[DD.]

The Ambo actually yielded about 100 lb from a 26' row. I would estimate the Picasso to be about the same.

[gobs]

Sante and Sharpo mira excelled themselves this year in my plot.

[Nogger]

Hi

For us:

Earlies - Pentland Javelin - 66lb from 45ft (5x9ft rows)
Mains - Desiree - 141lb from 45ft (5x9ft rows)

Going to grow the same next year - wouldn't want to be disappointed but something else that didn't work as well

willnbirdie

did you get some good large baker's from those Desiree will

    ray

[waddecar]

For me:

Red Duke of York - ready first, super taste, good yield, no damage - skins bit tough. Its just a maybe for next year
International Kidney - excellent yield, tasty, no damage - definite for next year.
Foremost - good yield, no damage rather floury. doubtful for next year.
Charlotte - Had so many earlies I was a bit late to these. Good yield, bit of blight on foliage but tubers unaffected. no slug damage. No going to bother with 2nd earlies next year.
Pink Firs - Very heavy crop, lost about 40% to blight - taste too good not to have again next year.
King Edward - Only about 25% of crop clean, some wireworm and blight damage
Kerr's Pinks - huge spuds, most damaged by scab, and some wireworm - may try again next year
Romano - badly affected by blight, still have some to lift - might not be much left! Won't try these again.

By and large slugs not a problem - did zap em 3 times with nematodes though.

[Nogger]

For me:

Red Duke of York - ready first, super taste, good yield, no damage - skins bit tough. Its just a maybe for next year
International Kidney - excellent yield, tasty, no damage - definite for next year.
Foremost - good yield, no damage rather floury. doubtful for next year.
Charlotte - Had so many earlies I was a bit late to these. Good yield, bit of blight on foliage but tubers unaffected. no slug damage. No going to bother with 2nd earlies next year.
Pink Firs - Very heavy crop, lost about 40% to blight - taste too good not to have again next year.
King Edward - Only about 25% of crop clean, some wireworm and blight damage
Kerr's Pinks - huge spuds, most damaged by scab, and some wireworm - may try again next year
Romano - badly affected by blight, still have some to lift - might not be much left! Won't try these again.

By and large slugs not a problem - did zap em 3 times with nematodes though.

do you think that nematode is expensive wadda

[DD.]

Update:
Golden Wonder: Small to medium tubers, lot of them slug nibbled - won't bother with them again.

Desiree: Disappointing size compared to how they've done in the past, but not one slug hole. May consider again.

Sarpo Mira: Only dug a few roots, but looking good, a lot bigger than the Desiree & not slug nibbled.

[willnbirdie]

Hi

For us:

Earlies - Pentland Javelin - 66lb from 45ft (5x9ft rows)
Mains - Desiree - 141lb from 45ft (5x9ft rows)

Going to grow the same next year - wouldn't want to be disappointed but something else that didn't work as well

willnbirdie

did you get some good large baker's from those Desiree will

    ray

Yes we had some fantastic size spuds we put it down to all the rain that we had - considering this is the first year we have ever grown anything we were well chuffed

willnbirdie

[bayleaf]

Earlies - Maris Bard - lost most of these to wireworm
             Arran Pilot - these did ok (well the wireworm didn't fancy them)
Seconds - Kestrel - these did really well for me
Last year I lost a lot of Desiree to blight and decided not to do a maincrop this year as a result. My earlies didn't produce a big crop in terms of weight and I may do all seconds next year - its pretty wet here and that way I can get a decent crop without losing loads to blight. Well, that's the theory anyway.

[happy chick]

We grew accent this year(first early) and didn't harvest til quite late. Beginning september I think.  Didn't think this would be a problem until tried cooking the blighters.  One minute of seeing the inside of the steamer and they crumbled to mush :cry: . I then read in a seed catalogue that if you leave first earlies in the ground for too long they turn to mush when you cook them.  Very relieved to find this out; we certainly won't be doing this next year and will prob grow second earlies instead!

[waddecar]

do you think that nematode is expensive wadda

Yes about £60 to do 3 applications, went for the large pack this year but may do smaller one next year

Very effective on strawberries, brassica and lettuce. And I am fairly sure that it was worthwhile on spuds but so much blight, wireworm and scab confuses the conclusion

[gobs]

Very effective on strawberries, brassica and lettuce.

I thought it was for slugs.  

[Bombers]

that's it then. (thanks to this thread) I've ordered my seed pots for next year........
Pentland Javelin.....

Charlottes (again)

and Desiree.

, and I have persuaded my neighbour to allow me to dig/grow a row of tats between our plots to share...
What do you suggest is a good compliment to above... PFA?

[Lenny59]

Anyone ever tried growing "Rooster"?......Bought some from the s/market the other week and very tasty they are......Fancied giving em a go next year

[DD.]

For a maximum crop - go for "Ambo" - great for mash, roast, chips & baked! Now tried & tested all ways!

[matron]

Where do you get them from DD? I have just looked in T&M catalogue and can't see them.