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Arran Victory
Named at the end of the First World
War. Needs a long season of growth. The blue/purple skinned tubers have
brilliantly white floury flesh of fine flavour. Handsome tall weed suppressing
foliage. Uses: Baker/roast/fry/microwave.
Cara
Beautifully rounded pink and white tuber with floury white flesh. Smooth
tubers with shallow eyes make it perfect for the show-bench. A heavy cropper, excellent for long storage. Good blight resistance.
Plant from late March and lift for storage in September and October. Uses:
Baker/general purpose.
Desirée
This red skinned, yellow fleshed
main crop produces heavy crops, even in dry
seasons. Desirée has a waxy texture and excellent flavour. Wonderful for baking and lovely mashed, it stores well.
Plant from late March and lift for storage in September and October.
Druid
Very similar to Red Cara but a
slightly later maturity. Short oval pink/red skinned with no white splashes,
shallow eyes. Huge yield. Firm flesh does not disintegrate on cooking.
Resistance to foliage blight, common scab and golden eelworm so ideal for the
organic gardener. Uses: General purpose.
Dunbar Standard
Bred by C. T. Spence in 1936. A
vigorous variety with plenty of weed suppressing foliage and a spectacular mass
of white flowers. Does well in heavy soils. Tubers have a lovely earthy flavour,
particularly good baker. Uses: Baker/general purpose.
Golden Wonder
Russetted skin. One of the best
varieties for frying and roasting with a rich flavour. Flavour improves on
storage. A good cropper. Slug resistant. Uses: Baker/roast/fry/microwave.
King Edward
An old but still very popular traditional variety and deservedly so. The oval
tubers have attractive red splashes over the eyes. Ideal for baking and
roasting. Plant from late March and lift for storage in September and October.
Maris Piper
A widely grown commercial variety - it's often called 'the chippies choice' -
but well worth growing in the kitchen garden for its high yields of top
flavoured tubers, which makes it perfect for chips, wedges and sautéed potatoes.
Plant from late March and lift for storage in September and October.
Markies
Exciting introduction in the fight
against late Blight and showing promise in independent trials. Large, long oval,
yellow skinned pale yellow fleshed tubers. Excellent virus and disease
resistance, especially golden eelworm and foliage and tuber blight. Worthy of an
assessment with Sarpo. Uses: General purpose
Picasso
Superb! Bred from Cara, matures early September - up to 3 weeks sooner. The
large, slightly russet oval tubers have a rosy pink eye. Huge crops of uniform
'bakers' with a good flavour which also mash well. Very easy to grow, suits most
soils. Good pest and disease resistance. Thoroughly recommended! Plant from late
March and lift for storage in September and October.
Pink Fir Apple
A very old variety which has made
an astonishing comeback in recent years. Knobbly pink skinned tubers of butter
yellow waxy flesh. Decadence is making a pan of chips using a single tuber for
each chip - fabulous! Uses: Salad/chips.
Sante
Probably the most disease resistant potato,
cropping well in all soils.
Attractive large, even tubers with shallow eyes and cream flesh. Good for
boiling and baking. Resists tuber blight, golden eelworm and all common potato
viruses. Partially resistant to white eelworm. Plant from late March and lift
for storage in September and October.
Sarpo Axona
Sister line to the phenomenally
popular Sarpo Mira introduced in 2005. Very similar in all respects,
particularly with outstanding blight resistance, but the tubers are more regular
in shape and the flesh is slightly more creamy. Superb flavour for all culinary
uses. Organic Sarpo Axona has Organic Certification approved by The Soil
Association.
Sarpo Mira
This potato has everything -
unprecedented blight resistance, huge yields of tasty, floury tubers. Grows well
in a range of soil types and has vigorous weed suppressing foliage. Long
storage. Tubers do not appear to be affected by slugs. A real all-rounder for
all cooking purposes.
Valor
Ready October, suitable for storing. Evenly sized round tubers with white
skin and creamy white flesh. Grainy texture and good flavour. Excellent for
mashing and roasting. Good tolerance of eelworm and strong resistance to tuber
blight. Plant from late March and lift for storage in September and October.
Victoria
Stays firm on boiling and roasts perfectly too. As a true
main crop, the
flavour does not develop until a week or so after lifting but is then fine and
distinctive. Remains quite dormant for many weeks making this an ideal variety
to lay down for winter use. Plant from late March and lift for storage in
September and October.
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