This months GYO mag

[Claire72]

page 40 features some cold storage potato tubers to be planted in Mid July to Mid August for Christmas harvest. Tried the Thompson and Morgan site they suggested, but can't find them. Am I right to presume that you cannot buy them? tried to google too, but no luck

[shirlthegirl43]

I have just had a look on the Thompson and Morgan website and they are out of stock for all seed spuds now. As you are in Scotland, you should be okay to buy a bag of Charlotte spuds and keep them to plant at the right time. It won't really matter where the spuds are from mind you as you will need to grow them in containers so that they can come indoors out of any frost later on.

[Winged one]

Maybe have a look around some other potato supplier websites, or call into your local garden centre (the good veg ones in particular rather than the ones for a few flowers and lots of crafts and a tearooms). I know I was able to order mine (10 tubers of Charlotte) in the Garden shop on Tuesday but they haven't arrived in yet (I had been ringing before now, but there are lots looking for them this year so it was better to get my name down on the list!!).

Most of the spud sites won't deliver across the water so I can't help with good sites to check sorry.

[SueA]

I must have been lucky I just received some Carlingford seed potatoes for autumn planting from Thompson & Morgan, I got them with part of my voucher I won from GYO for the virtual show last year. I seem to remember reading though that autumn sowing seed potatoes are in short supply this year for some reason.

[moggssue]

I ordered mine having seen them on the T&M website when I was looking at their seed sale. They arrived yesterday, I havent had a good look at them yet, not sure how many there are or what condition they're in, but if I have any left over I'd be happy to share?!

[snuffer]

Christmas Potatoes

If you are unable to get any seed potatoes to plant for a Christmas crop here,s an idea taken from Alan Titchmarsh's book 'The Kitchen Gardener'.

When you harvest your first earlies place some in a tin, cover with damp sand, seal it and bury it in the garden. (Remember to mark where you have buried them). Come Christmas you should be able to dig up the tin and have your own new potatoes for dinner.

Not sure how well it would work but I'm going to give it a try because I too have not been able to get any seed potatoes.

[Two_Sheds]

you should be able to buy seed spuds in August ... I think they're featured in the August issue aren't they?

[pjh75]

If you are unable to get any seed potatoes to plant for a Christmas crop here,s an idea taken from Alan Titchmarsh's book 'The Kitchen Gardener'.

When you harvest your first earlies place some in a tin, cover with damp sand, seal it and bury it in the garden. (Remember to mark where you have buried them). Come Christmas you should be able to dig up the tin and have your own new potatoes for dinner.

Not sure how well it would work but I'm going to give it a try because I too have not been able to get any seed potatoes.

What about saving some of the harvest and planting them?

[mapcr77]

If you are unable to get any seed potatoes to plant for a Christmas crop here,s an idea taken from Alan Titchmarsh's book 'The Kitchen Gardener'.

When you harvest your first earlies place some in a tin, cover with damp sand, seal it and bury it in the garden. (Remember to mark where you have buried them). Come Christmas you should be able to dig up the tin and have your own new potatoes for dinner.

Not sure how well it would work but I'm going to give it a try because I too have not been able to get any seed potatoes.

What size of tin would that be??