POTATOES IN VARIETY ORDER 2023 - 20P PER TUBER
Categories: FE- First Early, SE- Second Early, EM- Early Main Crop, M- Main Crop
*From Northern Ireland
ORGANIC
Variety |
Cat |
Growing |
Cooking |
BAMBINO |
EM |
Good blight resistance |
Salad, good taste |
CARA |
M |
Disease resistant, high yield |
Boil, mash, roast |
CASABLANCA |
FE |
Disease resistant |
Boil, chips |
CHARLOTTE |
SE |
Blackleg resistant |
Boil, mash, roast, salad |
COLLEEN |
FE |
Disease resistant |
General all rounder |
MARIS BARD |
FE |
Scab resistant |
Boil |
MARIS PEER |
SE |
Generally disease resistant |
Boil, salad |
ORLA |
SE |
Good disease resistance |
Boil, salad |
SARPO MIRA |
M |
Exceptional blight resistance |
Tasty, floury |
SARPO UNA |
SE |
Good blight/disease resistance |
Salad, bakers if mature |
SETANTA |
M |
Good blight resistance |
Roasting, chips, mash |
SUNSET |
M |
Good blight resistance |
Mash, boil, roast |
VITABELLA |
FE |
High blight resistance |
Boiling, chipping |
NON-ORGANIC
ARRAN PILOT |
FE |
Needs good soil, mild spring |
Popular all rounder |
BIM* |
FE |
Purple flesh |
Chipping, boiling, steaming |
BRITISH QUEEN |
SE |
Moderate/high yield |
Floury, versatile |
CAROLUS |
M |
Very blight resistant |
Floury, great flavour |
CELEBRATION* |
SE |
Purple/white skin, yellow flesh |
All uses, including salad |
DESIREE |
M |
Drought resistant |
Good all rounder |
DUKE OF YORK |
FE |
Good resistance to dry rot |
Boil, great taste |
ESTIMA |
SE |
Drought tolerant |
Baking, boiling, mashing |
JAZZY |
SE |
Produces lots of small potatoes |
Whole variety of uses |
KERRS PINK |
M |
Good blight resistance |
Floury |
KESTREL |
SE |
Good all round resistance |
Good all rounder |
LILY ROSE* |
SE |
Red skin, red flesh |
Chipping, boiling, steaming |
LUCERA* |
SE |
Waxy, high yield |
Esp good as salad potato |
NICOLA |
EM |
Eelworm resistant |
Boil, salad |
PENTLAND JAV |
FE |
Disease/eelworm resistant |
Salad, good flavour |
PICASSO |
M |
Disease resistant |
Mild flavour, allround use |
PINK FIR APPLE |
M |
Tender |
Good salad potato |
PREMIERE |
FE |
High blight & scab & eelworm resistance |
Popular all rounder |
PURPLE RAIN* |
SE |
Purple flesh and skin |
Firm cooking allrounder |
RATTE |
M |
Disease resistant |
Boil, steam |
ROCKET |
FE |
Resistant to nematodes |
Salad – earliest you can get |
SALAD BLUE |
EM |
Blue floury flesh |
Everything except salad! |
SHARPES EXPRESS |
FE |
Good scab resistance |
Roasting, steaming (floury) |
SWIFT |
FE |
Good resistance, quick |
Good all rounder |
WILJA |
SE |
Good disease resistance |
Good all rounder |
WINSTON |
FE |
Good disease resistance |
Bake, chips, mash |
YUKON GOLD |
M |
Low blight resistance |
Bake, roast, chip |
POTATOES IN CATEGORY ORDER 2023 – 20P PER TUBER
Categories: FE- First Early, SE- Second Early, EM- Early Main Crop, M- Main Crop
*From Northern Ireland
ORGANIC
Variety |
Cat |
Growing |
Cooking |
CASABLANCA |
FE |
Disease resistant |
Boil, chips |
COLLEEN |
FE |
Disease resistant |
General all rounder |
MARIS BARD |
FE |
Scab resistant |
Boil |
VITABELLA |
FE |
High blight resistance |
Boiling, chipping |
CHARLOTTE |
SE |
Blackleg resistant |
Boil, mash, roast, salad |
MARIS PEER |
SE |
Generally disease resistant |
Boil, salad |
ORLA |
SE |
Good disease resistance |
Boil, salad |
SARPO UNA |
SE |
Good blight/disease resistance |
Salad, bakers if mature |
BAMBINO |
EM |
Good blight resistance |
Salad, good taste |
CARA |
M |
Disease resistant, high yield |
Boil, mash, roast |
SARPO MIRA |
M |
Exceptional blight resistance |
Tasty, floury |
SETANTA |
M |
Good blight resistance |
Roasting, chips, mash |
SUNSET |
M |
Good blight resistance |
Mash, boil, roast |
NON-ORGANIC
ARRAN PILOT |
FE |
Needs good soil, mild spring |
Popular all rounder |
BIM* |
FE |
Purple flesh |
Chipping, boiling, steaming |
DUKE OF YORK |
FE |
Good resistance to dry rot |
Boil, great taste |
PENTLAND JAVELIN |
FE |
Disease/eelworm resistant |
Salad, good flavour |
PREMIERE |
FE |
High blight & scab & eelworm resistance |
Popular all rounder |
ROCKET |
FE |
Resistant to nematodes |
Salad – earliest you can get |
SHARPES EXPRESS |
FE |
Good scab resistance |
Roasting, steaming (floury) |
SWIFT |
FE |
Good resistance, quick |
Good all rounder |
WINSTON |
FE |
Good disease resistance |
Bake, chips, mash |
BRITISH QUEEN |
SE |
Moderate/high yield |
Floury, versatile |
CELEBRATION* |
SE |
Purple/white skin, yellow flesh |
All uses, including salad |
ESTIMA |
SE |
Drought tolerant |
Baking, boiling, mashing |
JAZZY |
SE |
Produces lots of small potatoes |
Whole variety of uses |
KESTREL |
SE |
Good all round resistance |
Good all rounder |
LILY ROSE* |
SE |
Red skin, red flesh |
Chipping, boiling, steaming |
LUCERA* |
SE |
Waxy, high yield |
Esp good as salad potato |
PURPLE RAIN* |
SE |
Purple flesh & skin |
Firm cooking allrounder |
WILJA |
SE |
Good disease resistance |
Good all rounder |
NICOLA |
EM |
Eelworm resistant |
Boil, salad |
SALAD BLUE |
EM |
Blue floury flesh |
Everything except salad! |
CAROLUS |
M |
Very blight resistant |
Floury, great flavour |
DESIREE |
M |
Drought resistant |
Good all rounder |
KERRS PINK |
M |
Good blight resistance |
Floury |
PICASSO |
M |
Disease resistant |
Mild flavour, allround use |
PINK FIR APPLE |
M |
Tender |
Good salad potato |
RATTE |
M |
Disease resistant |
Boil, steam |
YUKON GOLD |
M |
Low blight resistance |
Bake, roast, chip |