I'm Back (again)

[tattieman]

Just got your latest email tattieman and I just wanted to say thanks for being so helpful to us as a new allotment site last year, for getting all our orders out for the past two years and finally, congratulations on being recognised as the number one online seed potato supplier in the UK!

Thanks for your kind words. Who would have believed that giving people 25% off would have been so popular

Lets hope things keep going well from now and that the weather picks up so that people can get some spuds planted. We have frost again this morning.

[Jelliebabe]

HI Tattieman! Good to see you here again.

When you plant your potatos - do they need eye protection/safety goggles, or can they still see underground?

thanks

[tattieman]

HI Tattieman! Good to see you here again.

When you plant your potatos - do they need eye protection/safety goggles, or can they still see underground?

thanks

I wrap my little spuds up in a blanket before I plant them

The commercial seed potatoes will be plante dfrom mid April onwards depending on the weather really. If the soil is cold then they will not grow so we wait until the time is right before planting.

[zazen999]

Blimey - I was just putting a link up to one of your videos!

[Mikey]

Hello Tattieman, I have picked up some international kidney's, this year as I was fed up with fussing with pink firs last year, will they grow outside of Jersey, or do I have to move a little further south?

If needed I could put up a screen with some local images projected onto it for them, it might work out a bit expensive on the old lecci, but I think they are worth, what do you think?

[tattieman]

Blimey - I was just putting a link up to one of your videos!

That could lead to information overload for people

Hello Tattieman, I have picked up some international kidney's, this year as I was fed up with fussing with pink firs last year, will they grow outside of Jersey, or do I have to move a little further south?

If needed I could put up a screen with some local images projected onto it for them, it might work out a bit expensive on the old lecci, but I think they are worth, what do you think?

To get the authentic Jersey taste you should make a massive hill in your garden and then plant them on the south facing side of it and then lash seaweed all over them. That would be the easiest way

[binley100]

Welcome back again tattieman.....what is (if any) the criteria for a salad spud?

[tattieman]

A salad spud has to be waxy. The ideal salad potato is Charlotte and it is really easy to grow. Did anyone see the programme on BBC2 on Wednesday night about heritage seed potatoes? It had one of the guys from master chef on it and I thought it was really good. Should be on iplayer somewhere.

[binley100]

Missed that one I'll see if it's on catch up and thanks........