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Honestly couldn’t tell you what variety he gave me, just a big armful each of some earlies and main crop. Back when actually farming was the way the farm made money(as opposed to renting out barns as workspace) he was a commercial potato farmer so I’m guessing they’re good. I know he’s been buying from the same supplier in Scotland for well over 50yrs though..
He’s a useful person to know as he’s chock full of advice and obviously as he’s our landlord you have to humour him but unfortunately he’s also a massive racist bastard. Chalk it up to age or isolation in his own little world but he comes out with nasty shit sometimes :/
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Sounds like a good bloke to know, what variety of seed potatoes is he giving you? I thought I heard about the hotbed thing and sure enough, Charles dowding has done it before:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NhPh4sYCW5Q
Also seem to remember a video he did where he built a hod bed and grew carrots outside in the middle of winter.