Acidic / Boggy / Chalky / Alkaline / Clay / Heavy / Moist / Well Drained / Light / Sandy
Maincrop potato varieties occupy the ground longer than other kinds, but produce the heaviest yields, often with very large tubers, perfect for baking.
Blight resistant Solanum tuberosum 'Sarpo Mira' produces huge crops of large, red-skinned, floury potatoes late in the potato season. The versatile tubers are suitable for use in all types of cooking, and they store well into winter.
Solanum tuberosum 'Sarpo Mira' is ialso resistant to slugs, and its dense mass of foliage suppresses weed growth. It grows easily in all soil types.
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Solanum ‘Sarpo mira’ and wildlife
Solanum ‘Sarpo mira’ has no particular known value to wildlife in the UK.
