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Position

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

Soil

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

Solanum tuberosum 'Dunluce' is a first early potato, bearing large oval tubers with white skin and creamy flesh. Tubers are perfect for boiling, baking and mashing, but they can also be chipped.

Grow Solanum tuberosum 'Dunluce' in moist but well-drained soil in full sun. 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.

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Solanum ‘Dunluce’ and wildlife

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

Is Solanum ‘Dunluce’ poisonous?

Solanum ‘Dunluce’ 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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