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  • #1

    Potato Varieties - First Early

    If you had only one choice, what would it be..?
    Am hoping your wisdom can help those such as me that want to try something new, based upon your recommendation.

    Thanks in advance!
    53
    Accord
    0.00%
    0
    Amorosa
    3.77%
    2
    Annabelle
    1.89%
    1
    Arran Pilot
    5.66%
    3
    Casablanca
    3.77%
    2
    Coleen
    1.89%
    1
    Duke of York
    3.77%
    2
    Dunluce
    3.77%
    2
    Epicure
    7.55%
    4
    Foremost
    3.77%
    2
    Homeguard
    1.89%
    1
    Lady Christi
    15.09%
    8
    Marilyn
    0.00%
    0
    Maris Bard
    1.89%
    1
    Orla
    1.89%
    1
    Pentland Javelin
    18.87%
    10
    Premiere
    0.00%
    0
    Red Duke of York
    5.66%
    3
    Rocket
    11.32%
    6
    Sharpe's Express
    0.00%
    0
    Swift
    1.89%
    1
    Ulster Prince
    1.89%
    1
    Ulster Sceptre
    1.89%
    1
    Vales Emerald
    0.00%
    0
    Vanessa
    0.00%
    0
    Witchill
    0.00%
    0
    Winston
    1.89%
    1
    Accent
    0.00%
    0
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  • #2
    A good list to remind you all

    http://www.jbaseedpotatoes.co.uk/pot...rst-early.html

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    • #3
      My personal choice would be Rocket, a relativly new one, but has that lovely new potato flavour,crops well, is Very early.
      Downside? Tends to get a bit on the large side, does not keep in the ground well, needs to be used young(as any new potato should)
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      • #4
        Lady Christl for me

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        • #5
          Isn't Charlotte a salad spud? I'll have a lookie when I get to work at the above.

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          • #6
            I'm going to be growing Casablanca first early
            Last edited by Currysniffa; 16-12-2011, 06:59 AM.
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            • #7
              More varieties added and I've voted for mine

              I've stickied so that this becomes a running poll that we can revisit each year.

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              • #8
                Beaten to it! I forgot my door pass, so had to wait for someone to turn up grr!

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                • #9
                  Originally posted by Fruit&2veg View Post
                  My personal choice would be Rocket, a relativly new one, but has that lovely new potato flavour,crops well, is Very early.
                  Downside? Tends to get a bit on the large side, does not keep in the ground well, needs to be used young(as any new potato should)
                  Grew these the year before last,I washed all the large ones & put into a doubled hessian sack,placed under in the dark ventilated space under my building,they kept perfect well into Autumn

                  Going to try Swift this year
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                  • #10
                    casablanca was good for me this year - nice and white . I think I did pink duke of york as well which may or may not be a first early.
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                    • #11
                      I grow Swift for my earliest followed by Lady Christl but if I could only grow one it would be Lady C. Its more versatile it can be havested as a pure first early but you can also leave it in the ground to grow on. Makes lovely chips and bakers to.

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                      • #12
                        My fav for a good many years has been Ulster Prince, but not on your list.
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                        • #13
                          Originally posted by zazen999 View Post
                          More varieties added and I've voted for mine

                          I've stickied so that this becomes a running poll that we can revisit each year.
                          Tenx Zazzy x VVG
                          Look deep into nature, and then you will understand everything better...Albert Einstein

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                          • #14
                            Originally posted by chris View Post
                            Isn't Charlotte a salad spud? I'll have a lookie when I get to work at the above.
                            First early according to GO.
                            Look deep into nature, and then you will understand everything better...Albert Einstein

                            Blog - @Twotheridge: For The Record - Sowing and Growing with a Virgin Veg Grower: Spring Has Now Sprung...Boing! http://vvgsowingandgrowing2012.blogs....html?spref=tw

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                            • #15
                              Originally posted by VirginVegGrower View Post
                              First early according to GO.
                              "Second early maturity, producing moderate yields of uniform, smooth skinned tubers. High resistance to foliage and tuber blight. Susceptible to potato cyst nematode. Medium dry matter, waxy cooked texture"-
                              Quoted from the British Potato council Database
                              "... discipline is what the world needs today and etiquette, you know. For one of the noblest things a man can do is to do the best he can, yeah ..."

                              Prince Far I (1944-1983)

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