[PennyS]

Erm I got a bit mixed up about what I planted where...

I can report though that

Marforna, Maris Peer, Saxon, Pentland Javelin and Maris Bard have all done well!
I think the Saxon were the really good ones but I'd happily grow all of these again.

Luckily I kept better track of my maincrops!

[greenhead]

Grown three types this year: 1st early - Latona, very good crop no damage from slugs or wire worm, at least 3lb per plant.  2nd early: Charlotte - a good crop, no damage, yields good.  Main Crop: Lady Balfour - too early to say but only about half grew, the remainder looked Ok when planted (well chitted) but never grew on, no sign of the seed when investigating.

Can someone offer any clues as to what happened to my Lady Balfour's.

[Snoop]

I grew three types this year:

Charlottes - sold as first early in France. About 15 kg off 20 seed potatoes. Excellent flavour.

Manons - sold as multi-purpose second earlies in France. Not sure if you can get these in the UK. Yield about 40 kg off 60 seed potatoes. Very good size. Very firm texture. Delicious, nutty flavour. Make the best chips I've ever cooked!

Vitelottes - purple potatoes sold as late maincrop in France. Excellent colour uncooked, disappointing when cooked. Texture somewhat rubbery. Difficult to peel as small and knobbly. Flavour undistinguished. Crop this year looks to be poor.

[boosh]

Haven't had a blight problem, just a fox and rat one    . so all i can say about quantity is poor  due to creatures beyond my control.  . Taste wise the Foremost have been exellent  , Charlottes none  .
Have to wait and see about maincrops, they have been got at..................
for the record they are the 3 variteys of Mayans.

[WirralWally]

Been away for 4 days.
Returned to find one plant dead, brown and keeled over at the end of one row of Desiree.
All other plants still green and erect.

Dug it up to find out what was happening below ground.
Found eighteen large, round, healthy, undamaged, WHITE potatoes.
(Desiree are red skinned)

I'm guessing that, somehow, I managed to get one of my second early Maris Peer seed potatoes in with my maincrop ones. I have no idea how that may have happened because they were kept apart whilst chitting and planted at different times.
I prefer to think that my seed potato supplier screwed up.
I'll never know the answer but, at least, it has amused the family. 

[totalnovice]

Perhaps more people should buy the test to check if they really have blight before they start panicking..............just a thought.

http://www.pocketdiagnostic.com/products/136

Thanks! I'm gonna stock up on these. I think i might be a bit paranoid...

Who? Me? Never.

[aelf]

Charlottes have been great - 3 rows planted, 2 rows eaten so far. The plants are still growing and the spuds are getting very big.

Maris Peer, Pink Fur Apple and Desiree all growing well (5 rows in total). I have furtled and spuds look great so far!

Charlottes (for Christmas) growing in a plastic sack doing well - the plants are 3" high and looking strong.

No complaints from me 

[Havengore]

Dug 1st two plants of Orla.  Very impressed.  Made nice baked spuds and wedges.   Also, pulled up first feed of Charlotte.  I thought they were supposed to be small spuds!

[DD.]

I've had bakers off Charlotte & I know others have also.

Blooming tasty as well!

[Lardman]

Setanta : Spud database info

Terrible : Very low yield : 5 egg sized spuds , covered in scab, plants look to be going down to blight already. Certainly looks like it to me and the old bloke next door, I'll confirm in a day or 2.

And to add insult to injury they turned to mush in the water when boiled.

Grown here id give them 3/10.

[SUTTY1]

Lady Christl, 1st time grown but seemed to be a good crop and real tasty, pest and discease free :
Charlotte, real nice when young and small, still as tasty as they grow, put a sack full into store too, cant wait to try them baked
Desiree, very good, large crop and hopefully will store aswell as they have before.
Picasso, only lifted 1st plant tonight but looks promising, my favourite for chips and roasties

Over all a great year for spuds for me and will stick with these 4 next year

[Salmo]

Premier- first early. Tops hit by frost. Never really recovered. Poor yield and unexiting to eat.

Charlotte-second early. Tops hit by frost. Bounced back quickly. Good yield with smooth skins. Lovely waxy potato. Won first prize with charlotte 2 years running at local show.

Isle of Jura-main crop. Only just started these. Good yield with 9/10 good sized potatoes per plant. Flowery texture with good taste. Still have plenty of top and continue growing.

Pink fir apple- Late main salad. Just dug two plants. Looks like good yield with impressive root system. Not yet fully developed but taste wonderful.

[jabailey]

Grew Lady Christl and Foremost as FE, all family agreed that Lady Christl was the superior of the two: Charlotte as SE, superb. Cara and Picasso as maincrop, both looking good at the moment.

[barbarella]

My crop this year has been abysmal - International Kidney and Desiree mainly.  But have just dug up some Pink Fir Apple and they were wonderful - asbolutely delicious.  This is the first time I have grown them and they are definitely a must from now on.  That's the salad spuds dealt with - now please could I have some advice on the best to grow for (1) baking (2) roasting and (3) mashing?  I know Maris Piper are the best for chips but I can't stand all the messy frying - we get ours from the chippie 

[Starling]

I heard picasso were good for baking which is why I am growing them, another couple of weeks before they will be ready though.