Time to buy seed potatoes

Posted by TopVeg - January 18th, 2007

We are off! Bought seed potatoes today!!

The garden centre did not have any Sharpe’s Express, which we wanted. We got Maris Bard (a first early, but not quite as early as Sharpe’s Express) to plant now, under polythene, in the ground we have had covered for a bit.

We also took some King Edwards, which we will chit (put in a light place to allow short, thick shoots to grow from the eyes). This will give them a head’s start when planted in March.

The seed potatoes were excellent quality:

  • certified Scottish grown seed. This means that the should not be carrying any virus diseases.
  • an even size, about as large as a hen’s egg
  • dry, clean, unspoilt skins
  • no rots or signs of disease

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