Potato Rainbow Mix

Description

Heritage Status: New Zealand
Quantity: 700g Mix Bag

Description: A wide range of main crop potatoes from Koanga’s Heritage collection that are largely unavailable elsewhere. For identification after grown please check our website.

Traditionally potatoes are frost tender so plant after the last frost in early spring. Before planting ‘chit’ or sprout the potatoes by keeping them in a dark place. They can be hung up in onion sacks in a dry but light place under eaves etc to keep them until chitting time but then they can be laid out in a tray (egg cartons are useful) to sprout, in a dark place.

Psyllid hit our potatoes and tomatoes here at Koanga a few years ago but we do not have any problem these days. We believe it is because we have built our soil health pretty high, and the crops have BRIX’s over 12. If you do however still have psyllid in your area then the Koanga sells Psyllid Solution, a very finely ground form of diatomaceous earth which if applied regularly using a backpack sprayer (weekly) is very effective at keeping the psyllid off the tomatoes and potatoes and peppers. Koanga diatomaceous earth can also be used as a miticide on poultry and for many other uses. Early varieties of potatoes are usually ready to harvest before the psyllid hits. If you water your potatoes in with BIOBREW solution that will help maintain soil and plant health.