potatoes

Hi what are the best potatoes to buy which are blight free ?? for planting by end of march in the allotment i have just had i will not have a bed ready until end of march

 

There aren't any Potatoes which are totally Blight resistant but here are a few with some of the best resistance to it.

Earlies: Colleen, Karlena, Orla.

Second earlies: Cosmos, Milva, Spunta

Early maincrop: Remarka, Robinta, Stirling

Late main crop: Cara, Valor, Verity, Arran Victory, Sarpo Mira

 

I was looking for blight and pest resistant heavy croppers this year, and in the end went for Romano, Sante, Rocket and Valor, all of which are meant to have some blight resistance.

But while we're on the subject, anyone have any clues on what pests I should be looking out for? I was going to buy some nematodes to get the slugs with, but I've seen somewhere that the cure might be worse than the disease in this case. Also, any ideas on what sort of fertiliser I should be looking for?

 

i ordered potatoes from Dodies today they will come in approx two weeks Pixie and Charlotte it states both these have good resitance to blight and scab have anyone used these previously.

They state Charlotte and Pixie are early ones but it should be okay to plant by end March do you agree ?????

 

Hello,
Concerning potato's and blight, last year was a disaster. I have never known anything quite like last year,as usually I never experience any, but last time there were almost no potato's that were not turned into mush or liquid
Hope springs eternal,so this year will be a good one,no blight!

I can vouch for the following which I grow, Dunluce, Sante, Romano, Charlotte, Valour and Pink Fir Apple being very blight resistant and also very importantly fairly slug resistant most times.
Black Keel slugs are the only pest that I have experienced, too much manure in the soil, I think.
Anyway, good planting.

 

Makka-Bakka, if you plant this years potato crop in the same area as last yearscrop, then expect blight. Because the spoors will overwinter in the soil.

 

You might find this site useful when choosing the type of potato you want to grow.

http://www.europotato.org/menu.php

 

Daitheplant--Hello,

Hopefully as I have intimated--Hope springs eternal,so this year will be a good one,no blight!

Although "blight" spores are in the soil,they are also spread on the wind.
It is my understanding that the conditions needed to attack spuds are high humidity and warmth,(especially humidity)just what happened here on and after the 20th July last season!
I had lifted most of my "Dunluce"before the deluge,there were no blight on any of them,not so those that I had not had time to lift.
If any one else has any views on this season and blight I would love to hear them.

Cheers for now!

 

Maincrop potatoes are your best chance of blight resistance.
As stated heat and humidity are the ideal breeding ground for blight.
Blight can also attack your crop once you have cut the shaws off so treat with a fungicide after you shaw them.