Seed Potato 'Nicola'
Developed in the 1960s in Germany, 'Nicola' became a commercial crop in 1973 where its popularity spread around the world because of it's yield, uniform tubers and exceptional flavour and texture. A true all-rounder, with everything that you could ask for in a potato! Buttery and rich, with a hint of sweetness. Boil 'new' potatoes as a pre-harvest treat. Ideal for mashing, baking, salads & gnocchi. A mid-season variety, harvest in 90-110 days. Indeterminate.
All potatoes can be grown in the soil, in towers and even grow bags. INDETERMINATE POTATOES: In the case of indeterminate potatoes, they produce their crop along their growing stem, just like tomatoes; the only difference is that tomatoes grow above the soil, fruiting along the exposed stem upward; while potatoes crop below the soil, so the stem must be continually covered up in order to produce viable tubers. These are often your most prolific, late harvest varieties needing around 90-120 days to reach maturity. DETERMINATE POTATOES: Determinate potatoes, like determinate tomatoes, grow to a set height and produce a reliable crop of tubers without the need for covering their developing stem. Simply plant around 10cm deep and they will produce a single layer of potatoes below the soil surface. These are usually early, cropping potatoes, maturing in just 50-70 days. For more information on growing potatoes, visit: www.diggers.com.au/growing-potatoes.