Blue Danube Seed Potatoes
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Blue Danube Seed Potatoes

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An Early Maincrop Sarpo with dramatic blue-purple skin, very high dry matter, excellent tuber-blight resistance and outstanding roasting and storage quality.

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Description

Blue Danube is the unusual member of the Sarpo family. It produces abundant oval tubers with vivid blue-purple skin and white flesh, and it has the very high dry matter needed for fluffy mash, crisp roast potatoes, baking and good chips.

Its blight story needs careful wording: foliage resistance is only moderate, so leaves can develop late blight under pressure, but tuber-blight resistance is excellent. Sarpo advises planting early enough that a useful crop is already formed if foliage has to be removed. Blue Danube also has strong dormancy and can store through winter into spring without sprouting as readily as many varieties.

Why grow Blue Danube?

  • Maturity: Early Maincrop
  • Cooking type: Floury
  • Texture: Very dry, floury and high dry matter
  • Best for: Baking, Chipping, Crisping, Mashing, Roasting
  • Skin: Blue-purple
  • Flesh: White
  • Tuber shape: Oval

Growing note: Plant in good time and watch foliage during blight weather. If severe foliage blight develops, remove the haulm according to current guidance and allow skins to set before lifting.

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Maturity

Cooking Type

Skin colour

Blue-purple
Flesh colour

White
Tuber shape

Oval
Texture

Very dry, floury and high dry matter

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: Plant in good time and watch foliage during blight weather. If severe foliage blight develops, remove the haulm according to current guidance and allow skins to set before lifting.

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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