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Produce => Edible Plants => Topic started by: Flighty on July 26, 2013, 13:43:17

Title: Potatoes
Post by: Flighty on July 26, 2013, 13:43:17
I've dug up all the first earlies Vales Emerald, a few second earlies Charlotte and this morning the first of the second earlies Kestrel including this one -
Title: Re: Potatoes
Post by: RenishawPhil on July 26, 2013, 13:47:46
Are u sure thts a kestrel?
Title: Re: Potatoes
Post by: Flighty on July 26, 2013, 13:51:35
Basfordlad yes quite sure. Why are you doubtful?
Title: Re: Potatoes
Post by: Jayb on July 26, 2013, 15:34:16
It's perhaps not showing up in your picture but Kestrel usually have a few splashes of purple colour on the skin, or at least the ones I've grown have?

http://varieties.potato.org.uk/display_description.php?variety_name=Kestrel

Nice size spud  :happy7:
Title: Re: Potatoes
Post by: Flighty on July 26, 2013, 15:44:30
Jayb this one and several of the smaller ones don't have the distinctive purple marks on them.
I've read somewhere recently that other people have found the same this year for some reason. It'll be interesting to see if others here do likewise.
Title: Re: Potatoes
Post by: Jayb on July 26, 2013, 17:35:11
That's interesting, I wonder why? Is it just Kestrel or other 'splodged' varieties? I've some Blue Belle growing, nothing dug yet though.
Title: Re: Potatoes
Post by: artichoke on July 26, 2013, 20:01:23
I have recently dug up "Apache" (also called "Smile") and they are a complete match to what I planted: red skins with white/yellow curved patches.
Title: Re: Potatoes
Post by: davyw1 on July 26, 2013, 20:32:26
If there is any flowers left on have a look at Nadine on the above potato varieties.