Which potatoes?

Ive just received the list of potatoes that I can order from the allotment shed for next year.
I haven't a clue what is what, does any one have recommendations for any that are good for mash, chipping & baking?
I'd like to plant earlies & mains aswell as a salad pot.

 

I like Homeguard and Maris Peer. I don't grow main crop so I cannot comment.

 

Those varieties are probably described here http://www.dundrynurseries.co.uk/list.asp#zzz

 

For earlies, it was always Arran Pilot for me.

 

For earlies, I grow International Kidney, on your list they are marked as a salad variety, other listings will see them as an early main crop. This is the variety that they use to grow Jersey Royals, you can start digging and eating these at around 10 weeks. I dig these up as we need them only.

For second earlies I grow Kestrel, good reliable heavy cropper and great for ALL culinary uses. I prepare and freeze much of this crop in various ways to see us through until the next harvest the following June.

For main crop I grow King Edwards, as described by Shiney you will not find a better potato to roast.

You might wish to view my topic from this year on my potato crops and trials here http://gardenerscorner.co.uk/forum/threads/potatos.101671/

I always grow a couple of extra varieties as a trial too. Here are a couple of links to the different varieties available.

http://www.jbaseedpotatoes.co.uk/buy-seed-potatoes/first-early-seed-potatoes

http://www.jbaseedpotatoes.co.uk/buy-seed-potatoes/second-early-seed-potatoes

http://www.jbaseedpotatoes.co.uk/buy-seed-potatoes/maincrop-seed-potatoes

Steve...

 

I love Maris Peer and Charlotte

 

Sarpo Mira for me!

I've grown Maris Piper which was destroyed by slugs and Desiree which produced little yields and was covered in scabs

Tried the Sarpo Mira's this year and got a fantastic yield as well as big spuds for jackets. They make good chips too. Plus they're a lot more resilient to blight

 

Thank you guys - knew you lot would have "the knowledge"

Going to sit tonight & sort the order out

 

I've always found Kestrel the most reliable and versatile potato.

 

My 2 main ones are Kestrel and Picasso.These two I find slugs don,t seem to bother them on my plot,I found 0n my plot that Rocket was a no no as the slugs loved them.The last time I grew these out of 2kilo of sets I managed two boilings only.But I must admit that I am right next to the railway line (no more than 10 meters away) so I get plenty of both slugs and snails,just wait for my little friends to come and have a good feast now and then (headg'hog's)
from out of the blackberry bushes that are on the line side.I also have a good size rubbish heap that I put all my rubbish that I can not burn which also host these little friends during winter,I often get to see their family's in spring,lovely site.

 

I did well with maris peer this year ,so next year i'll do them again and try the sharpo mira grown in bags . I didn't water my spuds at all this year and still got a good crop !

 

Interesting posts. I have been growing gardenpotatoes for years but this year very bad problem. Around here called 'going with the water'. When you boil they completely disintigrate I put some in a soup and they went missing but did thicken the soup. Is this down to dryness which was a problem this year or should I have chosen another more resistant type.