Sharpe’s Express Seed Potatoes
SHARPES EXPRESS

Sharpe’s Express Seed Potatoes

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An heirloom First Early introduced in 1900, famous for superb new-potato flavour, smooth pale skin and bright floury flesh.

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Description

Sharpe's Express is one of the classic early potatoes. Introduced in 1900, it produces smooth pale tubers that are oval to slightly pear-shaped, with shallow eyes and bright cream-white flesh. Its greatest strength is flavour: boiled or steamed whole in the skin, it delivers the traditional new-potato character that keeps heritage varieties relevant.

The flesh is floury enough to roast well too, and RHS recognises it as suitable for container growing. It has low resistance to late blight and several other diseases, so monitor plants carefully as the crop develops.

Why grow Sharpe’s Express?

  • Maturity: First Early
  • Cooking type: Floury
  • Texture: Dry, floury and fluffy
  • Best for: Baking, Boiling, Mashing, Roasting
  • Skin: Cream
  • Flesh: Cream to white
  • Tuber shape: Long oval / pear-shaped

Growing note: Chit carefully and plant for an early crop. It is an excellent candidate for bags or containers where early harvesting is the goal.

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Maturity

Cooking Type

Skin colour

Cream
Flesh colour

Cream to white
Tuber shape

Long oval / pear-shaped
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 March onwards once the soil is workable and the risk of hard frost is reducing.

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: Chit carefully and plant for an early crop. It is an excellent candidate for bags or containers where early harvesting is the goal.

Harvest: Begin checking from early summer; lift progressively when the tubers reach the size you want.

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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