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Golden Wonder is a late maincrop potato variety which dates back to 1906. It was found by Mr Brown of Arboath in Scotland as a seedling of the potato variety Early Rose (a First Early variety). The savoury snack company, Golden Wonder, was named after the same potato variety.
This is a floury potato with a high starch content.
Golden Wonder Potato
Golden Wonder is a late Maincrop potato variety which produces an average good crop of variable sized oval potatoes. The skin is very firm (it definitely needs to be peeled for most uses) and the flesh is cream coloured. It is good for roasted potatoes and chips. It can be boiled but does fall apart very easily so care is needed for this cooking method.
Pest and disease resistance is variable. Excellent for resistance to slugs, average resistance to late bight and high resistance to scab.
Golden Wonder potatoes should be grown in the normal manner for Maincrop potatoes. Click here for our detailed page about growing potatoes. It's one of the few maincrop varieties which does fairly well when grown in a largish container (two seed potatoes per container).
This variety of potato doesn't like drought conditions so it will appreciate a good watering more frequently compared to most maincrop varieties.
The best time to chit / sprout Golden Wonder potatoes is the first week of March in average areas of the UK. Comprehensive details about how to chit potatoes can be found here.
Sprouted Seed Potatoes
The best time to plant out Golden Wonder potatoes is about the first week of April in average areas of the UK.
Planting out on this date will give the seed potatoes about six weeks before they reach the surface of the soil. Whilst they are growing towards the soil surface the sprouts will be protected from frost by the surrounding soil.
By the time they do appear above the soil, the danger of frost will have passed and the sprouts will not be damaged by frost. Comprehensive details about how to plant out potatoes can be found here.
Golden Wonder Flower
As with all vegetables, the time for harvest is dependent on many factors such as the weather conditions while they are growing and the general soil conditions. Golden Wonder are a late maincrop variety so harvesting should begin a few weeks later compared to average Maincrop varieties.
On average you can expect to start harvesting Golden Wonder potatoes in early September in average areas of the UK.
Using the above date as a guide we would advise that a week before that date you use your hand to search through the soil to harvest one or two potatoes. The term often used for this activity is known in gardening circles as "furtling"!
It does almost no damage to the remaining potatoes but allows you to examine one or two of the potatoes to ensure they are of approximately the correct size. If they are, start harvesting, if not wait for one or two weeks and try again.
Harvesting Golden Wonder potatoes can be spread over three to four weeks and they can be stored successfully for a couple of months in the correct conditions. Comprehensive details about how to harvest and store potatoes can be found here.
One peculiarity of Golden Wonder potatoes is that they appreciate being stored correctly for three or four weeks - the flavour improves during this storage time.
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