Author Topic: Which potato varieties will you be growing this season? (Read 5611 times)

thegridgardener · « **on:** March 28, 2009, 18:54:54 »

Which potato varieties will you be growing this season?

Flighty · « **Reply #1 on:** March 28, 2009, 18:55:58 »

Various! What about you TGG?

thegridgardener · « **Reply #2 on:** March 28, 2009, 18:59:05 »

sorry flighty i have never heard of the potato variety Various!what interesting qualities does it have?

lewic · « **Reply #3 on:** March 28, 2009, 19:03:15 »

Swift - already in

Blue Edzell - chitting well but not dug the trench yet

Pink fir apple - " "

Sarpo Mira - " "

Havent got a clue about potatoes, picked these ones to get a variety and they claimed to be more disease resistant. Read recently that Sarpo Mira are supposed to be pretty tasteless though!

Which would you recommend for taste?

powerspade · « **Reply #4 on:** March 28, 2009, 19:13:57 »

2 Rows Pentland Javaline
10 Rows Cara

labrat · « **Reply #5 on:** March 28, 2009, 19:34:02 »

Lady Balfour and International Kidney

Squash64 · « **Reply #6 on:** March 28, 2009, 19:42:43 »

Quote from: lewic on March 28, 2009, 19:03:15

Which would you recommend for taste?

A plot-neighbour introduced me to Anya last year and they were very very nice so I'm growing them this year.
Mayan Gold, bought some to eat from Sainsburys and was very impressed so I'm trying those for the first time.
Vivaldi, grew them last year and was very pleased with them.

gardening-gal · « **Reply #7 on:** March 28, 2009, 21:18:05 »

British queen and King Edward

Tattieman · « **Reply #8 on:** March 28, 2009, 22:37:26 »

Growing all of these in 17litre polypots and old 80litre compost bags.
Ulster Classic
Pentland Lustre
Catriona
Winston
Kestrel
Pixie
Bonnie
Saxon
Lady Christl
Ulster Sceptre
Ambo
Barna
Kikko
Camelot
Romeo
Harmony
Valor
Maxine
Setanta
Blue Belle
Osprey
Balmoral
Savanna
Red Cara
Highland Burgandy Red
Shetland Black
Salad Blue
Witchill
Edgecote Purple

It took me the whole of last weekend to fill the polypots and the whole of today to plant the spuds. I like a bit of choice ;D

Digitalis · « **Reply #9 on:** March 29, 2009, 21:16:48 »

Maris Peer
Hunter
King Edward

saddad · « **Reply #10 on:** March 30, 2009, 10:53:44 »

Where did you find the Pentland Lustre Tattieman? ???

Tattieman · « **Reply #11 on:** March 30, 2009, 12:26:42 »

I have grown the pentland lustre from mini tubers. I have lots of other unique ones aswell grown from mini tubers.

Mr Smith · « **Reply #12 on:** March 30, 2009, 12:34:07 »

Just seven rows or there abouts of 'Home Guard' and 'Desiree' I would love to get hold of some 'Nadine', :)

Busy Bee · « **Reply #13 on:** March 30, 2009, 13:00:42 »

I'm growing
Pentland Javlin
Maris Peer
Charlotte
King Edwards

heard the King Edwards may not do so well but as it's my first year its a dig and try time :)

Suzanne · « **Reply #14 on:** March 30, 2009, 13:04:39 »

Picasso (early main crop)

Moulin Rouge (salad)

International Kidney

daileg · « **Reply #15 on:** March 30, 2009, 13:07:37 »

five rows of lady christelle
five rows of Anya
five rows of Cara

all in nothing up yet

Robert_Brenchley · « **Reply #16 on:** March 30, 2009, 13:44:37 »

Duke of York, Arran Pilot, Charlotte, Cara and PFA. All but the last two are in.

GRACELAND · « **Reply #17 on:** March 30, 2009, 13:47:35 »

lady christelle

and marfonas for me

cornykev · « **Reply #18 on:** March 30, 2009, 17:50:02 »

Rocket, Lady Chrstyl and Kestrel in and Ratte in a few weeks time. ;D ;D ;D

saddad · « **Reply #19 on:** March 30, 2009, 18:17:33 »

Epicure 3kg, Red Dukes 6kg, Charlotte 2kg all in now.
6Kg Picasso and 6Kg King Edwards, 3kg Desiree, 3Kg Anya and some odds and sods from Potato day eg Harlequin, Moulin Rouge, Aura, and some others...
:)

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