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[Food] Maris Piper Spuds
- Thread starter BensGrandad
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All leg pulling etc aside, I am in agreement with BG here, all spuds seem to be inferior this year, I have family in Ireland who bring back their version of Red Rooster spuds and when roasting they soak all the oil like a sponge. Anyone have any suggestions for a decent tasting potato for roast/mash etc? Please.
British Bulldog
The great escape
- Feb 6, 2006
- 10,896
I've allways found the most consistent potato's are tinned? Guaranteed rubbish every time?
jevs
Well-known member
I'd have a go with King Edwards to be honest. If you have any kind of frost protection, you can plant King Edwards in September (I think) and they should be ready for christmas dinner. They would have to be planted in tubs and have frost protection.
BensGrandad
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is it too late to plant some in bags if not which ones?
AmexRuislip
Trainee Spy 🕵️♂️
No it's not too late to grow in bags, whether it's first, second early spuds or main crop spuds.
Just Google the above.
Raleigh Chopper
New member
Planted my late cropping spuds this morning (majestic)
First year of having an allotment so a bit of a novice but I asked the question yesterday and the bloke that runs our allotment is very knowledgeable.
I said King Edward and he said no! the slugs love them, waxy spuds are far better.
Desiree are very good and usually disease and slug free.
Best to research which spuds are best for growing directly in the ground as an amateur.
First year of having an allotment so a bit of a novice but I asked the question yesterday and the bloke that runs our allotment is very knowledgeable.
I said King Edward and he said no! the slugs love them, waxy spuds are far better.
Desiree are very good and usually disease and slug free.
Best to research which spuds are best for growing directly in the ground as an amateur.
Albion Prem
Active member
Any spud will do provided there is plenty of goose fat
thedonkeycentrehalf
Retired
- Jul 7, 2003
- 8,627
You should try growing Vivaldi spuds - best tasting spuds for roasties.
Rowdey
Well-known member
When i worked at 'Miami Dolphins' fish and chip shop (Between The Belvedere and Fortune of War) we split between either Maris Piper or Maris Baird as the potato of choice. Not sure of any difference in season/taste/roasting ability, but i can say the rats liked both of them..
Raleigh Chopper
New member
Like tinned strawberries, consistently 'orrible.
vegster
Sanity Clause
- May 5, 2008
- 27,894
No real major diseases but it was a very hot and dry for a long period of the summer and that might well have affected them, don't get hung up on varieties of spuds being singled out to be affected, soil conditions and climate will affect whatever variety is grown. There is no jungle telegraph updating plotholders on what variety are doing better than others. It might have been a bad for whatever spud that farmer had planted.
I bet [MENTION=420]sydney[/MENTION] is loving this thread 
- Jan 3, 2012
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AmexRuislip
Trainee Spy 🕵️♂️
We get our pots from here:
https://www.aylettnurseries.co.uk/product/potatoes-2/
Great variety, even old WW2 ones, dig for victory.......
https://www.aylettnurseries.co.uk/product/potatoes-2/
Great variety, even old WW2 ones, dig for victory.......
LamieRobertson
Not awoke
Thought BG would get a roasting on this ..still good to see the thread isn't boiling over ....still he wouldn't mind, BG isn't the type to have a chip on his shoulder
Sirnormangall
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- Sep 21, 2017
- 2,969
As critical as this topic is in our battle to survive relegation from the Premier League, my answer is “no”.