King Edward Seed Potatoes
KING EDWARD
King Edward Seed Potatoes

King Edward Seed Potatoes

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One of Britain’s classic maincrops, introduced in 1902, with distinctive red eye markings and creamy floury flesh that excels for roast potatoes and baking.

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Description

King Edward has survived for more than a century because it combines recognisable appearance with excellent eating quality. The oval cream-skinned tubers carry distinctive red splashes around the eyes, while the creamy-white flesh rarely discolours badly during cooking.

It is particularly prized for roasting, where the floury flesh gives a crisp exterior and fluffy centre, and it is also very good baked or mashed. The variety can set a high number of tubers per plant and has useful resistance to scab, spraing and slugs, but is notably susceptible to late blight, so it rewards good crop hygiene and timely management.

Why grow King Edward?

  • Maturity: Maincrop
  • Cooking type: Floury
  • Texture: Fluffy, floury and creamy
  • Best for: Baking, Mashing, Roasting
  • Skin: Cream with red eyes
  • Flesh: Creamy white
  • Tuber shape: Oval

Growing note: Give King Edward a full maincrop season and avoid overwatering late in the crop. Where blight pressure is high, monitor foliage carefully and follow current garden blight guidance.

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Maturity

Cooking Type

Skin colour

Cream with red eyes
Flesh colour

Creamy white
Tuber shape

Oval
Texture

Fluffy, 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 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 King Edward a full maincrop season and avoid overwatering late in the crop. Where blight pressure is high, monitor foliage carefully and follow current garden blight guidance.

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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