January |
F
Do not Harvest in February |
M
Do not Harvest in March |
A
Do not Harvest in April |
M
Do not Harvest in May |
J
Do not Harvest in June |
J
Do Harvest in July |
A
Do Harvest in August |
S
Do Harvest in September |
O
Do not Harvest in October |
N
Do not Harvest in November |
D
Do not Harvest in December |
Solanum 'Pink Fir Apple' and wildlife
Solanum 'Pink Fir Apple' has no particular known value to wildlife in the UK.
Is Solanum 'Pink Fir Apple' poisonous?
Solanum 'Pink Fir Apple' can be toxic.
Toxic to Cats
Toxic to Dogs
Toxic to Horses
No reported toxicity to Birds
No reported toxicity to Livestock
No reported toxicity to People
