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The potato seed I have bought for 2010 are the following 5 varieties. I have already got ‘Rocket’ growing in pots in an area that I hope wont catch the frost and they should be ready in 10-12 weeks as the name implies.
Stroma Stroma a second early, gives a good yield of attractive red skinned tubers. It has good resistance to common and powdery scab, and worthwhile resistance to blight. Flesh is waxy and yellow.
Dunluca Tuber characteristics are a smoothness of cream skin on an oval tuber. The flesh is light yellow. It is a first early potato that is sweet and well appreciated.
Harmony Harmony is ideally suited to the UK giving very high yields of bold bright tubers as a main crop. It has excellent storage characteristics with long natural dormancy and resistance to black dot and silver scurf. Grand for Baking.
Pentland Javelin First early, high yielding potato with a tendency to bulk late. High resistance to potato virus and good resistance to common scab, damage and bruising. Firm cooked texture and good boiling quality useful as a salad potato.
Rocket Produces extremely early yield of firm, waxy texture tubers. Particularly suited to green top lifting and responds well under polythene. Yields best under long day length conditions of Northern Europe
Recommended Links Potato Council Allotment growing Potatoes Love Potatoes How to grow early Potatoes International Potato Center
from Thompson Morgan.