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Just spotted cheap seed potatoes in local paper if anyone is close to Barnsley they're from a farm so should be good, ad says new scottish seed potatoes, Kerrs pinks, Desiree, Estima £2.50 per 6 kilos. i know of Desiree anyone heard of others?

Estima is a common spud seen in supermarkets. Kerrs Pink, if my memory serves me is a main crop - grew it last year, but can't remember much else about it.

Tuckers have Kerr's Pink listed as a maincrop, with some resistance to foliage blight. They recommend it for mashing and chips, so presumably it's a floury one.

Estima they list as a second early, for baking and boiling.

Hope this helps. :)

kerrs pink tends to break up when boiled,makes great roasts.

Thanks, i've decided not to bother with anymore but i'll keep the address for next year.

Should all main crops be planted by now?

I reckon to have 2nd earlies in about now. But better to chit first? No great rush.

Tim   I thought I was behind everyone else so I put Cara's in without chitting them first.  Oer  :(

Don't worry!
After all, any tuber that you leave in in eror will produce. Might take a while?

I'm not even thinking main crop for at least another 2 weeks. Regarding 2nd earlies, I never buy them. I just plant a second batch of earlies later, that way I'm not stuck with too many left overs.

you can put late potatoes in as late as June and they will still crop well.

Quote from: kenkew on April 12, 2005, 09:58:10
I'm not even thinking main crop for at least another 2 weeks. Regarding 2nd earlies, I never buy them. I just plant a second batch of earlies later, that way I'm not stuck with too many left overs.

That's a good idea for using up "excess" 1st earlies KK but the with most varieties is that they don't keep, they need lifting within a short period of being ready or they loose their flavour

Accent  and Duke of York are 2 exceptions to this

Phil

 :o OOps Duke of York planted at the right time, but Kerrs pink in too early. Others have not arrived from seed co yet.