[Kirpi]

I was tempted to order in some Christmas seed potatoes, but read the posts on here and decided against the project.

Around £6.00 for 5 tubers, £5.00 for a 50 litre bag of compost and a small outlay for those woven containers - I saw them for around £7 for 3 but I would only want one so say a quid there. So £12 for anything from nil to twenty potatoes?

I did read one post that said someone sealed some new potatoes from their first earlies in a metal biscuit tin with dry compost and one tin was slimy but the other was perfect. Might try that.

Or just put some first earlies in the salad crisper in the fridge and not touch them till Christmas maybe?

[arugula]

Another way is to keep back some of your early seed potatoes and plant them later - August/September - but the problem many people have is keeping the growing conditions warm enough for them to actually grow and produce any potatoes.

[pdblake]

I'd rather have mash or roasters with the turkey to be honest

[Growster...]

Probably easier to actually buy some..;0

I'm sure Mr Twongo will sell you some that look 'new'...

(hides behind chair)

[grinling]

plant 1st earlies, june time in pots and move to frost free place sept. if early is a keeper it will keep in fridge well.

[shoozie]

In terms of earlies, I find Arran pilot keeps well in a hessian bag well into the new year if placed in a cool place.  Seconds like Wilja and Charlotte are good stored too. I've twice failed with late plantings - and won't bother again.  I'd rather grow and store good, clean summer grown tatties.  But, by all means experiment with late plantings with seed potatoes you hold back rather than buy at inflated prices quoted now - if you can dodge the frost, blight and have sufficient light.  Personally, I wouldn't waste my money or effort though.

[solway cropper]

New potatoes at Christmas is nothing more than a marketing ploy and another way to extract hard-earned cash from gullible gardeners. Save your money and enjoy mash and roasties with the turkey.

[cadalot]

Open a Tin  to add to the roast and mash