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Rocket earlies for tea last night
« on: June 10, 2012, 13:23 »
Very very please with first earlies which I had for dinenr last night, one of the rocket potatoe plants was in flower and the soil all round and looking bountiful...so i furtled as many people seemto call it and bagged some potatoes for me and mrs! very tasty, first time ever so quite exciting.
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Re: Rocket earlies for tea last night
« Reply #1 on: June 10, 2012, 13:25 »
Good isn't it? :D It doesn't get any less exciting either.
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Re: Rocket earlies for tea last night
« Reply #2 on: June 10, 2012, 13:46 »
No going back now! Supermarket potatoes will never be good enough! :D
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Re: Rocket earlies for tea last night
« Reply #3 on: June 10, 2012, 20:04 »
I have started lifting 'Rocket' as well. !.5Kg from two seed. They have bulked up nicely.
The taste though is another matter. There isn't any. 
'Lady Christl' is to follow with a few 'Foremost'. Things can only get better.
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Re: Rocket earlies for tea last night
« Reply #4 on: June 10, 2012, 20:37 »
Quote from: Ivor Backache on June 10, 2012, 20:04
I have started lifting 'Rocket' as well. !.5Kg from two seed. They have bulked up nicely.
The taste though is another matter. There isn't any. 
'Lady Christl' is to follow with a few 'Foremost'. Things can only get better.

Rocket are not the tastiest, but at least we had something to eat  :lol:
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Re: Rocket earlies for tea last night
« Reply #5 on: June 11, 2012, 07:07 »
I also lifted 'Rocket' yesterday and had some for tea, not bad, not the greatest new potato taste. Could I ask what other people recommend for a good tasting first early?
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Re: Rocket earlies for tea last night
« Reply #6 on: June 11, 2012, 07:09 »
Lady Christl fer shore  :tongue2:
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Re: Rocket earlies for tea last night
« Reply #7 on: June 11, 2012, 07:26 »
Quote from: lacewing on June 11, 2012, 07:07
I also lifted 'Rocket' yesterday and had some for tea, not bad, not the greatest new potato taste. Could I ask what other people recommend for a good tasting first early?

'Sharpes Express' Lace.

Best we've had for ages! Not a heavy cropper, but divine texture and flavour!
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Re: Rocket earlies for tea last night
« Reply #8 on: June 11, 2012, 07:57 »
Quote from: lacewing on June 11, 2012, 07:07
Could I ask what other people recommend for a good tasting first early?

Quote from: sunshineband on June 11, 2012, 07:09
Lady Christl fer shore  :tongue2:

sunny is quite right. :)
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Re: Rocket earlies for tea last night
« Reply #9 on: June 11, 2012, 10:46 »
I messed up big time this year.

Last year my son`s boss, a commercial grower, gave me some Lady Christl seed that he had left over.

This year I had the chance to buy some seed, but didn`t as I was sure I would be given some, and you`ve guessed it, when the farmer finished planting, he`d used all his seed. Doh!
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Re: Rocket earlies for tea last night
« Reply #10 on: June 11, 2012, 12:46 »
I will make a note of 'Sharps Express' for next year. I have tried 'Lady Christl', good flavour but a little on the moist side.
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Re: Rocket earlies for tea last night
« Reply #11 on: June 11, 2012, 13:10 »
Each to their own, but we tried Sharpe's Express and didn't like them at all.
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Re: Rocket earlies for tea last night
« Reply #12 on: June 12, 2012, 08:52 »
Quote from: sunshineband on June 11, 2012, 07:09
Lady Christl fer shore  :tongue2:

I must grow some next year  :tongue2:
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