CHRISTMAS POTATOES
Nothing tastes quite so nice as your own home-grown new potatoes especially at Christmas.
To harvest potatoes in time for the festive season you need to plant them in late July or early August.
When planting use only cold-stored seed potatoes from specialist potato merchants or hold back some winter bought tubers yourself and keep them in the fridge.
Potatoes harvested in summer should not be replanted as they need to go through a long period of dormancy before the will bud and grow.
Most first or second early varieties can be used for cropping at Christmas.
The method used is exactly the same as for spring planted crops.
In sheltered gardens especially in southern areas of British Isles tubers planted outside in mid-summer should be ready in late autumn/early winter.
They can also be grown in containers, tubs or bags on the patio and can be moved indoors if the weather turns really bad.
Potatoes will take approx. 10-11 weeks from planting until they are ready to harvest.
When growing outdoors weather conditions and your soil type will determine how you decide to store them but you must first wait for the foliage to turn yellow and die back before you remove it.
In well sheltered and frost-free sites with good draining soil you may be able to leave them in the ground and lift them as needed whilst on other sites it may be necessary to lift and store them indoors.
If growing in pots, containers or bags indoors remove the foliage after it has died off, leave the tubers in situ and use as needed. The soil should be allowed to dry out completely at this time.
This year we have three varieties available that are suitable for cropping at Christmas.
Charlotte, Maris Peer and Celebration.
When placing your order please specify which variety you prefer.
Pack of 10 Specially Prepared Seed Potatoes.
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Every order is picked, packed and labelled by hand.
We want you to be happy with your purchase and all our Seed Potatoes are checked and inspected visually before packing. In the unlikely event of a problem please advise us within 48hrs of delivery. Due to the nature of the product we cannot accept any responsibility for their failure after planting as pests, disease, poor horticultural practice, extremes of weather and many other factors outside our control all take their toll. Seed Potatoes will only be accepted for return after seller has been informed and given permission. Refunds will be issued when items are received back in saleable condition within 14 days from original dispatch date. Buyer must pay all return charges except where an item has been shipped in error.
Seed potatoes should be kept in a cool, dry, well-ventilated, frost free place until planting.
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