Potatoes

The potatoes arrived last month..... So time to get chitting! Already they've developed some nice dark chits, having been kept near a window in a cardboard box, so things are going well. The first will go out in March/April time. Most of them will be in the new bed but I'm also going to put a few in containers so we get as much as possible.

We've got five varieties this year, as follows, although please note that these are not my descriptions:

• Mayan Gold - rich, golden flesh and a "gourmet" award winning potato;
• Rocket - first early, white skins and firm flesh;
• Charlotte - classic salad potato found in the shops with light yellow flesh;
• Mimi - a salad potato suited to container growing, cherry sized and red skinned; and
• Harlequin - a cross between Charlotte and Pink Fir apple potatoes resulting in part reddish skin and pale yellow flesh. "Delectable eating"...!

We've gone for types we wouldn't normally be able to get down the local supermarket although, I have to say, that home grown potatoes always taste miles better than those in the shops. I can't wait to eating the first harvest.