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Irish Gold Seed Potatoes

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An Irish-bred Second Early from North Dublin, with distinctive purple-blushed eyes, high yield, rich creamy flavour and naturally occurring anthocyanin pigments in the coloured skin.

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Description

Irish Gold is a genuinely Irish-bred variety, originating from North Dublin and increasingly popular with home growers. Its cream-coloured round-oval tubers have distinctive purple blushes around the eyes, making the crop easy to recognise once lifted.

The creamy flesh is on the flourier side, giving excellent flavour for baking, mash, boiling and roasting. Its coloured skin contains naturally occurring anthocyanin pigments, antioxidant compounds associated with red and purple potato skins. Its strongest reasons to grow remain its Irish provenance, distinctive appearance, flavour and high yield potential.

Why grow Irish Gold?

  • Maturity: Second Early
  • Cooking type: Slightly Floury
  • Texture: Creamy, moderately floury and versatile
  • Best for: Baking, Boiling, Mashing, Roasting
  • Skin: Cream with purple-blushed eyes
  • Flesh: Cream
  • Tuber shape: Round oval

Growing note: Grow as a Second Early to early-maincrop type. Begin checking in summer but allow a little extra maturity if you want the flouriest texture for mash or baking.

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Maturity

Cooking Type

Skin colour

Cream with purple-blushed eyes
Flesh colour

Cream
Tuber shape

Round oval
Texture

Creamy, moderately floury and versatile

Planting & Growing

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

Plant approximately 10–15cm deep, allowing about 30cm between tubers and around 60cm 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 Second Early to early-maincrop type. Begin checking in summer but allow a little extra maturity if you want the flouriest texture for mash or baking.

Harvest: Begin checking from early to mid-summer, depending on planting date and conditions.

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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