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Successional sowing first earlies ?

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Re: Successional sowing first earlies ?
« Reply #15 on: January 11, 2012, 16:44 »
Quote from: Salmo on January 11, 2012, 16:31
Quote from: mumofstig on January 11, 2012, 16:11
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yes it does, but 2nds and mains don't taste like new potatoes - which was the whole point of the thread :D

They would if they were lifted when tiny.

I've found that maincrop lifted early are as hard as nails and have no flavour. First earlies or nothing for me for "new" potatoes.
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Re: Successional sowing first earlies ?
« Reply #16 on: January 11, 2012, 16:46 »
Sorry I didnt spell it out, mum and DD are right, the goal is to have a supply of salad potatoes for as long as possible.

How long are the seeds generally available for in the shops?
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Re: Successional sowing first earlies ?
« Reply #17 on: January 11, 2012, 16:47 »
You'll struggle after late April/May.

Best plan is to "hide" some in the fridge!  :lol:
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Re: Successional sowing first earlies ?
« Reply #18 on: January 11, 2012, 16:53 »
Quote from: Robert_S on January 11, 2012, 16:46

How long are the seeds generally available for in the shops?

Probably not as long as you would like, but then again even without taking special measures to slow them down I've had first/second early seed potatoes stay in good chitted condition (albeit a bit shrivelled) on a cool north-facing windowsill from January through to late July before realising I was never going to plant them (they were leftover "spares"!)  ;)
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Re: Successional sowing first earlies ?
« Reply #19 on: January 11, 2012, 16:56 »
I found some shriveled left overs in the shed one July.

Grew fine.

Until the blight got them. >:(
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Re: Successional sowing first earlies ?
« Reply #20 on: January 11, 2012, 16:56 »
Quote from: DD. on January 11, 2012, 16:44
Quote from: Salmo on January 11, 2012, 16:31
Quote from: mumofstig on January 11, 2012, 16:11
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Works for most people

yes it does, but 2nds and mains don't taste like new potatoes - which was the whole point of the thread :D

They would if they were lifted when tiny.

I've found that maincrop lifted early are as hard as nails and have no flavour. First earlies or nothing for me for "new" potatoes.

Yes, obviously, those most suited to this purpose had been developed for such use. But certainly, some difference could be found amongst all those varieties out there.

I can say the very same about some first earlies I tried: absolutely no flavour.
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Re: Successional sowing first earlies ?
« Reply #21 on: January 11, 2012, 20:59 »
I asked a similar question last year, and was fully intending to try planting a second batch of new potatoes in the same patch once i'd harvested the first lot in June... however...
... i then learned the ancient art of furtling*... and the new potato plants didn't finally get dug up until July because they were still growing. :-D

I ended up succession sowing in a neighbouring bed instead...

*Furtling, verb, To furtle : To have a gentle wee poke about under a potato plant to locate the new potatoes that are simply begging to be eaten... with a knob of butter... leaving undisturbed the smaller marbles to fulfill their size potential and be furtled furtively on a later date
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Re: Successional sowing first earlies ?
« Reply #22 on: January 11, 2012, 21:39 »
Quote from: Robert_S on January 11, 2012, 16:46
Sorry I didnt spell it out, mum and DD are right, the goal is to have a supply of salad potatoes for as long as possible.


Try some of the salad varieties, charlotte, anya, harlequin, pink fir apple.
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Re: Successional sowing first earlies ?
« Reply #23 on: January 11, 2012, 21:54 »
Thanks Salmo, I will keep an eye out. PFA for one seem to have some very loyal fans
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Re: Successional sowing first earlies ?
« Reply #24 on: January 11, 2012, 22:00 »
Quote from: Salmo on January 11, 2012, 21:39
Quote from: Robert_S on January 11, 2012, 16:46
Sorry I didnt spell it out, mum and DD are right, the goal is to have a supply of salad potatoes for as long as possible.


Try some of the salad varieties, charlotte, anya, harlequin, pink fir apple.

Indeed. I was meant to refer to this in my previous post but then I forgot. Timing is just that. It does not necessarily correlate with the best possible use.
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