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seed potatoes
« on: April 04, 2012, 17:23 »
hi folks,
well thats me horse manure all shovelled in to the plot, its been sitting for about 18 months. so I aim to dig it straight in.
question is where in aberdeenshire is the best place to get seed tatties and what are the best earlies and lastly when to plant what with this snow and all that.
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Re: seed potatoes
« Reply #1 on: April 04, 2012, 17:30 »
I don't know the area, (apart from the ferry terminal), but I suggest the best place to get them from is wherever there's any left.  Most of them will have been sold by this time of year.

You'll be hard pushed to get one of my favourites, Lady Christl, Pentland Javelin is another favourite, but I suspect you'll have to take what you can find - maybe even fork out for extortionate postage via mail order.
Did it really tell you to do THAT on the packet?

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Re: seed potatoes
« Reply #2 on: April 04, 2012, 17:42 »
I got some Lady Christl from Thompson & Morgan by post last week 2.99 for 20 i think it was
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Re: seed potatoes
« Reply #4 on: April 04, 2012, 17:48 »
maybe your local wilkinsons will have a few left - i know ours has!

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Re: seed potatoes
« Reply #5 on: April 04, 2012, 17:57 »
they have them here, but I don't know how near they are to you
http://www.jbaseedpotatoes.co.uk/lady-christl-seed-potatoes?filter_name=lady christl

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Re: seed potatoes
« Reply #6 on: April 04, 2012, 18:01 »
I think, the nearest Wilko is over 100 miles away. JBA do mail order only, don't they?
« Last Edit: April 04, 2012, 18:07 by argyllie »
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Re: seed potatoes
« Reply #7 on: April 04, 2012, 18:03 »
JBA is the other end of Scotland, over 200 miles away!
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Re: seed potatoes
« Reply #8 on: April 04, 2012, 18:06 »
And still mail order.

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Re: seed potatoes
« Reply #9 on: April 04, 2012, 18:08 »
Marshalls have them:

http://www.marshalls-seeds.co.uk/lady-christl-seed-potatoes-first-early-pid1909.html

But at £6.75 plus £4.95 post ((£11.70 total) for just 2.5kg, you may not want to go down that route!

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Re: seed potatoes
« Reply #10 on: April 04, 2012, 19:19 »
Pound shops all over have a few different varieties...  or Dobbies..
« Last Edit: April 04, 2012, 19:20 by gavinjconway »
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