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  • Xmas Spuds

    Hi Folks,

    If it's not to late could someone recommend a supplier of Christmas seed spuds?

    Thanks
    Danny
    Cheers

    Danny

  • #2
    I think I got mine from Dobies last year...must admit it was rather a waste of time and I didn't get a jot out of them but good luck with your's

    RtB
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    RtB x

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    • #3
      I got some in Wyevale at the weekend. Don't know if they will provide a crop as this is the first time I have tried.

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      • #4
        By all means give it a go................. I've tried three years running and hardly got a spud.
        Come to think of it I can't recall hearing of ANYONE on the vine who has went out on Christmas morning and picked enough for there dinner? *Ducks as loads of gardeners make a liar out of me*
        My Majesty made for him a garden anew in order
        to present to him vegetables and all beautiful flowers.- Offerings of Thutmose III to Amon-Ra (1500 BCE)

        Diversify & prosper


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        • #5
          Never worked for me either
          All gardeners know better than other gardeners." -- Chinese Proverb.

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          • #6
            I harvested some last autumn; but they had been in buckets for months and definitely not enough for a proper dinner.

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            • #7
              Originally posted by broadway View Post
              Hi Folks,

              If it's not to late could someone recommend a supplier of Christmas seed spuds?

              Thanks
              Danny
              I got some from Wyevale yesterday. Going to give it a go anyway

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              • #8
                I got some at my local gc, I have put them in pots, we'll see what happens!
                My mind works like lightning, One brilliant flash and it is gone!

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                • #9
                  Originally posted by RobintheBobin View Post
                  I think I got mine from Dobies last year...must admit it was rather a waste of time and I didn't get a jot out of them but good luck with your's

                  RtB
                  x
                  Me neither

                  Originally posted by Snadger View Post
                  By all means give it a go................. I've tried three years running and hardly got a spud.
                  Come to think of it I can't recall hearing of ANYONE on the vine who has went out on Christmas morning and picked enough for there dinner? *Ducks as loads of gardeners make a liar out of me*
                  Me neither

                  Originally posted by Two_Sheds View Post
                  Never worked for me either
                  Me neither

                  BUT
                  Triumph of hope over experience:::::

                  I'm going to try again this year.
                  Last edited by maytreefrannie; 20-08-2009, 10:39 PM.
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                  • #10
                    what does work for me is to leave some Pink Fir Apples in the ground (my soil is light and sandy). They seem resistant to slugs (unlike my King Eds) and just get a light mulch of grass clippings in late summer to see them through.
                    All gardeners know better than other gardeners." -- Chinese Proverb.

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                    • #11
                      I have a few small potatoes from my main crop and thought of planting those up for a winter crop. Is it ok to use these?

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                      • #12
                        I plan to do this every year but never do but this year I'm intending to plant up a few of my second earlies (Charlotte) and see what happens. They'll be in pots in the cold greenhouse and protected with fleece when necessary. To be honest, am not expecting much but it's worth a try.

                        Some of us live in the past, always talking about back then. Some of us live in the future, always planning what we are going to do. And, then there are those, who neither look behind or ahead, but just enjoy the moment of right now.

                        Which one are you and is it how you want to be?

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                        • #13
                          I've bought some at Wyevale GC. Have been advised to plant them in potato bags (where I successfully grew all my spuds this year) and when it gets a bit cold to move them into my unheated greenhouse and keep them free from frost. We'll see what happens.........

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                          • #14
                            My Plan is to grow some xmas spuds in polypots inside my greenhouse. That should do the job nicely I hope.
                            I will make up my usual mix with some old compost and them put a plastic bag on the ground and add a 2 inch layer of this mix which I will them place the polypots onto.
                            Potato videos here.

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                            • #15
                              Tattieman,

                              Obviously you know your spuds so a question.

                              I love Cyprus spuds and wondered if you've ever tried to go them?

                              Regards
                              Danny
                              Cheers

                              Danny

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