Is there a potato expert in the house?

[Misky]

I wonder if anyone can remind me what sort of potatoes I planted in my pots this year? I harvested them last night, and they are oval, pale-skinned with pink spots round the eyes.... They sound quite funky now I've typed that! Anyhoo, I can't remember which type they are - can anyone help please?

[diane1706]

sounds like cara

[Misky]

Thanks Diane, I googled a cara and that's what they look like - you're a star!

[Ethel]

I thought King Edwards.

[hairygrape]

Same here Ethel. I wonder if they were seed potatoes or shop-bought potatoes. If shop-bought, I would have thought they were more likely to be King Eddie's

[emeritus]

i would go for King Edwards.

The difference is Boiled King Edwards will break up and be floury,

Cara will hold together

[Misky]

Sorry, had to go and leave my own question!! They were bought as seed potatoes in a garden centre, and I do remember they weren't King Edwards. I'll be boiling some for tea tonight so fingers crossed they don't fall apart.....

[diane1706]

depends where you live King Edwards aren't grown much in North Yorkshire. I stick by Cara

[diane1706]

have you tried your potatoes

[Misky]

Yes, I have and they were delicious! They did boil and were so tasty - so Cara wins by a mile. Time to plant the next crop, and this time I'll swot up beforehand, and keep a note of what I planted. Last year's boiled too, but they didn't have the pink spots on - that was what threw me. Thanks very much for your help.