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Produce => Edible Plants => Topic started by: compo49 on April 20, 2008, 18:33:06
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I've put in 1st Early's Swift 10 Lady Christal 10 Arron pilot 10 2nd Early's Maris peer 20 Maincrop Cara 15 Picasso 15 Lady Balfour 15 Harmony 15. Thought i would try different varieties to see which i like best. (got some King Edwards in reserve in case I've any spare space left) Was going to plant some Charlotte but they all got frost damaged!
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Bambino, which after I had put them in I decided to read about them and they don't sound a very good early spud :'( I always grew Charlotte and am now wondering why I changed. Guess vairety is the spice of life ;D
Sinbad
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Earlies - Winston 3kg
Arran Pilot 3kg
Lady Chrystl 1kg
2nds - Charlotte 3kg
Nicola 3kg
Kestrel 3kg
Vales Emerald 10tubers
Mains - Desiree 3kg
Cara 3kg
Sarpo Axona 10tubers
All planted last weekend, in last years horse muck, with added growmore/slug pellets/comfrey leaves ::)
We'll ridge up when they come through, then cover with spoilt straw
Job done ;D
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second early...
Purple eyed seedling
Wilja
Nicola
maincrop...
Champion
Peachbloom
Fortyfold
all planted over 3 weeks ago
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v 1st early rocket
early pentland javelin, vales emerald, rooster
2nds kestrel
main desiree
would've loved to grow more but no more room ;D
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arran pilot, vales emerald, anya, pink fir apples.
Maincrop:- desiree, roosters.
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pink fir - 10
kestrel - 10
Reading the replies it really doesn't seem much ! but I didn't have any more room :(
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Early - Arran pilot
Second Early - Nicola
Main - Cara & Rooster
Never tried Arran Pilot, Nicola or Roosters before - fancied a change this year...
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All my potatoes are growing in black builders type buckets from Wilkinsons. Drainage holes drilled in the bottom and multi purpose compost used, one seed tuber per bucket although I have tried a few buckets with three tubers and there are 30 buckets. More than enough for me as I live by myself.
Swift grown in GH to get some early spuds, rest are outside - Charlotte, Lady Christal, Kestrel, Nadine, Roseval, Rocket and one other ? (I forgot to label the paper bag).
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First early - pentland javelin
Second early - charlotte
Main crop - Maris Pier
I had a lot of damage to my main crop of cara to wireworm last year. The spuds were fantastic size, just the problem with the holes in them.
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earlies - pentland javelin
salad - anya
2nd earlies - charlotte
main - desiree, sante, kestral & nadine
we eat a lot of potatoes ::)
Debbie
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Earlies: Red Duke of York - 5, Sharpe's Express - 3
2nd Earlies: Anya - 8, Kestrel - 6 (tried & tested favourites in a clay sluggy plot), Dunbar Rover - 2, Shetland Black - 3
Mains: Salad Blue - 2, Maris Piper - 8 ( maybe a risk in a wet sluggy plot), Pentland Crown - 2, Verity - 2.
All in either a bit of half a plot, spud tubs or, old compost bags.
'ain't potato fairs great !
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10xInternational Kidney
10xVerity
10xMagestic
10xulster septre
10x Mr Little s Yeltom Gypsey
I know that souunds a lot but IM a new plotter and all the Old boysd keeptelling me to grow spuds who am I to argue, just went for great sounding names!!! ::)
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Of course they are French varieties so might not mean much:
1st early Amandine
2nd earlies Bernadette (meant to be very blight resistant...)
maincrop Caesar which is meant to give good sized potatoes for baking, we'll see if that comes true, the French don't go in for baking potatoes so I am trying that one to see.
I planted the maincrop this week. And the earlies about a month ago and the tips are just coming through the soil now.
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hiya, lollabelle, welcome to the site, very varied variety there, hope you get loads ;D
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On a potato comparison mission this year but only have a smallish allotment and have run out of beds to plant them all, so will have a least 6 bags as well as the bed - worried this won't provide a fair test.
