[Doodle]

I seem to remember reading on here that folks can plant new potatos now to have ready for Christmas?

I'd like to give it a go, but what type of pots are best and do I need to do anything 'special' or are they grown as normal??

[DD.]

Do a forum search on "Christmas Potatoes", (not "potato's"), you'll find plenty of reading matter!!!

[chris.selvey]

i have been looking for them everywhere, buti know for certain that the idea has caught on strongly and that suttons seeds have completely sold out till 2011 and Thompson and Morgon do not sell these types of potatoes.

[Parsnip]

i have been looking for them everywhere, buti know for certain that the idea has caught on strongly and that suttons seeds have completely sold out till 2011 and Thompson and Morgon do not sell these types of potatoes.

Try here

http://www.jbaseedpotatoes.co.uk/autumn-and-Christmas-potatoes-c11.html

[missycat]

For anyone in the Blackpool & Fylde area Baguley's Garden Centre has seed potatoes for Christmas harvest at £1.75 per kg

[Kimberley04]

I planted mine up today - I hope they'll have enough growing time before the first frosts to give me a nice Christmas harvest....

[mickwood]

Good link Parsnip, I've just dug up my 'Red Duke of York' potatoes and after looking at  that link found that they are also Christmas pots.....can I just replant the smaller pots I've dug up??

[Yorkie]

I don't think you can - Iain@JBa posted something some time ago if I recall correctly to the effect that such spuds needed a rest period of about 60 (?) days before going back into the soil.  So if you've just dug them up it's too late.

As previously suggested, a search under Christmas Potatoes (or possibly spuds) with Iain's user name will narrow this down to find the correct post and information.

[mickwood]

Thanks for that Yorkie, think I'll go get some more to plant ASAP! 

[Yorkie]

I don't think you can - Iain@JBa posted something some time ago if I recall correctly to the effect that such spuds needed a rest period of about 60 (?) days before going back into the soil.  So if you've just dug them up it's too late.

As previously suggested, a search under Christmas Potatoes (or possibly spuds) with Iain's user name will narrow this down to find the correct post and information.

Yep, remembered right 

http://chat.allotment-garden.org/index.php?topic=38563.msg458465#msg458465