Has anyone grown Harlequin potatoes

Started by Lottiman, November 20, 2010, 18:47:04

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Lottiman

Read something recently about these. These are now available after a few years break they are a PFA Charlotte cross. Has anybody grown them.

Lottiman


gwynleg

I've been looking at these too - would be great to know if anyone has tried them - they ain't cheap.

PAULW

I grew them a couple of years ago they are very nice firm,tasty spuds well recomended.

Morris

Yes, these are on my possible list as well, so a useful thread for me too, thanks.  Any more experiences of them out there?

PaulW what was the yield like?

Thanks.

PAULW

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MORRIS
I think it was a medium to good yield with some good sized spuds,

Deb P

I grew them a couple of years ago, but I prefer Anya as a PFA cross because they taste LESS like PFA than Harlequin do...they still taste like brazil nuts to me so I wasn't so keen! I did find I got quite a few green tubers, but that was probably my fault, they were in a raised bed so more difficult to earth up deeply. I got a fair yield, not brilliant.
If it's not pouring with rain, I'm either in the garden or at the lottie! Probably still there in the rain as well TBH....🥴

http://www.littleoverlaneallotments.org.uk

chriscross1966

Quote from: Deb P on November 21, 2010, 14:47:20
I grew them a couple of years ago, but I prefer Anya as a PFA cross because they taste LESS like PFA than Harlequin do...they still taste like brazil nuts to me so I wasn't so keen! I did find I got quite a few green tubers, but that was probably my fault, they were in a raised bed so more difficult to earth up deeply. I got a fair yield, not brilliant.

How can you not like the taste of PFA? :o

chrisc

Deb P

I know, a vegetarian who doesn't like the taste a nuts ..... ::)
If it's not pouring with rain, I'm either in the garden or at the lottie! Probably still there in the rain as well TBH....🥴

http://www.littleoverlaneallotments.org.uk

Morris

Well, that's decided me to go for them, thanks all.  I loove PFA, but they are too late, blight-prone and space-consuming for me to grow anymore.  I much prefer the taste of PFA to Anya, so Harlequin on my list as a definite now!

:)

Lottiman

Think i will definatley give these a try next time.

onionsquash

I grew some two years ago and really liked them. They cropped better and tasted much better than Anya. They were on the early side of a maincrop, so a bit later than Charlotte but a lot earlier than PFA. I was disappointed that T&M couldn't supply them but thanks to Lottiman I have tracked them down and ordered some. 

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