Tattie Time again.

I'd love to come to the tattie day Scotsgran but it's a bit far, I'm Afraid!!! Your're are chatting much better than mine.They've been in the potting shed 2or 3 weeks but hardly shooting yet.It's been very dull here apart from 2 days earlier this week!!!!!!!!!
Oh, just realised, maybe the pic is not of yours this year!.!?

I grow mine in tubs :o)
I've bought a few loose ones and am going to put them to chitt soon.

Have a look at this web site if you fancy going to a Potato Day Paul. You will find out where there are potato days near you. There is one in Southend on Sea this weekend. http://www.potatoday.org/potatodays.htm
These are all old photographs some of which might have appeared in my potato blog many moons ago. I did not grow any veg last year. I missed my home grown so will put some in pots this year. Potatoes will grow whether or not you chit them but it gives them a headstart and it allows you to rub off some of the less robust shoots to give the others a chance. If you have any sort of cold greenhouse, shed etc you can plant your potatoes in pots inside and move them out when the weather improves. I did notice in 2012 quite a few supermarkets were bringing in Heritage potato varieties. if you like Jersey Royals but not the shop prices look out for International Kidney. It is the variety known as JR if grown in Jersey. It is actually a maincrop potato and tastes great if left to grow until the tops die back. It is also a big potato suitable for baking if left to mature. It will be interesting to see how well your potatoes do this year Snoopdog and Hywel given you are using quite different ways of growing. I like the pots as I am having difficulty digging and my veg garden has been totally overshadowed by a new building making it useless for potatoes which like sun in the late afternoon. I can plonk a few pots in the herbaceous border if necessary.

Thanks Scotsgran...Southend is just up the road(about 15 miles) so might have a ride up there on Sunday although, I already have my seed spuds.Don't buy as many as used to as I had blight so didn't grow any in the ground last year only in containers(and the same this year I will only grow in bags/pots) Up to 3 years ago, I had a large plot(allotment sized) behind one of my customers' garden so used to grow loads including main crop but it got a bit too much for me keep travelling over there to water etc.
I grew some international kidney 2 years ago....good but not great!!!

Paul I have just checked the Southend potato day is Saturday 23rd so tomorrow.

Yes, what a shame Scotsgran ! I looked it up(it's in Faifax Drive...at the allotments I think which we visited on an open day last summer) I was hoping it was Sunday as I'm busy tomorrow.Going on a walk with our local MP and others, hopefully, on an old light railway trackbed which we are trying to save from development and trying to get heritage status etc to turn into a walk and cycle way with a small museum. we've a long way to go but we're starting to get noticed!
Then, I'm off to Ware for football(can't miss that...I'd get withdrawal symptoms!!!!!!)

Good luck with the campaign and enjoy the match.

That looks interesting! Too far away for me, I'm afraid. I've never grown potatoes, but have sometimes thought about putting some in a tub.

We had 50 +people turn up at our walk/meeting on Saturday and my team won 5-1.....good day!
Try some spuds in bags or a big tub Melchisedec! nothing like your own home grown new potatoes!!

Thanks Paul - I think I will. The sense of achievement definitely adds to the taste of homegrown!

Most definitely...that and the fact they come straight from your garden into the pan...not sitting in lorries and shops for days!

Too true. They always smell so good as well!

50+ people turning up for the walk is great result. I hope you achieve your aims for the redundant railway. It will be a safe place to walk and ride with kids. We cycled on the main roads with our kids but I would not allow our grand children to ride around here nowadays. Did the other team only bring a goalie so your team could practice penalties lol?

Now now Scotsgran...mind you ,I did omit to say the other team had a man sent off.Ha ha!! Well, I don't suppose he found it funny tho!!
The railway track bed project is really gathering pace.Maybe, I'll put some details/pics on a blog on here one day.

Well done on both counts anyway. I'll look forward to seeing your photos. I'm sure there will be lots of wild flowers to see and probably berries which are not covered in dust from the passing vehicles.

Plenty of brambles, yes!!!!! I shall be going downin the spring to listen for the cuckoo... Didn't hear him last spring!

We don't get cuckoos here but we used to hear them every Spring up in Morayshire. Big juicy brambles yum. I can send you a few wild strawberry plants if there are none there yet.

Ooh yes. I could slip the in somewhere! don't know if it's 'allowed' though...haha!