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Solanum tuberosum 'Sharpe's Express' (Potato 'Sharpe's Express' )
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0.6m
Max height
Max height
0.6m
Max spread
Max spread
2 years
To maturity
To maturity
Plant details
Botanical name
Solanum tuberosum 'Sharpe's Express'
Other names
Potato 'Sharpe's Express' , Solanum tuberosum 'Sharpes Express' , First early potato 'Sharpe's Express'
Genus
Solanum Solanum
Variety or Cultivar
'Sharpe's Express' _ 'Sharpe's Express' is a tender, upright, branching perennial with compound leaves, white flowers in summer, and oval, edible tubers with cream skin and cream to pale yellow flesh, ready for harvest approximately 12 weeks after planting.
Solanum tuberosum 'Sharpe's Express' is: Deciduous
Habit
Upright
Flower
White in Spring
Foliage
Green in Spring; Green in Summer
How to care
Watch out for
Specific pests
Aphids , Capsid bug , Rosy rustic moth , Wireworms Aphids , Capsid bug , Rosy rustic moth , Wireworms
Dry rot , Gangrene , Grey mould , Leaf roll virus , Potato mosaic virus , Potato powdery scab , Potato scab , Potato spraing , Powdery scab , Soft rot , Wart disease Dry rot , Gangrene , Grey mould , Leaf roll virus , Potato mosaic virus , Potato powdery scab , Potato scab , Potato spraing , Powdery scab , Soft rot , Wart disease
General care
Pruning
Wait to harvest until the leaves turn yellow. Cut and remove leaves, then leave tubers for 10 days in the ground before digging and storing.
Propagation
Plant seed tubers of potatoes in late winter or early spring in trenches 12.5cm deep. Space tubers 60cm apart. Consider spreading slug pellets between tubers to deter keel slugs.
Propagation methods
Tuber sections
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Where to grow
Solanum tuberosum 'Sharpe's Express' (Potato 'Sharpe's Express' ) will reach a height of 0.6m and a spread of 0.6m after 2 years.
Suggested uses
Add to salads, Cottage/Informal
Cultivation
Will grow in most soil not used for potato in the last two years. Dig the soil in autumn & add peat or compost to soil not previously manured. Grow in full sun, planting out in late winter. Can be treated as a second early or maincrop potato.
Soil type
Chalky, Clay, Sandy
Soil drainage
Moist but well-drained, Well-drained
Soil pH
Alkaline, Neutral
Light
Full Sun
Aspect
South, West
Exposure
Sheltered
UK hardiness Note: We are working to update our ratings. Thanks for your patience.
Tender in frost (H3)
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Botanical name
Solanum tuberosum 'Sharpe's Express'
Other names
Potato 'Sharpe's Express' , Solanum tuberosum 'Sharpes Express' , First early potato 'Sharpe's Express'
Genus
Solanum Solanum
Variety or Cultivar
'Sharpe's Express' _ 'Sharpe's Express' is a tender, upright, branching perennial with compound leaves, white flowers in summer, and oval, edible tubers with cream skin and cream to pale yellow flesh, ready for harvest approximately 12 weeks after planting.
Native to
Garden origin
Foliage
Deciduous
Habit
Upright
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Colour
Flower
White in Spring
Foliage
Green in Spring; Green in Summer
How to care
Watch out for
Specific pests
Aphids , Capsid bug , Rosy rustic moth , Wireworms
Specific diseases
Dry rot , Gangrene , Grey mould , Leaf roll virus , Potato mosaic virus , Potato powdery scab , Potato scab , Potato spraing , Powdery scab , Soft rot , Wart disease
General care
Pruning
Wait to harvest until the leaves turn yellow. Cut and remove leaves, then leave tubers for 10 days in the ground before digging and storing.
Propagation
Plant seed tubers of potatoes in late winter or early spring in trenches 12.5cm deep. Space tubers 60cm apart. Consider spreading slug pellets between tubers to deter keel slugs.
Propagation methods
Tuber sections
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Where to grow
Solanum tuberosum 'Sharpe's Express' (Potato 'Sharpe's Express' ) will reach a height of 0.6m and a spread of 0.6m after 2 years.
Suggested uses
Add to salads, Cottage/Informal
Cultivation
Will grow in most soil not used for potato in the last two years. Dig the soil in autumn & add peat or compost to soil not previously manured. Grow in full sun, planting out in late winter. Can be treated as a second early or maincrop potato.
Soil type
Chalky, Clay, Sandy
Soil drainage
Moist but well-drained, Well-drained
Soil pH
Alkaline, Neutral
Light
Full Sun
Aspect
South, West
Exposure
Sheltered
UK hardiness Note: We are working to update our ratings. Thanks for your patience.
Tender in frost (H3)
USDA zones
Zone 9, Zone 8
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