Maris Piper Seed Potatoes
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Maris Piper Seed Potatoes

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A dependable Maincrop potato renowned for excellent chips and roast potatoes. Maris Piper produces heavy crops of oval, cream-skinned tubers with floury flesh, good flavour and useful storage potential.

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Description

Maris Piper is the classic British chipping potato and a dependable Maincrop choice for home growers. It produces heavy crops of oval, cream-skinned tubers with cream flesh and a dry, floury texture.

Its excellent frying qualities make it a natural choice for crisp, golden chips. The floury flesh also gives light mash, crunchy roast potatoes and fluffy baked potatoes. Properly cured, sound tubers store well for use through the colder months.

Why grow Maris Piper?

  • Maturity: Maincrop
  • Cooking type: Floury
  • Texture: Dry, fluffy and floury
  • Best for: Baking, Mashing, Roasting, Chipping
  • Skin: Cream
  • Flesh: Cream
  • Tuber shape: Oval
  • Disease / resilience: Resistant to potato cyst nematode Globodera rostochiensis Ro1. Susceptible to potato blight.

Growing note: Allow the crop to reach full maturity for the driest texture and best frying quality. After lifting, dry the tubers thoroughly before storing them in a cool, dark, frost-free place.

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Maturity

Cooking Type

Skin colour

Cream
Flesh colour

Cream
Tuber shape

Oval
Texture

Dry, fluffy and floury

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: Allow the crop to reach full maturity for the driest texture and best frying quality. After lifting, dry the tubers thoroughly before storing them in a cool, dark, frost-free place.

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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