damask

Damask Seed Potatoes

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A McCreight-bred Northern Irish red-skinned maincrop with strong yield, good dry matter, creamy-yellow flesh and good keeping quality.

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Description

Damask was bred by McCreight Potatoes here in Northern Ireland. It produces bright red-skinned oval tubers with creamy-yellow flesh, good dry matter and a strong traditional potato flavour.

In our experience Damask is a strong-yielding variety with good keeping quality. Its flourier texture makes it particularly useful for roast potatoes and mash, with good all-round kitchen potential.

Why grow Damask?

  • Maturity: Maincrop
  • Cooking type: Slightly Floury
  • Texture: Dry to moderately floury and fluffy
  • Best for: Baking, Mashing, Roasting
  • Skin: Bright red
  • Flesh: Creamy yellow
  • Tuber shape: Oval

Growing note: Give Damask room to express its yield and allow the crop to mature before storage. Proper curing and cool, dark storage make the most of its long keeping ability.

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Maturity

Cooking Type

Skin colour

Bright red
Flesh colour

Creamy yellow
Tuber shape

Oval
Texture

Dry to moderately floury and fluffy

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 35–40cm 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: Give Damask room to express its yield and allow the crop to mature before storage. Proper curing and cool, dark storage make the most of its long keeping ability.

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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