Choosing the right potato for you
With over 30 potato varieties in our range, choosing which Seed Potatoes to plant can be a bit daunting! So here is a short guide to help choose which varieties to grow:
Harvesting Time – You might notice that our different seed potato packs are colour coded; blue for “First Earlies”, orange for “Second Earlies” and green for “Maincrop”. First and Second Earlies will give you “new potatoes” in the summer, Maincrops will give you tubers for eating in the autumn and enough to store over winter for later use. First Earlies will typically be ready for harvesting in June/July, Second Earlies in July/August and Main Crops from August onward but if storing then can be harvested in September or October.
Container Growing – Early varieties are best suited to container growing; a particular favourite is Carlingford – a second early variety and a good all-rounder (good for salads, boiling, baking mashing etc). Why not try our Potato Growing Bags.
Potatoes for Purpose – Different potatoes have different properties; some are particularly good for boiling, some for chips, some for roasting. Here are just a few recommendations from varieties in the Taylors range:
- Duke of York – First Early, great for boiling
- Sharpe’s Express – First Early, a good all rounder for cooking with a distinctive flavour
- Charlotte – Second Early, great for salads with great flavour. One of our most popular varieties.
- Maris Peer – Second Early, a flavoursome salad variety
- Maris Piper – Main Crop, chip shop favourite! Great for chips and roasting