What is the best type of potato to grow?

Question

There seems to be so many different varieties, and its very confusing for me, a novice!

Answer 1

There are several types of early potato one of which is 'Duke of York' they are the ones that can be planted within the next week or so. Oval tubers, white skin with yellowy flesh. For main crop which can be planted in approx' 3-4 weeks, try 'Desiree'. Pale yellow flesh, oval tubers and red skin. The ones I like to grow are 'Pentland Javelin' they are maincrop and have a lovely white flesh. For salad potatoes try 'Pink fur Apple' they are small, pink skinned nobbly potatoes with a waxy flesh, ideal for boiling in their skins.
Ask at your local garden centre if you need more help.

Answer 2

Depends on the ountry you live in. The local nursury would stock seed potatoes suitable for the area you live. Another thing is check out a local grocer where you get personalised service and ask them about the different varieties of potatoe as some are really good for baking others for steaming or mashing as they go a bit squishy when cooked. Keep in mind the types of potatoe you preferred at the grocers then goto the nursery and whats there. Spuds are dead easy to grow, they will leterally grow from peelings and I actually just toss them on the top of some dug ground with a bit of potassium and blood and bone and then cover them with pea straw (potatoes go green and poisonous if the sun gets on them so they have to be hilled up if only growing in the ground).
I get a heap of nice clean spuds without andy effort ..but just watch out if you are in a cold area they are frost sensitive aned if put in two early the frost can bite them and kill them after they have used the stored energy in the old spud and not enough left to grow new shoots. But your local nursery would be able to help.
My preferences are Bismarks and dutch cream.

Answer 3

Red ones.

If you're a novice, it is important to you that your potatoes do grow well.

The nicities of subtle flavour differences come second.

Red skinned potatoes appear to be more resistant to being burrowed through by a type of worm that attacks potatoes while they are growing in the ground.

You can experiment with particular variety after you've actually succeeded in growing some.

It can be very disappointing to dig up your potatoes and find they are riddled with holes.

Answer 4

It depends on where you live. The year before I did real well on Irish Cobblers, last year my red potatoes came up better. If you are in Idaho I would try russets. I live in the mid-west. I usually plant on Good Friday or a little before.

Answer 5

Desiree are a good all round potato. Estima are a common one good for jacket potato, Marfona another late good for mash, not very good for jackets,if you go down the allotments, somebody will tell you whats good in your area.There are of course early spuds, 2 nd early and late, if you want an early go for Rocket

Answer 6

Personally I just buy a big bag of spuds from my local fruit shop, leave them a few weeks to sprout and then plant them, If you dig them up just as the flowers start to die you get new potatoes or leave them longer for ordinary pots mmmmm

Answer 7

Desiree. Robust and pretty good in the kitchen for any type of potato dish. (Even Delia Smith swears by them)

Answer 8

This is a tough question because it depends on your soil. I have great success with Ukon Gold. My soil is sandy loam and vary fertile. I suggest you go to your local gardening center or farmers market and ask them.

Answer 9

Idaho.

Answer 10

all depends on what you want to grow them for, pink fur apples and charlet are good salard variets.