[vegging out]

Whats your favourite tasting and best yielding 1st earlies from your past growing experiences.
  Mine so far are..
   Best yielding-Rocket (but not that tasty)
   Best tasting-Arran pilot
Thanks.

[DD.]

Ulster Chieftan did well for me this year, both yield & taste.

[WG.]

Best tasting- Red Duke of York
Best yielding- don't care, taste is everything

[Aidy]

So far I have had Swift and Rocket, both produced good crops, taste is ok, next up is Pentland Javlin.

[alan42]

arran pilot both for taste and yield lifted some rocket yesterday and not one tatie on 4 plants

[Ice]

My Pentland Javelin are very good, lots of tatties per plant but a bit tasteless.  Won't do them again, I'll see what you all say on this and go for something tastier next year.

[Beetybops]

So far our top favourite is one called Allians.  It's a lovely waxy salad potato.  We got about 10 different varieties from the Potato Fair in Whitchurch and haven't got round to trying them all yet....so it might not hold the top spot for long!

[GrannieAnnie]

We did this last year, and from all the responses we had, I chose Duke of York and Ulster Chieftain for this year, both taste lovely, but must admit that best yield and tattie size have been Ulster Chieftain, especially considering that I didn't plant them until 8th April, so they've not been in 12 weeks yet!!!!

[splodger]

my first ones out have been duke of york - and they are very good in taste, size and yeild.

i'm onto kestrel now - haven't tried them yet - but they look great.

i have also had a peek at one of my main crops - marfona - and they are bulking up nicely too

i'm also doing foremost, charlotte and pentland dell - but haven't tried those yet.

[Aunt Sally]

I must agree with WG and break a habit of a lifetime  :roll: ) taste is everything

Arran Pilot for me  

[GrannieAnnie]

I may try Arran Pilot next year then, but there are soooo many to choose from aren't there???

And I am at the moment resisting peeking at my maincrop.  I got Desiree this year as my red King Edwards didn't do too well last year.

[tinshed]

Have been eating Charlottes for a couple of weeks.  These are waxy salad potatoes with a great taste and consistency and the skins just fall off the tubers so easy to prepare.  Excellent to eat both cold and hot.  Recent rain has done wonders for the yield - but no more rain please!.  I'm also fond of Belle de Fontenay and Anya.

[shaun]

Ulster Chieftain for me

[Aidy]

I remember growing Arran Pilot the first year but for the life of me cant remember what they tasted  like, I know I havent done em since as they grew to big for me.

[Beanzie]

Arran Pilot for me.