Am I being too fussy ?

beansticks · « **Reply #15 on:** June 23, 2009, 20:57 »

I have grown Pentland Javelin for the first time this year,Fantastic taste good yield.Last year grew International Kidney and was very pleased.Ilike to try a different first early/2nd early each year.Next year i plan to try Lady Cristal

barney rubble · « **Reply #16 on:** June 23, 2009, 21:00 »

Quote from: DD. on June 23, 2009, 20:53

A past thread on IK's.

About 6 dissatisfied customers.

http://chat.allotment-garden.org/index.php?topic=29177.15

Quote from: beansticks on June 23, 2009, 20:57

I have grown Pentland Javelin for the first time this year,Fantastic taste good yield.Last year grew International Kidney and was very pleased.Ilike to try a different first early/2nd early each year.Next year i plan to try Lady Cristal

Oh well , as we can see, lots of different opinions, which is always good. The choice, as they say , is yours!

DD. · « **Reply #17 on:** June 23, 2009, 21:01 »

Like beansticks, I like to try different varieties, but I always grow PJ's as a fall back!

Jay Dubya · « **Reply #18 on:** June 25, 2009, 20:52 »

Hi, isn't it funny i grew javalin last year and they were rubish, this year i grew pilot and they're great good yeild and tasty. I also agree charlotte is a great tasting tatty although its a second early, or salad spud.

Janeymiddlewife · « **Reply #19 on:** June 25, 2009, 22:16 »

Hiya - it was me _ I confess - about the seaweed

- half joking, but seaweed does have some good nutrients in. Only problem is I have lost my planting list, so apart from the Red Duke of York which are obvious, I haven't yet dug anything that resembles a kidney shaped spud

, so not sure if they're one of the rows I haven't dug yet, or they've changed shape, or quite what I've done. The spuds I've dug up are OK, but I got a mild telling off from one of the old boys tonight about my impatience - they would have grown "a lot bigger" if I'd left them.
The one's I have dug are either IK, Arran Pilot or Wilja - all new potato size. Next year I'd like to try some pink Fir apple.
Sooooooo - can't really help I'm afraid!

Lardman · « **Reply #20 on:** June 25, 2009, 23:12 »

I'd like to add another thumbs down for IK. Found them very tasteless - theres 1/2 a pot of badly scabbed ones left that I just can't be bothered with. My Pentland Javelin have a much better taste.

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