Allotment Gardening Advice Help Chat
Growing => Grow Your Own => Topic started by: fatbelly on February 10, 2014, 08:52
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Hi my Seed spuds have arrived from JBA seed potatoes via my allotment society.
They don't look good at all with long straggly white chits that are about 6 inches long & some of the Spuds are quite wet!!
An old timer on our site told me to rub the long chits off & let the Spud start all over again. Will this work or do I need to buy new seed spuds?
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It'll work. I'm surprised at JBA, though.
Have they been somewhere else in the meantime?
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Yes it will work as long as they haven't been kept too wet for too long and have started to rot.
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Me thinks they have been in the shed at for a while at the plot shop first... Strange for JBA to supply like that.
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I would agree with Gavin. They will be fine with the chits rubbed off but grumble at your allot shop, if they arrived from JBA in that state then JBA will want to know about it.
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It'll work. I'm surprised at JBA, though.
Have they been somewhere else in the meantime?
I collected them yesterday which was the 1st date that we could get them. I will speak to our Lottie Secretary & see when & from what route we got them from JBA and where they have been since. What has happened in previous years is that they arrive on the site & you are expected to collect them the same day. But I will find out.
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Let us know what the outcome is. I've ordered seed potatoes from JBA for a friend. Delivery end of February, as they didn't want them before. Hope they'll be OK.
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As others have said, very strange. Mine arrived on the requested date and in rude health. They are now chitting away happily, and the quality is better than last year.
They must have been so we here quite warm to have developed such long growth. Even the ones in the shops haven't had a chance to do that yet!!
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I'd agree with the others about JBA. They are usually very good with deliveries and will not send out if frost is forecast or there is any other chance of delay or damage during transit. Mine have always arrived in perfect condition.
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I've had JBA tatties over the years, and they arrived perfectly, so I can't believe they left JBA in that condition - sounds like something has gone wrong in the supply chain afterwards :( Not the end of the world, but very disapointing for you
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I agree with that!
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JBA are always very good for me. I did think some Charlotte seed were very big last year so not a lot in number for the weight but I contacted them with details and they sent me a modest top up amount. I suspect the seed potatoes in your case may have been stuck somewhere with a courier in which case let JBA know so they can fix the problem.
R
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I haven't bought potatoes from J BA but I bought some of their potatoe pots I am really pleased with them. They were the best price around and are very strong. I am thinking about getting some planted in my unheated greenhouse but snow forecast so might wait.
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I cannot imagine JBA ever sending out potatoes in that sort of condition - I think they would rather send none at all than send them out like that!
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fatbelly, did you ever find out why it had happened?
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I got my Potato order from JBA today ,2.5 kg each of Cara, Charlotte, Kestrel, Lady Christl,and Sarpo Mira.As usual as in previous years absolutely wonderful quality. I ordered them in october 2013 to be delivered on 17 Feb 2014 and they did .
So what's all the moaning about Fatbelly ,I think the subject headline should be altered to Good service from JBA .All my friends who have ordered JBA have had good service .Why give bad publicity to a good firm .
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Mine also arrived today as promised :)
2.5kg of Blue Kestral, Desiree, Estima, Golden Wonder (x2), Pentland Javelin, and Romano - I think I might have ordered too many, Ooops ::)
I am very pleased with the quality of the spuds! First time I have ordered from JBA and I have to say that I am impressed!
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I got my Potato order from JBA today ,2.5 kg each of Cara, Charlotte, Kestrel, Lady Christl,and Sarpo Mira.As usual as in previous years absolutely wonderful quality. I ordered them in october 2013 to be delivered on 17 Feb 2014 and they did .
So what's all the moaning about Fatbelly ,I think the subject headline should be altered to Good service from JBA .All my friends who have ordered JBA have had good service .Why give bad publicity to a good firm .
Fatbelly is perfectly entitled to post of his personal experiences. Others have likewise done so, and the balance is redressed.
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I have had an email today from JBA i ordered 25kg on 6th feb mine will be here tomorrow :D cant wait to get planting ;)
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I got my Potato order from JBA today ,2.5 kg each of Cara, Charlotte, Kestrel, Lady Christl,and Sarpo Mira.As usual as in previous years absolutely wonderful quality. I ordered them in october 2013 to be delivered on 17 Feb 2014 and they did .
So what's all the moaning about Fatbelly ,I think the subject headline should be altered to Good service from JBA .All my friends who have ordered JBA have had good service .Why give bad publicity to a good firm .
that's a very strong reply.
I wonder what you would do if the shoe was on the other foot.
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Let's not pick on anybody here folks :)
It's been an interesting post.
Happy chitting :D
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In the end, this thread is in fact good publicity for JBA. Anyone who clicks on it will see how many people have had a good experience with them. Fatbelly hasn't followed up on who was at fault, so overall I'd say the balance is in JBA's favour.
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To be fair, we don't know that Snoop. Fatbelly was going to find out what happened, but maybe has not had much success yet.
JBA do have a good reputation and have received lots of nice compliments on this thread. The fact is that fatbelly has received some seed spuds in not so great condition and just asked for advice on whether it was worth perservering with them, or better to replace them. I'd be dissapointed if it was me, so I agree with shoozie, let's not risk making anyone feel a bit picked on :)
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Agreed, New Shoot. I didn't express myself well. I didn't mean to have a go at Fatbelly but to say that this thread is in fact good PR for JBA.
My apologies, Fatbelly.
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Just found out jba is not far away from me at all,anyhow both the places ive got my seed potatoes are from jba,finally got some lady christl to try.All look top notch.
Prices were £4.00 for 2.5kg or £1.50 a kilo loose at one place.£3.50 for 2.5kg at my usual place.
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Hi All, I rubbed off the leggy white chits placed the tubers in egg trays and they have re chitted and all is well.
As regards where they had been prior to being distributed to plot holders is still a mystery because our Committee member who has a van & trailer & collects them every year for us has gone away for the whole month to Lanzarote so no one has seen him. I have asked other plotters about their seed spuds and all are happy. It could just be that I was initially unlucky but as I said all is now good & I will be planting my spuds in the next 7 - 10 days.
Thanks to new shoot, snoozie, brave Murphy & yorkie for their comments.
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Glad it all turned out well.