Topic: Seed Potatoes

[northener]

Just spotted cheap seed potatoes in local paper if anyone is close to Barnsley they're from a farm so should be good, ad says new scottish seed potatoes, Kerrs pinks, Desiree, Estima £2.50 per 6 kilos. i know of Desiree anyone heard of others?

[Multiveg]

Estima is a common spud seen in supermarkets. Kerrs Pink, if my memory serves me is a main crop - grew it last year, but can't remember much else about it.

[Apple Dumpling]

Tuckers have Kerr's Pink listed as a maincrop, with some resistance to foliage blight. They recommend it for mashing and chips, so presumably it's a floury one.

Estima they list as a second early, for baking and boiling.

Hope this helps. :)

[roger]

kerrs pink tends to break up when boiled,makes great roasts.

[northener]

Thanks, i've decided not to bother with anymore but i'll keep the address for next year.

[chrispea27]

Should all main crops be planted by now?

[tim]

I reckon to have 2nd earlies in about now. But better to chit first? No great rush.

[wardy]

Tim   I thought I was behind everyone else so I put Cara's in without chitting them first.  Oer  :(

[tim]

Don't worry!
After all, any tuber that you leave in in eror will produce. Might take a while?

[kenkew]

I'm not even thinking main crop for at least another 2 weeks. Regarding 2nd earlies, I never buy them. I just plant a second batch of earlies later, that way I'm not stuck with too many left overs.

[RSJK]

you can put late potatoes in as late as June and they will still crop well.

[philcooper]

I'm not even thinking main crop for at least another 2 weeks. Regarding 2nd earlies, I never buy them. I just plant a second batch of earlies later, that way I'm not stuck with too many left overs.

That's a good idea for using up "excess" 1st earlies KK but the with most varieties is that they don't keep, they need lifting within a short period of being ready or they loose their flavour

Accent  and Duke of York are 2 exceptions to this

Phil

[supernan]

 :o OOps Duke of York planted at the right time, but Kerrs pink in too early. Others have not arrived from seed co yet.