international kidney

[cheshire61]

has anyone grown international kidney potatos and if so are they as tasty as jersey royals i have been informed by other plotholders on my site that these are not jersey royals under a different name my mind bogals

[Hans Mum]

havent got an answer but there was some 'discussion' about these a while ago, if you put international kidney in the search thingy i'm sure it will come up with what you need to know

[Alison]

I always thought that International Kidney was the name of Jersey Royals when they are grown outside of Jersey - could be wrong though (it happens quite a lot!). Would guess that they still might not taste quite the same though as the soil and climate would be different. Not enough space to grow pots though so can't tell you from experience.

[Peter]

International Kidney is the variety grown.

Jersey Royals is the marketing brand name.


They are the one variety, but one is grown commercially in Jersey.

[Peter]

Alot of the flavour from Jersey Royals comes from the location where they are grown.

That's from the seaweed put on the fields.

[smallblueplanet]

So would they taste the same if you watered them with seaweed feed?

[Snadger]

So would they taste the same if you watered them with seaweed feed?

I asked the same question at the end of last year and was going to try an experiment on the same lines! Unfortunately all but one of my Christmas Jersey Royals failed...so I didn't bother!

I have got some International Kidney seed potatoes now, which btw are a maincrop potatoe lifted early at the same time or before earlies!! The seed potatoes are huge , so I think I'll grow them as a maincrop and lift a few early myself!

If I was organised, or could be bothered, I would use half as a control and water the other half with seaweed extract to see if there was any difference in taste. Only time will tell.

Watch this space!

[smallblueplanet]

...The spuds are grown on fields leading down to the sea and so get covered in sea spray. It must affect the flavour of the potatoes. I know that International Kidney grown in Cheshire clay are horrible!

Just reminded me of (real) sherries, manzanillas are kept in barrels by the coast and the sea 'air' gives them the salty tang.

[Snadger]

Peter apparently they don't use the seaweed mulch anymore. After reading the reports about the salt levels in the ground I'm not surprised. Yes! Shock horror! I Googled!!

The spuds are grown on fields leading down to the sea and so get covered in sea spray. It must affect the flavour of the potatoes. I know that International Kidney grown in Cheshire clay are horrible!

Do you mean horrible Lesley or tasteless? Did you grow them to maturity btw?

[dexterdoglancashire]

I didnt realise that the soil affected the flavour of potatoes. Does anyone have any good tips on what to put on my new beds that Im going to be growing tatties on this year? Everyone on my site has been throwing pony poo around everywhere, but I thought I read somewhere that tatties don't need this? Bernie aka Dexterdog

[cheshire61]

neither did i but peter is correct they still to this day use seaweed on there ground
i was in jersey last summer and was informed there.
(what a Beautifull place went to see the battle of flowers and did not regret it one bit off again in august cannot wait )