sarpo mira

[KMARKSnr]

I hope i`ve not dropped a clanger

Are these spuds ok for taste,chips,etc - i`ve ordered a 60 pack

Regards,
Mark.

[Mike Vogel]

There's another thread, KMARK. I think they are good in taste; others don't like them. We've mashed, roasted and oven-chipped them and we are pleased with the results.

mike

Never throw anything away.

[retropants]

Hello KMark!
We have grown these for the last two years, and have been pleased with the yield both times. They are certainly not the most outstanding variety, but infinitely better than no spuds at all. They make great baked potatoes, roasties and mash too! The tops did not succumb (sp??) to blight and the potatoes were quite large and good and fluffy when cooked. There are better tasting varieties, but the Sarpos are not that bad, and I am going to grow them again this year.
Best of luck!
Emma.

[Compo]

Out of interest KMark where did you order them from?

Did you get a good deal?

Compo

[KMARKSnr]

hi all, - thompson & morgan, i think it was £5-99?
I`m tempted to ditch them if they are crap

Regards,
Mark.

[Monika]

Don't ditch them, Mark. We have grown them for the last three years (from Thompson and Morgan who, I think, are the only seed merchant selling them) and they grow well and eat well. Two years ago we also grew Sarpo Axona, the other blight resistant variety but found that the potatoes were huge, some of them too large for a meal for two people, so we have not grown them again.

[PLUMPUDDING]

I grew Sarpo Axona last year and got a very good crop of huge potatoes too which was a nice surprise as most of my other varieties were on the small side. I like the flavour too and no slug damage even though I left them in the ground until late October, waiting for the tops to die down, but they were so strong they were still green. I think they would have just kept growing until there was a really keen frost.

[Mike Vogel]

I got my Sarpo Mira from the Organic Catalogue [Chase Organics] and same this year. £6.95 for 20 tubers, but £5.95 if I order 5 diffreent spud varieties. In general you pay a little over the odds with the OC, but last time I compared prices I didn't think the difference was all that significant.

mike