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Meera Seed Potatoes

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An early-maincrop Plantera variety bred primarily for crisps, combining round uniform tubers, good dry matter, excellent fry quality through the season and strong flavour.

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Description

Meera is a specialist potato with a clear purpose: it was selected primarily for crisp production. Its round to round-oval tubers are uniform, with yellow skin and light yellow flesh, and the dry matter and frying characteristics stay useful through the season.

For home growers, that means an excellent choice for homemade crisps, chips and roast potatoes where a drier frying potato is wanted. Plantera also highlights good flavour, low glycoalkaloid levels and a competitive mature yield. It is not a waxy salad potato, and its processing background is the interesting reason to grow it.

Why grow Meera?

  • Maturity: Maincrop
  • Cooking type: Floury
  • Texture: Dry, floury and processing-oriented
  • Best for: Baking, Chipping, Crisping, Mashing, Roasting
  • Skin: Yellow
  • Flesh: Light yellow
  • Tuber shape: Round to round oval

Growing note: Give Meera a maincrop season and allow tubers to mature for the best dry matter. Avoid excessive nitrogen late in the crop, which can delay maturity.

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Maturity

Cooking Type

Skin colour

Yellow
Flesh colour

Light yellow
Tuber shape

Round to round oval
Texture

Dry, floury and processing-oriented

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 Meera a maincrop season and allow tubers to mature for the best dry matter. Avoid excessive nitrogen late in the crop, which can delay maturity.

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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