I've just got back from my annual seed potato buying trip. It's one of the first landmarks in my gardening year and one I really look forward to. This year it has been even more exciting, because with more space to fill I can now choose an even bigger range of varieties than ever. I went over to Russells Garden Centre just outside Coventry, which is an independent garden centre, where you can buy most of the varieties loose. Unfortunately, one of my tried and trusted favourites, Anya, was not available loose this time, only in very large bags of about 40 tubers. I didn't want that many, so I'm giving them a miss this year.
Before I went I measured my potato patch, and carefully worked out exactly how many tubers I have room for. I decided I would plant four types of maincrops in rows of seven, and seven types of earlies/second earlies in rows of ten. This is what I have chosen:
Maincrops:
Maris Piper
Cara (one of my regulars)
Sante
Picasso
Second Earlies:
Charlotte (another regular)
Yukon Gold
Apache (pictured above)
First Earlies:
Casablanca
Lady Christl
Rocket
The intriguing-looking Apaches were only available in pre-packed bags, so I will have two rows of those. So all except for the Cara and Charlotte are varieties I have never grown before (not that I can remember anyway!)
I shall now start setting them all out in their egg boxes to chit - hope I have enough egg boxes!
1 comment:
Wow, that's a lot of spuds. Wish I had that much space! I'm making do with a bulk-bag planter. Trying Maris Piper and Rooster this year. The family love their roasties. Good luck!
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