Planning what to buy to grow in the coming season... potatoes, onions, shallots and garlic...

Now is the time to be buying seed potatoes, shallots, onion sets and garlic for planting soon.

I will be planting Pentland Javelin seed potatoes for my first earlies later this year, they grow well in my sandy soil.
If you leave the purchase or ordering of them too late then your choice is more limited as they sometimes sell out of the more popular varieties of seed potato. 

Shallots are used in cooking here as often as onions and I am hoping to buy some of the 'banana' shaped ones this year as well as having a nice flavour I like

Which Potatoes to Grow. Varieties.

this is a link to a page that explains how to make the decision on what variety of seed potato to buy.
It is a long article and if you already know a bit about seed potatoes you may want to just read the summary at the end of the page. The full article covers types of potatoes for cooking by different methods, earlies and maincrop potatoes.

Which Potatoes to Grow. Varieties.

Seed potatoes are available ....

Now is a good time to decide what variety of potatoes you would like to grow this year.

Do not leave your decision too long as the most popular varieties sell out first.

Do n't forget that you need to plan where you will be putting the seed potatoes to chit. Keep saving the old egg cartons to put them your potaotes in when you start to chit them.... more on chitting potaotes soon.

Onion sets and shallott sets are also available now... and garlic which is another theing that is easy to grow. However I will not plant while the frost is in the soil/ground.

Window shop your choices even if you are not ready to buy yet.

Links below to my potato info... about how to pick which ones to grow... and also a page about garlic...

Time to plan what you will be growing in the coming season...

Now is a good time to be buying or planning what you will buy to grow in the next few months when the weather improves.

I think about this in a 'prioritising way' that is first pick the things that can be grown/started off in the late winter early spring. so it is a good time to order or start to make decisions on what varieties of seed potato I will be growing . What types of onions and shallots I want to grow and  also what garlic I will be planting garlic comes in varieties to and you need to pick one that will suit the soil you have in your vegetable plot.

List of things to think about ....

• Which seed potatoes do I need to buy.
• What type of onions and shallots do I want to grow this year.
• What garlic shall I buy.

There is a link below about potatoes and garlic... more information will be posted about potatoes soon.

B.T.W. Start to save your egg boxes now they are the best/easiest  thing to use to 'chit' your potatoes.

Cheers... even though it is to wet to get on the veg. plot at the moment.