pentland dell
PENTLAND DELL
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Pentland Dell Seed Potatoes

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A traditional maincrop producing large long-oval white tubers with fairly dry flesh, particularly useful for chips and baking.

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Description

Pentland Dell is a practical, large-tuber maincrop. The long oval tubers have white skin, shallow eyes and creamy-white flesh with a firm but fairly dry texture. Its shape and dry matter make it especially suitable for home chips and substantial baked potatoes.

It can disintegrate if boiled too aggressively, so it is better treated as a frying, roasting or baking potato than a waxy boiling variety. For growers who want big, straightforward kitchen potatoes rather than a small salad crop, Pentland Dell still has a clear role.

Why grow Pentland Dell?

  • Maturity: Maincrop
  • Cooking type: Floury
  • Texture: Dry, floury and fluffy
  • Best for: Baking, Chipping, Mashing, Roasting
  • Skin: White
  • Flesh: Creamy white
  • Tuber shape: Long oval

Growing note: Give plants enough room for the larger tubers to size. Allow full maturity for the driest texture and best baking/chipping performance.

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Maturity

Cooking Type

Skin colour

White
Flesh colour

Creamy white
Tuber shape

Long oval
Texture

Dry, floury and fluffy

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 plants enough room for the larger tubers to size. Allow full maturity for the driest texture and best baking/chipping performance.

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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