what spuds are you growing in 2010..

[busy_lizzie]

Charlotte, International Kidney, and Kestrel. busy_lizzie

[busy_lizzie]

[Digeroo]

I thought I might give mayan gold a go.  There is a place in cheltenham which sells potatoes loose, so I am hoping to try several different varieties  in small quantities.

Also will probably concentrate on earlies.

[Squash64]

The only one I will be growing is Anya.
I grew them this year and they are really lovely.

[chriscross1966]

PFA... plus I've been sent two of each Sarpo Axona, Sarpo Mira and Blue Danube, so definitely them (Thanks Jayb!).... then I don't know.... I want a decently big baker that is better than Desiree (ie fewer small spuds mixed in with the biggies, less problem with scab etc)..... a first early of some description though not too many of them, just enough to get me some salads before the runts of the mainscrop become available.... and a roaster, King Edward is my  favourite potato of all time but the yields not gerat and it suffers from everything.... Valor perhaps?.... plus a red-fleshed variety so I can have a union-jack shepherds/cottage  pie at some point....... I think I'll go  to a potato day and once I've got a baker, the 1E and a roaster sorted out then I'll upt my brain in neutral and pick up 16-20 assorted tubers of mostly mains.... I could live with a mix of 1st earlies, ie 2 tubers of each of 6 or 7, that would be a small row of first earlies on my rather narrow plot......

chrisc

[jimtheworzel]

chriscross what you want is  PENTLAND SQUIRE  its grown on conract for  M&S  for bakers

[chriscross1966]

Thanks JTW, I'll keep a look out for it.... I feel an experimental year coming on.....When the only fixed thing in your life is Pink Fir Apple then, well, your life is rather wierd looking and knobbly......

chrisc

[jimtheworzel]

http://www.dundrynurseries.co.uk/plist.asp

[tomatoada]

Pentland squire now out of stock, but thanks for posting the site.  Ideal for small amounts.

[Deb P]

I tried Winston this year as a first early baker and had a good crop, so will be growing them again next year.... ;D

[small]

I'd like to try a bigger variety of spuds but don't have room for the sort of quantities you need to buy from the big firms. Cheltenham's too far for me, does anyone know of other centres selling odd loose spuds? I'm East Midlands.

[saddad]

If you want to pm me I'll pick some up at Ryton Potato day... (Coventry) in January... they sell by the tuber and usually have over 100 varieties to choose from...  :)

[small]

Thanks, Saddad, I've googled Ryton and might go down there, is it as good a day as it sounds? I should have thought of them, used to live nearby.

[kt.]

The link below shows a snapshot of different spud varieties in catogories for their various uses:

http://www.allotment.org.uk/vegetable/potato/potato-flavour-type.php

[saddad]

Are you a member Small? I go down on the Sat. went with DebP last year..  :)

[tonybloke]

'rocket', as my usual  1st early, 'international kidney' as another 1st early, and either 'anya' or 'charlotte' as my 2nd early. (I don't bother with main crop' on an allotment site, we always get blight 'cos of other bloody gardeners leaving in volunteers!!

[Digitalis]

What do yoy think of the International Kidney/Jersey Royal spuds?

I'm very tempted to go with them.

I'm also looking at Pentland Javelin, British Queen, and Charlotte.

[tonybloke]

I grow 'international kidney (gorleston royals) every year, and am sufficiently impressed to continue to grow them!!   ;)

[Garjan]

I orderde the same as last year:
Frieslander for earlies - very tasty and kept longer than other earlies,
Texla for main - redskinned, less prone to be affected by blight,
Linzer Rose - a waxy potato for salads, great taste (imho better than PFA)

And I ordered the surprise package: a selection of 4 rare or heirloom varieties. That's how I discovered the Linzer Rose!

[jimtheworzel]

just over a month to go now, and seed spuds will bein the shops
grt that list ready.

[shaun01]

Winston, rocket, kerrs pink , rooster , this year