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Accent
Very early, crops well, waxy flesh, slug resistant. Increasingly
popular. |
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Arran
Pilot
An old favourite, white flesh, good flavour, cooks well, all
round use |
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Duke
of York
Pale yellow flesh, firm texture when cooked, pronounced flavour. |
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Epicure
Creamy white flesh with a distinctive flavour. Round tubers
with deep eyes.
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Foremost
Popular variety, firm white flesh, good flavour, cooks well.
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Jersey
Royal
(International Kidney) Early variety renowned for its flavour. |
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Lady
Chrystl
Creamy flesh remains firm on cooking, good flavour.
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Maris
Bard
Very early, crops well, good drought resistance. New potato
flavour. |
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Pentland
Javelin
Early, heavy cropper, soft waxy textured white flesh. |
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Red Duke of York
Moist yellow flesh, good flavour. For new potatoes & roasting.
Uses: Baking/Roasting/Gen. Purpose |
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Rocket
Very early, crops well, firm, waxy textured flesh. Disease resistant. |
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Swift
Very early, crops well, waxy, short bushy top makes it ideal
for growing in containers and polytunnels. |
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Ulster Chieftain
Heavy cropper, firm white flesh, best harvested early, scapes
well, slug resistant. |
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Carlingford
White skin & flesh, stays firm when cooked, eat hot or cold.
Uses: Boiling / Salad |
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Estima
Firm, moist, pale yellow flesh, heavy cropper. Good drought
resistance.
Uses: Early baker / boiling |
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Kestrel
Attractive blue-eyed tubers with an old-fashioned flavour. Slug
resistant.
Uses: Roast / Chips / Boiling |
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Kondor
Heavy cropper, creamy yellow flesh stays firm when boiled, good flavour. Resistant to potato blight.
Uses: Baking / Boiling |
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Maris Peer
Firm, creamy yellow flesh, good flavour, crops well, dislikes dry soils.
Uses: Boiling / chips |
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Marfona
Pale yellow flesh, crops well. Popular as an early baker. Drought
resistant.
Uses: Boil / Baker / General purpose |
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Maxine
Pale red skin, white waxy flesh, crops well. Disease resistant.
Uses: Boiling / General purpose |
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Nadine
Smooth white skin, cream firm moist flesh, heavy cropper.
Uses: Boiling / General purpose |
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Saxon
White skin, firm moist flesh with creamy flavour. Heavy cropper, disease resistant.
Uses: Boiling / Baking / Chipping |
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Wilja
White skin, pale yellow flesh, cooks well. Heavy cropper.
Uses: General purpose |
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Amour
Part pink skin, white flesh. Good crop in all soil types. Blight
resistant.
Uses: Boiling / Baker / Chips |
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Cara
Part pink skin, white flesh, soft moist flesh. Heavy crop, keeps
well. Resistant to potato blight & drought.
Uses: Baker / General purpose |
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Desiree
Popular red skinned variety, yellow waxy flesh. Crops well.
Good drought resistance, tolerates heavy soil.
Uses: Baker / General purpose |
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Harmony
Smooth skin and waxy cream flesh. Good cropper. Recommended
for exhibition
Uses: Boiling / General purpose |
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King Edward
An old variety with part pink skin, floury texture, good flavour.
Does not crop well on heavy soils.
Uses: Baker / General
purpose |
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Lady Balfour
White/pink skin, cream flesh, crops well even on poor soils. Good blight resistance.
Uses: Boiling / General Purpose |
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Malin
Long oval tuber with smooth white and part red skin, cream
flesh. Good cropper, becoming popular with show exhibitors.
Uses: General Purpose |
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Maris Piper
Dry, floury, creamy-white flesh, good flavour, cooks well. Heavy
cropper.
Uses: Chips / Roast / Gen. purpose |
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Picasso
Part pink skin, firm flesh, heavy cropper. Resistant to drought.
Uses: Boiling / Baker / Gen. Purpose |
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Romano
Red skin with creamy-white flesh, soft, dry texture, cooks well.
Slug and blight resistant.
Uses: Baker / General purpose |
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Sante
Large tubers with dry, firm, cream flesh. Crops well on all
soils, good natural resistance to disease.
Uses: Boiling / Baking |
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Shannon
Smooth red skin, creamy white flesh, good flavour & waxy texture. Heavy cropper. Suitable for exhibition.
Uses: General purpose |
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Valor
White skin, floury texture, good flavour. Heavy cropper, blight resistant.
Uses: General purpose |
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A range of varieties
chosen for their smooth waxy texture. They are especially
suitable for use when cold but also delicious hot
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Annabelle
First Early. Waxy yellow flesh, fine flavour. Good cropper.
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Belle de Fontenay.
Very early, small tubers with smooth firm flesh. Exceptional
cooking qualities and flavour |
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Charlotte
Second early, medium sized tubers with firm waxy flesh, fine
flavour.
Excellent either hot or cold.
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Juliette
Early maincrop. Abundant crop of long smooth tubers. Delicious
boiled and served warm, also very tasty in a potato salad. |
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Mimi
First early, small round red skinned tubers, good flavour hot
or cold.
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Nicola
Early maincrop, long smooth skinned tubers, waxy textured flesh.
Fine flavour, disease resistant |
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Pink Fir Apple
Late maincrop, long pink skinned tubers with a special flavour,.
Harvest in autumn for winter use. |
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Roseval
Early maincrop. Deep red skin ellow waxy flesh. Very fine flavoured boiling potato which is also excellent cold. |
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Smile
Maincrop. Red skin with white smile like eyes. Good flavour. Resistant to drought & disease. |
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Setton
New improved Sturon with higher yields & better keeping
qualities. |
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Red Baron
Very dark red onion, excellent for salads and cooking, plant
in April. |
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Golden Gourmet
Mild yellow shallot which yields well, good for pickling and
cooking. |
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Mikor
A new French style red shallot, long shaped bulbs, perfect for
cooking. |
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Pikant
One of the earliest red shallots, well flavoured & resistant
to bolting.
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Red Sun
A mild red shallot which stores well, perfect for salads. |
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Please note that
we are unable to supply seed potatoes by mail order
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Planting
times
First Early -
from Late March onwards ready to harvest June/July
Second Early - Early to
mid April ready to harvest July/August
Maincrop - plant Mid to
Late April to harvest Early September for winter use |
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This variety has won the
Royal Horticultural Society’s |
Award of Garden Merit
for all round garden performance
& yield.
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Slug
Resistant Varieties
On heavy soils where slugs are a problem the following varieties
are worth a try :-
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Accent (First Early) |
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Kestrel (Second Early) |
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Ulster
Chieftain (First Early) |
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Romano (Maincrop) |
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Try a few different ones
this year
MINI PACKS
kilo packs of popular varieties
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Exhibition
Varieties |
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Amour |
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Kestrel |
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Lady
Chrystl |
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Maxine |
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Nadine |
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Winston |
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Shannon |
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Malin |
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Harmony |
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They taste good too!
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Some varieties are also
stocked in 25kg. sacks - please enquire
for details and special prices
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