Growing Pots for Christmas

Wail

I understand that it is possible to grow Potatoes for Christmas in the UK. Has anyone got any suggestions about what to grow? Is there anything that we need to know?

Have any garden centres got any stock?

-taff

keep them out of the frost, protect the top growth, feed well.

Chris25

Wail wrote: »

Have any garden centres got any stock?

Notcutts have (£2.20 a pack) & I would imagine The Garden Centre Group (used to be Wyevale mostly) have too.

cyclonebri1

Tesco?s

To explain, I askede where to buy pots for xmas planting, ie, just about right now.

No one in my area has stock, but some bright spark suggested planting Carlottes from Tescos. Sound idea, Charlottes should work well

The jury is still out.

Now these are not treated to be seed potatoes as we know, I put mine on a window cill 2 weeks ago and they rotted. The 2nd lot bought on Thurs were planted today. we'll see ;)

Farway

Yep, Charlotte from the likes of Lidl

They do need a cold spell, to mimic winter, so bung in fridge for a fornight

Then just plant in a large tub. bucket, sack etc [with drainage holes] and earth up as they grow

As the weather cools the foliage will die back, try and keep near house walls for a bit of shelter & warmth

Not for a major crop, but more for novelty, new spuds at New year for instnace