Seed potatoes for 2025

[Snoop Puss]

What potatoes will you be growing in 2025?

A link to last years thread: https://www.growfruitandveg.co.uk/gr...atoes-for-2024

[smallblueplanet]

Nicola, again, every year for ages.

Did Lady Cristal, Acoustic and Caladonian Pearl last year which weren't memorable. But we like Lady Cristal so if the garden centre has them we'll try again. Not sure for two others, something classed as 'salad'.

[Nicos]

As per usual…Charlotte. They do really well for me from baby new potatoes through to large waxy chipping spuds.
Never seem to fail.
I am however always on the look out for another spud variety to try as well.

[Penellype]

I'm very boring nowadays as I stick to Lady Christl and Desiree. I save my own seed and have never had any issues with doing so. Maybe I will see another variety to try, but I don't want to buy a big bag of seed potatoes as I won't have room to grow them all.

[burnie]

Not much room, so just a few Pink Fir Apples as they are rare to find in the shops and we like them.

[Snoop Puss]

Charlottes for me too if I can get myself sorted out in time for them.

[Bren In Pots]

I’m another who grows Charlottes they never fail to give a good crop.

[bramble]

I will try for Nicolla or Charlotte this year.
For some reason we just dont get the same varieties to choose from here in Ireland.

[Nicos]

Same here bramble…I’ve yet to find a decent spud which jackets nicely.

[Peanut]

Famous last words, but I am not buying any seed potatoes this year. I plan to use my own saved Nicola (again) and Caledonian Rose, my new favourite all rounder. I still have plenty of each so should be enough left to use when the time comes.

[smallblueplanet]

Same here bramble…I’ve yet to find a decent spud which jackets nicely.

It's all in the terroir! But give Nicola a go, they grow quite big when left and make reasonable jackets as well as salads and mashable.

[Nicos]

^^^ thanks for that SBP… much appreciated

… I’ll give them a go if I can find a small pack of them.
I did grow them years ago but reverted back to Charlotte as they seemed to do better in our scorchio summers.
Having said that, the last 3 have been very wet, so they may well tick my boxes. Thanks for the heads up on that.

[bramble]

Thanks from me as well SBP...Quite willing to try anything that's recommended.

[burnie]

Off to get my seed tatties tomorrow, been looking at Winston as a possible, anyone grown them, supposed to be prolific.

[tobiasthedog]

I'm doing Charlottes.