Our ever popular potato weekend will be held on 7-8 February 2009, when we will have top expert Colin Randel from Thompson & Morgan on hand over the weekend to talk 'potatoes and vegetables'. Vegetable growing is his passion and he will happily give advice on all aspects. He will be joined by our local expert Bernard Stopps and together with their now notorious ‘double-act’ it should be a truly earthy event!

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A long yellow skinned variety. Produces a high yield of attractive tubers. Flesh is pale yellow and has a waxy texture. Excellent flavour and good all round cooking quality. Slug resistant.

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An oval white skinned variety. Flesh is white and of waxy texture. Resistant to drought. Good in all soil conditions including light soils. A popular and successful variety in this area. Slug resistant.

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Valued for its pale yellow tubers. This potato has a dry, mealy texture with pronounced flavour. A classic First Early, which if left matures into a good general purpose potato.

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Traditional variety. Moderate yield of round potatoes with white flesh with an excellent, distinctive flavour which are good boiled, mashed or in salads. Potatoes do not discolour or lose their shape after cooking. Does well in cold exposed positions. Slug resistant.

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Moderate yield of uniform oval white skinned potatoes. Flesh is creamy white and of waxy texture with a good flavour. Does well in heavy soils.

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Grown on Jersey as "Jersey Royals". Kidney shaped potato with pale yellow skin and pale yellow flesh which is waxy when young. Excellent boiled or as a salad potato. Famous for its flavour. Can also be grown as an early main crop.

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Produces lots of very early, firm, oval, smooth, pale yellow-skinned tubers. Creamy flesh remains firm on cooking. Bulks up quickly as a first early, or can be left as a second early. Good resistance to diseases and pests including golden eelworm. Easy to grow and the quickest to produce ‘baby new potatoes’. Superb in containers if garden space is limited or for a sunny balcony

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An oval white skinned variety. Produces a large yield of moderately large potatoes. Flesh is white and of waxy texture, with a good flavour. Very early.

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Bred from Kestrel with similar smooth skin and shallow pink eyes. The bold large tubers make ideal bakers. Good slug resistance, partial double eelworm resistance and high tolerance of blackleg, common scab and spraing.

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Produces heavy crops of short oval potatoes with white waxy flesh. Cooks well - especially good for boiling and for salads. Normally used small as new potatoes, but also good when mature. Keeps well for an early. Slug resistant.

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Moderate yield of oval, red potatoes with a light yellow flesh, which is waxy when young. Good for boiling, and can be used as a salad potato. Superb flavour.

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Very early variety. Very high yield of even sized round white potatoes. White flesh with firm waxy texture. Superb flavour and good cooking qualities, especially when boiled. Low haulm reduces wind damage. Does well under cloches. Slug resistant.

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Some 100 years old but still an acclaimed First Early Potato. They are an oval white skinned potato with pale lemon flesh. They are one of the few good all-rounders, and have a superb flavour and texture that makes great mash, chips and are even great in salads.

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Moderate yield of short, oval, white skinned potatoes, with white flesh of waxy texture and good flavour. A proven variety which matures early. Slug resistant.

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Extremely early variety, even earlier than Rocket. They crop in 8-10 weeks. Plant only 9ins (23cm) apart. Excellent for cloche and pot growing. Moderate yield of round white potatoes, with cream flesh. Good all round cooking qualities. Very good salad potato. Slug resistant.

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High yield of long oval potatoes with creamy flesh of firm texture. Good boiler. Good show variety. Slightly late for a first early. Slug resistant.

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Bred in 1992, Winston is a popular potato because of its heavy cropping and large bold tubers of even size. It has a firm texture and a creamy flesh. It scrapes well when used early and bakes well upon maturity. Eelworm resistant and often takes first place on the show bench.

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Cross between Desiree and Pink Fir Apple giving a nutty flavour with a creamy coloured flesh, with smoother tubers than Pink Fir Apple.

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A long oval salad potato. Yellow skin and yellow waxy flesh. Excellent flavour and cooking qualities, especially good as baby potatoes.

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This very old variety is still held in high regard for its deep blue skin and excellent taste. The tubers are very floury when cooked and make lovely mash - they are best steamed to avoid disintegration.Skin colour is blue, but flesh is white. Uses - steam, mash, chips, sauté and roast.  

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Very high yield of oval potatoes with pale yellow flesh which is firm, waxy, moist and free from after cooking blackening. One of the earliest varieties to mature sufficiently for baking. Slug resistant.

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High yield of long oval blue-eyed potatoes. Flesh is cream with a semi-waxy floury texture with an old fashioned flavour. Good all round cooker and an excellent chipper. Highly slug resistant.

