On Wed, 19 Jan 2005 08:26:17 +0000, Chris wrote:

~I would really like to try growing international royal kidney
~potatoes. Firstly, I cannot seem to locate them, secondly, if I
~cannot locate them, does that mean they are hard to grow?
~There is nothing like the taste of Jersey Royals so why cant we get
~the seed for them?

Don't where you're looking!
All the major spud suppliers have them.

http://www.suttons-seeds.co.uk/index...10&d=300&e= 0
3kg £6.25 6kg £9.95, postage £3.95 regardless of number of packs
http://potatoes.thompson-morgan.com/...oduct/z12277/1
20 tubers £3.59, postage £4.99 regardless
http://www.dtbrownseeds.co.uk/acatal...nfirstpot.html
3kg £6.95 6kg £12.50, postage £1.95
http://www.mr-fothergills.co.uk/acatalog/ (Click on seed potatoes and
first earlies)
1.5kg £4.45 3kg £7.25, postage £1.95

I'm getting mine from the HDRA potato day, at 15p per tuber.
They're the first spuds I grew, and not hard for a novice. Put plenty
of organic matter in the bed before planting and then add seaweed meal
fertiliser to boost them when growing, nearest we can get to vraic.

Treat as first early. They are variously described as first/second
early or early maincrop: this is correct, but I believe one of the
biggest complaints of growers to the seed companies is that Int
Kidneys fall and are floury so they must have sent the wrong seed. You
MUST dig early as they do change from waxy to floury otherwise!


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jane

Don't part with your illusions. When they are gone,
you may still exist but you have ceased to live.
Mark Twain

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