The Accidental Smallholder Forum
Growing => Vegetables => Topic started by: xillent on September 12, 2010, 06:56:15 pm
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If you are in Scotland you may be familiar with "the list" magazine. Well there's a free guide in it this week, well worth having I think.
I came across this company. Amazing tatties: http://www.heritage-potatoes.co.uk/shop.php?mainpage=product_info&products_id=36 (http://www.heritage-potatoes.co.uk/shop.php?mainpage=product_info&products_id=36)
see also http://specialistpotatoes.co.uk/spl/index.htm (http://specialistpotatoes.co.uk/spl/index.htm)
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A visit to Freuchie Garden Centre, when thinking about spuds Feb ususlly for me..
Loads to choose from as many or as few as u need...
Approx 100 vars allsorts
heritage, novelty oldies the lot
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How Much !!
I better put my prices up !! ;D
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i just let some potatoes sprout somewhere dark then just plant em, i got loads this year doing it that way
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Some of the varieties they have were of particular interest. I'll still use the supplies for small holders site too though :)
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Going to try some of the most unusual ones next year, although i did get red duke of york and a purple type really cheap (3 x £5) at a woolorth type store last year. Does anyone try to seed there own potatoes? i'm new to this and was wondering if i bought some of these unusual expensive variaties could i bring some on myself?
Rob. ;D
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i buy 6 tatties of new vars, pop 3 in a bucket and grow on.
Then when its time to harvest keep them to plant next year
EASY
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I bought some blue Scottish ones this year - never again, heritage or not ::) Shame I don't remember the variety but all they were good for was deep fried thinnest crisps! Once hot water as far as touched them they fell apart into a starchy sauce, maybe there are for soups ;D
Will have to do better research next year before I buy as the labels in Freuchie don't really say anything...Maybe on-line is better. Apparently the guy who supplies Freuchie and T & M is also in Fife and you can buy on-line. :&>