The leek variety, Bandit F1 hybrid, has been a great success in the TopVeg garden.
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We have been harvesting Bandit leeks since Christmas & they are still providing the kitchen with very tasty vegetables. Bandit survived the very cold, snowy weather and not one plant has bolted.
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Characteristics of Leek – Bandit F1 Hybrid:
- crops : November-April
- winter hardy
- rarely bolts
- rust resistant
- dark green leaves
- pure white, thick stems
- excellent flavour
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Recipes for Bandit Leeks:
The leek variety, Bandit F1 hybrid, is exceptional, and well worth growing.
The Lincolnshire Scad is an old, but rare, variety of plum.
Lincolnshire Scad Plums are:
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- small - marble size
- orange on one side and yellow the other
- ripen very late - in November
- sweet
A Lincolnshire Scad plum tree:
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- is actually a tall, thornless, bush
- spreads by suckers
- transplants easily
- has oval leaves - 5cm long & 3cm wide
Lincolnshire Scad Plums are traditionally mixed with apples in a Scad & Apple Pie. Does anyone have a photo of Lincolnshire Scad Plums?
Vales Emerald is a popular, high yielding, first early potato variety which tastes good.
Vales Emerald :
- produces a large number of new potatoes
- matures quickly , making it a very early potato
- is a Maris Peer x Charlotte cross
- has red violet flowers
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Vales Emerald potato tubers are:
- round to oval
- white skinned
- cream fleshed
- shallow eyed
- firm & waxy
- great tasting
Uses of Vales Emerald:
- boil or steam
- serve hot or cold
- ideal salad potato
Click this link to buy some seed of the first early variety of potatoes Vales Emerald
The recently launched potato variety Accord is a first early.
Accord potatoes are:
- first early
- disease resistant – Double eelworm resistant
- high yielding
- creamy fleshed
- very tasty
- easy to grow
- ideal for containers, patio planters, a sunny balcony or roof terrace
Click this link to order some Accord seed potatoes, which are a first early variety.
The potato variety Premiere is a first early potato.
Premiere potatoes are:
- first early
- pale yellow-skinned
- yellow fleshed
- oval shape
- firm and dry texture
- good for chips, boiling, New Potatoes, & Salad Potato
- golden eelworm resistant
Click this link to buy some seed poatoes, variety Premiere.
Blue Danube is an early maincrop potato variety. It was known as Adam Blue.
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Properties of Blue Danube potato tubers:
- blue/purple skinned
- oval
- bright white flesh
- delicious
- general culinary use
The Blue Danube potato variety has good resistance to:
- blackleg
- potato virus Yo
- dry rot
- potato leafroll virus
- potato blight – tubers have excellent blight resistance, although the foliage has only moderate resistance.
Click this link to buy some Blue Danube potato seed, which is an early main crop variety.
The early broad bean variety, Express, matures quickly, thus producing a very early crop of broad beans.
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Broad Bean Express:
- produces up to 34 good pods per plant!
- yields well for early plantings
- is winter hardy
- matures quickly
- freezes well
- has tender and tasty beans
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Click this link to order the variety Express Broad Bean
Charlotte is a variety of potato which may be harvested early in the season.
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Charlotte:
- is a second early – planted between February and May and harvested from July to October
- has moderate yields
- has uniform, pear shaped potatoes
- are smooth, yellow skinned potatoes
- has a high resistance to foliage and tuber blight
- is susceptible to potato cyst nematode
- has medium dry matter
- has yellow flesh
- is waxy when cooked
- is a good salad potato
- may be eaten hot or cold
- is suitable for growing in containers
Click this link to buy the early potato variety Charlotte.
Asterix is a variety of potatoes which is mainly grown commercially for processing.
Asterix potatoes are:
- high yielding
- red skin
- yellow flesh
- long & oval
- high dry matter
- ideal for chips
Asterix is a late maincrop potato variety, mainly grown on a large scale for processing.
