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I recently ordered some potatoes from Kitchen Garden  and was sent carlingfords as a replacement.....because they had a cold store problem with other varieties...
anyone else have the same problem?
Slightly disappointed because I have already planted another 2kg of carlingfords!

You need to do a swop WSL.  Maybe someone on here has something different.  I'm not buying any specially for Christmas as you have to buy too many eg about £6.00 worth so I'm going to try planting some of my early spuds and see if I can get any for Christmas that way. 

Wardy

yep, me too - i have saved some kestrel and some carlena for planting soon - I am going to chance it and plant striaght into my dry sandy soil and cloche the foliage when it appears. I can't help but notice how healthy and vigorous the left over volunteers from the previous year are when they appear on my plot so I figure that as my soil is well drained and they do not have to contend with winter wet (East Anglia - semi-arid) I usually dig and eat the previous years spuds along with this years and they are fine.

Could they be grown in a dustbin or in a large compost bag in the greenhouse?

Cheers

Yes I should think so.  Mine will be in a big pot but outdoors

I was going to cover mine with fleece when it gets colder (and when the next part of my postgrad loan arrives :P) would I have to take it off each morning to prevent blight or would it be ok to leave it on all the time once the weather turns?

nope. leave it on

Oh good! I was hoping that would be the answer ;D Thanks ;D

Just so I know for next year, what's the best way ti keep some earlier so they're still good for planting now for Christmas?

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