[debih]

Last year we didnt manage to get any potatoes in for the winter as I was buying them mail order and we got a letter saying that they had run out and I couldnt find any more anywhere else.   

My question - when should I start looking out for potatoes for harvesting at Christmas, when should I be planting them and what sort should I be looking out for.  Also, any ideas where I can get them from - I have seen some online but the postage costs the same as the actual seed potatoes which makes them quite expensive.

[noshed]

Have a look round pound shops etc - they aren't very good quality though. We had some in our lotty shop up to a couple of weeks ago. But fundamentally this is because you plant spuds in the spring, as a general rule.

[SUTTY1]

if you cant find any seed to buy try using some your own crop from this year if they are healthy.Get them in by early september and protect well from frost. Good Luck

[Zippy]

So how does this work then?

Do you drop a potato from this year's harvest into a large pot and keep it in your cold greenhouse as winter approaches. September to December seems a long growing time? Fourteen weeks? Hmm maybe not too long then.

[mumofstig]

have a look here
http://chat.allotment-garden.org/index.php?topic=51771.msg615271#msg615271

it may help