Paralised by the Plethora of Possible Potatoes to Plant!

[Sheneval]

Stew,

Very Funny so what will you be thinking about when you plant the potatoes? and what will you be doing when you are thinking about planting the potatoes?

[Jamesy_uk]

Hedging my bets this year, Desiree 60 tubers worth and as a contingency for terrible weather / Blight Sarpo Mira 60 tubers.

[Stew_L]

Stew,

Very Funny so what will you be thinking about when you plant the potatoes? and what will you be doing when you are thinking about planting the potatoes?

Er, you've lost me a little bit.

[Farmer_Gyles]

Sorry.

This year I plan to plant some potatoes but for once not just use some extras from the supermarket.

I have realised that I'm looping round and round, overwhelmed by the sheer quantity of choice!

don't be sorry ....
once you've grown your own and tried a few varieties, you won't want to go back to the "basic white"s you've been using! some varieties taste like ordinary whites, others taste sooooooo much better

4 adults, 2 kids, plenty of space = grow whatever you want to!

definitely grow well known varieties - you'll get what you expect and you'll ensure you have enough to feed yourselves - grow some of the other varieties and see what you like

one garden centre near me sells numerous varieties as singles - pick and mix to fill a bag - i did this a couple of years ago, but forgot which were which - if you can do this, do it, but take a marker pen to write on each one as you bag it - and probably worth growing these singles in old compost sacks or large tubs so you can mark which is which

this year i'll be planting salad spuds / 1st earlies in the ground - they'll come out early so leeks can go in - i'll grow 2nd earlies / maincrops in old compost sacks (lots of them!) - they take longer to grow and if i grow them in the ground, they take up space that could be used for leeks

i'll also do the pick and mix with other varieties, all in old compost sacks - and this year i'll be careful to label everything properly!

[Snadger]

I'm more interested in the Prerequisites for Parsnip Propagation for the Populace.........

[veggiechicken]

For me its Picking Potential Partners for Promulgating Productive Permaculture.......

[Thelma Sanders]

With the shortage of seeds this year there may not actually be that many to choose from - Lady Christl appear to be in short supply

[Aberdeenplotter]

For me its Picking Potential Partners for Promulgating Productive Permaculture.......

Possibly the perfectly placed postulation of pertinent passage of prose pertaining to potatoes for the plate

[Thelma Sanders]

I'm sooo glad it's not catching - whatever it is you're suffering from

[veggiechicken]

Perhaps People prefer processed peas to peeled potatoes?

[Thelma Sanders]

Are you taking the peas?

[veggiechicken]

Possibly!...........

[Aberdeenplotter]

probably

[veggiechicken]

Positively........

[Aberdeenplotter]

perhaps