Information and discussion for successfully cultivating potatoes, the world's fourth largest crop.
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Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Jun 2008
Location: Medbury, New Zealand
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One of my favourite times of year is the first of the new seasons potatoes,cooked slowly with a bit of mint and rock salt. In the photo are Moie-moie (white),Old blue and Stan Cloak.
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Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Feb 2007
Location: belgium
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They look amazingly good!!!!Hmm, I'm hungry
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Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: perth, western australia
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they sure are pretty, MG.
over here in western australia...we're only allowed 3 varieties of potatoes...because of the potato mafia, aka western potatoes. but every once in awhile...a new and exciting variety is available through the health stores...and i snatch them up to plant around the house. current favourite: dutch creams. which ones are you calling white there? LOL. there's colour in all of them! |
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Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Jun 2008
Location: Medbury, New Zealand
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Gee tessa that would drive me mad having to grow only what the mafia have on offer,mind you your potatoes in the down under thread look nice.The whiteish lol one in the photo (moie-moie)is the families favourite,strong flavoured and firm, makes great potato salad.I`ve been growing that one for over twenty years.
Is there some way that you could source some older varieties over there in Aussie through heirloom seed companys, maybe theres someone on Ozgrow who does ? We are lucky here in NZ in that the Maori grew a lot of there potatoes from the seed berries, which lead to a large number of interesting varieties that are still available if you know where to look. |
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Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: perth, western australia
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we're in quarantine lockdown over here in the west where corn, potatoes and beans are concerned.
the mafia are introducing three new varieties this year...but they are all hybrids of nadine, as far as i could tell. i must dig deeper. nadine is a garbage potato. you couldn't pay me to eat them. at least i've got me dutch creams and they will be enough since i adore them and am feeling quite in the monogamous mood when it comes to my spuds. whenever i do 'step out'...you'll find me on the arm of spunta, which is a rather close relative of my hollander tuber...so i'm at least keeping it in the family. i was in NZ last year and i noticed that the food was a) cheaper and b) tastier. shh. don't tell. |
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Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Mar 2008
Location: The Netherlands
Posts: 154
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Looks yummy MG !
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Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Jun 2008
Location: Medbury, New Zealand
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Do you remember those white ones Nevi, they were the ones we had when you called in to see us
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Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Mar 2008
Location: The Netherlands
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Yes, I remembered them, yummy ! We also get to taste your purple spud in the campervan simply baked with some olive oil, salt and nutmeg...delicious !
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Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Mar 2008
Location: The Netherlands
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I also Love Jacquelin's salad...hmmm yum yum... Next year I will be growing some sun flower for seeds (for salad and bread)...
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Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Jun 2008
Location: Medbury, New Zealand
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Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Mar 2008
Location: The Netherlands
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Nutmeg is also very nice in mashed potatoes, you must give it a try ! yumm yumm...
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Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Nov 2008
Location: Corte Madera, CA - Sunset Zone 16
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Nutmeg in potato leek soup! Yummy!
![]() Your potatoes are gorgeous MG (wow, we have the same initials). I'm crazy about fingerlings, and my seeds are all fingerlings at the moment. That purple one is pretty. It's probably yummier than it looks.
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Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Jun 2008
Location: Medbury, New Zealand
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MG nutmeg in potato/leek soup does sound nice probably b`c i havn`t had breakfast yet.
What s the name of the fingerlings you are planting this weekend and do you not get frosts in the bay? The only fingerlings i have grown before were pink apple fur which i thought were nice, i`ve got friends from the southern seed exchange in Chirstchurch that still grow them, so i still get to eat some from time to time. If you look under "id this spud please"you will see the purple that i have now named Mystery ,thats the same one thats in the pot.They start off as a young potato with average taste but by the end of the season,FANTASTIC,just like a fine wine.The moie moie is the other way round really nice when young but loses a bit of flavour towards maturity. |
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Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Nov 2008
Location: Corte Madera, CA - Sunset Zone 16
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Hi, MG!
![]() Here they are:
Looks something will keep me busy while waiting for Tomato Seed-Starting Season (TS3). LOL. I hope you are having a fantastic weekend!
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