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SUNBITE F1 - Baby Potato (True Seed)
Solanum tuberosum
A breakthrough in modern plant breeding!
Sunbite F1 is a hybrid potato grown from true potato seed (TPS) – lightweight, disease-free, non-GMO, and easy to store.
- Produces an abundance of golden baby potatoes in just 100–120 days
- Round to oval mini tubers with smooth skin and creamy yellow flesh
- Delicious firm texture – perfect for boiling, baking, or fresh salads
- Strong resistance to late blight and tolerance to other common diseases
- Thrives with minimal sprays, giving high, reliable yields naturally
- Produces beautiful purple flowers that brighten any garden
- Suitable for both organic and conventional gardens
Sunbite F1 is the ideal choice for home gardeners who want a healthy, productive crop and a steady supply of tasty, homegrown potatoes.
START:
Start indoors 6–8 weeks before your last frost (typical March–May in temperate regions).
TRANSPLANT:
Plan to transplant 4–6 weeks after sowing so seedlings don’t begin forming mini-tubers in pots.
CONTAINERS & MIX:
Use plug trays or 5–7 cm / 2–3″ pots filled with a fine, sterile seed-starting mix (pH 5.5–6.8). One seed per cell, 6 mm (¼″) deep.
GERMINATION CONDITIONS:
16–20 °C (60–68 °F), bright light (12–16 h/day). Keep the mix evenly moist, not wet. Germination usually takes 10–14 days.
AFTER SPROUTING:
Keep bright and slightly cooler (15–18 °C). Begin a gentle liquid feed once true leaves appear (see FEED). Pot up once if roots fill the cell.
HARDEN OFF:
7–10 days outdoors in dappled light and low wind before planting out.
THIN:
If more than one seed sprouts per cell, snip extras at soil level and keep the strongest seedling.
PLANT OUT:
- Timing & size: Transplant 4–6 weeks from sowing, when plants are sturdy and ~5–10 cm (2–4″) tall.
- Plant after hard-frost risk, in soil ≥8–10 °C (46–50 °F).
- Soil: Loose, fertile, well-drained loam; pH 5.5–6.5. Work in mature compost before planting. Avoid fresh manure.
- Method: Plant in a shallow trench or on a low ridge. Bury stems so only the top leaf whorl (1″/2–3 cm) is above soil.
SPACING:
- For smaller “new” potatoes: 25 cm (8″) between plants in any direction.
- For larger tubers: 35 cm (12″) in-row, 60–75 cm (24–30″) between rows.
- Containers: One plant per 15–20 L (4–5 gal) pot or grow bag.
- Hilling: When plants reach 10–15 cm (4–6″), hill soil or mulch up the stems, covering the lower ⅔. Repeat every 1–2 weeks until a 15–25 cm (6–10″) ridge forms. This prevents greening and boosts yield.
EXPOSURE:
- Full sun (6–8+ hours/day).
- In hot climates, light afternoon shade helps during heat spells.
TEMPERATURE:
- Best growth 15–21 °C (59–70 °F); tuber set is strongest in cool soils.
- Growth slows above 29 °C (85 °F).
- Protect from late frosts with row cover.
SUPPORT:
- No staking required.
- Use low hoops/row cover only for frost or beetle exclusion.
PRUNING:
- No routine pruning.
- You may remove flowers/green berries to push energy to tubers.
- DO NOT EAT BERRIES (TOXIC).
WATER:
- Water in well at transplant. Keep the root zone consistently moist—about 2.5 cm (1″) per week, more on sandy soils and during tuber bulking (from first bloom onward). Avoid waterlogging.
- Mulch (straw/leaves) to stabilize moisture and soil temperature. Reduce heavy watering once vines begin to yellow to help skins set.
FEED:
- TPS behaves like potatoes for nutrition: steady, moderate fertility with emphasis on potassium.
- At planting: Mix in 5-10-10 (or similar) at 60–90 g/m² (2–3 oz/10 ft²) or equivalent organic blend; or charge containers with a balanced slow-release fertilizer per label.
- During hilling: Side-dress with 20–30 g/m² of 5-10-10 (or fish/seaweed feed) once or twice.
- Liquid feed for seedlings/containers: ¼–½-strength all-purpose fertilizer weekly.
- Avoid excess N after flowering—it drives foliage at the expense of tubers.
PROTECT:
- Clean start: TPS doesn’t carry the tuber-borne diseases that often hitchhike on seed potatoes. Still rotate beds every 3–4 years away from other solanums.
- Pests: Hand-pick Colorado potato beetles; use row cover early. Control aphids/leafhoppers to limit virus spread. Keep foliage dry in evenings.
- Diseases: Space for airflow; water at soil level. Manage late blight by removing infected foliage promptly; don’t compost diseased vines.
- Physiological issues: Prevent greening by diligent hilling/mulching. To reduce common scab, keep soil slightly acidic and avoid drought during early tuber set.
- Baby potatoes: Begin 6–8 weeks after transplanting (often around first bloom) when tubers are egg-sized. Gently reach into the hill and take a few without uprooting the plant.
- Main/storage crop: Harvest when vines yellow and die back. For best skin set, cut tops and wait 7–10 days, then dig in dry weather.
- Curing & storage: Brush off soil (don’t wash). Cure in the dark at 10–15 °C (50–59 °F) with high humidity for 7–10 days. Store in the dark, ventilated, 4–7 °C (39–45 °F). Keep away from apples and ethylene sources.
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