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Title: arghhh !!!!!!
Post by: KLCG on February 16, 2009, 00:18:00
I cant remember which potato seed is which!!!

I bought kestrel, charlotte, red duke of york, rooster and maris piper and i cant remember which one is which. one lot is chitted purple sprouts another is chitting pinky red sprouts but the other 3 are all white! (left them in bag)!

arghhh poo!
Title: Re: arghhh !!!!!!
Post by: Slug_killer on February 16, 2009, 01:00:38
Red Duke Of York should be easy to identify - bright red, especially when wet
Rooster are a deeper red almost purple.
Charlotte are very pale and oval shaped
Maris piper are a deep yellow and more ball shaped than oval.
Kestral is oval with pruple/blue patches on the skin.

Title: Re: arghhh !!!!!!
Post by: saddad on February 16, 2009, 07:42:37
A very good descrptive response Slugkiller, that should help sort them out...  :)
Title: Re: arghhh !!!!!!
Post by: Deb P on February 16, 2009, 11:09:13
I am also very impressed with Slug-killers descriptions!
Hope you sort them out ok! ;D
Title: Re: arghhh !!!!!!
Post by: Barnowl on February 16, 2009, 12:17:18
Excellent descriptions. Just in case though,  they all have photos on the Alan Romans site.

http://www.alanromans.com/c-634-potatoes.aspx (http://www.alanromans.com/c-634-potatoes.aspx) - use the search facility (top right.)

Lucky they are such different types  :)
Title: Re: arghhh !!!!!!
Post by: Slug_killer on February 16, 2009, 14:43:38
Thats what happens if you eat too many - you can name them by sight at 20 paces.

What's even sadder, I can generally name them by their flowers.

I must get out more.  :(
Title: Re: arghhh !!!!!!
Post by: Barnowl on February 16, 2009, 15:49:23
Quote from: Slug_killer on February 16, 2009, 14:43:38
Thats what happens if you eat too many - you can name them by sight at 20 paces.

What's even sadder, I can generally name them by their flowers.

I must get out more.  :(

Yup,  you need help  :)
Title: Re: arghhh !!!!!!
Post by: Lauren S on February 16, 2009, 15:59:06
Quote from: Slug_killer on February 16, 2009, 14:43:38
must get out more.  :(

Only as far as the garden/allotment, no roaming allowed  ;)
Title: Re: arghhh !!!!!!
Post by: saddad on February 16, 2009, 18:00:16
and on the plate...  ::)