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A round oval white skinned variety. Produces a high yield of medium sized potatoes, except in dry conditions. Flesh is cream and of waxy texture. Good boiled and in salads. Slug resistant. May be used as an early main crop.

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High yield of round potatoes with red skin, white waxy flesh, and superb flavour. Good boiled, mashed, roasted or baked. Slug resistant.

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Unique cherry-sized red-skinned salad potato. Huge yields. Just wash a few tubers, quickly boil in the saucepan, then eat whole as a delicious tasting salad potato. Dwarf foliage. Easy to grow. Superb in containers; and increasingly popular in growing bags if garden space is limited. Ideal for a sunny balcony.

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Very high yield of uniform round potatoes with white skin and pale cream flesh, with firm, moist, waxy texture and no after cooking blackening. Good all purpose potato. Slug resistant.

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High yield of long oval potatoes. Flesh is cream and of waxy texture. Outstanding flavour and good all round cooker. Good disease resistance. Stores well.

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Really versatile as excellent for high yields of 'baby' potatoes. Oval, yellow skinned with pale yellow flesh. Good common scab resistance.

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Very high yield of medium sized potatoes which store well for an early potato. Flesh is pale yellow, floury, moderately firm and not subject to disintegration or after-cooking blackening. Good all round cooker, excellent boiled or in salads. May be used as an early main crop. Slug resistant.

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The Yukon gold potato is very popular and an excellent keeper. Attractive, smooth, thin yellow skin, shallow eyes, yellow flesh and uniform yields. Lends itself well to any method f potato preparation. 1980 release from Canada. If you like your fried potatoes golden brown, Yukon Gold will almost turn that colour by themselves.

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Old French variety. Very early with firm dark yellow waxy flesh and yellow skins. Good yield of medium sized long oval tubers. Exceptional cooking qualities.

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A round pink eyed very high yielding variety. Produces large attractive tubers. Flesh is cream and of firm waxy texture. Excellent boiled or baked. Good show variety. Slug resistant.

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A long oval red variety. Very high yield of medium to large shallow eyed potatoes. May be irregular in shape especially in heavy or wet conditions. Flesh pale yellow and waxy. Good all round cooking qualities. Rather prone to scab, but this does not badly affect eating and cooking. Good drought and slug resistance. A popular and successful variety in this area.

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Russet skinned. One of the best varieties for roasting and frying. This potato has a deep rich flavour which improves on storage. A good cropper. Slug resistant.

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High yield of medium sized oval potatoes with creamy white slightly flowery flesh. Well known good quality potato which is a good all round cooker and rarely discolours after cooking. Responds well to good conditions.

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High yield of medium to large oval potatoes with creamy white soft waxy flesh. Good all round cooker. Keeps well into late spring. Reliable cropper which succeeds in a wide variety of conditions. A popular and successful variety in this area.

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High yield of medium to large, short oval potatoes, with creamy white flesh with a soft, dry, flowery texture. Good all round cooker, boiled, mashed or baked, but not recommended as a salad potato. Rarely discolours after cooking. Has largely replaced Majestic commercially.

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Oval potatoes with white skins, red eyes, cream coloured flesh and mild flavour. Good for boiling, baking and chipping. A possible alternative to Pentland Crown. It is also extremely high yielding, but the potatoes have better cooking qualities and keep well. Generally trouble free.

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This very old variety is low yielding, and matures late in the season. Excellent salad potatoes with firm waxy pale yellow flesh, which are also good boiled. They should be boiled in their skins which are then easily removed. They retain a superb 'new potato' flavour well into the new year and rarely discolour after cooking.

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High yield of round potatoes with creamy white, waxy flesh. Good all round cooker, often grown in preference to Desiree because of its greater scab resistance and the better appearance of the potatoes, but Romano is less drought resistant.

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Irish potato, second only to Golden Wonder in dry matter content. Red skin but duller than Desiree. Flowers drop at bud stage. Haulms small. Excellent for boiling and frying. Good resistance to blight and scab.

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Irish potato, second only to Golden Wonder in dry matter content. Red skin but duller than Desiree. Flowers drop at bud stage. Haulms small. Excellent for boiling and frying. Good resistance to blight and scab.

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ISarpo Axona is similar to Sarpo Mira but with a slightly more uniform tuber shape and creamier flesh. High yielding with moderate resistance to slugs. Ideal for baking and roasting.

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High yields of tasty, floury, red-skinned tubers. Grows well in many soil types. Vigorous, weed suppressing foliage. Long storage. Very high blight resistance and moderate resistance to slugs.

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Very high yield of round to oval potatoes with creamy white waxy flesh. Good for chips and excellent for baked potatoes. Slug resistant.

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