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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

Salad potatoes have grown in popularity in recent years, thanks to their delicious flavour and waxy texture. Solanum tuberosum ‘Vales Emerald’ is a popular choice for commercial growers, due to its robust plants and heavy yields of long-lasting potatoes. It’s well-suited to the home grower as well, as its white-fleshed tubers have a good flavour and remain firm on cooking.

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. Solanum tuberosum ‘Vales Emerald’ potatoes are delicious boiled or steamed.

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Solanum ‘Vales emerald’ and wildlife

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

Is Solanum ‘Vales emerald’ poisonous?

Solanum ‘Vales emerald’ 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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