Clay / Heavy / Moist / Well Drained / Light / Sandy
Salad potatoes have grown in popularity in recent years, thanks to their delicious flavour and waxy texture. Solanum tuberosum ‘Vales Emerald’ is a popular choice for commercial growers, due to its robust plants and heavy yields of long-lasting potatoes. It’s well-suited to the home grower as well, as its white-fleshed tubers have a good flavour and remain firm on cooking.
For best results dig over the soil well and incorporate plenty of compost or rotted manure before planting. Water the tubers thoroughly two weeks before lifting. Solanum tuberosum ‘Vales Emerald’ potatoes are delicious boiled or steamed.
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Solanum ‘Vales emerald’ and wildlife
Solanum ‘Vales emerald’ has no particular known value to wildlife in the UK.
