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Growing => Grow Your Own => Topic started by: 18Forts1999 on October 08, 2015, 13:54

Title: Potato varieties
Post by: 18Forts1999 on October 08, 2015, 13:54

I grew Cara potatoes as a main crop in my clay soil this year but have noticed that they tended to be floury and virtually disappeared when steamed. They were also attacked by small black slugs.
Can anyone recommend a good white variety that isn't floury.  Thanks

Title: Re: Potato varieties
Post by: ARPoet on October 08, 2015, 15:33

Cara was always best baked or roasted, when i was in the veg trade. I like Marfona as a good all round potato, also Wilja.

Title: Re: Potato varieties
Post by: Goneterseed on October 08, 2015, 19:08

I like Marfona, but so do the slugs.  :lol:

Title: Re: Potato varieties
Post by: compostqueen on October 08, 2015, 22:43

Cara chips. Mmmmmmmmmmmmmm

Title: Re: Potato varieties
Post by: 18Forts1999 on October 09, 2015, 11:39

Thanks.  Will try one of those.

Title: Re: Potato varieties
Post by: finleyfreyaseth on October 09, 2015, 17:20

I grew sapo mira first time this year gotta say really impressed great chips

Title: Re: Potato varieties
Post by: Ivor Backache on October 09, 2015, 17:53

Whenever I am looking for an alternative potato I check this site:
http://www.suttonelms.org.uk/POT1.HTML

Title: Re: Potato varieties
Post by: mumofstig on October 09, 2015, 18:43

Seems a good site, as far as it goes, shame it doesn't have more varieties there  :(