Planting potatoes now for autumn cropping is relatively new. It means you can be harvesting new potatoes at a time of year when we'd normally only have old, stored potatoes. Specially prepared tubers are more expensive than ordinary seed potatoes; to get the best value from them consider growing in a potato bag or raised bed. You will get a far heavier crop from a small number of tubers like this than from growing them the traditional way. You do not need to buy a special bag, you can easily rig something up with a large plastic compost sack or even one of those 'bulk bags' which building supplies come in. (Click here for more about using 'bulk bags' as a raised bed)
Autumn-planting seed potatoes are available from Harringe Plants at Sellinge (the Potten Farm site), as well as other outlets. Varieties available are Maris Peer (slug resistant), Pentland Javelin (scab and eelworm resistant), and Charlotte (firm and waxy). Harringe Plants are an independent owner-run nursery and well worth a visit. When you spend your money at local independent retailers, it stays in the community instead of finding its way to offshore accounts owned by multimillionaires! Click here if you'd like to go to their facebook page and learn more.
Autumn-planting seed potatoes are available from Harringe Plants at Sellinge (the Potten Farm site), as well as other outlets. Varieties available are Maris Peer (slug resistant), Pentland Javelin (scab and eelworm resistant), and Charlotte (firm and waxy). Harringe Plants are an independent owner-run nursery and well worth a visit. When you spend your money at local independent retailers, it stays in the community instead of finding its way to offshore accounts owned by multimillionaires! Click here if you'd like to go to their facebook page and learn more.
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