[ditchdigger]

Has anybody grown SARPO and if so any comments

[gobs]

Yes a lot of us grown Sarpo and it was good reports all around.

[WG.]

Yes a lot of us grown Sarpo and it was good reports all around.

And that concludes the voting from Hungary ...

[mkhenry]

Yes a lot of us grown Sarpo and it was good reports all around.

One person did post that they had very little flavour.  :!:

[ditchdigger]

probably give em a try this year. we did fancy trying kennebec or/and red pontiac, but can only find em abroad, and none will post to here.

[gobs]

Yes a lot of us grown Sarpo and it was good reports all around.

And that concludes the voting from Hungary ...

See posts also by DD and John.

I'm not paid for spreading the word about them, actually I don't,  I just answered the question  from the point of of view and knowledge I have.

[Aunt Sally]

I have this link in our Handy Hints topic:

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

[WG.]

Yes a lot of us grown Sarpo and it was good reports all around.

And that concludes the voting from Hungary ...

See posts also by DD and John.

I'm not paid for spreading the word about them, actually I don't,  I just answered the question  from the point of of view and knowledge I have.

Only teasing - they are the only Hungarian tatty I know  

[gobs]

Yes a lot of us grown Sarpo and it was good reports all around.

One person did post that they had very little flavour.  :!:

They are wrong. We had a discussion about this back with DD. Fair to say there are tastier pots but that's about it they are not bad at all.

[mkhenry]

Yes a lot of us grown Sarpo and it was good reports all around.

One person did post that they had very little flavour.  :!:

They are wrong. We had a discussion about this back with DD. Fair to say there are tastier pots but that's about it they are not bad at all.

One problem I had last year was trying to get hold of them.
TM let me and 100s of others down on delivery,keeping us waiting for over 6 weeks instead of 5 days.
Each time I contacted them I was lied to,and given a different excuse.  They also failed to respond to my polite Emails.  So I for one will not be giving TM another chance to let me down again.
As to the sarpo those that I did manage to grow(Water Problems ) I thought failed in the taste depatment against others such as King Edwards,and Pink fir apple.

But please remember that taste is very subjective,and what You like may or may not suit others.
I prefer GREAT taste and thats why I grow my own. I want the best not just OK spuds. So each to his own.At least you will get a crop when others fail.  

[DD.]

They are also very slug & other nasties resistant, having quite a thick skin. (Crunch up nice when baked).

I appreciate the comments re taste, but I'm willing to sacrifice a bit of flavour so as not to get a crop full of holes!

[Hampshire Hog]

Grew some sarpo this year did pretty well from my perspective. My toms had gone down with blight but the sarpo produced a good crop. Suggest you go to a "Potato day" if you want to get stock. More expensive than other spuds but held up well in a diabolical year for blight

Cheers HH

[mkhenry]

Grew some sarpo this year did pretty well from my perspective. My toms had gone down with blight but the sarpo produced a good crop. Suggest you go to a "Potato day" if you want to get stock. More expensive than other spuds but held up well in a diabolical year for blight

Cheers HH

That sounds ok.  Can you now buy them elsewhere because last year TM stated that they were the only supplier in this country.

[DD.]

That sounds ok.  Can you now buy them elsewhere because last year TM stated that they were the only supplier in this country.

Our local nursery had them, but they probably got them from T & M, in which case the claim can be said to be true.

They were also the same price as the other spuds - £1 a kilo.

[mkhenry]

Bye the bye I can think of 27 serious things that can affect potatoes,blight is by no means the worst,at least you can still eat the crop. but it is very very serious.
Some people suffered from Sprang last year so here is a timely reminder that it might be a good idea to avoid Pentland dell because it is the most susceptible to this.
Take note Richy.