T HE L OS T G A R D E N O F P E N I C U I K
SEED POTATO DAYS
2015
On Saturdays 10 till 2 in Penicuik Town Hall
FEBRUARY & MARCH 2015
At the Lost Garden we harvest the mature earth’s
goodness, using well-loved organic varieties, the best
seed, traditional organic growing techniques and watchful
husbandry. Our expanding project produced nearly
1,500 kilos of potatoes fruit and vegetables last year in
2014. Once again this year at Potato Saturdays in the
Town Hall all through February and March 2015 we
make potatoes available for home growing from our bulk
purchases of over 200 kilos of seed in 23 organic
varieties and nearly 100 kilos more in 30 non-organic
varieties -you’ll find brief descriptions on the following
pages..
POTATO PRICES 3 T UBE RS = £1 , 7 TU BER S =
£2 , 1 KILO =£3
2 kilos f or £5 only for th e six main lost garden
organic varieties : Bamb in o, C ara, C asab lan ca,
Lady Balfour, Marie’s Rose & Maris Peer
growing bags 40 litres £1 (for 3 tubers) , 60 litres
£1.30 (for 4-5 tubers)
AMBO Organic Early Maincrop
A M B O
trialled in Lost Garden 2013.
good looking white, pink patches
good blight and scab resistance
high yield of floury potatoes
Good boiled or baked.
good drought resistance.
ARRAN PILOT non-organic First Early
Arran Pilot
favourite garden-grown potato.
excellent taste,early boiling ability.
High yields, white, shallow eyes.
Flesh is pure white and waxy
among the best boiling potatoes.
big early cropper, keeps growing after.
ARRAN VICTORY Organic Maincrop
BONNIE non-organic Second Early Salad
Produce early bold, even-sized tubers
Rred splash around shallow eyes.
Bake well with good tasteGood dormancy.
Excellent in everyway
Keep on going through heat and dry
Heavy crop and highest quality
Cooking qualities are excellent
BAMBINO organic Second Early Salad
BRITISH QUEEN
Trialled in the Lost Garden 2012,
Old heritage potato from 1894.
Favourite as 'Queens' in Ireland
Dry, floury and mealy potato,
Prized in Scotland for its versatility
Packed with taste
Particularly good when boiled,
Gently simmer for excellent mash,
Good baker and a great roaster.
C A R A
resists drought, blight, scab, viruses.
One of the best hardy growers,
A big cropper in its best years,
Good for baking and chipping.
Very robust, high yielding & uniform.
Versatile: with wide culinary range
CASABLANCA organic first Early
CASABLANCA
trialled in Lost Garden 2013.
Lovely scots-bred salad potato
smooth light waxy texture.
Created in Kinrossshire in 2004
Great grower, resists blight+scab
CHARLOTTE
Organic salad type 'new potato'
Larger than most salad potatoes
Popular long oval waxy Charlotte is
Commonly boiled by chefs, roasts well too.
Charlotte grows well in rich soils
Moderate yields, uniform, smooth skin tubers..
COLLEEN Organic First Early
BRITISH QUEEN Organic Second Early
CARA Organic Maincrop
ARRAN VICTORY
trialled in Lost Garden 2013.
Organic Late Maincrop,
popular for high yields, long seasons.
gourmet potato, wonderful taste,texture
Probably best roasting potato ever
mashes well, falls apart boiling.
Heston Blumenthal favourite
CHARLOTTE Organic Second Early
First Early, can harvest in about 8-9 weeks.
A favourite in Lost Garden since 2013.
Cream floury flesh: chefs and cooks love
Good boiler, chipper, masher & roaster.
Very tasty, great cropper, easy grow
Early planting (with frost protection)
COLLEEN
Good in the ground for organic growing.
All round good in the kitchen
High disease and pest resistance
High yield, bountiful early harvest.
Good for early crisping
DESIREE non-organic early Maincrop
Désirée
Pioneered Lost Garden restoration 2012
Distinctive pink-skin and cream-flesh
Good taste, and a most popular redskin
Half way between waxy and floury
Lends itself to all sorts of cooking ways
DUKE OF YORK non-organic First Early
DUKE OF YORK
Old heritage potato variety from 1891.
Famous for great taste & all-round use
Duke of York oval shaped with yellow flesh.
Once boiled, they are dry and mealy
ideal to boil straight from the garden.
THE EPICURE non-organic first early
The EPICURE
Delicious & versatile, often called “Ayrshires”
Floury texture, knobbly shape, white skin & flesh
Very good flavour makes it a favourite
whether boiled whole, mashed or chipped.
