[Jsy Lou]

Hi all

I'm looking at growing some potatoes to bake.  I have looked through a number of sites but wanted to ask your advice on which type you feel is going to be the best to grow for this purpose.  I have never grown potatoes before, so any help/advice would be greatly appreciated.

Many thanks 

Louise

[UrbanG]

Hi louise and welcome to this great site.

Baking spuds:
Get in second earlys now, maybe, Maris Peer, Saxon or Cosmos.
Or Main crop - Maris Piper, King Edward or Romano.

[stentman]

Stand by for a wide range of individual preferences as the choice of spuds available is huge. Try having a look at the "tater base" to aid your selection. Here


http://www.dundrynurseries.co.uk/plist.asp

[UrbanG]

In fact, this wonderfull site has all the info you may need.

Try here: http://www.allotment-garden.org/vegetable/potato/potato-flavour-type.php

[Jsy Lou]

Brilliant, many thanks!

[goodegg]

hello and welcome to another channel islander even if you are a crapod im a donkey. kestrel is usually good for channel islands second early good size of spuds

[Aidy]

Last year I tried various types, of my soil will be different but I found that Picasso was the best. It produced the biggest spud with the best flavour in a blind tasting, also produced a lot of tubers. The only down side was it also had slug damage, but this is my baker by choice now.

[Manlea1]

Just dont plant them upside down like i did on my first go  doh