Woo hoo! Seed potatoes arrived!

[Sunset]

Which do you think will be best for slug resistance? We have a masive number of the blighters on our plot.

[BrideXIII]

which reminds me!!!! i have to empty me potato bucket xmas day, crossed fingers please?

(even if they are pea sized we are eating them)

[tattieman]

Which do you think will be best for slug resistance? We have a masive number of the blighters on our plot.

Best slug resistant variety is a second early called Kestrel.

[Sunset]

Great tattieman. Had a look at your site and couldn't decide what to order. Guess what order you'll be getting from me now! Any first earlies that are reasonably slug resistant?

[tattieman]

Great tattieman. Had a look at your site and couldn't decide what to order. Guess what order you'll be getting from me now! Any first earlies that are reasonably slug resistant?

Arran Pilot, Pentland Javelin and Rocket would be the best of the first earlies but not in the same league as Kestrel. If your slug problem is that bad you should really set up some traps for them.
Second early Charlotte has good resistance.
Maincrop Harmony are meant to be very good aswell.

[FionaH]

well i have just ordered some harmony. just need to work out where to put them

[kittykat8]

went to local garden centre today, bought lady crystal and swift and planted in tunnel this afternoon how many weeks delay by not chiting, my soil feels quite warm not cold.

marion

[tattieman]

well i have just ordered some harmony. just need to work out where to put them

Harmony are very hard to get hold of and will be a very useful variety for you.

went to local garden centre today, bought lady crystal and swift and planted in tunnel this afternoon how many weeks delay by not chiting, my soil feels quite warm not cold.

marion

Swift can be ready to harvest in 70 days.
If your soil is warm then your potatoes should sprout so you should have no delay as your potatoes will start to grow straight away.

[janto]

my seed pots came late december last year i put them in a cold attic but by the time it came to planting thet had about 9inch of tuber making it hard to untangle and to plant any suggestions please

[tattieman]

my seed pots came late december last year i put them in a cold attic but by the time it came to planting thet had about 9inch of tuber making it hard to untangle and to plant any suggestions please

Keeping them in a cool area is about the best thing you can do.
If it happens again break the sprouts off 6 weeks before you want to plant them and that should give them time to re-grow and this time put them in the light so the sprouts are short and strong.