2nd Earlies

Hi chums.

By now, most of you that have grown them, will be eating your 2nd earlies. This is the first year I've bothered with them, and they seem to be a crop well worth growing. I can't for the life of me remember what they were called They were either Pentland something, or Maris something. Anyway, although they tasted good, they didn't taste great, like my first earlies, Arran Pilot. SO, I'm looking for recommendations for 2nd earlies please

Cheers...Freddy.

 

Oh come now, don't be coy :D

 

Like you Freddy, i'd not bothered with them, space being a limiting factor.

Just looked back on some of Kristens posts, he said Charlotte is a second early. I grow that one & like the taste But as for second early, mine are taking over a corner of the plot & don't show any signs of being ready yet

 

I grow Charlotte great potato good taste

 

Charlottes

I have some set by in a darkened draw to plant at the end of this month in bags to transfer into greenhouse when tomatoes are finished. I'm hoping for new spuds at Christmas!

 

Okey Dokey, Charlotte it is then

 

Also, Charlotte is the one I plant in August for new potatoes at Christmas, like Justracing

 

Christmas spuds

I took your advice Ziggy from a previous thread. Do you plant them in the ground and fleece them later on or bag them?

 

Aww,

In the ground, they'll put on enough growth to make tubers before the frosts/shortening days drops the haulms.

4 inches of wood chip from a joinery workshop will keep the frost off the tubers & enable you to dig them if the ground is frozen

Wont be huge by Christmas, but at least they'll be new