SOGS Potato Day
6th February, 2010, Nesscliffe Village Hall, 10.00 till 3.00. lunches, teas, cakes, advice, seeds, compost, sacks, free entry, 15p per tuber. Tel: 01939 260935
POTATO VARIETIES:
ACCENT First early, organic, common scab resistant
ACCORD Early, waxy, short term storage, good for potato wedges.
ALTESSE Second early, organic, salad
AMBO EarlyMain, organic, general purpose red
AMOROSA Early, salad, organic
ANAIS Early, waxy, organic
ANOE-CLARE organic
ANYA Second early, nutty knobbly salad
ARRAN PILOT early, favourite, white flesh, firm waxy texture
ARRAN VICTORY late main, organic, blue/purple skin, white floury flesh
BELLE DE FONTENAY early main, old French variety, good flavour improves with storage
BINTJE second early, organic, chips
RED BONNIE
BONNIE DUNDEE first early, red, common scab resistant
BRITISH QUEEN second early, organic, dry floury texture, productive
CARA late main, red eyed, high yield, disease resistant, mild flavour
CHARLOTTE organic, second early, waxy salad, first class flavour
COLLEEN organic, first early, waxy, reasonable blight resistance
COSMOS, organic, second early, large yields of big tubers, some blight resistance
DESIREE organic, main, the world’s most popular red, vigorous, fairly waxy, strong flavour
EDZELL BLUE second early, blue skin, white flesh, very dry and tasty
EPICURE first early, creamy white flesh, best for frost recovery
JULIETTE main, heavy cropper, waxy, good flavour, scab resistant
LADY BALFOUR organic, main crop, bred for organic growing, huge yields, disease resistant
LADY CHRISTL first early, lots of early firm waxy pale yellow tubers, disease resistant
LINZER DELIKATESS early salad,
MADELEINE organic
MARFONA second early, high yielding, waxy baker, large tubers, stores well
MARIS BARD organic, first early, high yield, good cooking
MARKIES organic, main, chips
MAYAN TWILIGHT main, salad, unusual coloured red and white skin
MILVA organic, main, disease resistant, good flavour, waxy yellow flesh
NADINE second early, disease resistant, good yield, waxy, good boiler, shows well
NICOLA organic, main, waxy, salad boiling potato
ORLA organic, first early, some blight resistance, high yield, scab resistant
PICASSO main crop, large tubers, red-eyed, big yields, good keeper, mild taste
PINK FIR APPLE organic, main crop, salad, good flavour, knobbly
PREMIERE organic, first early, disease resistance, good flavour, dry yellow flesh
RATTE early maincrop, salad, good flavour, similar to pink fir but less knobbly
RED DUKE OF YORK first early, vigorous plant, wonderful flavour, dry
REMARKA organic, main, disease resistance, good cooker, good flavour, few but large tubers
ROMANO organic, main, slug resistance, bred from Desiree, less prone to scab
ROOSTER main, floury and tasty, good for mashing, steaming, roasting , chipping and crisping
SANTE organic, main, disease resistance, good for organic growing
SETANTA organic, main, red, floury, blight resistant
SHARPE’S EXPRESS first early, a classic, high dry matter, good flavour, cooks well
VALES EMERALD first early, waxy
VALES SOVEREIGN main
VALOR organic, main, disease resistant, mild flavour
VIVALDI second early,
WILJA second early, high yields, good boiling,
YUKON GOLD second early, yellow, baking and frying, buttery flavour