Any potatoes I can put down now?

[Gryfon]

Only got two bag of new pots left to lift.

[Lilli M]

Hi Gryfon

I know what you mean - they run out fast!

You can plant earlies now which should hopefully crop in time for Christmas, but you'll need to give them some protection from the cold. It's best to put them in a pot, in the greenhouse.

[eskymo]

What varieties do you suggest?

[Lilli M]

Hi Eskymo

Probably.....Maris Peer or Carlingford.

[Gryfon]

Thanks. Do they take longer than 13 weeks then? We don't usually get any frosts until December/January!

[Lilli M]

They will take around 13 weeks but I'd leave it until mid August to plant them and then you should have some for Christmas.

[supersprout]

The old boys round here plant Picasso or any redskin round about now.

[Green gardener]

We're the same, got one plant left! We took over our allottment plot from someone else, so didn't plant any potatos, they just appeared! We can't face going back to eating supermarket potatos now. We haven't got a greenhouse, so what can we grow, if anything?

Also, the potatos that grew, were white, but inside were a sort of pale yellowy colour and they tasted so sweet and delicious! Anybody, please got any ideas as to what variety they could be??

Sorry to take over the thread!!!

[nick the grief]

Thats interesting SS, I'm waiting for my Piccasso & Maxine to die back ready for digging up!

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Hi Green Gardener,

Try looking on Tuckers website & see if they still have the list on there that you can download that describes what the colour is for different varieties. In fact if you pm me your e-mail I think I have them & will forward them to you.

Another website is Alan Romans he has photo's of various spuds as well