The Cottage Garden - Seed Potatoes

	FIRST EARLY		SECOND EARLY		MAINCROP
	SALAD VARIETIES		ONION SETS		SHALLOTS


	Accent Very early, crops well, waxy flesh, slug resistant. Increasingly popular.
	Arran Pilot An old favourite, white flesh, good flavour, cooks well, all round use
	Duke of York Pale yellow flesh, firm texture when cooked, pronounced flavour.
	Foremost Popular variety, firm white flesh, good flavour, cooks well.
	Jersey Royal (International Kidney) Early variety renowned for its flavour.
	Lady Chrystl Creamy flesh remains firm on cooking, good flavour.
	Maris Bard Very early, crops well, good drought resistance. New potato flavour.
	Orla Resistant to blight, pale yellow flesh, lovely flavour. Uses: Boiling/salads.
	Pentland Javelin Early, heavy cropper, soft waxy textured white flesh.
	Red Duke of York Moist yellow flesh, good flavour. For new potatoes & roasting. Uses: Baking/Roasting/Gen. Purpose
	Rocket Very early, crops well, firm, waxy textured flesh. Disease resistant.
	Swift Very early, crops well, waxy, short bushy top makes it ideal for growing in containers and polytunnels.
	Vales Emerald Heavy cropper, waxy cream flesh, fine flavour, serve hot or cold. Uses: Boiling/baby salad potato.
	Winston Creamy moist flesh of excellent flavour, good for baking as well as new potatoes.


	Estima Firm, moist, pale yellow flesh, heavy cropper. Good drought resistance. Uses: Early baker / boiling
	Kestrel Attractive blue-eyed tubers with an old-fashioned flavour. Slug resistant. Uses: Roast / Chips / Boiling
	Marfona Pale yellow flesh, crops well. Popular as an early baker. Drought resistant. Uses: Boil / Baker / General purpose
	Maxine Pale red skin, white waxy flesh, crops well. Disease resistant. Uses: Boiling / General purpose
	Nadine Smooth white skin, cream firm moist flesh, heavy cropper. Uses: Boiling / General purpose
	Saxon White skin, firm moist flesh with creamy flavour. Heavy cropper, disease resistant. Uses: Boiling / Baking / Chipping
	Vivaldi Firm pale yellow flesh with a creamy taste. Heavy crop, dig early for baby potatoes or later as a maincrop. Less calories than average potatoes. Uses: Boiling / Baking / Mashing/Roasting


	Cara Part pink skin, white flesh, soft moist flesh. Heavy crop, keeps well. Resistant to potato blight & drought. Uses: Baker / General purpose
	Desiree Popular red skinned variety, yellow waxy flesh. Crops well. Good drought resistance, tolerates heavy soil. Uses: Baker / General purpose
	King Edward An old variety with part pink skin, floury texture, good flavour. Does not crop well on heavy soils. Uses: Baker / General purpose
	Lady Balfour White/pink skin, cream flesh, crops well even on poor soils. Good blight resistance. Uses: Boiling / General Purpose
	Maris Piper Dry, floury, creamy-white flesh, good flavour, cooks well. Heavy cropper. Uses: Chips / Roast / Gen. purpose
	Picasso Part pink skin, firm flesh, heavy cropper. Resistant to drought. Uses: Boiling / Baker / Gen. Purpose
	Romano Red skin with creamy-white flesh, soft, dry texture, cooks well. Slug and blight resistant. Uses: Baker / General purpose
	Rooster Red skin, pale yellow flesh with dry floury texture. Delicious flavour. Uses: Mashing / Roasting / Chips
	Sante Large tubers with dry, firm, cream flesh. Crops well on all soils, good natural resistance to disease. Uses: Boiling / Baking
	Valor White skin, floury texture, good flavour. Heavy cropper, blight resistant. Uses: General purpose


	A range of varieties chosen for their smooth waxy texture. They are especially suitable for use when cold but also delicious hot
	Anya Second early, long tubers with firm flesh. Excellent flavour hot or cold
	Annabelle First Early. Waxy yellow flesh, fine flavour. Good cropper.
	Belle de Fontenay. Very early, small tubers with smooth firm flesh. Exceptional cooking qualities and flavour
	Charlotte Second early, medium sized tubers with firm waxy flesh, fine flavour. Excellent either hot or cold.
	Juliette Early maincrop. Abundant crop of long smooth tubers. Delicious boiled and served warm, also very tasty in a potato salad.
	Mimi First early, small round red skinned tubers, good flavour hot or cold.
	Nicola Early maincrop, long smooth skinned tubers, waxy textured flesh. Fine flavour, disease resistant
	Pink Fir Apple Late maincrop, long pink skinned tubers with a special flavour,. Harvest in autumn for winter use.


	Setton New improved Sturon with higher yields & better keeping qualities.
	Stur BC 20 An excellent keeping round onion, producing large golden brown bulbs. Slow to sprout giving long storage life.
	Red Baron Very dark red onion, excellent for salads and cooking, plant in April.


	Golden Gourmet Mild yellow shallot which yields well, good for pickling and cooking.
	Longor A new French shallot, copper coloured skin, pink flesh, long shaped bulbs of fine flavour. Also suitable for exhibition.
	Pikant One of the earliest red shallots, well flavoured & resistant to bolting.
	Red Sun A mild red shallot which stores well, perfect for salads.
	Topper Mild flavour, golden brown skin, heavy cropper which stores well, Good for cooking, salads or pickling

Please note that we are unable to supply seed potatoes by mail order

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

	This variety has won the Royal Horticultural Society’s
Award of Garden Merit for all round garden performance & yield.

Slug Resistant Varieties

On heavy soils where slugs are a problem the following varieties are worth a try :-

Try a few different ones this year
MINI PACKS
kilo packs of popular varieties

Exhibition Varieties

They taste good too!

Please note that we are unable to supply seed potatoes by mail order

Some varieties are also stocked in 25kg. sacks - please enquire for details and special prices