[arugula]

Based on your growing results and combining the factors of flavour, yield and disease resistance, what in your opinion is the best first early potato to grow - choose up to 3 varieties and help everyone choose what to grow next year.

[DD.]

As I've said to Argyllie in a PM, (we've colluded on this), this will be a guide, what works for one is not guaranteed to work in someone else's soil.

Bear in mind that one person may have hit on the best spud in the world. That spud will still only get one vote.

[mumofstig]

I only used one vote cos I've grown one good'un and stuck with it 

[arugula]

Its all useful info. though.

[solway cropper]

I grew Epicure, Dunluce and Vales Emerald this year but the Epicure is the only one I'll grow again because the flavour was fantastic and yields good. In the past I've grown Rocket and Swift which are certainly early but I found the flavour disappointing, likewise Duke of York.

[TheSpartacat]

My "other" vote is Sharpes Express- grew them last year in patio planters and loved them! Good yield, lovely flavour. Sorry i didn't grow them this year, as my L.Rosebery's- while the yield and flavour was good- they looked a bit scaly skinned for some reason

[arugula]

That's useful Spartacat, I was wondering about Sharpe's Express as a "new". I'm going for the wonderful Lady Christl as an early anyway.

[chriscross1966]

Gotta be Lady C.... Rockets are quick but aren't a great flavour, Swift and Mimi never got big enough thoughtey taste OK, A friend of mine left some Lady C in and they got proper big adn they're a fabulous baker.....

chrisc

[rainbow1]

My Other is also Sharpes Express which were fantastic this year - my best spud ever

[madcat]

I'll pass on the arran pilot (no flavour in this soil) and the epicure (very low yield).  But sharpes express was very good when I had a had a couple of samples in ... err ... year before last.  (Doesnt time fly when you are having fun!   )

[MoreWhisky]

With news its got to be flavour flavour flavour so i voted Home Guard.

[tontom]

my first early this year was a very tasty Pentland Javelin

[boosh]

Mine is Foremost as recomened bye another plot holder, Great taste and so versatile.
This is the only First early i've ever grown. so i could be missing out but why change if you have something you like . 

[kingdhesiii]

Did charlotte and pent jav.
Charlotte fantastic, pent jav very average. Taste wise charlotte is on another planet to pj.

[DD.]

Charlotte is a second early.