Potatoes - again

Hi all, and a merry chrismas Ho Ho Ho

In Preporation for the search for potatoes in the new year, will any one be trying any different varieties other than the usual types?

Am after a variety thats a good all rounder so any suggestions will be great.

Also i missed the slot last year and am wondering when is the best time to plant main crop , eary crop and late crop....or do they go in at the same time?

Sprouts here i come!!!!

Thread title amended as there is currently an identical one running

I am pretty much going for the usual, reliables, 'cos I'm not good with failure...

Will be Charlotte, Cara, Lady Christl, Sante, Kestrel and Pentland Javelin for me.
With possibly a few Vales Sovereign thrown in as a trial.

Put 'em in at a similar time, its the harvesting time that varies...

Phill

Hi All

I'll be going with Cara which hasn't let me down in my 2 yrs.

Plus trying Home Guard, Foremost and a blue variety whose name escapes me from T & M.

Setanta is now the most blight resistant variety you can get. It has the same tuber blight resistance as Sarpo Mira but scores better for foliage blight. I think in the next few years it will be very popular as it is a great tasting spud. There are a few garden centres stocking these now. I will be trying Mayan Twilight and see how these new variations taste.

 and you can watch a football match while they're growing.

Not now you can`t. They went bust earlier in the year.

Hi Pompey,

I've got a few of those coming as well.

I told my Mother I was going to grow some blue spuds and she says no way will she take them to try them.  

I am now tempted to try growing some of those resolutely blue fleshed ones to quietly bung a few her way.  

I like the sound of the "Mersey" spud though. "Mersey Royals"?

Joolz

I've just bought some called Shetland Black because i liked the sound of them. As anyone ever grown them?