Picasso
Maincrop ware variety with a yellow skin, prominent red eyes, good common scab resistance and suitable for long term storage.
- High yielding
- Good drought tolerance
- Good tolerance against bruising and damage
What our customers say
Consistently produces good yields
We’ve grown Picasso for many years in Morayshire and it consistently produces good yields, skin finish and tuber numbers. As it can be exported or sold within the UK, this gives us flexibility with grading.”
– Ilene Taylor, Wellhill Farm, Moray
Incredibly versatile in the kitchen
"Picasso is High Tree Packers core export variety for the Canary Islands and has been for many years. It yields consistently on a wide range of soil type, looks great and is incredibly versatile in the kitchen"
– John Stevenson, Managing Director, High Tree Packers Ltd
Suggested fertiliser treatment
Nitrogen: standard advice + 5%.
Potassium: standard advice.
Phosphate: standard advice.
Plant spacing
28/35mm: 27cm (50,000 plants/ha).
35/55mm: 33cm (40,000 plants/ha).
Herbicide sensitivity
Use of Metribuzin (Sencorex) can give some discolouration of the foliage and yield reduction.
Fungicides
A strict preventative spraying schedule against late blight is necessary, as Picasso is susceptible.
Storage
Picasso has a very long dormancy and is suitable for long term storage at 4°C.
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