What potatoes are people going to grow this year?

skydancer

Last year we grew Sarpo Miro (organic and blight resistent!) and Golden Wonder, both were a success. Definitely growing Sarpo Miro again this year but deciding what else mmm. Would prefer organic and a spud that roasts well. Mr Middleton's in Dublin is a great supplier. Anyone want to recommend potatoes that have worked well for them?

ednwireland

grew arran victory last year (among others) but wasnt too impressed with the yield nicola and cara this year i think
grew a couple of bags with edgcote purple and pentland black (i think) which i got a couple of seed potatoes from a heritage grower purple all the way through until you cooked them unfortunately

artieanna

As usual we'll probably go with records and kerr pinks.. Pretty reliable

bmaxi

Pentland Javelin. Good croppers and I find earlies much less hassle than maincrops.

Aeneas

First earlies: Duke of York. Second earlies: Queens. Both are reliable, and the early crop generally avoids the main blight period. For this reason I don't bother with a maincrop.

sculptor

I always throw in a ridge of Tesco's or Dunnes roosters, if your earlies or wonders fail you still have something to fall back on. Good cropper, hardy and cheap, if philistine.

skydancer

all sounds good
hope they all grow well for y'all
and sure why not pop in a few shop bought roosters
looks like we're growing sarpo mira, home guard, queens, and sharps express. we have to extend the veg patch first tho! then planting around paddy's day :-)