Re: Which potatoes?

On Mon, 30 Jan 2006 17:25:48 -0000, "Bob Hobden" <me@xxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:

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>"Des Higgins" wrote ...
>>
>> Last year we grew Desiree (big pink skinned good for baking) as maincrop
>> and something else I cannot remember for early.
>> What early varieties do you grow? I hope I have my jargon right. By main
>> crop I mean ones you harvest in August and by early I mean harvest in June
>> but that is me guessing on the right terminology.
>> How times have changed ..... an Irish man asking UK gardening group for
>> advice on spuds. Oh well; if anyone has any questions on coalmining or
>> black pudding, I can try to help.
>>
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>Well this year together with our usual* we have gone for something different
>...
>First early...Vanessa & Princess
>
>Second early...Kestral* (Slug resistant)
>
>Maincrop...Romano*, Spey*, Sarpo Axona. (all good slug resistance)
>
>As you can see, slug resistance is a must here, varieties like Kondor you
>would not get out what you planted.
>
Snip
Make a small pond and get some frog spawn, Frogs love slugs and snails
or if you have not room for a pond ask around for hedge hogs make a
nice home for them and watch your slugs emigrate.
Neil
>Good info on whats available at...
>http://www.charlton-park.co.uk/potatoes.html
>And more in depth..
>http://www.shrubs.co.uk/potatoes.htm

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