GOLDEN WONDER organic late maincrop
KING EDWARDnon-organic early maincrop
GOLDENWONDER
KING EDWARD
Probably most famous potato on the market
Early maincrop cooks well & tastes delicious.
Produces a lot of tubers per plant.
Creamy-white flesh rarely discolours on cooking
Perfect for roasting & general kitchen use.
Resists common scab, slugs and bruising.
Introduced by John Brown of Arbroath in 1904
Stockbridge baker W. Alexander’s crisps from 1947
Very dry and floury with cream flesh,
Golden Wonders are ideal for baking,
roasting and frying but never for boiling!
Matures late in the year, and stores well
Best flavour develops few months after lifting.
LADY BALFOUR organic early maincrop
HIGHLAND BURGUNDY non-organic maincrop
LADY BALFOUR
HIGHLAND BURGUNDY
Once served to Duke of Burgundy at the Ritz
Dull russet layer over bright burgundy skin.
Flesh red, ring of white just under skin.
Long oval tubers can be steamed or
simmered, roasted, chipped or sauted
make eye-catching mash, crisps and chips.
High antioxidants may be health benefit
Name honours the indefatigable Eve Balfour.
Her enthusiasm inspired the Soil Association 70 years ago.
Very first variety we planted in the Lost Garden
Creamy colour, with good keeping qualities
and a taste that improves with age.
This is the quintessential organic variety
MARIS BARD organic first early
MA RI S
MARIS PEER organic second early
M A R I S
INTERNATIONAL KIDNEY
can be grown very early if weather mild.
Good as early and tasty “new potato”
This is the variety grown as “Jersey Royals”
They have a delicious buttery flavour
Excellent boiled or as a salad potato.
KERRS PINK non-organic Maincrop
KERRS PINK
raised by James Henry in Banffshire 1907.
Also called Henry's Seedling and Brae Seedling,
Became very popular in Scotland & Ireland
Valued for fine-grained dry floury texture.
Short and oval with slightly deep eyes
At very best eaten when boiled in their skins.
Tall, robust, crops well, long growing season.
A good potato for a Burns' Supper,
Good blight resistance, long-term storage ability.
P E E R
Mid sized egg-shaped salad potato
From Scotland’s tattie king Archie Findlay 1911
Good disease resistance
Can grow easily in a shady spot or container.
Cooks love its versatility, it is truly great
Boil and eat hot or cold or cook as wedges.
Plenty of flavour, it can be used for mash
Best for boiling, stay firm if boiled gently
Good for extra August planting to crop late.
MARIS PIPER non-organic early maincrop
L A D Y C H R I S T L non-organic first early
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INTERNATIONAL KIDNEY non-organic early maincrop
B A RD
Cream skinned, white fleshed oval tuber,
A medium waxy potato that holds its shape
Good for boiling & chipping, a delight in salads.
A fast growing and high yielding crop
A plant of berries and violet flowers.
LADY CHRISTL
Very early oval tubers, medium size, good yields.
Yellow skin, great tasting, creamy-to-waxy flesh.
“Aardappel Lady Cristl” originated in Holland
Holds RHS award of garden merit
Shows good all-round disease resistance
L I L E I A Or g a n i c M a i n c r o p
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Cream tubers & flesh, a mild fluffy variety
Perfect for mash and roasting.
From Ukranian Potato Research Institute 2003
they recommend for woodlands & forest-steppes
L I N D A Organic Maincrop
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Organic maincrop, really tasty yellow flesh
Loved old variety saved by Karsten Ellenberg
Waxy yellow, versatile, ideal for boiling & salads.
Popular in Europe, still hard to find in UK.
P I P E R
Oval potatoes with white skins & cream flesh.
Number one spud of choice for chip shops.
OutstandingExcellent cooking and frying qualities
An option for long-term storage
MARIE’S ROSE organic early maincrop
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New homebred organic early maincrop.
Exciting main selection for the Lost Garden
Pink skin and white flesh, high yielding
Good taste, it holds its shape very well, great
for boiling, mashing and wedges.
MAYAN GOLD non-organic maincrop
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bred from 7,000 year old indigenous potatoes of Peru.
Distinctly long. Bright yellow skin from high carotene
As Walter Raleigh gave Queen Bess 400 years ago.
Unusual shape and length makes them hard to harvest.
Heritage & flavour worth the extra care and attention.
Mayan Gold are unique for their rich golden flesh.
Exceptionally floury so superb roasties or chips.
Makes great mash, and better steamed than boiled.
Said to make best roasters as their delicate skin crisps
to perfection whilst buttery flesh turns light and fluffy.
Lovely nutty flavour from long growing time, baking brings it out.
