Potatoes

[GrowingVegRocks]

Where is the best place to purchase my seed potatoes from?

I am sure there is a place online that has been mentioned here before (in Scotland possibly??)

And which is the best all rounder potato to plant?

Thanks for your help!

GVW :-)

[scarletrunner]

Have found ORLA organic to be a good all rounder,it is a second early but can be left for main crop use. Available at B+Q.

[zazen999]

You will be wanting tattieman's website then

Seed Potato Growing Instructions for First Earlies, Second Earlies and Maincrop

[Florian]

Where is the best place to purchase my seed potatoes from?

I am sure there is a place online that has been mentioned here before (in Scotland possibly??)

And which is the best all rounder potato to plant?

Thanks for your help!

GVW :-)

I am a newbie but last year had success with Red Duke, Charlotte, Maris Peer and Maris Piper, all in sacks. This year I am growing Ratte and Pink Fir Apple (from Thompson & Morgan) and Orla and Harlequin (from lovely Vine folks)

I love spuds

@zazen999 Thank you so much for the link, I'll be purchasing from there next time

[grenhouse]

Wilko spuds have always done well for me, and very well priced.

[Kristen]

Where is the best place to purchase my seed potatoes from?

You may find suppliers are running out of stock, I'm afraid.

I am sure there is a place online that has been mentioned here before (in Scotland possibly??)

There is another post with a link to JBA, I've been buying my seed potatoes from them foir a number of years and I'm a satisfied customer

And which is the best all rounder potato to plant?

See if you can buy seed potatoes loose locally - then you could buy just a few of several varieties, grow them, and see which you prefer. The ones I like might not be to your taste - and the soil and growing conditions in your plot will most probably make yours taste different to mine anyway.

Then next year you will have your own favourites

You might want to skip Main Crop - storage doesn't always go well, and farmers store them in climate controlled rooms which will always be better quality than you can achieve, and they are cheap to buy in the Winter.

Main Crop also more susceptible to Blight

[GrowingVegRocks]

Thank you very much for all your help - very much appreciated.

[newmannewy]

I dont wish to crash your thread but can I just ask..

When I grew potatos last year a lot of the energy seemed to go into growing the stems & leaves.. Is there a way of forcing the growing enrgy down into the spuds ?? ( I did earth up when the stems got 6" or so high)

[shirlthegirl43]

I dont wish to crash your thread but can I just ask..

When I grew potatos last year a lot of the energy seemed to go into growing the stems & leaves.. Is there a way of forcing the growing enrgy down into the spuds ?? ( I did earth up when the stems got 6" or so high)

Making sure your spuds have enough fertilizer and water is the best way to get a good crop. It is especially important to make sure they are regularly watered when the stems get tall - it is surprising how much rain and water is sheltered from the tubers by the dense growth. In the later weeks when the tubers are forming regular watering becomes even more important. If you let them get dry then water them the tubers are likely to split (you can still use them if that happens but they don't look so pretty). Tattieman has a brilliant guide to growing spuds on the vine someplace.

Edit to add link - http://www.growfruitandveg.co.uk/gra...1-a_26499.html

[Two_Sheds]

a lot of the energy seemed to go into growing the stems & leaves..

Are you growing in the ground or in containers? The tubers need the leaves for photosynthesis of course, so don't go cutting them off or anything.

Shirl's on the money re: feeding and watering

[Potstubsdustbins]

I don't know how true this is but, The old tale with regard to main crop is the more greenery the better as it dies back it all goes down into the spuds.

The others are on the nail with watering & feeding, when the spuds are forming I use tomorite.

Colin