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  • #1

    First Earlies

    Hello everybody

    I may have asked this before but memory is going.....

    Looking for a good first early for next year excluding Pentland Javelin, Lady C and Arron pilot.

    Any suggestions?
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    Red Duke Of York for me but being a Yorkie boy, it would be............

    https://www.lovepotatoes.co.uk/potat...ed-duke-york-0
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    • #3
      Originally posted by Bigmallly View Post
      Red Duke Of York for me but being a Yorkie boy, it would be............

      https://www.lovepotatoes.co.uk/potat...ed-duke-york-0
      ^^^^^^ That man has good taste. Undoubtedly the best tasting early.

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      • #4
        Does look a bit suseptible to disease though? Though as an early, likely to avoid blight. I might grow these then if others have had sucess with them
        The British Potato Variety Database

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        • #5
          Originally posted by Bigmallly View Post
          Red Duke Of York for me but being a Yorkie boy, it would be............

          https://www.lovepotatoes.co.uk/potat...ed-duke-york-0
          Is that grown in the shadow of a white rose?

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          • #6
            Originally posted by Bigmallly View Post
            Red Duke Of York for me but being a Yorkie boy, it would be............

            https://www.lovepotatoes.co.uk/potat...ed-duke-york-0
            I am going to try some of them this year
            Carrie

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            • #7
              I grow a few Rocket (in containers) just to get the earliest of the first earlies. It doesn't have the best taste, but it certainly tastes good after a winter eating stored spuds!

              They are followed by a few bags of Arran Pilot, then Arran Pilot outdoors, then Charlotte (2nd early) and then Salad and Main Crop.
              K's Garden blog the story of the creation of our garden

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              • #8
                My memory is going to,but i always plant either Rocket or Swift,get a very early crop, first week in June. Think it's Rocket !

                Oh dear..........
                DottyR

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                • #9
                  Thanks Dotty, glad I am not alone

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                  • #10
                    I've always grown Ulster Classic as a first early, half outside but the other half in the tunnel for a mid May crop. They're really tasty but getting a lot harder to get hold of, Tattieman didn't do them last year but I won't be using him this year anyway as they've stopped doing small bags and I like to do a few experimental ones as well as my bulk known main crops. Real shame.

                    Some of us live in the past, always talking about back then. Some of us live in the future, always planning what we are going to do. And, then there are those, who neither look behind or ahead, but just enjoy the moment of right now.

                    Which one are you and is it how you want to be?

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                    • #11
                      Do you never save your own Alison?

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                      • #12
                        Originally posted by Scarlet View Post
                        Do you never save your own Alison?
                        Save loads of seeds but for potatoes I prefer to have certified disease free when growing in open ground.

                        Some of us live in the past, always talking about back then. Some of us live in the future, always planning what we are going to do. And, then there are those, who neither look behind or ahead, but just enjoy the moment of right now.

                        Which one are you and is it how you want to be?

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                        • #13
                          Originally posted by Alison View Post
                          I won't be using him this year anyway as they've stopped doing small bags and I like to do a few experimental ones as well as my bulk known main crops. Real shame.
                          I'm peeved about this too Alison. Maybe JBA will see a significant drop in return customers...
                          He-Pep!

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                          • #14
                            Originally posted by bario1 View Post
                            Maybe JBA will see a significant drop in return customers...
                            Worth dropping them a line? Although I am presuming that they haven't had enough small-bag-orders in recent years to justify doing it? ... actually could be all sorts of reasons, like they have been let down by the suppliers and will source from somewhere different next year ...

                            Worth letting them know I reckon
                            K's Garden blog the story of the creation of our garden

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                            • #15
                              I asked and received this reply

                              Hi,
                              It's to do with the packing machine we can only do it in 2kg just now.

                              Kind Regards
                              Paola

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