Anyone had luck with Purple Potatoes?

[Filipe410]

Just planted some purple potatoes, just wondering if anyone has had any luck growing them?

it's claimed to be healthier than the standard variety.

[rustylady]

What variety are they Filipe? TwoSheds has grown Mr Little's Yetholm Gypsy with good results I believe.

[Two_Sheds]

Indeedy I have, I've just put this year's babies in the ground: http://www.growfruitandveg.co.uk/gra...pud_38100.html

[Filipe410]

The variety is Salad blue, hopefully i can get some good results.

[zazen999]

Mr Little's YG's are fabulous. Just saying.

[BarleySugar]

I bought some vitelotte from T&M last year, micro tubers. They were late arriving, and then took ages to grow, I had to dig them before I would have liked, towards the end of Oct, to vacate the garden I had been borrowing. I saved some tubers for this year and put them in small pots to give them a bit of a head start. I will be planting out soon, once the chicken run is finished.
All the family, except OH, thought them lovely, they really enjoyed them, shame the yield was not good.

[Helgalush]

I've got some Salad Blue also but trying them for the first time this year so I can't help you but maybe we can compare notes later in the year! Good luck with them.

[Jeanied]

Salad blue are gorgeous. I grew them last year and had to repeat this year! Contrary to their name they are not a waxy potato - they are very floury and make the most tasty mash, and it is lilac in colour!

[Florence Fennel]

Lilac mash. No. Himself just wouldn't touch it. Better grow some then

[Two_Sheds]

^ hahaha !

Served with purple carrots, mange tout & cauli

[donnakebab]

I was given some Sarpo Blue Danube, well I think that's what they are, by one of my fellow allotmenteres. He said they are main crop which I don't normally grow because of blight but they are reputed to be blight resistant so we'll see.

They were free and it was good of him to give them to me so how can I not give it a go!

[VirginVegGrower]

The variety is Salad blue, hopefully i can get some good results.

I'm growing that again this year. I grew it last year in bags. This year it's in the allotment bed. It's a nice potato, I like it. Supposed to be more health giving - a blue potato!

[veggiechicken]

Peruvian potatoes

Just including this to show the variety of coloured potatoes grown on the floating islands on Lake Titicaca in Peru - the birthplace of the potato! Wish I'd brought some back!



As you were.....

[Kleftiwallah]

I've had lots of luck with salad blues. Nice flavour and doesn't break up when boiled. I've even kept spuds back and grown again the following year. Cheers, Tony.

[Dynamo]

Last year, instead of buying seed potatoes because my partner wasn't keen on the ones I'd grown, Maris Piper and Maris Peer were two types, I planted the purple ones you can get from Morrisons for cooking as a test. I had a great deal of success with them. They were really delicious, tasting better than the shop bought ones, and they grew in abundance. I definately recommend them.