First Early Potato Rocket producing extra-early new potatoes with pure white, waxy flesh with a soft bite from first harvest digging. Praised for its earliness, ease of growing, tuber size, crop yields and uniform quality.
Harvest times depend on planting dates, weather and temperature at planting time, weather during the growing season, variety maturity and weather and temperature at harvest time.
However, in general terms: First Earlies are best harvested in small quantities and eaten straightaway when fresh in June and July.
Start you first early potatoes in the greenhouse or conservatory, this ensures warmer soil for quicker development. As foliage develops, regularly add more soil compost to 'earth up' your crops
As spring develops, especially if you need greenhouse space, pick up the Gro-Sack with its two strong carrying handles and relocate to a outdoor position.
While chitting is not entirely necessary, our own experience has shown that first earlies will benefit from chitting to produce the earliest crops.