Topic: Potato days 2007

[MattyJC]

Couldn't find a reference to 2007 days yet, though I'm sure they have been mentioned.

I'm making my first visit to HDRA Ryton on 28th Jan

Anyone else??!!

Regards

Matt

[saddad]

I posted about it earlier... I'm going on the Sat. 27th Members day, if you want something specific get there as early as you can... some varieties sell out by 11:00am.  I've never been on the Sunday but I'm sure they hold stocks back for the second day...
 ;D

[Amazin]

Potato Weekend on 18th & 19th February at Buckingham Nurseries

http://www.buckingham-nurseries.co.uk/newsletter.html#heading1

[kt.]

There was a recent thread this past week reference spud days. On a spud thread, someone posted a link to potato days with dates on them. Listed about 20 venues and dates around the country
Cant remember which though. Sorry.

[Beryl]

Your can find all the info at
http://thewhitchurchweb.org/potatoday/potatodays.htm

Not just Whithurch

Beryl.

[cambourne7]

HI

I am off to Ryton as well on the sunday :-) as i am not a member.

But was tempted by the offer from T&M http://potatoes.thompson-morgan.com/uk/en/product/zww9467/1

THIS WEEK ONLY:
20 tubers of Sarpo Mira
20 tubers of Sarpo Axona
3kg Organic Potato Fertiliser and
5 Potato Sacks
ONLY £12.99

But there is another potato day in feb

Sat 10 Feb 2007 East Anglia* Stonham Barns, Stonham Aspal, Nr Stowmarket, IP14 6AT (Brown Tourist Signs) 9.30am-2.30pm. £1.50 (includes copy of Potato Guide). Choose from approx 100 varieties of seed potato (approx 30 grown organically). Speaker, Potato tasting including chips! Norfolk Organic Gardeners book stall, hand-crafted copper tools, seed merchants, English wine for sale, compost supplies, refreshments, advice & information http://thewhitchurchweb.org/potatoday/potatodays.htm

[MattyJC]

I shall keep an eye out for you!

Regards

Matt

[saddad]

I was tempted by the offer too Louise... but if 20p a tuber that is only £4 and I don't want both varieties... have muck rather than chems and have some sacks!
 :-\

[cambourne7]

yep thats what put me off, i have no idea how much the potatoes are at Ryton or how many of each you have to buy??


see you there matty

[norfolklass]

But there is another potato day in feb

Sat 10 Feb 2007 East Anglia* Stonham Barns, Stonham Aspal, Nr Stowmarket, IP14 6AT (Brown Tourist Signs) 9.30am-2.30pm. £1.50 (includes copy of Potato Guide). Choose from approx 100 varieties of seed potato (approx 30 grown organically). Speaker, Potato tasting including chips! Norfolk Organic Gardeners book stall, hand-crafted copper tools, seed merchants, English wine for sale, compost supplies, refreshments, advice & information http://thewhitchurchweb.org/potatoday/potatodays.htm

I'm going to that!

[philcooper]

......if you want something specific get there as early as you can... some varieties sell out by 11:00am.  I've never been on the Sunday but I'm sure they hold stocks back for the second day...
 ;D

Ryton does split the stock roughly 50-50 between the 2 days but does aim to sell out, as do almost all of the one or two day events.

The garden centres have large stocks to cover the sales period (Jan - Mar) but don't tend to have specialist advice on hand

The Whitchurch Days http://thewhitchurchweb.org/potatoday offer the advantages of both. The stock comes from a large garden centre and the aim is NOT to sell out and disappoint visitors - unfortunately we do have the odd "run" on one or 2 varieties each year which means that we do run out towards the end of a day but this is the exception and there are more other varieties around (~150) to provide alternatives. We do completely restock for the Sunday an sell around 15 tonnes each year (that's several tubers!)

- end of advert!!!

Phil

[saddad]

Good Advert Phil...
Fairly sure they were 15p a tuber last year Loiuse and you could buy as few or as many as you wanted... Usually by Dozen of each, 1) because I never really went metric and 2) that's enough to stand in an eggbox for chitting!
 ;D

[Ceratonia]

But there is another potato day in feb

Sat 10 Feb 2007 East Anglia* Stonham Barns, Stonham Aspal, Nr Stowmarket, IP14 6AT (Brown Tourist Signs) 9.30am-2.30pm. £1.50 (includes copy of Potato Guide).

I'm going to that!

I'll probably go to this, too.  I'm sure my 5 year old will be delighted to go and visit the owls at Stonham Barns.

The RHS is having some kind of 'grow your own veg day' event at its various gardens that day, too (Feb 10), to tie in with the tv series. Free entry, plus various talks, demos, giveaways etc.

[cambourne7]

cool bananas, I am going to start collecting egg boxes in preperation :-)

Will see you all at the various events ( you all know what i look like and you will probably hear me coughing and sneezing my way through the various displays)

Cambourne7