Bridgend Allotments and Health Project Organic Seed Potato Day
Following the successful event last year, there will be another organic potato day at Inch House Community Centre in Inch Park on Sunday 24th February between 11am and 2 pm.
- Many varieties of organic seed potatoes will be on sale: a great chance for all keen gardeners to stock up for the new season. The full list is below.
- Specialist suppliers
- Carroll’s Heritage Potatoes will be selling some wonderful old and rare varieties and offering great advice. It's worth coming just to get some of these to try. The varieties they will be selling aren't listed below but you can visit their website to get an idea of what will be on offer.
- Alan Romans’ seeds and famous potato book will also be on sale.
- John Marshall, of WCF Phoenix Seed Potato Growers will give a talk about growing potatoes in exotic places….
- Entry is free and light refreshments will be available. Tubers will cost 13 pence each
- You can also find out more about the new allotments at Bridgend and the work of the Health Project.
Finding us.
The Inch House Community Centre can be found here.
Inch Park is just next to the Cameron Toll shopping centre.
For more information please give Anne a call on 07789 500388.
List of potatoes for sale | |||
| Duke of York | 1st Early | Waxy boiler, excellent flavour | 
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| Red Duke Of York | 1st Early | Good flavour, large tubers, excellent bakers | 
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| Lady Balfour | Early Maincrop | Subtle flavour, huge yields and brilliant resistance- including double eelworm | 
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| Orla (Organic) | 1st Early | White skinned, oval tubers, blight resistant with high yields | 
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| Pentland Javelin | Early Maincrop | Huge tubers! keeps well and good yield/cooking properties | 
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| Yukon Gold | 2nd Early | Yellow baker and frying variety, buttery flavour | 
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| Ambo (Organic) | Early Maincrop | High resistance to blight, pink/cream in colour, multi-purpose cooking | 
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| Arran Victory (Organic) | Late Maincrop | Needs a long season of growth, High yielder, good masher, very tasty | 
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| Bambino (Organic) | Early Maincrop | Small white tubers, matures quickly in containers | 
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| Cara (Organic) | Late Maincrop | Round pinkish tubers, very disease resistant including eelworm and blight, excellent baker | 
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| Charlotte (Organic) | 2nd Early | Yellow skinned, waxy tubers, popular salad variety | 
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| Colleen (Organic) | 1st Early | Waxy skinned, reasonable blight resistance, good boiled | 
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| Cosmos (Organic) | 2nd Early | Large yield, big tubers, blight resistant, multi-purpose cooking properties | 
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| Desiree (Organic) | 1st Early | Everyone’s favourite! Pale yellow waxy flesh, versatile in cooking and good drought resistance | 
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| Edzell Blue (Organic) | 2nd Early | Blue/purple skin with white flesh, floury and tasty | 
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| Golden Wonder (Organic) | Late Maincrop | Good cropper, slug resistant, good for all-round cooking, flavour improves on storage | 
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| Maris Bard (Organic) | 1st Early | Heavy cropper, good drought resistance, Smooth, white, traditional new potato | 
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| Maris Peer (Organic) | 2nd Early | Good yields, some resistance to scab and blight, firm, creamy fleshed tuber, suberb flavour | 
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| Milva (Organic) | 2nd Early | High yields, disease resistance, firm waxy skin, good general purpose | 
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| Nicola (Organic) | Early Maincrop | Long, oval, smooth tubers, waxy skinned, Eel-worm resistant, superb flavour when boiled | 
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| Pink Fir Apple (Organic) | Late Maincrop | Knobbly, pink-skinned, long tubers, waxy flesh, excellent tasty salad potato | 
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| Premiere (Organic) | 1st Early | Disease resistant, tasty flavour, dry flesh, good for chips | 
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| Remarka (Organic | Early Maincrop | All round resistance, large yellow fleshed tubers, good bakers | 
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| Robinta (Organic) | Early Maincrop | Red skinned, disease resistant | 
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| Romano (Organic) | Second Early or Early Maincrop | Round, red-skinned with white flesh, versatile all-rounder in cooking | |
| Sante (Organic) | Early Maincrop | Grows well in all soils, resistant to most pests and diseases, double eelworm resistance, mild flavour, good all round cooking properties | 
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| Valor (Organic) | Late Maincrop | Double eelworm and blight resistant, great yields, white skinned waxy with mild flavour | 
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| Verity (Organic | Late Maincrop | Disease and damage resistant, similar to King Edward for eating quality, good masher, baking and frying | 
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