The Potting Shed

agapanthus · Posted: Sun Feb 25, 2007 2:56 pm Post subject:

Leonie are there any varieties that are sold in the supermarkets any good for our climate? The price seed companies charge are a little bit over the top in my opinion.

muntjac · Posted: Sun Feb 25, 2007 3:24 pm Post subject:

i just get em from the shop n grow em in the corner of the grenhouse in compost n a bin liner
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Leonie2 · Posted: Sun Feb 25, 2007 6:46 pm Post subject:

agapanthus · Posted: Tue Feb 27, 2007 1:24 am Post subject:

Thanks

mc55 · Posted: Tue Feb 27, 2007 6:54 pm Post subject:

yikes, think I'm a bit late - only just started my SPs off a week ago. Will keep my fingers crossed. Bought slips from T&M last year which were quite expensive.

Leonie2 · Posted: Tue Feb 27, 2007 7:15 pm Post subject:

I only started mine last week mc55, plenty of time yet Smile

mc55 · Posted: Sat Mar 03, 2007 12:15 am Post subject:

phew ... had a think and put another 4 into water.

We used all of the remaining sweet potatoes from last year tonight for tea - mashed sweet potatoes, honey roasted parsnips and some shop bought squash bakes. Y u m m y ! ! !

mc55 · Posted: Tue Mar 27, 2007 7:32 pm Post subject:

sooooo exited - my first slip has appeared !!! its about half an inch big. Two of the other potatoes are developing buds that look as if they are about to burst into life !!!!

Still waiting for one to grow some roots - could it be upside down ?