Now well into January and still unable to get a fork into the ground, frost has persisted for days and looks like continuing. A good time to settle down with those seed catalogues and decide on this years plantings. Have just been deciding on which potatoes to grow, many of the modern varieties are so ‘mild’ in flavour they are not worth growing. I still favour ‘Sharpe’s Express’ as an early having just tasted some I planted late in pots for Christmas. They were delicious, full of that ‘new potato’ earthiness but not too waxy in texture. Although the yields may not be as big if you are growing your own you may as well go for the flavour you like. Another favourite is ‘Red Duke of York’ again as a new potato but it also bakes well.

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