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Unused Seed Potatoes (free).

  • 12-06-2013 9:31pm
    #1
    My Potatoes
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 225 ✭✭


    It's probably a bit late for many people, but I have some unused seed potatoes if anyone wants them (in East Cork).


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  • #2
    CarlosK
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 110 ✭✭CarlosK


    Hi ya,

    I'd love to take them off your hands... is there any way you could post them up to me? I'd cover the cost of postage if it isn't too much hassle for you.

    I'm only just starting to try growing some veg from home and had the idea of growing some potatoes and carrotts in containers. I know it's late in the year, but it's really just a trial for next year while I work on getting my garden sorted out.

    P.S. I'm in Meath.


  • #3
    Sgt Pepper 64
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,627 ✭✭✭Sgt Pepper 64


    Its not too late, especially if you use bags


  • #4
    CarlosK
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 110 ✭✭CarlosK


    That was my plan alright, I have a LOT of prep work to do in my garden. It's not that I have 5ft weeds or anything, I have a blank canvas to work on, but the soil quality is just horrendous. It's heavy and clay like, its always wet, it waterlogs in heavy rainfall and is horrible even to walk on. So I want to draw up a garden plan and try get pieces done at a time. My main priority is trying to repair my soil. Hopefully have a nice lawn to show for it and have some container veg aswell as some raised beds by this time next year. Problem is I dont even know where to start with the soil repair. I'm completely new to all of this. I'm in a new build 5 years now, so God only knows what I'll find if i start digging. :(


  • #5
    My Potatoes
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 225 ✭✭My Potatoes


    I'll suss out the postage costs for you. About how many seed potatoes do you require?


  • #6
    CarlosK
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 110 ✭✭CarlosK


    I'm not sure. It'll be my 1st attempt at growing potatoes. Would 6 or 7 be enough for a trial run?

    Thanks for looking into it by the way.


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  • #7
    Sgt Pepper 64
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,627 ✭✭✭Sgt Pepper 64


    CarlosK wrote: »
    I'm not sure. It'll be my 1st attempt at growing potatoes. Would 6 or 7 be enough for a trial run?

    Thanks for looking into it by the way.

    3 per bag works out best.
    You can get the bags from the €2 euro shop
    You should get about 10-15 good ones but man, they taste so good

    Re soil. Double digging is probably the only non mechanical way
    dig in a lot of sand.
    Don't bother with top just yet, it will get washed away. You might even have to lay drainage pipes. Google is your friend
    Your doing the right thing breaking it up into small parts.
    Everything starts from a plan


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