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Just been up to the local market,marfonas are there,look large as well,plenty of rain here abouts to swell them up.

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I always buy Reds, Desiree if I can, but difficult to get hold of at the moment. I do buy a bag of Reds with my order from Tesco, £2 a bag (my dad would be turning in his grave!) he grew beautiful huge Red Desiree in his vegetable garden and they tasted glorious. Lovely, waxy, fluffy, perfect for mash, whole, baking and roasting, but the Reds I get, even though I steam them, seem to be still a bit watery. Not at all like one would imagine a Red to be. They're not too bad though, just so used to using Red Potatoes.

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This years Maris pipers are roasting lovely, even whilst the skins are so soft

Roosters make the best roast and chips but they aren't harvested till later so the ones available now are stores and are usually full of black

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When I moved to Devon, I was looking forward to a good selection of local fruit and veg but I have to say I was disappointed. Tbh, there was a better selection at Tesco in Pitsea, Essex than here locally. Our local green grocers has a slightly better selection than the supermarkets obviously but I was expecting more.

My favourite potato (not for roasting) is Pink Fir Apple.

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Has anyone by chance tried the Yukon Gold potatoes? I've heard they are the top of the crop when it comes to spuds!
They are so difficult to get hold of here in Shropshire but am reliably informed they make the most superb Jacket Potato.
I see they sell Yukon Gold tubers at Tesco
Ocado sell them and you can buy them from Amazon groceries but impossible to get hold of at Sainsburys, Morrisons, Aldi, Lidl or Tesco round here. Sigh!