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  • #1

    Osprey: delicious potato

    I've just eaten the most delicious, creamy potato (sold as Jackets)

    Osprey

    the Potato Council recommend it for boiling rather than jackets, but it is my new favourite.

    Potato Varieties - Potato Council
    All gardeners know better than other gardeners." -- Chinese Proverb.
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    They are a very good all round potato and have good disease resistance aswell.
    Potato videos here.

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    • #3
      I thought these were birds of prey!
      Mad Old Bat With Attitude.

      I tried jogging, but I couldn't keep the ice in my glass.

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      • #4
        Do you know if they are suitable for growing in buckets?

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        • #5
          Originally posted by Mcbee View Post
          Do you know if they are suitable for growing in buckets?
          Yes they should be fine to grow in buckets.
          They can grow a very large crop.
          Potato videos here.

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          • #6
            I've got not much, if any ground free for potatos this year, so buckets / bags are the best option for me? I suppse the bigger the container the better? I was going to use 75 ltr compost bags. Doe sthat seem a good size?

            In addition what about location? Sunny, shaded? I was thinking of turning the bags inside out (so the black was on the outside) but do you think this would cause the potatoes to get too hot - or am i just making it all too complicated!!

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            • #7
              I wonder if Kestrel are related!
              My Majesty made for him a garden anew in order
              to present to him vegetables and all beautiful flowers.- Offerings of Thutmose III to Amon-Ra (1500 BCE)

              Diversify & prosper


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              • #8
                Originally posted by Snadger View Post
                I wonder if Kestrel are related!
                nah - one eats fish the other mice!

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                • #9
                  Originally posted by Snadger View Post
                  I wonder if Kestrel are related!
                  Yes Osprey is a cross of Kestrel with a cross of Stroma and Sante.
                  Potato videos here.

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                  • #10
                    Originally posted by Mcbee View Post
                    nah - one eats fish the other mice!
                    ...............
                    My Majesty made for him a garden anew in order
                    to present to him vegetables and all beautiful flowers.- Offerings of Thutmose III to Amon-Ra (1500 BCE)

                    Diversify & prosper


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                    • #11
                      They sound interesting don't they? I Googled them and came up with a link to someone who'll sell them as individual tubers
                      Seed Potato Catalogue - Second Earlies - Osprey

                      edit: the £5.95 postage charge means it's not worthwhile only buying one or two tubers though
                      Last edited by SarzWix; 03-12-2008, 01:45 AM.

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                      • #12
                        Originally posted by SarzWix View Post
                        They sound interesting don't they? I Googled them and came up with a link to someone who'll sell them as individual tubers
                        Seed Potato Catalogue - Second Earlies - Osprey

                        edit: the £5.95 postage charge means it's not worthwhile only buying one or two tubers though
                        Ask your local garden centre if they are getting some in stock.
                        Yes £5.95 for a couple of tubers does make them expensive I know.
                        Potato videos here.

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                        • #13
                          Always good to get feedback on spuds. Gonna give them a try next year. Thanks all.
                          "He that but looketh on a plate of ham and eggs to lust after it hath already committed breakfast with it in his heart"

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                          • #14
                            So, has anyone found Osprey in a shop?
                            £6 P&P is just too much for me.
                            All gardeners know better than other gardeners." -- Chinese Proverb.

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                            • #15
                              if they are a cross between kestrel and sante, does that mean they have good slug resistance as well?

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