First Early
Lady Christl - waxy
Winston - Earliest baker
Vales Emerald - Maris Peer/Charlotte for baby salad pots
Second Early
Anya (Pink Fir cross) - nutty salad, but chips/roasts well
Charlotte - highyield waxy salad
Vivaldi - allegedly low carb
Early Main
Belle de Fontenay (salad) (toss up vs Royal Kidney)
Mayan Gold - (no good for boiling)
Salad Blue - (high dry matter so actually good for roasting)
Late Main
Rooster -
Pink Fir
Verity (replacement for Pomeroy - no seed pots this year)
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Pentland Javelin, Nadineand Desiree. Lets hope we all have a better year this year. I didn't do very well last year with anything other than earlies cos of the wet weather.
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1st vales emerald, pentland javelin and arran pilot.
2nd kestrel.
Main PFA and maris piper.
;D ;D ;D
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- Lots of Rocket in black buckets
- Kestral & Arron Pilot on the plot
- Desiree in pots too
- Maris Pier also in pots.
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I'm not planting any but so far OH has planted 3kg of Epicure, 7.5kg of Red Dukes, 3kg of Charlottes, 48 Anya Tubers, Ballydoon, Snowdrop, Maris Peer Salad Blue, in Dozens, Dunluce in tubs... Mimi in Tubs, 3kg of Desiree.., only 9kg still to go ... 6kg of Picasso and 3kg of King Edwards... she's not built like a navy but don't pick a fight with her when she has the Chillington Hoe or Trenching Spade in her hands....
::)
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I've finally given up with King Eds after about 80% slug damage last year. Tried some Majestic which did brilliantly so I've got some more. Other maincrop is PFA.
First earlies are Lady Chrystl which do well for me, and an impulse buy from Poundland of Arran Pilot, which are already up, in buckets.
Second earlies, British Queen, new to me.
Geoff.
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6 Red Duke of York
6 kestrel
6 Charlotte
6 Maris Peer
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1st Vales Emerald & Lady Christyl
2nd Nicola
Mains Cara
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1st - 7 X each; Mimi, Lady Christl, Rocket, Red Duke of York, Sharpe's Express, Orla, Vanessa and Aaron Pilot (15 X - my fav)
2nd - 15 X each; Kestrel, Maxine, British Queen
Main - 40 X each; Rooster, Picasso, Desiree, Ambo, Cara
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qoute. what type of potatoes are you planting qoute.
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Today I av been mostly planting round ones !
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I planted 2 Rows of Arron Pilot (18 tubers Per Row), and 8 Rows of Desriee (12 tubers per Row) and another 8 Rows of King Edwards (12 tubers per row)
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I have:
Orla
BF15
Kepplestone Kidney
Pentland Squire
Fluer Pelcher
Arran Victory
I've not grown any of these before except Arran Victory - which makes the best mash (in my humble opinion!)
bd
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This year, we have:
Lady Christl,
International Kidney
Kestral
Always like to try some new ones every year, but for the past few years have grown International Kidney, because they have such a nice flavour.
:) busy_lizzie
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I always grow Kondor as my main crop potato. I don't seem to see it mentioned very much on here ..It is a heavy cropper ,has resistancy to blight, keeps well and a versatile cooker ...Is there any one else growing it this year?
Others I have in are Rockets and Kestrel ..
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I got some unexpected space so just put in some vivaldi today too :)
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hi, anemone, space, what's that? ;D
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Hi Anenome... how about saying hello in your own right...
;D
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extra early 'rocket' in coldframe
'rocket' outdoor just through, planted 31 march
'charlotte' planted 20 april
don't grow maincrop due to high incidence of blight, (and a friend is a spud farmer) leaves more room for other crops
rgds, Tonybloke
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qoute. what type of potatoes are you planting qoute.
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saddad - hello :) I'm not sure what you mean...
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I am planting Pink Fir Apples - only because they are lovely potatoes and keep through the winter and still cook (taste and texture) as new potatoes! Only problem is slugs! This year I am trying a combination of shredded paper, seaweed, and coffee grinds in the trench with the potatoes. You never know it may work!
