This event will be featured on BBC Essex today – Thursday 19 February, at 4.40pm:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/bbcessex
Saturday 21 February, 10.00am to 2.00pm
At Growing Together, 47 Fairfax Drive, Southend-on-Sea SS0 9AG (corner of Fairfax Drive and Prittlewell Chase)
Admission FREE – Refreshments and much more!
Approximately 40 varieties of seed potato (some organic) sold individually at 15p per tuber, plus:
Stuttgart Giant (White) onion sets
Red Baron (Red) onion sets
They are being sold at £1.30p per pound and 70p ½ lb.
Organic Potato fertilizer £3 per kilo (box)
Garlic – VIGOR – 50p a bulb
We source as many organically grown potato seed varieties as possible. All seed is UK-grown to slow the invasion of brown rot from mainland Europe. Please check website for updates: https://seeog.org.uk/
You do not have to plant First Early (FE) potatoes first or early. They are called First Early because their growing season is shortest. If you plant all your crops at the same time, the First Earlies will be ready to harvest first!
Second Early (SE) potatoes have a slightly longer growing season than First Earlies.
Rather more potatoes are Early Maincrop (EM) growing season than shorter or longer.
Few varieties have really long growing seasons, eg. Late Maincrop (LM).
Amour, EM
Anya, SE
Apache, EM
Arran Victory, LM – Organic
Bonnie, SE
Blue Belle, EM
Blue Kestrel, SE
British Queen, SE – Organic
Cara, LM – Organic
Charlotte, SE – Organic
Colleen, FE – Organic
Epicure, FE
Foremost, FE
Golden Wonder, LM – Organic
Highland Burgundy Red, EM
Home Guard, FE
International Kidney, EM
Kestrel, SE
Kerr`s Pink, LM
Lady Balfour, EM
Lady Christl, FE
Marfona, SE
Maris Piper, EM
Nicola, SE
Orla, FE – Organic
Pentland Dell, EM
Picasso, EM
Pink Fir Apple, LM
Ratte, EM
Red Duke of York, FE – Organic
Rocket, FE
Rooster, EM
Salad Blue, SE
Sarpo Axona, LM
Sarpo Mira, LM – Organic
Setanta, M (Desiree substitute)
Valor, LM
Vanessa, FE
Wilja, SE
Winston, FE
