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[Jirvo & the Digger]

Hi folks,

Jirvo and the Digger have just spotted this site while doing some research on seed potatoes.

We have an allotment in Plymouth on a south facing slope - half of it is now set out in deep beds (much back breaking last year!), while the other half needs working on. So we decided on potatoes (to clear the ground) and have just bought some seed spuds and some cheaper supermarket ones. We are going to try a little experiment, so hope to keep you posted. And if anyone has any tips or advice - all welcome! Must say great idea about the straw bales Rough Jack!

Great site by the way.

[Shirley]

Hiya Jirvo & the digger!

:welcomeish:

Looking forward to hearing all about your experiment

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welcome!

[glenniedragon]

Hello there! good luck with the lottie experiment, may all your crops be bountiful!

kind thoughts
Deb

[Millymollymandy]

Hello and welcome!

[Andy Hamilton]

Hello there and welcome. Shop bought potatoes do work and I have used them in the past. Howerver, if you are planting a whole plot full of them then keep a watchful eye out for blight. Bought seed potatoes are grow at high altitudes to reduce the risk of blight.

#i like the idea of the no dig alltoment if you have a problem with weeds. break up a cardboard box and put it flat on your plot. cover it with compost and plant your seedlings or seeds in the compost. The cardboard will break down and the roots will grow through it and the cardboard will retard growth for the weeds.

[Jarmara]

Hello and welcome from another newbie :)
i tried some shop bought spuds and it was terrible everything turned gooey and stinky and any that didnt were coverd in nasty scabby warts so in future i will be sticking to seed spuds i home your project turns out better than mine.

[Thomzo]

Hello fellow newbie!

I have always used shop bought potatoes and they've always been fine. I tend to buy a bag of potatoes and then not eat them all so I chuck em out on the garden and end up digging up potatoes for years in all sorts of odd places. It's quite fun when you get a surprise potato.