tastiest new potato

[scallops]

Hi,just wondered what your favourite tasting and best yielding early potato has been in your growing experiences.
Here's mine so far :-
best yielding-Rocket,but not that tasty
best tasting-Arron pilot
Thanks.

[Hazel at the Hill]

Hi Scallops and welcome to the Vine!

I'm with you on the rocket - it's my first year and the reason for selecting rocket was that it was the first you could plant for the earliest crop, and I'm impatient!

Doesn't have much taste, tho'

My very good friend Wellie, however, kindly let me do a 'taste test' with her four varieties, and I thought that the Roosevaal red skinned were GREAT, followed by Lady Cristyl, then the Swift and the rocket were equally bland.

All down to personnal choice, though, I'm sure!

If you do a search on 'gold standard varieties', lots of grapes are putting down there fav variety of lots of different crops - I'm finding that incredibly useful!

Happy growing!

[Sebbster]

Welcome to the vine !

Best yielding and tasting - Annabelle, very very nice.

[muckdiva]

For taste it has to be Mimi, wins for taste over Arran Pilot any day, but yields were not as good.

[SueA]

I like most new potatoes, I think the tastiest I've grown in the past was 'Concorde' & I do quite like 'Rocket' as they are very early.Can't remember which I've had the best yield from, I only grow them in tubs & pots though so don't usually get that many to get vast differences.I'm trying 'Lady Christl' & a few others this year but haven't tasted any yet.

[JennieAtkinson]

Welcome to the Vine Scallops!

I'm trying Orla (first early) for the first time this year, got some Charlottes, which I love, but also trying Jersey Royals for the first time. Hoping they all have a great taste!

[shirlthegirl43]

I grew Swift, Rocket and Duke of York last year. The only one of the three that I planted this year was Duke of York - way tastier than the others

[kirsty b]

Red duke of York - very sweet and scrummy. Deffo have again next year.
Pentland Javelin nice too.

[mellonmellow]

is there a particular potato that is easiest to care for?

[Sue]

Hi
I've tried International Kidney this year and very pleased with the taste of them, the early ones I uprooted (too early) yielded on average 2 1/2lb per tuber planted, been growing them in compost bags.
Tried British Queen as second earlies, not so pleased with that one, less of that special taste and they tend to split into layers when you cook them.
Got the seed potatoes from Alan Roman, good service and supply so will def go back to him next year.
best wishes
Sue

[sewer rat]

Just a quick point about British Queen potatoes Sue - don't boil them, they go to bits, so steam them instead - far nicer that way.

[pigletwillie]

Foremost followed by Lady Crystl.

Both excellent taste and good croppers to boot.

[CandJ]

I love Pink Fur Apples partly cause of the funky name but also cause they look so much like toes and are fun to play tricks on children with and mainly that the taste and texture is just great.

[Snadger]

I love Pink Fur Apples partly cause of the funky name but also cause they look so much like toes and are fun to play tricks on children with and mainly that the taste and texture is just great.

PFA are my favourite for taste as well.............but they are a late maincrop and can't really be enjoyed until later in the year!

[Snadger]

I grew Swift, Rocket and Duke of York last year. The only one of the three that I planted this year was Duke of York - way tastier than the others

I've got Duke of York and International Kidney...............both taste really good, but the Duke is a much heavier cropper! I think International Kidney are a maincrop that are lifted early, so if I leave some to maturity the yields should improve considerably, I hope!