Francine Seed Potatoes
Posted: Fri Apr 22, 2016 9:23 pm
I hope this is the right place to post this.
Three years ago on one of our regular trips to France we bought some Francine Seed potatoes and liked them very much. This is quite legal as stated in the Border Force leaflet: 'Bringing fruit, vegetables and plant products into the UK'. Now that we are not so young as we were and there is only one driver we are going to France less often so I was wondering if anyone knew where these seed potatoes may be bought in Britain. I have drawn a blank on t'internet.
We find that the quality of plants, seeds, etc for sale in France is very high.
Just an aside. Our friends of the Charante have a couple who are retired farmers nearby who are very pleasant and ply visitors with home made pinot. They also have a fantastic vegetable garden so a asked how long it had been in use. After a pause for calculation they said that it was at least 400 years. We have a bit to go yet.
Malcolm
Three years ago on one of our regular trips to France we bought some Francine Seed potatoes and liked them very much. This is quite legal as stated in the Border Force leaflet: 'Bringing fruit, vegetables and plant products into the UK'. Now that we are not so young as we were and there is only one driver we are going to France less often so I was wondering if anyone knew where these seed potatoes may be bought in Britain. I have drawn a blank on t'internet.
We find that the quality of plants, seeds, etc for sale in France is very high.
Just an aside. Our friends of the Charante have a couple who are retired farmers nearby who are very pleasant and ply visitors with home made pinot. They also have a fantastic vegetable garden so a asked how long it had been in use. After a pause for calculation they said that it was at least 400 years. We have a bit to go yet.
Malcolm