Seed Potatoes

Larumbelle

Has anyone seen any Marfona on their travels? We love them as they make jacket spuds that are so creamy you don't need butter.

mardatha

I got the pentland javelin on Ebay and maybe they weren't pentland javelin smk ...but they were truly not at all nice and this year I'm getting Charlottes

soba

You know when you see seed potatoes about at this time of year? If I want to plant some soon and a different veriety for harvesting later in the year, do I need to buy the seed potatoes now cos last year I couldn't get any for planting later in the season after about Feb. If I do need to buy them now, how would I store them?

nodwah

It's down to the different tyes - the "early" ones are ready in 12 -14 weeks and the "maincrops" take longer to be ready
If you don't want to plant them yet, keep them in a dark cool but not frosty place until you want to plant them, though they might start to sprout eventually.

look at the website smk77 mentioned - it's very clear

mouseymousey99

Hello - Also thinking of doing some this year, just thinking it would use a lot of compost? Do you think its worth doing? I see lots of ads in the papers today for potatoe sack things - but I already have quite a few containers so maybe I should just use those?

kippers

silvercharming wrote: »

Has anyone seen any Marfona on their travels? We love them as they make jacket spuds that are so creamy you don't need butter.

I also love marfona....i couldn't find them on the internet but i managed to get some at my local garden centre today...very lucky.

nodwah

mouseymousey99 wrote: »

Hello - Also thinking of doing some this year, just thinking it would use a lot of compost? Do you think its worth doing? I see lots of ads in the papers today for potatoe sack things - but I already have quite a few containers so maybe I should just use those?

as long as they're fairly big - bucket size

For me there stlil an excitement when I'm lifting the spuds (sad I know)
and I love going out in the garden, picking things and cooking them straight away. New potatoes are definitely worth it

Look at last years potaot weigh in http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.html?t=1032771&highlight=potato+weigh+inhttp://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.html?t=1032771&highlight=potato+weigh+in

mouseymousey99

Many thanks Nodwah, I bit the bullet and went for the Marshalls offer in the end, its in today's Telegraph you get the seed potatoes and some containers for around £14. I'm itching to start growing things.

nodwah

Hurray - you soon be a saddoe like me!

Flyfisher_2

silvercharming wrote: »

Has anyone seen any Marfona on their travels? We love them as they make jacket spuds that are so creamy you don't need butter.

http://www.thompson-morgan.com/potatoes1/product/zww5043/1.html

http://www.jbaseedpotatoes.co.uk/second-earlies/marfona-p30.html

http://www.shrubs.co.uk/potato-second-early-marfona-3kg-7283-p.asp