SOGS Potato Day
5th February, 2011, Nesscliffe Village Hall, 9.00 till 3.00. breakfasts, lunches, teas, cakes, advice, seeds, compost, sacks, free entry, 15p per tuber. Tel: 01939 260935
POTATO VARIETIES:
ANAIS* Early, waxy, organic
ANYA Second early, nutty knobbly salad
ARRAN PILOT early, favourite, white flesh, firm waxy texture
BALMORAL 2nd early, floury, waxy flesh, good scab resistance, high yield, shallow eyes
BLEU D'AUVERGNE
BRITISH QUEEN second early, organic, dry floury texture, productive
CARA late main, organic, 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
DUKE OF YORK First early, pale yellow tubers, dry texture, general purpose if grown on
DUNLUCE 1st early waxy white fleshed oval tuber, floury taste, boil, (not disintegrate) mash, chip, scab resist
EDGECOTE PURPLE 2nd early, yellow waxy tuber
EDZELL BLUE second early, organic, blue skin, white flesh, very dry and tasty
GOLDEN WONDER Late main, russet skin, good for frying, roasting and keeping slug resistant
HOMEGUARD 1st early,white flesh, scab resistant, main potato grown during the war
INTERNATIONAL KIDNEY 1st /early/main, kidney shaped, 'Jersey Royal', waxy
KERR'S PINK Main, pink oval tubers, good blight resistance and good storage qualities
KING EDWARD Main, creamy flesh good for chips, roast and mash
LADY BALFOUR organic, main crop, bred for organic growing, huge yields, disease resistant
MARFONA second early, high yielding, waxy baker, large tubers, stores well
MARIS PIPER Main, good flavour, for chips and baking, prone to slugs ans scab
MAYAN GOLD Early main, yellow skinned, long oval tubers, nutty flavour, not for boiling
MAYAN TWILIGHT main, salad, unusual coloured red and white skin
NAVAN Main,floury, disease resistant, boil, bake, roast and chip
NICOLA Main, organic, waxy, salad boiling potato
ORLA 1st early, organic, some blight resistance, high yield, scab resistant
PENTLAND JAVELIN 1st early, organic, salad
PICASSO Main crop, large tubers, red-eyed, big yields, good keeper, mild taste
PINK FIR APPLE Main, organic, salad, good flavour, knobbly
PREMIERE 1st early, organic, disease resistance, good flavour, dry yellow flesh
RECORD Main, organic, yellow flesh good for frying, good disease resistance
RED CARA Main, red skinned, cream flesh good for baking
RED DUKE OF YORK 1st early, organic,vigorous plant, wonderful flavour, dry
ROCKET 1st early, extra early new potatoes, waxy flesh, good size, yields and uniform
ROMANO Late main, organic, slug resistance, bred from Desiree, less prone to scab
SALAD BLUE 2nd early, organic, blue skin & flesh, not salad but mashes well and keeps colour. Antioxident
SANTE Main, organic, disease resistance, good for organic growing
SAXON Main, white skin, good for boil, mash and jackets
SETANTA Main, organic, red, floury, blight resistant
SHETLAND BLACK 2nd early, very tasty
SMILE Main, red skinned with white smiles over eyes. Good general purpose
SWIFT 1st early, fast maturing, larger tubers than Rocket, ideal for containers
VALES EMERALD 1st early, waxy
VALOR Late maincrop disease resistant, mild flavour
VANESSA 1st early, good yields, firm flesh, early 'Desiree'
WINSTON 1st early, large round smooth, white tuber, disease resistant, exhibition
YETHOLME GYPSY 2nd early, heritage variety with red, white and blu skin, good all rounder
YUKON GOLD 2nd early, yellow, baking and frying, buttery flavour
