Topic: What potatoes are you growing this year?

[brown thumb]

i know why its not reconmended to save your own potato for growing the next year but people still do it with good results and have been for years one old lad on my last site had his for 30x years 

[Paulines7]

I will be growing Maris Piper, Picasso, Red Duke of York and Sante this year.  I got them from T & M but when they came I was very disappointed as some of them were so small and I only had 18 in one of the packs instead of 20.  I rang up to complain and they sent me a second lot of all of them!  I have some PFA left from last year to put in as well.

I really love red potatoes and although I have the red Duke of York, I would like to put in some other early reds, preferably salad ones.  Any suggestions please?

[manicscousers]

Pauline, we are trying one called Vanessa this year an early red  :)

[Fuchsias]

Red Duke of York, delish flavour, Cara and PFA.  Had an amazing crop of these last year and they are still storing well

[mpdjulie]

I've got;
sarpo mira x 80
mayan twilight x 10
red duke of york x 10
duke of york x 10
pfa x 25
anya x 25
pentland javelin x 10
vanessa x 10
arron pilot x 10
pentland dell x 10
rooster x 10
harmony x 10
maris piper x 10
dunbar standard x 10

[busy_lizzie]

I have bought Pentland Javelin for the first earlies and Nadine for the main crop. Have never grown Pentland Javelin but Nadine is an old favourite which we like very much. busy_lizzie

[queenbee]

I bought my potatoes today and have veered of the usual track. I am growing a few I have not grown before namely
Carlingford (earlies) Blue Belle (main crop) and Orla (maincrop).

The others I have grown before and they were very good, Desiree, Lady chrystl and Pink fir apple. Has anyone grown the above or have I made a big mistake?

[anemone]

I've gone for a mix of Rooster. Charlotte, Salad Blue, Highland Burgandy Red, Edgecote Purple, Shetland Black & Kestrel. 70 all up, I had a really disappointing potato harvest last year so hopefully this year will be better !

[Paulines7]

Pauline, we are trying one called Vanessa this year an early red  :)

Thanks Manics, I will look out for them.

[elsie]

Well, I've still got a month to wait before I get our seed spuds, at Guildford Potato and Garden Fair, so I bought some Pentland Javelin when I was in Aldi the other day to have something chitting ::) ;D
Whenever I'm in Asda, I can't resist buying their Rudolph potatoes, so I'm really hoping to find some at the Fair. They're so delicious, I can't imagine that they could get better even if freshly dug, but I'd love to find out  ;D

[goodlife]

I can't resist buying their Rudolph potatoes

You can always save few that you've bought and plant those... ;)

[elsie]

Trying my best to be good, but if I can't find any as seed... ;)

[lin]

I have planted the same most years, Desiree because they are delicious red spuds, Pentland Javelin because they are consistently good and Rocket, just because!!

But have just been to the Hulme Potato Sale and bought Linda (because that's me) and I am hoping they are good. I also bought these .... which are all new to me: Aura, Witchill, Rooster, Fortyfold, Anya and Isle of Jura.

Can't wait to try them out, just determined to label my produce this year instead of it being a guessing game (although that is fun too) Lin

[cornykev]

Foremost
Red DOY
Charlotte
Kestrel
Sante
Cara
Desire
So far    ;D

[mrscarrot]

I met a man in the garden centre who said if you wait till late they sell them off really cheaply. Though you haven't chitted them many will be sprouting in the bags. Has anyone tried this? I am a right cheapskate!

[laurieuk]

Beware as some allotment groups will take a very dim view of you using ware potatoes as seed because of the danger of introducing virus problems by using uncertified seed.

I can't resist buying their Rudolph potatoes

You can always save few that you've bought and plant those... ;)

[pumkinlover]

I met a man in the garden centre who said if you wait till late they sell them off really cheaply. Though you haven't chitted them many will be sprouting in the bags. Has anyone tried this? I am a right cheapskate!

Depends whether you want what is left or picked over, and how many times you want to drive/ go to the Garden Centre!
As long as they have not got long fragile shoots and are still healthy they should be ok.
Welocme to the forum -we love money saving tips on here!

[cornykev]

As pumpkin says you'll only get the leftovers and not much choice at all, and they usually won't be stored in the correct conditions, but hey ho being a fellow tightwad I sort of know where your coming from.   :D