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Seed Potatoes at Buckingham Garden Centre

In early January shelves in the shop will once again be laden with 40 varieties of seed potatoes – yes, even more varieties than last year. As usual they will be sold loose so you can choose exactly how many potatoes you want.

POTATO WEEKEND: 16th & 17th February 2008

We will be celebrating its excellence again next year with ' ‘Potato Day' over the week-end of 16/17th February. Colin Randel from Thompson & Morgan will be with us all week-end to give informal lectures, and to talk to any visitors. He is a real font of knowledge about vegetable growing and with his warm Devon accent is a joy to listen to, so make a note in your diary to come along.

If you are new to seed potatoes you will find our quick guide to seed potatoes useful.

2008 Range of Seed Potatoes

FIRST EARLY POTATOES

ACCENT SEED POTATO First Early

A long yellow skinned variety. Produces a high yield of attractive tubers. Flesh is pale yellow and has a waxy texture. Excellent flavour and good all round cooking quality. Slug resistant.
 

ARRAN PILOT SEED POTATO First Early
An oval white skinned variety. Flesh is white and of waxy texture. Resistant to drought. Good in all soil conditions including light soils. A popular and successful variety in this area. Slug resistant.
 
DUKE OF YORK SEED POTATO First Early
Valued for its pale yellow tubers. This potato has a dry, mealy texture with pronounced flavour. A classic First Early, which if left matures into a good general purpose potato.
 
EPICURE SEED POTATO First Early
Traditional variety. Moderate yield of round potatoes with white flesh with an excellent, distinctive flavour which are good boiled, mashed or in salads. Potatoes do not discolour or lose their shape after cooking. Does well in cold exposed positions. Slug resistant.
 
HOME GUARD SEED POTATO First Early
Moderate yield of uniform oval white skinned potatoes. Flesh is creamy white and of waxy texture with a good flavour. Does well in heavy soils.
 
INTERNATIONAL KIDNEY SEED POTATO First Early
Grown on Jersey as "Jersey Royals". Kidney shaped potato with pale yellow skin and pale yellow flesh which is waxy when young. Excellent boiled or as a salad potato. Famous for its flavour. Can also be grown as an early main crop.
 
MARIS BARD SEED POTATO First Early
An oval white skinned variety. Produces a large yield of moderately large potatoes. Flesh is white and of waxy texture, with a good flavour. Very early.
 
PENTLAND JAVELIN SEED POTATO First Early
Produces heavy crops of short oval potatoes with white waxy flesh. Cooks well - especially good for boiling and for salads. Normally used small as new potatoes, but also good when mature. Keeps well for an early. Slug resistant.
 
RED DUKE OF YORK SEED POTATO First Early
Moderate yield of oval, red potatoes with a light yellow flesh, which is waxy when young. Good for boiling, and can be used as a salad potato. Superb flavour.
 
ROCKET SEED POTATO First Early
Very early variety. Very high yield of even sized round white potatoes. White flesh with firm waxy texture. Superb flavour and good cooking qualities, especially when boiled. Low haulm reduces wind damage. Does well under cloches. Slug resistant.
 
SUTTONS FOREMOST SEED POTATO First Early
Moderate yield of short, oval, white skinned potatoes, with white flesh of waxy texture and good flavour. A proven variety which matures early. Slug resistant.
 
SWIFT SEED POTATO First Early
Extremely early variety, even earlier than Rocket. They crop in 8-10 weeks. Plant only 9ins (23cm) apart. Excellent for cloche and pot growing. Moderate yield of round white potatoes, with cream flesh. Good all round cooking qualities. Very good salad potato. Slug resistant.
 
VANESSA SEED POTATO First Early
High yield of long oval potatoes with creamy flesh of firm texture. Good boiler. Good show variety. Slightly late for a first early. Slug resistant.
 
WINSTON SEED POTATO First Early
Bred in 1992, Winston is a popular potato because of its heavy cropping and large bold tubers of even size. It has a firm texture and a creamy flesh. It scrapes well when used early and bakes well upon maturity. Eelworm resistant and often takes first place on the show bench.
 

SECOND EARLY POTATOES

CARLINGFORD SEED POTATO Second Early
The original second cropper, and a still renowned salad potato. Oval white skinned and waxy fleshed tubers for a new potato taste out of season.
 
CHARLOTTE SEED POTATO Second Early
A long oval salad potato. Yellow skin and yellow waxy flesh. Excellent flavour and cooking qualities, especially good as baby potatoes.
 
ESTIMA SEED POTATO Second Early
Very high yield of oval potatoes with pale yellow flesh which is firm, waxy, moist and free from after cooking blackening. One of the earliest varieties to mature sufficiently for baking. Slug resistant.
 
