[davethespread]

foremost for me,i have never tried them and heard good things so i thought lets give them a go

[chunchie]

foremost for me chitting away nicely,strong dark little chits already grew nicolas last year not too bad but fancy a change.

[TheSpartacat]

Ooh pentland doing well. I was wondering if Lady Christl would run away with it after all the glowing reports

[DD.]

Sore point.

Two of the advocates of LC couldn't get the seed this year, could we, JayG?

[arugula]

Sore point.

Two of the advocates of LC couldn't get the seed this year, could we, JayG?

Mine have arrived today and I will take delivery tomorrow.

[TheSpartacat]

A bad time to mention that mine are chitting nicely? I ordered mine in October when i noticed the JBA stock was looking lower than the rest of the varieties.

[DD.]

I appreciate you have to order via the post in your situation, but with nearly 100 varieties to chose from on my door step, I stuck to my principles! Epicure it is this year.

[DD.]

Sore point.

Two of the advocates of LC couldn't get the seed this year, could we, JayG?

Mine have arrived today and I will take delivery tomorrow.

I appreciate you have to order via the post in your situation, but with nearly 100 varieties to chose from on my door step, I stuck to my principles! Epicure it is this year, along with PJ, of course.

[arugula]

Absolutely should you stick to your principles.

[JayG]

Sad, but true (not so much because there are no Lady Christl locally and that I refuse to pay for getting them via mail order but because I'm having to agree with DD - again!)

2011:   LC = Lost Cause,  PJ  = Perfect Joy (I hope!) 

[scousemouse]

I'm growing International Kidney again.  The problems I had with them weren't any different to the problems I have with any new potatoes - the skins come off when I boil them and they go mushy.  But like I say, that happens with all of them, Pentland Javelin included.  I'm not sure what I'm doing wrong - either growing or cooking.  I don't think I feed them enough.  I've never yet managed to grow a 'waxy' potato, even when it's a 'waxy' variety!

I'm trying Rocket as well.  I've not grown them before and they're meant to be quick, so I thought I'd give them a whirl.

[Kristen]

The problems I had with them weren't any different to the problems I have with any new potatoes - the skins come off when I boil them and they go mushy.  But like I say, that happens with all of them, Pentland Javelin included.  I'm not sure what I'm doing wrong - either growing or cooking. 

Not tried it myself, but I have read of people storing them for a day or two, after digging them up, before cooking them - and saying that improved the cooking.  Might be worth a try?

[DD.]

Also try steaming them instead of pouring the flavour down the sink.

[rossco]

Maris Bard and Orla, both chitting nicely on the window cill 

[scousemouse]

Also try steaming them instead of pouring the flavour down the sink.

Hahahaha! Yes, potatoes DO taste much better when they're steamed, rather than boiled. 

I was told once that you can improve the flavour and texture of spuds by how you grow them, but I'm not sure I believe it.