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Can anyone advise me where to buy seed potatoes this time of year.
I am assuming if i can get them they will be second earlies. Any advice on varieties would also be great, Thanks Minty

I've just stuck a couple of my mongrels (leftover from last year, didn't dig them all up. Also put ordinary supermarket ones in to see what would happen) back in the compost heap, from whence they came...

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Thompson and Morgan have some seed spuds to order now but they don't send them out till late July I think.

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Happy Gardening,
Shirley

http://www.honeyjukes.co.uk

You won't find any for sale right now, you will need to order for delivery end June/ July - the ones you find (like Carlingford) will be salad/ early varieties intended for a container-grown "christmas" crop. It's a gamble and you need shelter for them. It is too late to be sowing a second early or maincrop in the ground.

I have some seed potatoes which I got sent free from Thompson & Morgan and haven't managed to find space for them yet. They are 2nd earlies which take around 13 weeks from planting to harvest, they will need plenty of water and may need fleece cover if you get very early frosts, but if you want 'em??! This is a link to the description
http://potatoes.thompson-morgan.com/product/zww5166/1

send me a Private Message with your address and I'll send em off.

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Sarah

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Thanks Sarah you are a true lady.
Cant wait till they arrive as they will be the first planting in my new lottie so will allways be remembered, You treally are a friendly bunch here arn`t you
Thanks Minty

I just ordered some from here....
these will be my first planting as well, can't wait til they arrive!

http://www.vanmeuwen.com/form/search.html?search=potato

Excellent advice yet again, Thanks and special thanks Sarah (will send you some of the first lifting) Minty