Author Topic: WILKOS, GOT SEED SPUDS (Read 6207 times)

organicandy · « **on:** January 10, 2009, 16:12:29 »

Hiya peeps, wilkos have got their seed spuds and onions in (in pontefract store)
plus rubarb and strawberry, ive opted for First Earlys Aaron Pilot (£3.00 for 3 kilo) second earlys (maris peer £3.00 for 3 kilo again) and my old faithful (Stuttgarter Onions £1.odd for half a million) theese onions never let me down (whoops thats put the mockers on them). ps theyve got maincrop in aswell but dont know what variety because her indoors brought the others back with her from shopping, ill be popping down t ;D ;Do wilkos tommorow to check out their other goodies, to save any embarrasment ill admit now that i may have the earlys wrong way round ie (pilots 2nd earlys and so on) happy browsing in your local wilkinsons (wilkos ;D ;D ;D) :D

caroline7758 · « **Reply #1 on:** January 10, 2009, 16:19:12 »

Roughly how many spuds are in a 3KG bag, so I can compare prices, please?

organicandy · « **Reply #2 on:** January 10, 2009, 16:21:30 »

IllHAVE A BUTCHERS NOW FOR YOU AND GET BACK TO YOU IN A MOMENT ;D ;D

Tee Gee · « **Reply #3 on:** January 10, 2009, 16:26:32 »

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Roughly how many spuds are in a 3KG bag, so I can compare prices, please?

In old money I work on about 6 to the pound so I guess that must be around13/14 to the kilo so say 40 to a 3 kilo bag.

Obviously big/small seed will alter the numbers slightly.

But six to the pound I find is a good average!

organicandy · « **Reply #4 on:** January 10, 2009, 16:28:09 »

Hi Caroline, ive just counted the maris peer and there are 71 seed spuds in the 3 kilo bag, ive not counted the aaron pilots but there seems to be around the same number, hope this helps, ;D ;D

organicandy · « **Reply #5 on:** January 10, 2009, 16:31:00 »

Hi TEE GEE, i was plesently supprised at how many seeds were in the 3 kilo bag so im well happy, seems like a bargain to me cos there a nice size seed aswell ;D :o

cambourne7 · « **Reply #6 on:** January 10, 2009, 17:28:07 »

been into wilko in Ely and there are lots of empty shelves in the gardening area so i guess they have not had the onion and spuds in yet. I am hoping to get to the east of england potato day on the 14th though and will probably get my spuds there.

caroline7758 · « **Reply #7 on:** January 10, 2009, 17:33:52 »

Thanks,oc. With places like T&M asking 3.99 for 20 tubers, I'll definitely be going back to Wilko. :D

shirlton · « **Reply #8 on:** January 10, 2009, 17:55:41 »

Wonder if the Wilkies in Sutton have them in. I'm gonna give them a ring tomorrow

Larkshall · « **Reply #9 on:** January 10, 2009, 18:10:14 »

I've ordered mine from the growers, for delivery this month, might try to get them to delay until next month.

manicscousers · « **Reply #10 on:** January 10, 2009, 19:00:09 »

we're getting a delivery end of january from a new wholesale supplier, he's charging from 1.60 per kilo but they are getting delivered :)

lottie lou · « **Reply #11 on:** January 10, 2009, 23:17:49 »

Drat, drat, drat. That is a good price for seed spuds. I ordered mine at the allotment shed as I was on shed duty that day and the secretary was saying that no one had ordered any potatoes. I felt so guilty that I ordered 3 types at £15+ (I think that was the price) per 3 kilo bag.

caroline7758 · « **Reply #12 on:** January 11, 2009, 08:47:37 »

Quote from: lottie lou on January 10, 2009, 23:17:49

I felt so guilty that I ordered 3 types at £15+ (I think that was the price) per 3 kilo bag.

I think you've got that wrong, unless your secretary is on the fiddle! ;D

RSJK · « **Reply #13 on:** January 11, 2009, 10:37:25 »

No spuds at tamworth branch yet, Think our allotment shop gets them in towards end of this week around £2.80 for 3kg.

Sparkly · « **Reply #14 on:** January 11, 2009, 10:40:13 »

The price for our lottie shop seed potatoes in 45p per pound for this year.

lottie lou · « **Reply #15 on:** January 11, 2009, 14:02:17 »

My fault I STILL try to buy from small independent shops as I don't want the large conglomerates to control all our foodstuffs and othr purchases. Trouble is I think I have far too many spuds for the space - how should I grow the rest. I have heard about growing in bins, bags & tubs but have been told that grow bag contents are best - but growbags are so expensive. Would it be all right to grow them in bins, bags & rubs in ordinary soil.

Lauren S · « **Reply #16 on:** January 11, 2009, 14:07:08 »

Quote from: caroline7758 on January 10, 2009, 16:19:12

Roughly how many spuds are in a 3KG bag, so I can compare prices, please?

Charlotte potatoes 2kg bag I got 24 seed

ceres · « **Reply #17 on:** January 11, 2009, 14:19:36 »

Lottie lou, £15 for a 3kg bag is daylight robbery. They should be ashamed of themselves.

As for growing in containers, I had extra seeds this year so put 4 in an inside out 75L compost bag (pierced with holes) and filled with sieved soil. I put a few inches of soil in the bottom, then the spuds and covered them with a few inches. When they started to shoot, I topped them up to cover up to the top few leaves and kept going until the bag was full. I did the same with another compost bag inside an old incinerator bin. The container potatoes were better than those in the ground - less sluggy and scabby, but maybe slightly lower yield. You need to watch the watering and make sure they don't dry out.

lolabelle · « **Reply #18 on:** January 11, 2009, 14:29:50 »

will definatley check out wilko in Rugby tomorrow ;) :) :)

shirlton · « **Reply #19 on:** January 11, 2009, 15:15:10 »

Phoned the Sutton branch and they will have them in towards the end of the week. Thank goodness,phew!

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