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Old 03-03-2007, 08:00 PM
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You are corect LJ White with purple splashes it is.

Here is some info that may help

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CARA
PARENTAGE: ULSTER GLADE x A25/19,1976
APPEARANCE: Round oval tuber, white skin and cream flesh. Shallow eyed.
YIELD: Very high yield, large tubers.
CONSUMER QUALITY: Good for jacket potatoes.
HEALTH: Good resistance to Tuber Blight, Common Scab, virus Y and PCN.

SANTE
PARENTAGE: Y66-13-636 x SVPAM 66-42,1981.
APPEARANCE: Round to short oval tubers. White skin and light yellow flesh.
YIELD: A high yielding variety.
CONSUMER QUALITY: Waxy texture when boiled. Good for frying with excellent flavour.
HEALTH: Susceptible to drought and Blackleg. Resistant to PCN. Very popular on organic farms as it shows good Blight and Scab tolerance..

VALOR
PARENTAGE: CARA X EX VERNEI, 1993.
APPEARANCE: Uniform white skinned tubers.
YIELD: Very high yields.
CONSUMER QUALITY: Low dry matter, good to bake.
HEALTH: Good resistance to Blight. Susceptible to Gangrene. Resistance to PCN.

2nd Earlies

KESTREL
PARENTAGE: SEEDLING S. VERNIE x CARA, 1992.
APPEARANCE: Oval tubers with purple eyes, similar to Catriona. Excellent for showing.
YIELD: Well above average yield.
CONSUMER QUALITY: Floury tasty flesh, better steamed than boiled.
HEALTH: Susceptible to Common Scab. Good resistance to Blackleg and virus Y.
Good drought resistance. Good field resistance to slugs.

1st Earlies

LADY CHRISTL
PARENTAGE: WS733-391 x MANSOUR, 1995.
APPEARANCE: Oval with light yellow flesh and skin. Shallow eyed.
YIELD: Above average yield, which bulks early.
CONSUMER QUALITY: Very pretty, waxy potato, which produces medium sized tubers. Remains firm once cooked.
HEALTH: Good resistance to Common Scab, Leaf Roll virus, immune to viruses A, Y & X.

ORLA
PARENTAGE: OP657/3 X SPUNTA.
APPEARANCE: Oval with cream skin and cream flesh.
YIELD: Moderate yielding potato.
CONSUMER QUALITY: Good boiling variety.
HEALTH: Best resistance to Blight of any early also resistant to Virus Y.


Unfortunately the info I've got doesn't include Bonnie - I'll have to try and get an update.

It looks as though you are growing a lot of oval creamy white ones - that won;t help
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