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Growing => Grow Your Own => Topic started by: wilj1 on January 31, 2013, 22:05

Title: Potato varieties
Post by: wilj1 on January 31, 2013, 22:05

I am looking to find some different potatoes this year. Has anyone tried Bonnie?
Also I have seen seed potatoes in the pound shop. Has anyone bought any before and do they grow ok?  The ones I saw looked as if they had already sprouted

Title: Re: Potato varieties
Post by: mumofstig on February 01, 2013, 08:55

I've not tried Bonnie but often grow poundshop potatoes, which grow just fine  :)

Try to find the ones with the smallest possible sprouts  ;)

Title: Re: Potato varieties
Post by: JayG on February 01, 2013, 08:57

No, but this (http://www.jbaseedpotatoes.co.uk/bonnie-seed-potatoes) is what JBA has to say about them (although they are currently out of stock!)

The fact that they are a popular choice for show-growers could mean they may not be the heaviest croppers, but that might be an unfair deduction to make.

Potatoes which are already chitting are OK as long as the chits are not white and the tubers not already shrivelled.

Title: Re: Potato varieties
Post by: homegrown on February 01, 2013, 13:05

I grew poundland king Edwards last year grew very well
I hot one bag this year of pentland javelin.  See how they go

They are Scottish certified also so are all good

Title: Re: Potato varieties
Post by: jonewer on February 01, 2013, 14:57

Gone purely for disease resistance this year, risk of blight must be very high