Home Guard (potato)

Home Guard
Species	Solanum tuberosum
Cultivar	'Home Guard'
Origin	United Kingdom 1942 ^[1]

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]

References

↑ ""RHS website Top potaoes to grow""
↑ Potato.ie
↑ Potato.Org.Uk

External links

Potato cultivars

List of potato cultivars

Adirondack Blue Adirondack Red Agata Almond Alturas Amandine Amflora Anya Atlantic Austrian Crescent Bamberg Belle de Fontenay Bintje Black Champion Bloomer Butte Champion Désirée Gala Golden Wonder Home Guard International Kidney Irish Lumper Irish White Kennebec Kerr's Pink King Edward Laura Marfona Maris Piper Melody Mizen Pike Pink Fir Apple Ratte Red Norland Red Pontiac Rooster Russet Burbank Superior Skerry Champion Stobrawa Ulster Emblem Vitelotte Vivaldi Yellow Finn Yukon Gold

Creamer potato Fingerling potato

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