Potato Varieties For Greenvale Seed

Very robust variety with very good resistance to drought, foliage and tuber blight and good resistance to common scab and viruses. It is extremely high yielding and very uniform. CARA is also a versatile potato suitable for a wide range of culinary uses including frying.

Charlotte potatoes are a second early variety. It is the first firm flesh potato variety ever released on the French market and now a reference. Notwithstanding its high qualities for Salad potatoes, Charlotte also makes very tasty French fries.

Maincrop maturity, with high yields and early bulking. Medium dry matter, firm cooked texture, good boiling, fresh French fry, and mashing quality. High resistance to drought and good resistance to potato virus Yo and powdery scab. Susceptible to potato cyst nematode Globodera rostochiensis Ro1 and Globodera pallida Pa2/3,1, and mis-shapes on heavy soils. Moderately susceptible to spraying and mild mosaic viruses.

Estima is a white-skinned table variety with light yellow flesh colour. Tuber numbers are good, and the oval tubers are quite large.

Middle maturing export variety with a good crisping quality. It is a high-yielding variety, strong against scab, heath, and drought.

King Edward is an old British variety with a special pattern on the skin. The majority of the potato skin is yellow with delicate pink spots. Smooth skin and an excellent taste. Very good, slightly nutty potato flavor. Predominantly firm in cooking. Oval to round. Yellow fleshed. Medium early to late.

Maris Peer really are a wonderful growing potato. They are perfectly suited for patio growing and for garden use, producing a unique lightly scented purple flower. Tuber-wise they have nice firm creamy flesh which holds up well after cooking.

The Maris Piper has golden skin and creamy white flesh with a fluffy texture. This makes it a versatile all-rounder, great for chips and roast potatoes, but also good for mash and wedges.