Loverrrly time at the potato day!

Ooooh I've had a BRILLIANT day!

Apart from the obvious, the spuds, I had a lovely time because I met up with GAVINCONWAY from off here    We sat and had a 'post-purchase' cuppa together and  we chatted away about lotties to our hearts content  even Mrs Conway and my little Jacob enjoyed it too.

Right...well I only went to have a peep at what a Potato Day actually was, and buy JUST A COUPLE.  Hmmmm... Well as you can imagine I was thrilled at the prices  (£1.50 a bag, at least a dozen healthy seeds in each) and to a newbie like myself they appeared to have every potato imaginable.  Although I did notice the more common names had sold out fairly soon.

I bought SEVEN bags!!!  Whoops, hee hee.  I'll have to give away what I can't fit on my plot, or I could plant some in containers at home if needs be.

Right, here's the list...I made my selection in true girlie style and was swayed by pretty names  LOL!!

First Earlies:
Duke of York
Lady Christl
Maris Bard
2nd Earlies:
Bonnie
Kestrel
Maris Peer
and I was rather excited to get some Pink Fir Apple too 

I hope I did OK... NO idea if they're suitable for my plot/location/experience and I only went over my £10 spending money by a little bit.

So...there you go. Sorry you couldn't all come along. x

Glad you two had such a good time, and managed to get your potatoes as well 

Gavin you're a cheeky so and so!    I'm worried about me mixing my varieties up so goodness knows how you'll manage. Glad you had a good day out, lovely weather for it. x

Sunshine, I was worried I wouldn't be able to recognise him when we got there so he told me he would be wearing a rather bright hat.... I thought it was going to be a 'Where's Wally?' moment but I found the dayglo headgear instantly, hee hee. x

Awww...Solway  but at least you won't be tempted to chit and plant too soon if it's a little later, we were worried about when to start them off but were advised to just start them off now.  They're all in my lounge now, set out with the labels on!  They'd make lovely ornaments don't you think, hee hee! x

I agree.

As cosy as your home may be, spuds won't like it.

Do you have a Northerly facing window sill? Mine get chitted at the far end of my kitchen, which is huge, on a North facing window sill, by the back door. It doesn't get too warm that end.

Anywhere that is guaranteed frost free and very light will do. You don't want it warm to chit them

Mine chit slowly and steadily for months on end on the windowsill of my bedroom, which has double glazing, is north facing, and is heated, but to a lower temperature than the living areas of the house.

The two things to avoid are frost, and a combination of warmth and darkness (that's what results in long white chits - in my experience it's the light that stops that happening rather than very cool temperatures.)

Hi Claire... take a look at my weblink for my todays work... been busy again.

Now about your spuds... see this article on the growing help tab.. it has info on spuds and chitting. http://www.allotment-garden.org/vegetable/potato/potato-growing-guide.php

Put them in egg boxes and LABEL them so you dont mix them up!!