What potato's do you recommend for jackets

[lottie dolly]

As the title says,we love a jacket spud anytime of the year,i have tried and failed to grow any,so wondered what others have grown,that has had some degree off success with,i know it also depends on soil,the lottie is friable clay,when worked on,i also plan to put some feed in the planting hole.
Initially i was not planning on growing a main crop,buuuuuuut,what pleasure watching things grow,then get up and eat it,
look forwards to your suggestions

[veggiechicken]

I've no idea what they're like to grow but I've recently bought a couple of sacks of Harmony spuds from Morriesons and they're huge. Never had a sack of such big, good quality spuds before. Great for jackets and chips! http://www.jbaseedpotatoes.co.uk/harmony-seed-potatoes
Did I mention they were only £1.50 for 12.5 kgs with yellow stickers Not worth me trying to grow spuds at that price.

[lottie dolly]

i did try some as i agree with you on size and taste,but i did no good,this was aprox 3 years ago,maybe i should try again with feed,especially as the ground has been worked that bit more,ospray is another nice one,but not results,i must be doing somat wrong,or the ground not suitable,i have heard it said,to get a good crop off kink ed's you need very deeply dug ground,so i wonder if it's a ground problem rather than the variety,see you never to old to learn
i love the thrill of growing

[Penellype]

Sarpo Mira gives nice big potatoes with the advantage of some blight resistance. Taste isn't bad in my opinion.

[Scarlet]

Did you scoop any of the eyes out Lottie?

[Deano's "Diggin It"]

Would be inclined to agree with "Lady P" Although never grown them myself, so this is "Off The Cuff" but definitely on the list for this year, but all the boards, You Tubers etc are "Singing thier praises!"

As a "Jacket" that is!

[lottie dolly]

Did you scoop any of the eyes out Lottie?

no,i put them as they were,chits upwards,

[Scarlet]

I've read - though I can't find the post by tattieman - that prior to chitting your spuds if you scoop several of the eyes out of the potato with the scoop bit of a potato peeler (about a half cm deep-you don't want them to regrow) the seed potato will produce a small crop of large potatoes as opposed to lots of little ones.

[lottie dolly]

Potatoes Made Easy

[solanaceae]

I planted some Cara variety last year on the recommendation they were decent as jacket potatoes. Dug up my first lot last week and been cooking them for myself + family - serving them up with a generous dollop of butter and/or cheese, they are splendid.

I grow my spuds in beds with 'loose clay' that I amended with some compost a few yrs back, but yes often the tubers can still struggle to grow deep into the soil, but luckily deep enough to avoid turning green.

And yes I added some fertilizer to the trench before planting them out (not something I usually do) and it appears to have boosted the yield greatly. avg spud weighing about 1 lb.

[Potstubsdustbins]

I let some of my Lady C grow on for 18 weeks or so they produce some good bakers and chippers.

Also I find that Picasso main crop produce a good few of the same.

As to taste ..... that's a big question, both myself and SWMBO enjoy them, but if I could tell peeps what spud they would like I would be a millionaire.

[youngdigger]

I,ve grown Picasso main crop for the last three years and have had excellent crops of large, very tasty bakers!!

[lottie dolly]

thank you so much peeps for the replies ,

[lottie dolly]

I've read - though I can't find the post by tattieman - that prior to chitting your spuds if you scoop several of the eyes out of the potato with the scoop bit of a potato peeler (about a half cm deep-you don't want them to regrow) the seed potato will produce a small crop of large potatoes as opposed to lots of little ones.

Scarlet thanks for that,i have found it and bumped it,when looking i realized i had seen it before,on actual looking,it is the very first post off the thread,called potatoes made easy

just had another look,and it is a sticky in NEW SHOOTS
http://www.growfruitandveg.co.uk/gra...asy_26499.html