What potato to grow in 2017

[MarkHackwell]

Im not really sure what I'm growing yet, I know this year I had way too many varieties (probably about 15), but because of soo many I lost track of the varieties and where they got put so I don't know what grew well and what didn't I also seem to be having a probably with them all going 'mashy' when cooking them :S I think I will go with the varieties 'Markies' (If I can find them) and Sarpo 'Kifli' (I think it was these that did well)

[mattyaimeeralphie]

Cheers for all the suggestions I think I am going to go for swift, charlotte and seaports Mira for now

[Muddy_Boots]

I've already decided to grow alot more spuds for 2017 on my second plot.

The area I'm going to use has not had anything cultivated on it for at least a couple of years, maybe longer. I'm in the process of just turning the soil as much as i can slowly but surely digging 3 rows at a time so as not to kill myself. The covering of thick black plastic has well and truly killed all the weeds and its just a case of peeling some of it back and digging 3 rows at a time, until the job is done and the frost and snow can sort out the lumps and help break them up prior to planting.

I've already ordered the following varieties:

King Edward VII (Maincrop)
Charlotte (White Second early)
Anya (Second Early)
Pink Gypsy (Maincrop)

And trying some new French varieties on the market:
Belle de Fontenay (Maincrop)
Ratte (Maincrop)
Charlotte (Red Second Early)

Should be an interesting year, especially with trying these french spuds.

[Nicos]

Just Charlottes again for me.
Perfect new potatoes, and I still have larger ones in storage for chipping, roasting, steaming ,jacketing or crushing.
Good all rounder if you enjoy the waxiness.

[Snoop Puss]

Dunluce for first earlies. No-one's mentioned them yet, but I prefer them to others we've tried. Not far off a Charlotte in flavour or texture and quick to grow to suitable size for harvesting.
Charlottes for second earlies
Picasso for maincrop. Very productive!

[RedRuth]

First Early - Lady Christl, great taste and reliable.
Second Earlies - Charlotte and Kestrel.
Maincrop - Cara, we always grow Cara because they're blight resistant and good bakers and roasters. This year we're trying Sarpo Mira.

[slappy]

I have been flicking through magazines and looking online for potatoes I'm looking at group 3-5 different types to cover me for everything we love new potatoes mash and baked potatoes so any recommendations would be good as the lists are endless. I think swift for my first early. I'm a plain and simple grower no fancy varietys

I just got my allotment in Nov 16 so this is my first year growing.
My allotment assosiation have just got their seed potatoes in and I am going to try Rocket for my first earlies. I have them chitting in the conservertory at the moment.

[1Bee]

We're going Charlotte, Rooster and Sarpo Blue Danube this year.

I've grown Desiree for two years, but last year half the crop rotted in the ground due to blight, bad weather, and too much stuff going on for me to get down the plot in time. So I thought I'd try a change.

*coming out of hibernation and waving*

[polc1410]

Is there a particular variety that is likely to give big baking type spuds...? Or is it simply the big ones from any variety that make it to the shops sold as bakers..

[Alison]

I had some Caralus (sp?) last year. They were huge!

[Thelma Sanders]

Sarpo Mira make huge spuds