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Produce => Edible Plants => Topic started by: plotstoeat on January 16, 2016, 20:59:35

Title: Home Guard First Earlies
Post by: plotstoeat on January 16, 2016, 20:59:35
A local shop has these seed potatoes in stock. If anyone has tried them I would be grateful for their comments.
Title: Re: Home Guard First Earlies
Post by: johhnyco15 on January 16, 2016, 21:23:38
i think there was a thread about this variety last year ill try and have a look
Title: Re: Home Guard First Earlies
Post by: winecap on January 16, 2016, 22:51:08
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.
Title: Re: Home Guard First Earlies
Post by: plotstoeat on January 17, 2016, 09:57:10
Quote from: johhnyco15 on January 16, 2016, 21:23:38
i think there was a thread about this variety last year ill try and have a look

thanks Johhny
Title: Re: Home Guard First Earlies
Post by: plotstoeat on January 17, 2016, 09:59:41
Quote from: winecap on January 16, 2016, 22:51:08
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
Title: Re: Home Guard First Earlies
Post by: busy_lizzie on January 18, 2016, 18:32:34
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   
Title: Re: Home Guard First Earlies
Post by: johhnyco15 on January 18, 2016, 18:46:35
Quote from: plotstoeat on January 17, 2016, 09:57:10
Quote from: johhnyco15 on January 16, 2016, 21:23:38
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
Title: Re: Home Guard First Earlies
Post by: plotstoeat on January 18, 2016, 20:40:13
Quote from: johhnyco15 on January 18, 2016, 18:46:35
Quote from: plotstoeat on January 17, 2016, 09:57:10
Quote from: johhnyco15 on January 16, 2016, 21:23:38
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
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