Black potatoes

Greengage · Posted: Thu Jan 30, 2014 7:28 pm Post subject: Black potatoes

Anyone come across Shetland black potatoes in their travels

My Potatoes · Posted: Thu Jan 30, 2014 11:15 pm Post subject:

I think Shetland Black are available from Mr Middleton.
The only "black" ones I've grown were those deep purple ones supplied by Cream of the Crop to Superquinn.
Nice spuds, mad mash.

simonj · Posted: Mon Feb 03, 2014 7:21 pm Post subject:

yes, very susceptible to blight and the yields were not great last year - and I found the spuds small.

Try Mr Littles Yetholms little Gypsy

Greengage · Posted: Mon Feb 03, 2014 8:16 pm Post subject:

I was only going to grow them for curiosity, sure i have space and time ill let you know how it goes.