Seed potatoes

[Dianne1234567]

Have been reading up on this, but am still a bit confused. Can anyone help? I wanted to plant some seed potatoes and wondered if it was the right time of year or not, or whether I should wait until spring. Was going to buy some off ebay. Can anyone help?

[Cosmo and Dibs]

Don't buy them now. Far too cold to plant now.

It is traditional to plant them around Easter time. It is best to buy seed spuds in Jan or Feb.

[Hans Mum]

as cosmo says too early & too cold, if you read the seed mags you can order them now but they are not despatched until next year

[Dianne1234567]

Thanks very much - I will hold off until then Cosmo and Dibs and Hans Mum. Was just keen to crack on with another batch.

[Bigmallly]

Good Friday is an easy date to remember.

[HotStuff]

Good Friday is an easy date to remember.

So is St Patricks day

[gojiberry]

I am quite south in relation to some grapes and usually sow a few earlies beginning of Feb. They do need protection sowing that early but most years I get away with it and get an early crop.

Ian

[SlugLobber]

You'll see them in the garden centres after Christmas, OP. Don't do what I did last year and store them in the shed. The severe cold weather got most of them. Frost hardy they certainly are not! I sowed some of them in March and I did have to protect them.

[RobintheBobin]

St Patricks' Day it is for my tatties.