Seed Potatoes varieties for 2013 have arrived and this season we have 22 varieties in total. Most of these we are able to offer loose so that once again customers can select only the number and sizes of potatoes they require. It may seem early to some to buy you seed potatoes in January. Buying early gives you the best choice as well as enabling the early chitting. Chitting can be done by laying the tubers with the “eyes” facing up in a tray (cardboard egg boxes are ideal). They should then be placed in a cool but frost free place with good light but out of direct sunlight. Under the staging in a greenhouse is ideal (make sure it remains frost free) or alternatively cool spare room can do the job. They should stay there until the shoots reach about 2-3cm long (this takes between 6 & 8 weeks). The traditional time for planting the tubers out in the garden is around Easter. Earlier plantings are possible in sheltered areas and under protection. Plant about 12cm deep in a well prepared bed. Alternatively Potato growing bags can be used if space is limited. Many of the varieties we have selected this season were chose for their disease and pest resistance, especially to Blight and Slugs, which caused so many problems last summer. Varieties such as Accord, Orla, Romano, and Setanta offer good resistance to Blight. For flavour it is hard to beat Charlotte, Nicola or the slightly nutty, buttery flavour of Pink Fir Apple. Everyone has there favourite and anyone can grow a crop of there own home grown spuds.
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Our seed potato collection is now complete with the delivery of Charlotte & Premier now here! These are both very popular varieties so they are sure to be among the first to sell out. So if these are your favourites don’t delay and start chitting them now!
Seed Potatoes, Onion Sets and Summer Flowering Bulbs have begun to arrive to announce the new year and the start of preparations for a new season.Potato Varieties this year are as follows:
- Earlies; Accord, Formost, Red Duke of York, Swift, Winston and coming soon Premier.
- Second Earlies; Maris Peer, Nicola, Saxon, Wilja and coming soon Charlotte.
- Main Crop; Pentland Crown, Cara, Romano, Picasso, Valor and Pink Fir Apple.
All these are Sold Loose so you can choose as few or as many tubers as you require. We also have a few packs of Organic Arron Victory which I understand from the TV last year have excellent flavour!
Onion and Shallot sets are also in as are ‘Red Champagne’ Rhubarb crowns (a good sweet variety). Add this to our selection of Fruit trees, bushes and Vegetable seeds and you have all you need for a very productive “Grow Your Own” season here at Cove Garden Nursery……See you soon!
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- A selection of our seed potatoes
Seed Potatoes have now arrived and we have a good selection in stock selected for good yields and disease resistance. This year the majority of our varieties are being sold loose, so you can pick out the number of tubers you require rather than a whole bag. This means that if you want to try afew varieties you are not tied to buying surplus seed potatoes. Earlies include; Accord, Foremost, Lady Christl, Premiere & Sharpes Express. Second Earlies include; Kestrel & Nicola. Main Crop include; Cara, Maris Piper, Valor, International Kidney (Jersey Royal) & Pink Fir Apple. Also just arrived are Sturon & Red Baron Onion Sets, Golden Gourmet Shallot sets. For the flower garden Sumer flowering bulbs and tubers have started to arrive. Dahlias, Cannas & Lilies can be started off in pots if you have a frost free conservatory or green house. Lily of the Valley & Herbaceous Paeonias can be planted out soon to establish in borders. And of course choose a sunny spot for Dame Edna’s & Morrisey’s favourite flowers Gladioli.
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