Today we went to the annual potato day in Hampshire, for anyone that doesnt know this is where you can buy potatoes by the tuber from a selection of around 150 different varieties. It is a great event completely misunderstood by a lot of people who think we are barmy going to a potato day, but I love it!
I had already bought a collection of blight resistant potatoes from Thompson & Morgan which consisted of 6 bags of 20 tubers. I therefore knew that I shouldnt buy too many more, but you can guess the rest!
This is what we have so far,
First Earlies
Royal Kidney, 9 Tubers.
Ulster Sceptre, 28 Tubers.
Home Guard, 8 Tubers.
Second Earlies
Markies, 20 Tubers.
Juliette, 10 Tubers.
Madelaines, 8 Tubers.
Marfona, 10 Tubers.
Maincrop
Valour, E. Maincrop 28 Tubers
Lady Balfour, E. maincrop 28 Tubers
Cara, L. Maincrop, 20 Tubers
Sarpo Mira, L Maincrop, 20 Tubers
Sarpo Axona, L. Maincrop, 20 Tubers.
Golden Wonder, Maincrop, 8 Tubers.
Isle of Jura, Maincrop, 8 Tubers.
In total 205 Tubers, which planted 15" apart will give us 13 20' rows of potatoes. I think this will fill one of the beds which is 30' X 20' and the earlies can make way for leeks and squashes later in the season.
The potato day was really well organised, the people working there and the volunteers were all lovely and I saw Wendy Ellicock there who had presented a course at West Dean Gardens which I went to in 2006. It was good to chat to her as she has disarming enthusiasm and enourmous knowledge.
I haven't got any 'Potato Fertiliser' this year but to be honest I have no idea as to its organicness and so may give it a miss, we still have a bit of cow manure so may just use that and some comfrey leaves instead.
Cant wait till we can get stuff in the ground but still loads more ground work first!!
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