Normally I buy a sack of "normal" potatoes - as I can't justify the space for something so inexpensive!
Old Bird
;D
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Think I might be bordering on boring ...... Maris Peer and Maris Piper. Do like PFA but had sooooo many last year, thought I'd give them a miss this year.
twinkletoes
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all new this year apart from Anya and Duke of York
1st Earlies
Epicure
Sharpe's Express
Swift
and another one (can't remember)
2nd Earlies
Anya
Duke of York
International Kidney
Nadine
Maincrop
Rooster
Desiree
King Edward
and another two (can't remember)
it's only my second year of growing, but I'm trying new varieties every year to see which grow and taste best ;D
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Red Duke of York (tried and tested :))
Maris Peer (some planted closely for use as baby potatoes and some spaced more widely to grow into chip potatoes)
Charlotte
Pink Fir Apple
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Red duke of york and Vales Emerald, followed by King Edward and Pink Fir Apple. PFA seemed to be more blight resistant last year than the rest. Also my favourite if the KE get slugged.
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Swift (5 in buckets int he polytunnel, coming up a treat, 3 in a potato barrel on the patio, coming along slowly.
Vanessa (just the one, for my friend - Vanessa, of course) in a bucket
Rocket and Home Guard - 10 of each all coming up now
Saxon and Maris Piper - 10 of each, justy showing their tips
International Kidney - 20 went in on Sunday
Pentland Squire and Mayan Gold - 10 of each waiting to go in
Kerrs Pink - 20 - they'll be the last to go in
Some new to us, some old favourites. First year with no PFAs
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qoute. what type of potatoes are you planting qoute.
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Interesting to read what everyone is doing. I've got 6kg of Rocket going and they are just through this last week and looking well. I've got 6kg of Nadine to go in but have struggled for time.Here's one for you all and I'd like to hear opinions, I got some Jersey Royals last year and thought I'd grow them for Xmas, put them in buckets in greenhouse in late September, disastrous, never saw a thing.....yet now they have lovely growth, pulled one two days ago, loads of lovely little tubers, gonna leave em a little longer andshould be spot on.
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My earlies are from France, Belle de Fonteney and Amandine (which are lovely), then rocket, arran pilot and a dozen desiree.
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Mine should finally be with me in a week or so; I'm not sure whether DT Brown's cocked up the order or whether it went astray in the post. Still, with the cold spring, my inevitable accidentals are only just showing through, so they're only missing a matter of three weeks or so out of the season.
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what type of potatoes are you planting
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International Kidney, Charlotte and Cara. I've planted in May before, and had a decent crop.
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Pilot, wilja, kestral and cara. All tucked up in bed ;)
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Charlotte, Desiree and PFA.
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what type of potatoes are you planting ?
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International Kidney? Are they Jersey Royals because if so they would take some beating.
I remember eating these as a child and they are quite superb!
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They are just the same as Jersey Royals.
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My Vales Emerald are 4 to 8 inches up, thats not including the mound where they are earthed up, other earlies Arran Pilot and Pentant Javelin showed their heads weeks ago, Kestrel 2nds are in as well as Maris Piper and PFA, but still have loads of PFA to put in, can I leave these until my first earlies come out. ? ??? ;D ;D ;D
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Unfortunately not, if you want a decent crop.
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If you are pushed for space: although second earlies are recommended for container growing, last year I grew PFA in an inside out compost bag (so the black is on the outside for warmth).
Not a bad crop and they kept well - finished the last in March. But, unlike spuds in beds, they need regular watering and you should add a liquid feed to the water every few weeks (or just a little each time you water) - so not low maintenance.
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Hello
In 2 tubs arran victory (new to us), in another Sarpo mira and in the old freezer roosters
Cheers
Jay
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update to the potatoes you have planted and how are they doing? my Early's and second Early's are coming through just now! :)
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Same here/...# ;D
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rocket have flowers on(in the poly)
pentland, vales emerald and rooster are huge(been under fleece)
desiree and kestrel earthed up, couple not appeared so filled in with freebie pentland ;D