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Rooster Seed Potatoes

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Ireland’s best-known modern potato: a red-skinned maincrop with yellow floury flesh, deep earthy flavour and exceptional versatility from boiling to roast potatoes and wedges.

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Description

Rooster was introduced to the Irish market in 1991 after breeding at Teagasc Oak Park and rapidly became the dominant fresh potato in Ireland. Its recognisable red skin, yellow flesh and reliable crop performance helped make the name almost synonymous with an Irish all-rounder.

The flesh has relatively high dry matter and a floury, earthy character. It boils well with sensible handling, makes smooth mash and excellent roast potatoes, and is particularly good for wedges and home fries. This is a variety whose selling point is not novelty but proven flavour, versatility and strong performance in Irish growing conditions.

Why grow Rooster?

  • Maturity: Maincrop
  • Cooking type: Floury
  • Texture: Dry, floury and creamy
  • Best for: Baking, Mashing, Roasting
  • Skin: Red
  • Flesh: Yellow
  • Tuber shape: Oval

Growing note: Grow as a full maincrop and allow skins to set before lifting for storage. Its broad kitchen use makes Rooster a good single-variety choice for households that do not want separate salad and floury potatoes.

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Maturity

Cooking Type

Skin colour

Red
Flesh colour

Yellow
Tuber shape

Oval
Texture

Dry, floury and creamy

Planting & Growing

Chit seed potatoes in a cool, bright, frost-free place if you want to encourage an earlier start. Plant from late March into April once the soil is workable and conditions are suitable.

Plant approximately 10–15cm deep, allowing about 30–35cm between tubers and around 75cm between rows. Earth up developing shoots to keep tubers covered and maintain an even water supply while tubers are forming.

Variety-specific advice: Grow as a full maincrop and allow skins to set before lifting for storage. Its broad kitchen use makes Rooster a good single-variety choice for households that do not want separate salad and floury potatoes.

Harvest: Allow a longer season and check tuber development from late summer into autumn.

For detailed advice on chitting, feeding, watering, growing potatoes in bags and containers, harvesting and storage, see our Seed Potato Growing Guides.

Delivery & Seed Info

Dispatch & Delivery

New-season seed potato dispatch normally begins from December/January, with orders sent as varieties become available. Where possible, we will group items from the same order into one delivery.

Quality & Storage

Patch specialises in seed potatoes. Our seed potatoes are carefully stored to maintain quality and visually checked before packing and dispatch.

Need a Larger Quantity?

We stock more than 50 varieties and can supply larger quantities than those shown online. Contact Alex if you require a larger quantity or have a specific requirement.

Growing Advice

Need some help getting started? Visit our Seed Potato Growing Guides for advice on chitting, planting, growing in bags and containers, harvesting and storage.

Problems With Your Delivery?

Please check your order when it arrives and contact us promptly if anything has been damaged in transit.

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