About Potatoes......

FE - First Early, SE - Second Early, M - Maincrop, SAL - SALAD * denotes eelworm resistance.

Further information from varieties.potato.org.uk

Variety / Type / Shape/Flesh / USES / COMMENTS
Cara / MAIN / White/oval / Boil,Steam,Saladsand Chips / New and versatile. Robust.resistane to scab,drought and blight
Charlotte / SAL / Oval. Yellow / Boil,Salads,Raclette and crushed. / Popular French salad potato. Reliable. Large tubers resistant to blight.
Casablanca 1Kg / FE / Short/oval. Cream / All rounder good for exhibits / 62 days to harvest!
Desiree / MAIN / Long oval.. Red / A good all-rounder Semi-waxy / High yield. Excellent flavour boiled or baked. Drought and slug resistant.
Duke of York / FE / Oval Yellow. / Boil, steam and salads Semi-waxy / Excellent quality tubers. Good flavour.
Red DoY / SE / Oval. Yellow / Waxy / Boils and bakes well. Resists slugs, drought and blight. Stores well.
International Kidney / SAL / Long white / Boil, Steams Raclette and crushed. / ‘’The Jersey Royal’’
Kestrel / SE / Long. Blue eyed / Firm / * Good yield. Boils, bakes and chips with no discolouration. Show variety.
Lady Balfour Organic / MAIN / Round white / Boil, Steam, Saute, and Jackets / Heavy cropper
King Edward / MAIN / Oval. Red eyed / Floury / Good cooker. Good Flavour. Very smooth skin with red eyes.
Lady Christl / FE / Oval. / Boils, steams and salads. Waxy / * Popular Dutch medium sized tuber with some blight resistance.
Maris Piper / MAIN / Oval cream / Semi floury / High yield.Excellent cooker, first class chipper.
Nadine / SE / Oval. White / Boil, steam and mash. Firm/moist / * Large yield. Good show variety, Cooks well and stores well. Double eelworm resistance.
Pentland Javelin / FE / Oval. White / Boil, steams and salads. Firm / * High yield. Good cooker. Resistant to scab.
Picasso / MAIN / Oval. White/pink / Mash, boil,steam,jackets,wedges and saute.Firm waxy / * High yield. Exceptionally good cooker. Resists scab. red eyes. Good show potato& easy to grow.
Pink Fir Apple 1Kg / SAL / Long white/pink / Boil,steam and salad / Unusual great flavour.
Rocket / FE / Round white / Boils,steams and salads / Very early harvest.
Rooster / MAIN / Oval. Red / Floury / Tasty, good for mashing, roasting and chipping. Has become very popular.
Sante / MAIN / Oval. White / Semi-waxy / * Excellent boiled or baked. Resists blight, and virus. Stores well. Popular organic.
Sarpo Mira Organic / MAIN / New arrival from Hungary / Very resilient and heavy cropper and highly resesitant to blight
Yukon Gold 1Kg / SE / Short/Oval yellow / Great baker. Also mash chips. Buttery flavour / From Canada medium disease rsistant.a attractive potato.
Wilja / SE / Long. Yellow / Floury / High yield. Good cooker. Resists scab, blight and blackleg.