Seed Potato Information
Variety
Tuber
Characteristics
Texture
Cooking
Qualities
Blight
Other
Comments
Lady Christl
First Early
AGM
Pale yellow skin and
flesh, oval, medium
sized tubers
Waxy / creamy
Boiling new
potato, good
flavour
Moderate
Ready to harvest
10-13 weeks after
planting. High
yield.
Charlotte
Second early
salad
Long yellow skin
with yellow flesh
Firm / waxy
Boiling salad
potato, good
taste
Moderate
A favourite
amongst EHS
members
Desiree
Early Main
Crop
Oval tubers with red
skin and firm pale
yellow flesh
Firm / flowery
Boiling, frying,
chipping, baking,
mashing roasting
Moderate
Heavy cropping.
Good draught
resistance.
Nicola
Salad
Second early
Long, waxy,
oval-shaped tubers,
light yellow flesh,
thin light brown skin
Nicola
Charlotte
Desiree
Waxy
Boiling.
Ideal for salads.
Excellent flavour
Fair
Resistant to scab
and eelworm.
Suitable for
patio growing.