spuds

[taylorlej]

hi
does anyone know where to get small quanties of spuds - seed catalogues have massive numbers but i dont have all that space - most of plot used up with other things. i would like to grow a small number but lots of variety.
any ideas?
thanks alot

[shirlthegirl43]

One of the garden centres local to me sells loose seed spuds. If you want me to get a few of each I could do that and put them in the post to you. Might make them quite pricey though - due to the good old Royal Mail.

[Hazel at the Hill]

hi
does anyone know where to get small quanties of spuds - seed catalogues have massive numbers but i dont have all that space - most of plot used up with other things. i would like to grow a small number but lots of variety.
any ideas?
thanks alot

We're lucky with an independent garden centre who sells loose seed potatoes - but failing that, Wilko have quite small packets, but they're a bit dear.

Other grapes will be able to help, I'm sure.

[rustylady]

Some of the seed catalogues do a "sample selection", I just checked Dobies and it's not them, maybe it was Thompson & Morgan. Failing that, our local Poundland is selling 10 seed potatoes for £1 (only two varieties available here but your local store may have more.

Also I've heard of potato days round the country where you can go and buy just what you need. We don't have any round here, but check posts on the Vine - I'm sure there were quite a few advertised. Some large garden centres also have barrels of loose seed potatoes where you can choose exactly what you want.

[NOG]

hi
does anyone know where to get small quanties of spuds - seed catalogues have massive numbers but i dont have all that space - most of plot used up with other things. i would like to grow a small number but lots of variety.
any ideas?
thanks alot

Depends on what part of london you are in. If you are in th Souff pop down to our allotment shop and you can buy from 1 kg upwards.

As you are not a member of our society we charge a Greenfinger fee of £1 per year. we are open Sat and Sunday.

if you are interested PM me and I will give you full details of where we are and what we have.....leave it a few weeks and the goodies in the politunnel will be on sale.

We also have a Canteen and a bar. Cor sounds great just like Alton Towers.

[seasprout]

http://www.dtbrownseeds.co.uk/acatal..._potatoes.html

is one site.
Try seed potaoes into google and seed what comes up.

[Lesley Jay]

We also have a Canteen and a bar. Cor sounds great just like Alton Towers.

A BAR???? You have a bloody bar at your allotment site? Lucky Sod!!!

[Two_Sheds]

My Poundland has 10 Desiree for ... a pound!
Have a look on eBay too.

[NOG]

Its not all that:

we only do normal Guniness not the extra cold and we only have 4 real ales on draft at the moment.

[Lesley Jay]

Nog I have never heard of an allotment site having a bar before but real ales on draught??? Blimey! It must be the North, South divide!

[NOG]

Come on its not that grand. We only have the dancing girls on once a month and the waiters are a bit slow.

[Hazel at the Hill]

Um ... we have a bar too which I'm yet to explore fully, however they have EXCELLENT - Banks's Bitter & Original on draft, rolls for lunch - and apparently a varied mix of entertainments on Sun evenings.

[welsh veg grower]

our local garden centre had packs of 10, why not put a few in the ground and a couple in an old container so you can move it around.

[mazel-bee]

Lots of independent garden centres sell them loose. My local garden centre sells them loose for 20p each and there are about 20 different varieties.

[NOG]

20p each.......I think we are sellling at 69p for 3 kilo