[blackberryjam]

Thinking of growing potatoes what potatoes do you recommend.

[blackberryjam]

I have bought some sarpo mira but after reading some of the  comments about this maincrop. I'm not sure it will be worth planting them.

[Cake Lady]

It probably depends on what you like to eat.

I'm growing Lady Christl and Pentland Javelin for new potatoes, Charlotte for salad and Kestrel for everything else.  I grew Lady Christl last year and they were the tastiest of all I grew and cropped better.  Charlotte and Kestrel were firm favourites of many longstanding people on my allotment site and I've heard good things on here about PJ so thought I'd try them this year.

If you get chance to ask people on your site, you may get a good idea of which varieties grow well where you are.  No one on my site recommended main crops, but I didn't know that when I bought some last year .

I think some of the comments about sarpo mira performance last year may be due to the extremely wet year we had - here's hoping this year is much better!

[Totty]

Agree with Cake Lady, lady christal, Charlotte and kestrel are ones to look for IMO, international kidney (known as New Jersey Royals in the shops) are also very good and very expensive in the supermarket.

[mumofstig]

You may find this thread interesting, especially the link to potato popularity polls.
http://chat.allotment-garden.org/index.php?topic=100964.msg1123504#msg1123504

When you go to buy bear in mind that some of the more popular varieties may already be sold out

[AnneB]

I really liked British Queen as a second early, beautiful flavour and was good roast, boiled, mashed and jacketed.  It didn't do too bad in an awful year last year.   Also liked Edgecote Purple, which was a lovely roast and baked spud but went to mush when boiled.

[Azazello]

I grew Charlotte last year and they were delicious.

This year I'll try Ratte and King Edward.

[blackberryjam]

Has I have never grown potatoes. Kestrel looks a good choice for beginners . I do like a tasty potatoe  like jersey royals, and Cyprus. 

[blackberryjam]

I've bought Charlotte potatoes from the supermarket. I like the taste of them too. do they taste even better when you grow them yourself.

[solway cropper]

I've bought Charlotte potatoes from the supermarket. I like the taste of them too. do they taste even better when you grow them yourself.

Everything tastes better when you grow it yourself 

[blackberryjam]

Yum can't wait 

[maxie]

I always grow vanessa a nice red first early,plus one other first early last year was ulster sceptre a very nice tatie but the slugs absolutely loved them as well so they are off this year.
Charlotte for 2nd early these seem very popular and rightly so.
I like nothing better than a new potato,except a fried new potato covered in mint sauce and i think anya is the best potato for this.
I always grow a few desiree as well i ate these as new potatoes last year as my charlottes did nothing and they were very nice.

[Ivor Backache]

I have bought some sarpo mira but after reading some of the  comments about this maincrop. I'm not sure it will be worth planting them.

I might be resonsible for that. I was referring to boiling them. They are very good roasted and chipped.

[Thephoenix572]

I'm growing Lady Christl, Sharpes Express, International Kidney, Pink Fir Apple, King Edwards and Desiree

[Lottiman]

Charlotte for me to a total must in our house and we grow them every year. Also chitting at the moment, Juilette, Sante, Valor, Merlin, Cara, Nicola, and highly recomended piccolo star.
Trial spuds for this year Casablanca, Accent, Belle de fontenay, Saxon ,Lady cristl, Estima,