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Old 20-02-2006, 07:35 PM posted to uk.rec.gardening
Chris
 
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Default Vivaldi potato variety

In article , James Fidell
writes
Chris wrote:
Anyone tried growing these?
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/4689108.stm
They are reckoned to be delicious.


I've eaten them, and wouldn't consider them to be spectacularly
better than some other potatoes. My wife asked if I could get some
Vivaldi seed potatoes, but I couldn't find any. I'd be half-tempted
to buy some from Sainsbury's and plant them, but I prefer to know
a little more about the origin of my food.
(Sainsbury's allegedly have exclusive sale of Vivaldi potatoes, but
one of the local grocers has them on sale. Not sure what the story
might be there.)


I found this:
http://www.vpromo.co.uk/
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Chris