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    What potato's do you recommend for jackets

    As the title says,we love a jacket spud anytime of the year,i have tried and failed to grow any,so wondered what others have grown,that has had some degree off success with,i know it also depends on soil,the lottie is friable clay,when worked on,i also plan to put some feed in the planting hole.
    Initially i was not planning on growing a main crop,buuuuuuut,what pleasure watching things grow,then get up and eat it,
    look forwards to your suggestions
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    I've no idea what they're like to grow but I've recently bought a couple of sacks of Harmony spuds from Morriesons and they're huge. Never had a sack of such big, good quality spuds before. Great for jackets and chips! http://www.jbaseedpotatoes.co.uk/harmony-seed-potatoes
    Did I mention they were only £1.50 for 12.5 kgs with yellow stickers Not worth me trying to grow spuds at that price.
    Last edited by veggiechicken; 08-01-2016, 05:34 PM.

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    • #3
      i did try some as i agree with you on size and taste,but i did no good,this was aprox 3 years ago,maybe i should try again with feed,especially as the ground has been worked that bit more,ospray is another nice one,but not results,i must be doing somat wrong,or the ground not suitable,i have heard it said,to get a good crop off kink ed's you need very deeply dug ground,so i wonder if it's a ground problem rather than the variety,see you never to old to learn
      i love the thrill of growing
      Last edited by lottie dolly; 08-01-2016, 05:59 PM.
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      • #4
        Sarpo Mira gives nice big potatoes with the advantage of some blight resistance. Taste isn't bad in my opinion.
        A life is like a garden. Perfect moments can be had, but not preserved, except in memory. LLAP. - Leonard Nimoy

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        • #5
          Did you scoop any of the eyes out Lottie?

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          • #6
            Would be inclined to agree with "Lady P" Although never grown them myself, so this is "Off The Cuff" but definitely on the list for this year, but all the boards, You Tubers etc are "Singing thier praises!"

            As a "Jacket" that is!
            Last edited by Deano's "Diggin It"; 08-01-2016, 07:23 PM. Reason: Added a bit!
            "Knowledge is knowing a tomato is a fruit, wisdom is knowing not to put it in a fruit salad"

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            • #7
              Originally posted by Scarlet View Post
              Did you scoop any of the eyes out Lottie?

              no,i put them as they were,chits upwards,
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              • #8
                I've read - though I can't find the post by tattieman - that prior to chitting your spuds if you scoop several of the eyes out of the potato with the scoop bit of a potato peeler (about a half cm deep-you don't want them to regrow) the seed potato will produce a small crop of large potatoes as opposed to lots of little ones.

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                • #9
                  Potatoes Made Easy
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                  • #10
                    I planted some Cara variety last year on the recommendation they were decent as jacket potatoes. Dug up my first lot last week and been cooking them for myself + family - serving them up with a generous dollop of butter and/or cheese, they are splendid.

                    I grow my spuds in beds with 'loose clay' that I amended with some compost a few yrs back, but yes often the tubers can still struggle to grow deep into the soil, but luckily deep enough to avoid turning green.

                    And yes I added some fertilizer to the trench before planting them out (not something I usually do) and it appears to have boosted the yield greatly. avg spud weighing about 1 lb.
                    Last edited by solanaceae; 08-01-2016, 08:34 PM.

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                    • #11
                      I let some of my Lady C grow on for 18 weeks or so they produce some good bakers and chippers.

                      Also I find that Picasso main crop produce a good few of the same.

                      As to taste ..... that's a big question, both myself and SWMBO enjoy them, but if I could tell peeps what spud they would like I would be a millionaire.
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                      We hang petty thieves and appoint great ones to public office.

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                      • #12
                        I,ve grown Picasso main crop for the last three years and have had excellent crops of large, very tasty bakers!!

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                        • #13
                          thank you so much peeps for the replies ,
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                          • #14
                            Originally posted by Scarlet View Post
                            I've read - though I can't find the post by tattieman - that prior to chitting your spuds if you scoop several of the eyes out of the potato with the scoop bit of a potato peeler (about a half cm deep-you don't want them to regrow) the seed potato will produce a small crop of large potatoes as opposed to lots of little ones.
                            Scarlet thanks for that,i have found it and bumped it,when looking i realized i had seen it before,on actual looking,it is the very first post off the thread,called potatoes made easy

                            just had another look,and it is a sticky in NEW SHOOTS
                            http://www.growfruitandveg.co.uk/gra...asy_26499.html
                            Last edited by Scarlet; 08-01-2016, 09:53 PM. Reason: Adding link! Good find :)
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