Potatoes

Potatoes crops grown in the UK
  • First Earlies
  • Second Earlies
  • Main Crop
Videos for Potatoes
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Quick agronomy facts:
 Potatoes
Seed Rate
t/Ha		2.5 tonnes / Ha
Nitrogen
(N)
kg/Ha		125-150  
Phosphate
(P)
kg/Ha		125-150
Potash
(K)
kg/Ha		250-300
Av . Yield
t/Ha		First Earlies = = 7-10
Second = 12-15
Main Crop = 30-40		 
About Potatoes

Potatoes (Solanum tuberosum) are a member of the Order Solanaceae which includes

  • Tobacco
  • Tomatoes
  • Peppers
  • Deadly Nightshade (Belladonna = poison)

Hence why the green berries which appear after potatoes have flowered often called ‘potato apples’ are poisonous, as are green potatoes.

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Potatoes

Potatoes are classified as a root crop which not entirely accurate, as potatoes are actually swollen underground stems or tubers.

Tubers are swollen underground stems, which plants use to store food.

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Below is presentation which gives more details about Potatoes grown in the UK.