MR LITTLE’S YETHOLM GYPSY non-organic second aarly/maincrop
PINK FIR APPLE non-organic first early
RED KING EDWARD non-organic early maincrop
MR LITTLE’S YETHOLM GYPSY
A rare and colourful Heritage Potato.
The only variety to show red white & blue!
Found & developed in the border village
of Yetholm, the gypsy capital of Scotland.
Once tended by a shepherd, then grown
on by the Little brothers at Yetholm.
Has a unique floury, wholesome flavour,
Cook with the skin on boiled or steamed,
it will still keep the unique colour.
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Heritage salad potato from France 1850.
Unusual knobbly narrow & pink skinned
potatoes of butter yellow, waxy flesh.
Great salad taste, makes delicious chips
by using a single potato for each chip!
Popular late old variety,-a great storer.
‘New potato’ taste, pink tinged skin,
Firm and waxy, brightens any salad.
Best cook whole in skins or sauté in slices.
Award of Garden Merit by the RHS.
A rare red version of the King Edward.
First known in Northumberland as
"Fellside Hero", merchants thought Red
King Edward had better sales potential
Oval, floury fleshed, it has great flavour.
The skin is an attractive red with white
flushes, when boiled the colour is
retained. Bake, boil roast steam or chip.
OBRII Organic Early Maincrop
R E C O R D Organic Maincrop
REMARKA Organic Maincrop
O B R I J
Short-oval white-yellow tint & white flesh,
From Ukraine’s Polis’ka Experimental Station 1997
Suitable for woodland, forest steppe & steppe.
Name means ‘shaved’, ‘cut down’, ‘abridged’
Classic floury potato with great flavour,
white skin, yellow flesh, oval, some misshapen.
Blight resistance welcomed by growers
Excellent for roasting and chipping and
can be boiled and baked. Moderate
yields with low outgrade levels.
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O R L A Organic Early Maincrop
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RED DUKE OF YORK non-organic first early
R E M A R K A
Dutch variety brought to Lost Garden in 2013,
and long a favourite high yield white
potato for organic gardeners. Excellent
flavour & texture, the smooth white
tubers are big and easy to grow & resist
blight and virus. Can harvest steadily,
those left longest grow into big bakers.
ROBINTA Organic Maincrop
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Organic cream fleshed early maincrop
Introduced to the Lost Garden in 2013.
Large white tubers resist blight & scab
Can be harvested early or left to bulk up.
A grower-friendly high yield variety
Tastes excellent for baking, for mashing,
for chips, for boiling and for roasting.
PENTLAND JAVELIN non-organic first early
R E D D U K E OF Y O R K
Heritage first early found in a Dutch crop
of Duke of York (Eeresteling) in 1942.
Wonderful strong flavour, great all rounder
to roast, mash, baked wedge or chip.
Deep red skin & pale yellow floury flesh
Plant is vigorous, spectacular foliage and
the red skinned tubers are large.
Attractive pale yellow floury flesh makes
delicious creamy mash, the colourful red
skins can remain when cooked.
Roast in usual way but keep skins on!
Floury flesh makes perfect baker for butter.
RED EMMALIE non-organic early maincrop
PENTLAND JAVELIN
Bred by Jack Dunnett near Penicuik in 1968.
G ood all-round disease resistance.
Considered one of the finest first earlies
Heavy crops of short oval white skin tubers
Pure white tasty waxy flesh, great to
throw in the pan & boil for salads.
Bred by Karsten Ellenberg, Germany 2012
who saved Linda from official extinction
Red skin, smooth red flesh, long shape.
Try cooking boiled, mashed or as wedges
Or simply bake roast or steam them
R O B I N T A
Excellent yields of oval, smooth red
skinned tubers with creamy white flesh.
Ideal for baking, salads and boiling.
Resists drought, most virus and blight.
ROCKET non-organic first early
R O C K E T
when released in 1987 was quickest
bulking early potato. Rocket's ability to
grow large crops of uniformed round
tubers made it very popular. One of the
better exhibition potatoes of its time,
Rocket has white fleshed and skinned
tubers with shallow eyes and a mild taste.
Lifting your Rocket before full maturity is
recommended to prevent tuber cracking.
RUSSET BURBANK non-organic maincrop
S E T A N T A Organic Maincrop
ULSTER SCEPTRE non-organic first early
RUSSET BURBANK
Small maincrop russet-brown skinned
white fleshed potato with few eyes, first
developed in Lunenburg, Massachusetts
in the 1870s. Sometimes known as
“Idaho”, it has good distinctive flavour,
hold its shape well, and is high in
antioxidants (that’s rare in a starchy
plant). Common and popular in America
where it is encouraged to grow large,
its flesh is white, dry, and mealy, and
it is good for baking, mashing, and
Macdonalds french fries.
