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The term applies to immature potatoes harvested between early May and late July in the area surrounding Comber. [ 8 ] [ 9 ] This area, sheltered by the Mourne Mountains and Ards Peninsula and protected from frost by the saltwater of Strangford Lough , has a distinctive microclimate , allowing an early potato harvest and a distinctive sweet ...
James Clark (1 May 1825 – 5 June 1890), was an English market gardener and horticulturist in Christchurch, Dorset who specialised in raising new varieties of potato. His most noted success was Magnum Bonum, described by The Times as "the first real disease-resisting potato ever originated and offered to the world". [1]
Belle de Fontenay is a small fingerling potato variety with yellow skin and yellow flesh. [1] This heirloom variety was released in France in 1885. [2] This variety has a firm, waxy texture and is suitable for salads and soup. [3] This variety has a long shaped tuber with a shallow eye depth and smooth skin.
The variety was the most popular in the UK by 1980, accounting for 24 % of the British potato crop in 1982, [2] 20 % in 2005 [14] and 16 % in 2014. [15] It became popular due to both its resistance to nematodes and its pleasing taste for consumers. [16] Maris Piper has a fluffy texture and is considered an "all-rounder" potato. [17]
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In Redcliffe Salaman's book The History and Social Influence of the Potato first published in 1949, it was noted that parentage of King Edward was unknown. It was bred by a gardener in Northumberland who called it 'Fellside Hero' and passed into the hands of a grower in Yorkshire and in turn a potato merchant in Manchester who having no use for it passed it onto John Butler of Scotter in ...
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