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Wednesday 14 February 2018

Grow Your Own Seed Potatoes, Shallots, onions And Garlic

You can't beat your own early spuds. Buy your first earlies now. Chit them (let shoots form) and plant out traditionally Good Friday which is 30th March early this year. We recomend International Kidney (Jersey Royal) and Swift.
International Kidney (Jersey Royal) Often grown as an early but can be grown as a second early or harvested as a main crop when it becomes more floury but it is best as a new potatoe grown quickly.
Swift are particularly good as a very, very early potatoe and have very good pest and disease resistance. Not great for mash but a tasty potatoe for everything else.

Shallots, onions and Garlic an also go in and are available.