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David in Normandy[_8_] · 20-09-2010, 10:32 PM posted to uk.rec.gardening

On 20/09/2010 23:08, wrote:
David in wrote:
What is a potato day anyway?

It's an event held around the country at various places (typically the last
couple of weekends in January, iirc) where they get an awful lot of
different potatoes together for sale in one place (supplied by one or two
suppliers, presumably), plus a bunch of other peripheral activities.

I've only been to the Hampshire one so far (Nick has suggested we head for a
different one next year - Dulwich or the one near Coventry), which is why
the idea of organising one nearer home came up ... but their other interests
included a giant seed swap table (where my vova yellow tomato seeds came
from, which were one of my best tomatoes this year - and also my charbeneuse
noire tomato seeds, which are one of my worst tomatoes this year!), a few
heirloom seed suppliers, some new variety potato taste tests ... I think
someone was selling jam, too.

Sounds like something well worth visiting. Especially for the seed swap.
One persons weeds are another persons prized plants. I only bought one
lambs ear plant and have hundreds now - they are coming up all over the
drive. Similarly bay trees - I keep pulling them up as weeds everywhere
but I'm sure someone would love 'em.

The black tomato seeds sound interesting, I tried some black toms from
the supermarket last year and they were quite tasty.

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David in Normandy.
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