[Rob the rake]

You do! They're easily the best salad spud I've ever tried, and yields are huge. Not so many small ones either, which I always got with Pink Fir Apple. Belle de Fontenay (or BF15, a development of BdF) runs Linzer a close second.

[DD.]

In the last few months, I've accumulated a long list of 'must try' recommendations - think I need to take over the whole of our site!

[WG.]

You do! They're easily the best salad spud I've ever tried

And for other things?  I use Pink Fir Apple for all purposes (except mashing).

[Rob the rake]

They make great saute potatoes, WG, but I must confess that they taste so good boiled that I've never bothered cooking them any other way.
I grow other spuds for mashing, roasting and baking.

[Rob the rake]

There was one culinary use I missed out. They're fantastic cubed up and curried (with plenty of creamed coconut) and don't lose their shape or go mushy.

[ditchdigger]

There's a man on our site who only does earlies to avoid blight.  That would make sense after reading about the 11 degree thingy.

I was of a similar persuasion until I discovered the wonder that is Pink Fir Apple :!:

 I  still am of that persuasion, get 'em in get'em out. this coming year though gonna try a few rows of sarpo aswell, see how they do.    has anybody ever tried the old copper nails idea to TRY and beat blight?

[mkhenry]

You do! They're easily the best salad spud I've ever tried, and yields are huge. Not so many small ones either, which I always got with Pink Fir Apple. Belle de Fontenay (or BF15, a development of BdF) runs Linzer a close second.

The problem with Pink Fir apple is they are very blight prone and rain can and does knock down the haulms,
The yeald in the best of years is often not very good with many very small potatoes.
Even so they are suberb spuds well worth a go.As I have already said I don't just want potatoes I want superb ones,and even with all of its faults
PFA are just that superb    

[WG.]

What do you use against blight then Henry?

[mkhenry]

What do you use against blight then Henry?

(Not this year I lost all to flooding when I took a chance and grew in the open.)  Most years I go against all advice and only grow them in bags.
I place a line of 3 bags at least 6 foot from the next line of 3 bags, all around the garden .I have around 24 bags each with 2 seed pots in and never allow the watering can to come into contact with the plants or bags

Remember I do not have a lottie anymore and only grow in my back garden in raised beds and containers and bags.
I grow Runner beans and carrots in dustbins and lettuce,cucumbers,etc in home made grow bags.
So I do not get much trouble with Blight.The last time was about 6 years ago in my old garden. I just got rid of the infected ones the others were ok.