I've planted my seed potatoes down on the lottie - decided on only two raised beds this year...... had a few spare, gave a few away, planted a "few" in buckets............... apart from the three potato sacks I won through the mag, I've just counted 19 morrisons flower buckets with potatoes in!

Has anyone else over done it with seeds/potatoes etc? Bernie aka DDL

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Yep - me too! Ordered three different types, plus the 10 freebies the D T Brown website - didn't realise there would be quite so many in a bag! Chitted them all, gave half away to my brother and still managed to plant two 20ft rows and eight pots!

You live & learn eh!

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Yup, me too Bernie I've got maincrops in the ground, then 3 big 'Spud Tubs' and 4 big containers on the lottie and 2 big containers at home. I've still got 16 Ulster Sceptre, 2 Charlotte & 2 Anya seed spuds with nowhere to plant them I've tried giving them away, no takers. I'm hoping my friends will get their veg plot organised in time to plant them - I hate waste!

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Sarah - you could always nip to Morrisons and get some buckets for 99p and do the same as me! I know the crops will be small - but rather that than waste anything. Bernie

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Only myself and my ensuite bathroom (cool and light) will ever know the full shame of this year's seed spud extravaganza

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Stand up now diggers all

I have quite a lot of those already, but the cost of compost is mounting up, and I also have to find space for 40 or so tomato plants, about 50 chillis and 10 pepper plants

Did I say I'd gone a bit over-board this year?!

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“Tell me one last thing,” said Harry. “Is this real? Or has this been happening inside my head?”
“Of course it is happening inside your head, Harry, but why on earth should that mean that it is not real?”

I had around 40 Morrison's buckets last year with spuds in - no ground dug for spuds then (still hoping to get some in the ground this year) and lost the lot to blight!

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Sarzwix What are you going to do with 50 chillie plants Do keep us posted on that one

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Me too, 6 twenty foot rows of first earlies, 4 rows second earlies and 10 rows of main crop, also gave away enough sets for at least 5 more rows.Just didnot realise how many potatoes you get in a bag.

Havent planted any in the ground yet but I have 20 builders tubs started in jan and have another 10 to plant up yet with my earlies, I will put the main crop in next weekend.

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Its only a chilli if it burns your mouth

Lost count after planting 135 - there are more, I can't resist something I like. I have taken on an allotment (last summer) which resembled deepest darkest Borneo and dad said 'do potatoes - they break up the ground' - so I have!

On a whim and seduced by the write-up, I've put in 20 mayan gold - does anybody know anything about them?

I Know it is passed my bed time - but Hubby is in Scotland and can't sleep!

I have planted two 15ft rows of Arran Pilot, two of Anya (plus one bucket) and four of Sarpo Axona. But there will be 7 people eating the produce and we all love spuds!

Might get more buckets for the leftover sarpo seed tatties.

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in total i ordered 120 seeds in totalover 3 verietys
it is true you get quite a lot in the packs the way i se it you cant have enough spuds
all the best

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I Have Only Got 3 Potato Bags Two Contianers And A Dustbin Full Of Potatoe So I Think I Have Restrained Myself

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How big does the bucket need to be? Have a few sets left, never growen them in buckets before, might give it a go this year if I can find the right size buckets.

I use 10 litre florist buckets which I buy from Morrisons. One seed spud per bucket (don't forget to drill holes first). You don't get a huge crop but there is usually a meal-worth per bucket (family of four)

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today me and the clan got around 45 spuds planted along with peas,cauiles,cabbage,more peas,radish and kohlrabi
we got in just as it started pouring down

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Nice one DD! Sounds like you had a better day than me! LOL! Bernie aka DDL

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