Rob had spent almost the whole day at the allotment while I stayed here and had a visit from the family. He has planted some more potatoes which we bought from Focus. Two bags of Majestic , which are a new variety to us and one bag of Swift which we had heard of but never grown before. He also got all the pea shoots in which must have taken an age as there were loads.
Potato Swift is said to be among the fastest to mature. Short bushy habit makes it ideal in containers. Heavy crop of round smooth white fleshed tubers. Partial eelworm resistance. Easy to grow and the quickest to produce baby new potatoes.
Potato Majestic is a Maincrop and ideal for mashing, roasting or baking. Once the most popular variety of the 20th century. Reliable cropper in all soil types, producing long oval, white skinned and fleshed tubers which store well.
