Aimée [from Desirée]

[Silverleaf]

One of the twelve new varieties I selected from my TPS project last year. Aimée grew from seed from Desirée which is a potato I like a lot. I picked this one because it was the standout in terms of productivity.


Not bad for a plant from TPS in tight spacing with no food. Harvested 30/10/15.


Ordinary-looking tubers, yellowish skin and cream flesh. Tasted good, stored well.


Plant grown from tuber (sown 31/03/16), photo taken 23/05/15. All potatoes spaced at 30cm both directions in a raised bed.


First flower opened 25/06/16.

Since the parent is a maincrop, I'm expecting this one to be late too.

[Galina]

And they are flowering already - lovely! As you so kindly sent me a tuber it will be interesting to compare how they do here.

[Silverleaf]

Yeah, definitely interesting to see how they do in different conditions.

[jayb]

I'm a bit worried I can't find mine!!!!! I've still plants to harvest, but still not sure where they are
How are yours doing?

[Galina]

They were unfortunately not that special here, but nice enough and will grow again. Yield was not very high here. Good flavour and certainly good with blight too.

[jayb]

Oh good I'm glad you had a crop, LB resistance and good flavour sound excellent qualities to me
In that case they may well have survived

[Galina]

Hope you will find them.

[jayb]

There are still several to come in yet, I just know there are some some gaps and missing labels. where is that masterplan when I need it. Next year I'm going to photocopy it onto the computer.

[Galina]

I have kept two tubers for next year, the others are in the food store. You are welcome to one tuber, Jayb.