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These Potatoes are selected, grown and stored by the grower specifically for summer planting.
They grow very quickly when they are buried in the warm summer soil, producing good numbers of small, uniformly shaped potatoes, as the days shorten into autumn.
Summer planting seed potatoes are best planted from mid-June through to the end of July and are normally ready for harvest during October. They can be planted directly into the open soil or be grown in containers. The key is to leave the seed potatoes until they have finished growing, although it is vital to ensure the crop is protected from frost with a fleece, polytunnel or some sort of covering.
They can then be harvested whenever, providing lots of baby "new-potatoes" with that sought-after "new potato" taste in the depths of winter. They can be an enjoyable addition to Christmas dinner (hence the reason they are sometimes called Christmas potatoes).
