Home Guard potato

Home Guard is a potato variety grown mainly in Ireland. Oval Shape. It is an early variety with moderate to low yields, typically harvested and available in shops by mid May.[2] The flesh is white or cream coloured, but shows a tendency to discoloration when cooked. It is susceptible to several diseases, including blight, potato cyst nematode and powdery scab.[3]

'Home Guard'
Genussolanum
SpeciesSolanum tuberosum
Cultivar'Home Guard'
OriginUnited Kingdom 1942 [1]

References
  1. ""RHS website Top potaoes to grow""
  2. Potato.ie
  3. "Potato.Org.Uk". Archived from the original on 2012-09-04. Retrieved 2012-07-07.


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