tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23047857.post115421749155636635..comments2024-03-17T19:32:26.043+00:00Comments on Daughter of the Soil: Today in the garden ... a dud spudRebsie Fairholmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17811733792196954188noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23047857.post-54791929258183717792009-02-12T17:32:00.000+00:002009-02-12T17:32:00.000+00:00Golden Sweet is available from Dobies, too. Thanks...Golden Sweet is available from Dobies, too. Thanks to your fantastic blog I shall be trying it this year.Mrs Manichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09810678013039383668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23047857.post-1154908933691229562006-08-07T01:02:00.000+01:002006-08-07T01:02:00.000+01:00If I was only growing one heritage type it would h...If I was only growing one heritage type it would have to be Mr Little's Yetholm Gypsy, which is not exactly waxy by modern standards but waxier than most. I grew it from microplants and they were much, much more successful than the Witch Hill ones, although it still took two seasons to get a good crop.<BR/><BR/>Of the more readily available heritage varieties though I would go for Duke of York ... either the Red version or the original one which is about 50 years older. It's one of the better varieties for reliability and flavour and it's also a first early.Rebsie Fairholmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17811733792196954188noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23047857.post-1154434420125057062006-08-01T13:13:00.000+01:002006-08-01T13:13:00.000+01:00I'm tempted by heritage varieties mostly to keep t...I'm tempted by heritage varieties mostly to keep them in cultivation but it is frustrating when you get results like Witch Hill.<BR/>If I were to grow one heritage variety next year (I've a preference for waxy earlies - I guess most heritage are floury lates!) what would you suggest?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com