TAJ Posted January 17, 2009 Share Posted January 17, 2009 Today we got our seend potatoes: Arran Pilot, Catriona, Desiree, King Edwards, Golden Wonder, and Pink fir Apples. Plus we got shallot and onion sets - only 1 type of shallots, then white & red onions and giant onions. We started the seeds as well, sweetcorn & beetroot. ...and all that for a £20 garden voucher - a Christmas present we will enjoy all year. Tracy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redwing Posted January 17, 2009 Share Posted January 17, 2009 Bargain! sounds like you are organised I got Pink Fir Apple potatoes too - apparently they are a sod to peel but I liked the name Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TAJ Posted January 18, 2009 Author Share Posted January 18, 2009 Bargain! sounds like you are organised I got Pink Fir Apple potatoes too - apparently they are a sod to peel but I liked the name Peel You just scrub them - This will be the 4th year we have had them, they are a really old variety. Although they are a salad potato as they are a main crop potato they store well over winter, we still have some left to eat from last year's crop. Tracy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redwing Posted January 18, 2009 Share Posted January 18, 2009 That seems more logical I had no idea they would store well either, I assumed because they were a salad potato they wouldnt do well in storage Thanks for the info! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TAJ Posted January 19, 2009 Author Share Posted January 19, 2009 That seems more logical I had no idea they would store well either, I assumed because they were a salad potato they wouldnt do well in storage Thanks for the info! Me too, until I asked the nice many 3 years ago at the garden centre we get the seed potatoes from (30+ yrs experience with growing pots). Hubby just brought the last half sack of them up from the allotment shed yesterday. Tracy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
