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Hello, I usually buy my Potatoes from Alan Roman, but it looks like he has been bought out by Thompson and Morgan who I don't really want to deal with.

Can anyone recommend where to buy from?

Thank you,

Martin.

Brookside nursery - Ansty in Leicester they  have a huge  selection and you buy by the spud ,so one of each variety if you fancy, also peas and beans by weight so a great deal cheaper than any packet.
They appear to be family run ,always helpful.

Same here but if they give you free postage they will work out the cheapest I have been buying from JBA Seed poatoes on line great prices postage is good as well £3/50p for up to 25kg seed is good no complaints R

Jba for me as well.

If I didn't buy local then JBA would be for me, I never knew about Alan Romans, I had to go and check for myself.   

Thanks for the replies, looked at JBA, the delivery time of January to MAY! put me off been waiting for them to reply to an email.

Just need them to confirm they will be sent out in next couple of weeks.

All the best,

Martin.

I'm waiting for a reply from JBA, too. Our allotment is putting together an order and  we want to know if there are any shortages

I have ordered from D L Brown.   Firstly because they have the seed potatoes I want and secondly they are delivering in January.  This gives me time to buy elsewhere if by anychance they are unable to deliver my complete order.

I get mine from the allotment shed.

We all have a quidshop or a wilko nearby, dont we?????

Quote from: markfield rover on January 08, 2013, 19:00:14
Brookside nursery - Ansty in Leicester they  have a huge  selection and you buy by the spud ,so one of each variety if you fancy, also peas and beans by weight so a great deal cheaper than any packet.
They appear to be family run ,always helpful.

How much are they per kg?

I normally get mine from a nursery called 'Hawgrips' in Enderby, Leicester.  They have just arrived and are £2.25 per kg and you pick the amount you want as well, rather than buying a bag.  I noticed they are also in Wilkinsons too now.

Ansty nursery charge £1.95 or £1.50 per kg if over ten kgs ,they have some in already.

I used to get mine from T&M (never again) and Garden Organic at their potato days, but for the last 2 years have bought Wilkinson's finest and have had reallly good results.

From my local horticultural society trading shed at £1-25 per kg, any quantity, with a choice of 11 varieties.

Quote from: markfield rover on January 10, 2013, 11:36:14
Ansty nursery charge £1.95 or £1.50 per kg if over ten kgs ,they have some in already.

Thanks markfield rover

I buy mine from our local lottie shop.  Loads of choice at good prices, cheap as chips.  Kings seeds have loads to choose from.  Is there a local lottie shop near by where you could go.  Most will sell to you without having to have one of their allotments.

Our local lottie shop sells in small quantities...one potato, 2 potato, 3 potato 4....  trouble is I would need to be a member...at £5 a year.

I think it depends on what varieties you are seeking- some are easy to buy some not and so you may have to pay P&P and buy online.
Harlequin is my fave but hard to buy except from T&M.
Vitelotte and annabelle my favourite 1st early are scarce too.
Bought some brilliantly cropping  charlottes from poundland a few years ago - I don't personally think the supplier difference is risky.

Quote from: markfield rover on January 10, 2013, 11:36:14
Ansty nursery charge £1.95 or £1.50 per kg if over ten kgs ,they have some in already.

Went there today and got 10kg. Will get the more rarer ones from Ryton in a fortnight.

We ordered Kestrel and Foremost from Moles Seeds and at this late stage they tell us they have none.

Last year they failed to deliver on Int Kidney.

Never again,