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Despite the fact we are hoping to find a reasonably local supplier of loose seed potatoes (Say within 20- 30 miles) I have also been looking online.

Ye gods, the price difference !!!.

You have to watch the pack sizes, some are 1kg others 1.5, very few at 2kg

Prices per 1kg pack seem to be between £4 to £6
Before our previous supplier retired we were paying £1.65 per KG for loose select your own

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It shows how things get maked up out of all proportion...I'm paying just under £1.20 per kilo on average, some varieties I have ordered are just over that and some just under.....So the companies that are buying in bulk, will be getting them even cheaper than that... :evil:
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Our association orders a selection and sells off a pre-order list, most is sold before they are delivered to us.

£2.50 per 2kg pack
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Found a garden centre near Arborfield, Reading, that sells loose. not found out prices yet.
Not sure yet how many varieties they normally stock

Somewhat further away, but would make a nice ride out, Buckingham Garden Centre claims to supply around 60+ varieties
Again no idea of price yet, have sent email

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I don't suppose price is too much of a problem, to a man of your wealth Pa Snip :twisted: ....but nice of you to think of others... :)
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Our association has some in already as well, just don't sell them loose but having just looked again at the the sliding scale prices I could be tempted to buy pre-packed.
25kg bag £30
2kg bag £2.40

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oldherbaceous wrote:I don't suppose price is too much of a problem, to a man of your wealth Pa Snip :twisted: ....but nice of you to think of others... :)


My main wealth is, and has been for a long time, my friends.
I do try and save money on plot items, after all to me that is partly the purpose of having an allotment, but it has cost a lot to build the raised beds and yet another one is waiting to be done. Wont be by me though I hasten to say.

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Touching words Pa Snip....and as always, still thinking of things you can put on here, that will useful to others.

I did notice that you don't get any discount for buying a larger weight....
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Apparently most of the seed potatoes produced in Britain come from the area near Coupar Angus in Perthshire, now as I pass the places several times a month, I wonder if I "click and collect", I might get them at wholesale prices...……………..?(probably not lol)
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Worth a try though.
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oldherbaceous wrote:Touching words Pa Snip....and as always, still thinking of things you can put on here, that will useful to others.

I did notice that you don't get any discount for buying a larger weight....



Only for 25kg sack otherwise all £1.20kg (oops I got that wrong !!!! even 25kg bag = £1.20 kg) Not going to split hairs over that though, its only a 10 minute drive to the trading shed
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I ordered our spuds in September ,Winston, Charlotte,Nadine, and wilja whether these are the ones I finish up with we will have to wait and see, my mate takes the orders and puts it into the hut which is a local none profit making group of gardeners I don't know the price yet but it will be cheaper than any other local supplier and they will be good there won't be any pea size sets like you get on line , and most are 2 or 2.5 kilo bags
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Managed to get some digging done over the allotment today, not a huge amount but, a setion 30 foot by 10 foot.... I did do some in the morning, then some in te afternoon.....but at least I have made a start.
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I spread some home-made compost and rotted farmyard manure on the vegetable beds in the garden and some old potting compost onto flower beds. The weather forecast is brill for the next few days, so hope to get some walking in.
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