[Sadgit]

Where is the best place to buy them from??

Cheers
SG

[GreenOwl]

Potato Day or local independant garden centre if you've got one.  You can usually find all sorts of varieties and buy them by the tuber rather than by the kg.

(now you're going to ask me about Potato Days aren't you?  I'll look for a link.)

[GreenOwl]

http://www.potatoday.org/

The worst way to buy them (imho) is mail order because of the high cost of postage - due to weight.

[Helen_uk]

I'm going to a Potato day on the 25th at Ryton Organic Gardens, in Coventry.

I'm a complete newbie to all this so thought it'd be an interesting day out!!

[happy chick]

Thanks for this topic everyone.  I'll now be going to Swindon on 31st Jan to buy our seed potatoes!!  We met Pennard Plants at the Frome gardening show in the summer and bought some cheap seeds back then.  Looking forward to seeing what bargains can be picked up at the potato day!

[matthew2riches]

I have a 25kg sack of Maris Bard coming for the end of Jan.  I spent under £24 (including postage) AND THEY ARE ORGANIC!

[nobby]

i always get mine at the local potato day [whitchurch hants end off the month ] you get a great veriaty and exelent quality as well as outher local growres and supliers of veges and stuff

[Debbie D]

We haven't got a potato day near us unfortunately, I am still trying to decide on varieties to choose for my first earlies.  I grew rocket last year and they were nice but I fancy trying something new this time.

[Aidy]

independant garden centre for me, support the locals.

[p00rstudent]

i order mine through the local allotment association, seems a very reasonable price, though i think i may have gotten carried away aw i have have ordered in the region of 40kg of seed potatoes. though the bed they are going in is 8m x 10m so will hopefully be able to squeeze them all in.

[DD.]

i order mine through the local allotment association, seems a very reasonable price, though i think i may have gotten carried away aw i have have ordered in the region of 40kg of seed potatoes. though the bed they are going in is 8m x 10m so will hopefully be able to squeeze them all in.

You're going to have a job!

At about 25 to the kilo, that's 1,000 spuds.

Let's say 15 x 8m rows.

That's 67 to a row of 315 inches.

That's one every 4.7 inches.

Depending on whether they are earlies or lates, I think you've got at least 3 times too many.

At least that's what the back of my envelope says.

[Aidy]

i order mine through the local allotment association, seems a very reasonable price, though i think i may have gotten carried away aw i have have ordered in the region of 40kg of seed potatoes. though the bed they are going in is 8m x 10m so will hopefully be able to squeeze them all in.

You're going to have a job!

At about 25 to the kilo, that's 1,000 spuds.

Let's say 15 x 8m rows.

That's 67 to a row of 315 inches.

That's one every 4.7 inches.

Depending on whether they are earlies or lates, I think you've got at least 3 times too many.

At least that's what the back of my envelope says.

perhaps a good idea is scrounge some old compost bags and put the extra in them.

[Aunt Sally]

40 Kg  :shock:

I buy about 6 Kg of potatoes and usually have at least a kilo left over after planting my aprox 5 x 5 metre patch.

So by my reconing with 40 Kilos youd be able to plant up at least 200 squ metres and your plot is only 80.

[DD.]

With 2/3 rds left over, where are you going to put all these bags? I reckon you need about 160 sq m for them!

[p00rstudent]

hmmm oh well live and learn, got a bit carried away with all the differnt varietys, i think i will probably donate the left overs to my some of my nebhbouring plot holders, but i do have a fair few compost bags kicking around so i can put some in there, they are a mix of earlys, 2nd earlies and mains. still i think i will hopefully have plenty of spuds in the coming year.