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Position

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

Soil

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

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).

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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:
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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