Author Topic: A good baking potato and red potato (Read 2715 times)

carloso · « **on:** January 09, 2007, 17:08:41 »

Can any one reccomend a good baker potato and maybe a good red one ?

carlos

saddad · « **Reply #1 on:** January 09, 2007, 17:10:15 »

Red Duke of York... covers both...
:)

supersprout · « **Reply #2 on:** January 09, 2007, 17:10:45 »

The red one - Desiree - splendid spud

RobinOfTheHood · « **Reply #3 on:** January 09, 2007, 17:11:12 »

Romano for me. Not tried DOY.

Rosyred · « **Reply #4 on:** January 09, 2007, 17:26:45 »

http://www.britishpotatoes.co.uk/variety.asp

This may help Carloso

Tee Gee · « **Reply #5 on:** January 09, 2007, 18:07:21 »

Maxine for me good all rounder baking/boiling/chipping.

barrow boy · « **Reply #6 on:** January 09, 2007, 19:33:54 »

desiree we have a competion on our lotty everybody pays 80p and gets 3 spuds you can grow them as you like all the same desiree then they come round and dig them up end of season the most weight wins off of 3 plants i won 30lb of spuds not bad for 80p i get a shield and a gas barby donated by the local garden centre. ;) ;)

Garden Gnome · « **Reply #7 on:** January 09, 2007, 19:56:33 »

A good baker?

Winston! And it's ever so early. Stores perfectly, too.

tim · « **Reply #8 on:** January 09, 2007, 20:05:29 »

I'm missing out again - never had a baked potato which I found unwelcome.

But I suppose that the things one is looking for are:

1. Even shape.
2. Slug resistant. Do tell me!!
3. Clean skin.
4. Non waxy.
5. Good average size. But NOT like Picasso which are just TOO big!!
6. And tastes of potato?

saddad · « **Reply #9 on:** January 09, 2007, 21:59:51 »

Like I said Tim Red Duke of York.... agree about Picasso we've been here before!
;D

triffid · « **Reply #10 on:** January 09, 2007, 22:40:59 »

Quote from: tim on January 09, 2007, 20:05:29

....
6. And tastes of potato?

lol -- nice one, Tim!

But better still, how about 'tastes like potato with melted butter and cheese' -- (therefore avoiding the calories added when I load the spud with both!)

vee · « **Reply #11 on:** January 09, 2007, 23:59:29 »

I'll second Desiree. It's a red early maincrop.
I'm growing it for the third year running as it makes lovely mash and it's also good as a baked potato.

Froglegs · « **Reply #12 on:** January 10, 2007, 02:03:15 »

Picasso may be big but the taste is to die for, and there's a bit of red there.

supersprout · « **Reply #13 on:** January 10, 2007, 05:33:43 »

Quote from: triffid on January 09, 2007, 22:40:59

better still, how about 'tastes like potato with melted butter and cheese' -- (therefore avoiding the calories added when I load the spud with both!)

nice one triff!

tim · « **Reply #14 on:** January 10, 2007, 09:08:41 »

And red ones do seem to be less attractive to slugs.

Hyacinth · « **Reply #15 on:** January 10, 2007, 15:28:39 »

Desiree for me last year & it's still my heart's desire for this. Down to the last ONE potato in my store - and I'm saving it for a Special Occasion ;D

angle shades · « **Reply #16 on:** January 10, 2007, 16:39:56 »

marfona and the red one desiree or romano ;D / shades x

philcooper · « **Reply #17 on:** January 10, 2007, 19:59:38 »

Quote from: tim on January 10, 2007, 09:08:41

And red ones do seem to be less attractive to slugs.

Please come to Hampshire and explain that to my slugs - they don't seem to believ it when I tell them

I'm with the vote for Red DoY

zorro · « **Reply #18 on:** January 10, 2007, 21:43:38 »

wilja are a good all rounder, and of course the favorite round our neck of the woods ulster prince

zorro · « **Reply #19 on:** January 10, 2007, 21:44:53 »

quick add on niethrer are red

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Author Topic: A good baking potato and red potato (Read 2715 times)