Author Topic: What potatoes are you growing this year? (Read 17216 times)

Lottiman · « **Reply #20 on:** February 11, 2012, 16:31:05 »

We have at the moment 3kg bags of Charlotte,Epicure,Wilja,Marris piper also will be trialing Marris peer,Bintji,Juliette,Milva,Pentland crown,Pentland javelin,and Roseval.

Mr Smith · « **Reply #21 on:** February 11, 2012, 17:42:28 »

Nandine seconds once again for us, we don't eat many spuds in our house so most of them end up down the local for the lads, :)

Ellen K · « **Reply #22 on:** February 11, 2012, 17:50:57 »

OK, you guys have convinced me to at least try eating potato skins (though I'm still not sure why anyone would actually want to, ugh).

Jayb - I wonder if I'll be getting my Harlequin tubers now, perhaps none are available this year and T&M are putting off telling us the bad news.

Even more reason to plant PFA.

Every cloud etc

grannyjanny · « **Reply #23 on:** February 11, 2012, 17:54:43 »

Ellen. If you have one near you, Wilkies do 5 seed potatoes for 99p, well they were last year & they had PFA. I believe they make very posh chips ;D.

manicscousers · « **Reply #24 on:** February 11, 2012, 17:59:54 »

Vanessa, charlotte, nadine, Lady chrystl, kestrel and desiree. We still have a bag and a half of desiree left and they're near perfect ;D
Would've liked smile but they're not doing them any more ::)

Robert_Brenchley · « **Reply #25 on:** February 11, 2012, 19:02:07 »

Vitelotte, Congo if any tubers have survived, PFA, King Edwards, probably an early, and Skagit Magic, Russian Blue and Blue Belle from TPS.

connectedcats · « **Reply #26 on:** February 11, 2012, 19:09:01 »

Vitelotte, Lady Crystl, Kestral, Orla, Lady Balfor, Cara and Sante. These were the ones I grew last year, the last 6 being the 'allotment' pack from T&M. I've decided to go with saved seed this year, although I know it isn't recommended.
Everyone loved Vitelotte, but the yield was very small, despite the fact I left them in until last, then had to dig them up to clear the landshare garden I had before the house was sold. I kept back some tubers in the hope of getting an earlier start this year.
Lady Crystl are our favourite for the first earlies, and Sante was the winner with my daughter for jackets. She took most of the crop back to uni.

manicscousers · « **Reply #27 on:** February 11, 2012, 19:21:47 »

I forgot the purple ones , forgotten the name but they're chitting very well ;D

Puth-U-Cheary · « **Reply #28 on:** February 11, 2012, 19:35:06 »

Kestrel and Sarpo Mira. The Sarpo seem to do what they say on the packet although not much flavour to them. Last year had a very good crop

Debs · « **Reply #29 on:** February 11, 2012, 21:51:45 »

Ive got a bag of Duke of York - never grown them before & potato day for me is 25th Feb as I missed the other local one on 5th :'(

Here's a useful link to find out a bit more about each variety of potato- whether its waxy, floury etc..

www.lovepotatoes.co.uk

Debs x

Jayb · « **Reply #30 on:** February 11, 2012, 22:10:13 »

Thanks, nice link Debs :)

Hi Puth-U-Cheary, welcome to a4a, hope you enjoy it here :) I grew S. Mira last year, have to agree it's not very flavourful! I'm growing S. Kifli again this year, I enjoyed it last year and founf it had good resilience with blight.

shirlton · « **Reply #31 on:** February 12, 2012, 07:49:41 »

Thanks from me too

tomatoada · « **Reply #32 on:** February 12, 2012, 10:59:12 »

I like the potato council site which gives different potatoes a grading of 1 to 10 for being waxey or floury.

Casablanca
International Kidney
Nadine
Charlotte
Pixie

Piccaso
Desiree
Maris Piper
Valor
Bell de Fonteney

davejg · « **Reply #33 on:** February 12, 2012, 11:11:11 »

Earlies Swift casablanca bonnie dundee & sherine s\e kestrel main armour

mickstani · « **Reply #34 on:** February 12, 2012, 11:36:02 »

2.5kgs each of Casablanca, Nadine, Picasso, & Valor. Plus a few self saved Sarpo Mira & Blue Danube from last years late planting of a T&M cheap offer that did quite well.

Cabagepicker · « **Reply #35 on:** February 12, 2012, 11:42:03 »

Nice to see others have chosen the same as me! Charlotte, Casablanca and Desiree should about cover things this year. ;)

compostbin · « **Reply #36 on:** February 12, 2012, 11:48:25 »

;)....got kestrel,...foremost,king Edward,...& desire,....all set out,..chitting,....

compostbin · « **Reply #37 on:** February 12, 2012, 12:45:27 »

:)........most of the vitamins,....of a spud,...are in the skins,.....so,.....i've just been...eating them fresh,...off me plot,.....koz of M.S,....have a degree of nerve damage,...in my right hand,...am right handed,...so can't peel them .too,......have dementia,...koz of the M.S,...& all the spud needs,...before cooking,...is WASHING,..getting rid of any earth,...off them,..so,...then,...they make SUCH GOOD EATING WITH THE SKINS ON,....so much better than anything,..commercially bought,...any shop bought spud,..are no where as nice as growing your own,...& freshly dug,....once washed,..they just ..........YUM YUM!.. ;D ;D ;D

Puth-U-Cheary · « **Reply #38 on:** February 12, 2012, 16:53:10 »

Thank you for your welcome Jayb, I'm sure I will enjoy my time here. So many knowledgeable peeps.

Did S. Kifli have more flavour?

tomatoada · « **Reply #39 on:** February 12, 2012, 18:42:38 »

What about ones you would not grow?

Rocket too bland

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