S E T A N T A
ULSTER SCEPTRE
SALAD BLUE non-organic second early
SHARPE’S EXPRESS
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B LUE
An unusual product of the last years of
Victorian breeding. Vigorous, can be
harvested like a second early and crop
small or be more like a maincrop if
left to grow. Attractive blue-purple
flowers. The spectacular blue floury
flesh of this unusual coloured potato is
well suited to baking, roasting, mash,
boiling or chips. And salads too!
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A red skinned cream fleshed organic
maincrop. Floury with very good eating
quality and high yielding, it’s ideal for
organic and allotment growing. Big
growers like that it’s resistant to blight
and blackleg, and that it keeps very
well in storage. Very versatile, eating
quality is excellent –good for baking,
boiling, roasting, chipping and mash.
SHARPE’S EXPRESS organic first early
Long oval tubers of bright creamy white
flesh and white skin make this mealy
potato good for boiling. A good old flavour
and an early crop make this a firm
favourite, sought out and enjoyed by Lost
Garden customers.. Sharpe’s are a perfect
new season variety. There’s a wonderful
flavour, an attractive pear shape and the
floury flesh is great for soaking up sauces
and gravy. This is a garden classic first
introduced by Charles Sharpe of Sleaford
and later made famous by Percy Thrower.
Mealy with high dry matter, cooks well,
boiling requires care.
SARPO MIRA Organic Maincrop
SHETLAND BLACK non-organic second early
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SHETLAND BLACK
MIRA
Oval red skinned Hungarian variety
with pale fairly floury flesh. Good for
storing, a cook’s favourite, and ideal
for baking and roasting. Renowned for
resistance to late blight and reputed
even for blight recovery, and as less
attractive to slugs. High yields and long
storage capacity makes this a grower's
choice. resists blackleg, late foliage
blight, late tuber blight, potato virus
Added to the national collection in 1923
but probably much older. Not as high
yields as commercial varieties. Shetland
Blacks have netted very dark blue skin,
shallow eyes, flesh is yellowy with a blue
vascular ring. Tasty and floury they are real
crofter fuel. Saute, bake, roast or steam. Shetland Black fry really well and the
strong blue patterns with different slicing
directions can be used creatively used in
sautéed potatoes, crisps, etc.
Often known as “Ormskirks” or “Cheshires”
because of their popularity and prevalence
among growers in those areas. They are oval
to long in shape with white flesh and white
skin. A good firm combination of floury and
waxy, these are super flavoured ptatoes which
stay intact through boiling. Ulster Sceptre has
many kitchen uses including boiling and
roasting, good sliced while hot and dressed for
a cold salad later. A good exhibition potato in
its day, Ulster Sceptre has high resistance to
foliage blight, common & powdery scab.
VALOR non-organic maincrop
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Potatoes show great blight resistance to
produce large crops of bold white tubers. Bred
by Jack Dunnett who made his name at
Pentlandfield near Penicuik, Valor’s flesh is
creamy white and not too floury. This tall
plant grows in all conditions, with tolerance of
heat and drought. Impressive high yields of
medium to very big tubers plus good all round
cooking quality, superb flavour for mashing,
boiling, roasting. Stores well over winter.
W I L J A non-organic Second Early
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One of the first Dutch-bred varieties to change
the rule book about second earlies. Wilja can
produce large consistent crops of light yellow
skinned tubers in a shorter time. The flesh of
Wilja potatoes is yellow, firm, between waxy and
floury. It is good for boiling, mashing, baking,
chipping and roasting. Allotment growers report
Wilja stands up to slugs and blight better than
other varieties “Wiljas have not been affected at
all, smooth perfect tubers with a great taste.”.
YUKON GOLD non-organic second early
Specialist variety mainly available in USA and
Canada. Attractive, bold, yellow baking variety
with stand out delicious buttery flavour. Roast,
boil or chip - Chefs like Yukon Gold the mashing
qualities because holds butter & cream so well
Want to see fuller descriptions? see www.lostgarden.co.uk/potato.pdf
POTATO PRICES 3 T UBE RS = £1 , 7 TU BER S =
£2 , 1 KILO =£3
2 kilos f or £5 only for th e six main lost garden
organic varieties : Bamb in o, C ara, C asab lan ca,
Lady Balfour, Marie’s Rose & Maris Peer
growing bags 40 litres £1 (for 3 tubers) , 60 litres
£1.30 (for 4-5 tubers)
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