KESTREL SEED POTATO Second Early
High yield of long oval blue-eyed potatoes. Flesh is cream with a semi-waxy floury texture with an old fashioned flavour. Good all round cooker and an excellent chipper. Highly slug resistant.
 
MARIS PEER SEED POTATO Second Early
A round oval white skinned variety. Produces a high yield of medium sized potatoes, except in dry conditions. Flesh is cream and of waxy texture. Good boiled and in salads. Slug resistant. May be used as an early main crop.
 
MAXINE SEED POTATO Second Early
High yield of round potatoes with red skin, white waxy flesh, and superb flavour. Good boiled, mashed, roasted or baked. Slug resistant.
 
NADINE SEED POTATO Second Early
Very high yield of uniform round potatoes with white skin and pale cream flesh, with firm, moist, waxy texture and no after cooking blackening. Good all purpose potato. Slug resistant.
 
SAXON SEED POTATO Second Early
High yield of long oval potatoes. Flesh is cream and of waxy texture. Outstanding flavour and good all round cooker. Good disease resistance. Stores well.
 
WILJA SEED POTATO Second Early
Very high yield of medium sized potatoes which store well for an early potato. Flesh is pale yellow, floury, moderately firm and not subject to disintegration or after-cooking blackening. Good all round cooker, excellent boiled or in salads. May be used as an early main crop. Slug resistant.
 

MAIN CROP POTATOES

CARA SEED POTATO Main Crop
A round pink eyed very high yielding variety. Produces large attractive tubers. Flesh is cream and of firm waxy texture. Excellent boiled or baked. Good show variety. Slug resistant.
 
DESIREE SEED POTATO Main Crop
A long oval red variety. Very high yield of medium to large shallow eyed potatoes. May be irregular in shape especially in heavy or wet conditions. Flesh pale yellow and waxy. Good all round cooking qualities. Rather prone to scab, but this does not badly affect eating and cooking. Good drought and slug resistance. A popular and successful variety in this area.
 
GOLDEN WONDER SEED POTATO Main Crop
Russet skinned. One of the best varieties for roasting and frying. This potato has a deep rich flavour which improves on storage. A good cropper. Slug resistant.
 
KING EDWARD SEED POTATO Main Crop
High yield of medium sized oval potatoes with creamy white slightly flowery flesh. Well known good quality potato which is a good all round cooker and rarely discolours after cooking. Responds well to good conditions.
 
MAJESTIC SEED POTATO Main Crop
High yield of medium to large oval potatoes with creamy white soft waxy flesh. Good all round cooker. Keeps well into late spring. Reliable cropper which succeeds in a wide variety of conditions. A popular and successful variety in this area.
 
MARIS PIPER SEED POTATO Main Crop
High yield of medium to large, short oval potatoes, with creamy white flesh with a soft, dry, flowery texture. Good all round cooker, boiled, mashed or baked, but not recommended as a salad potato. Rarely discolours after cooking. Has largely replaced Majestic commercially.
 
PENTLAND CROWN SEED POTATO Main Crop
Extremely high yield of medium to large short oval potatoes with white waxy flesh. Cooking qualities are only moderate. The potatoes deteriorate if kept into the new year. Best mashed, baked or chipped. Slug resistant.
 
PENTLAND SQUIRE SEED POTATO Main Crop
High yield of large white fleshed potato with mild flavour and soft floury texture, with a high proportion of bakers. A good all round table variety which does not suffer from after cooking blackening. Good slug resistance, second only to Kestrel.
 
PICASSO SEED POTATO Main Crop
Oval potatoes with white skins, red eyes, cream coloured flesh and mild flavour. Good for boiling, baking and chipping. A possible alternative to Pentland Crown. It is also extremely high yielding, but the potatoes have better cooking qualities and keep well. Generally trouble free.
 
PINK FIR APPLE SEED POTATO Main Crop
This very old variety is low yielding, and matures late in the season. Excellent salad potatoes with firm waxy pale yellow flesh, which are also good boiled. They should be boiled in their skins which are then easily removed. They retain a superb 'new potato' flavour well into the new year and rarely discolour after cooking.
 
ROMANO SEED POTATO Main Crop
High yield of round potatoes with creamy white, waxy flesh. Good all round cooker, often grown in preference to Desiree because of its greater scab resistance and the better appearance of the potatoes, but Romano is less drought resistant.
 
VALOR SEED POTATO Main Crop
Very high yield of round to oval potatoes with creamy white waxy flesh. Good for chips and excellent for baked potatoes. Slug resistant.
 

Quick Guide to Seed Potatoes


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