My friends have a cottage and small garden in central Ireland where they
stay for one month each year, usually mid August to mid September.



Is there a variety of potato which can be left to 'grow wild' for the 11
months between September and the following August and still produce a crop
for digging up in August?



Any digging over and manuring would have to be done in August/September.

'Floury' varieties of potato are preferred.

The soil is loam on limestone redrock.

Slug resistance would be a high priority.

In article , Rudge
writes


My friends have a cottage and small garden in central Ireland where they
stay for one month each year, usually mid August to mid September.



Is there a variety of potato which can be left to 'grow wild' for the 11
months between September and the following August and still produce a crop
for digging up in August?



Any digging over and manuring would have to be done in August/September.

'Floury' varieties of potato are preferred.

The soil is loam on limestone redrock.

Slug resistance would be a high priority.

Desiree would have about as good a chance as any in that situation.
If the seed were planted about 12-15ins. deep, the growing tops would
almost certainly be lost in winter, but new shoots could appear the
following spring. It's worth a try, they can only lose a few tubers.
--
Alan & Joan Gould - North Lincs.

Alan Gould wrote:
In article , Rudge
writes


My friends have a cottage and small garden in central Ireland
where
they stay for one month each year, usually mid August to mid
September.



Is there a variety of potato which can be left to 'grow wild' for
the 11 months between September and the following August and still
produce a crop for digging up in August?



Any digging over and manuring would have to be done in
August/September.

'Floury' varieties of potato are preferred.

The soil is loam on limestone redrock.

Slug resistance would be a high priority.

Desiree would have about as good a chance as any in that situation.
If the seed were planted about 12-15ins. deep, the growing tops
would
almost certainly be lost in winter, but new shoots could appear the
following spring. It's worth a try, they can only lose a few
tubers.

How soon does blight appear there?

Mike.