Home Guard First Earlies

[plotstoeat]

A local shop has these seed potatoes in stock. If anyone has tried them I would be grateful for their comments.

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[johhnyco15]

i think there was a thread about this variety last year ill try and have a look

[winecap]

I like them. They break dormancy very early, so I use them in the greenhouse border to get some very early earlies. Mine are about six inches high at the moment. In the kitchen they are a middle of the road kind of spud.

[plotstoeat]

i think there was a thread about this variety last year ill try and have a look

thanks Johhny

[plotstoeat]

I like them. They break dormancy very early, so I use them in the greenhouse border to get some very early earlies. Mine are about six inches high at the moment. In the kitchen they are a middle of the road kind of spud.

Thanks Winecap. They sound good for me as I want to grow them in containers in a cold greenhouse

[busy_lizzie]

Hi I have only used Home Guard once, and I have to say I didn't like them.  They seemed to be very tasteless to me, and the only way we could eat them was to use them for chips, as they seem very starchy. I know they are an old allotment variety and were used a lot during the 2nd World War.  This is just my experience of course and it sounds like other people have a different opinion. busy_lizzie   

[johhnyco15]

i think there was a thread about this variety last year ill try and have a look

thanks Johhny

yes theres a couple of threads with home guard in just type in home guard in the search bar and they will all come up hope this helps

[plotstoeat]

i think there was a thread about this variety last year ill try and have a look

thanks Johhny

yes theres a couple of threads with home guard in just type in home guard in the search bar and they will all come up hope this helps

Found them thanks Johhny