Reccommed Please: a really tasty first early

[Stevens706]

I grew Pentland Javelin last year and she who must be obeyed didn’t like the taste, Robbie on the next plot gave me some Aaron Pilot to try which she really liked so guess which I’m growing this year.

[Stevens706]

[George the Pigman]

I grew Anya last year which is a cross between Pink Fir Apple and Ratte. It grew well but was a bit tasteless.
By the way the way to deal with floury potatoes is to steam them not boil them!

[Rhys]

Aaron Pilot.  Everytime, without fail.

My favourite too.

[Barnowl]

I grew Anya last year which is a cross between Pink Fir Apple and Ratte. It grew well but was a bit tasteless.
By the way the way to deal with floury potatoes is to steam them not boil them!

I'm really puzzled by that. I haven't actually grown them yet, but I bought some from Sainsbury's last November and we all thought they were very tasty. In fact I went ahead and ordered some Anya seed potatoes.

Perhaps they need a storage period to be at their best. I think I've read somewhere that that's true of several second earlies.

[norfolklass]

my Anya were delicious, one of the best tasting of the varieties that I grew last year. but I did leave my 2nd earlies in the ground for quite a while after I cut the blighted tops off, so maybe that's why?

I grew four 1st earlies last year: Arran Pilot, Duke of York, Rocket and another one that I can't remember (Pentland Javelin maybe?), and Arran Pilot stood out as being the one that my OH and I REALLY disliked! the Rocket were slightly disappointing taste-wise, but the Duke of York were loverly, and the bigger ones made great jacket spuds :)

it must be down to soil type and growing conditions â€" I keep meaning to ask other peeps on my site which ones they grow. but as I can get to a local potato day I'm quite happy growing a few of lots of different varieties each year to find out which ones suit us best!