- Botanical name: Solanum tuberosum 'Valor'
- Common name: Potato
- Family: Solanaceae
- Plant Type: Vegetable
Green
- Key features:
- Prefers rich soil
Maincrop potato varieties occupy the ground longer than other kinds, but produce the heaviest yields, often with very large tubers ideal for baking.
Solanum tuberosum ‘Valor’ bears produces heavy crops of oval, white skinned potatoes with creamy flesh. A versatile variety, tubers are suitable for boiling, steaming, mashing, baking, sauteing, roasting, and frying. Plants show resistance to tuber blight, potato leaf roll virus and potato cyst nematode. They also cope well with drought, making them a good variety to try if you have dry soil.
For best results grow Solanum tuberosum ‘Valor’ in fertile, moist but well-drained soil in full sun to partial shade. Water the tubers a fortnight before lifting to increase their size.
How to grow Solanum 'Valor'
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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: Chalky / alkaline / clay / heavy / moist / well drained / light / sandy
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 'Valor' and wildlife
Solanum 'Valor' has no particular known value to wildlife in the UK.
Is Solanum 'Valor' poisonous?
Solanum 'Valor' 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
