This annual event plays host to approximately 80 varieties of seed potatoes, across the board of first, second and maincrop. It was the first time I had been and I was amazed at the spectacle that hit my eyes.
All the varieties were laid out in alphabetical order with a short description about them, you then grabbed a brown paper bag and a pen and set to deciding on which you fancied.
I arrived at 10.30am and some of the varieties had already sold out it was that busy and popular. A catalogue of all the available varieties was on sale, which was a handy reference as it contained more details on each variety - the resistance to scab, blight etc.
I came away flabbergasted, but with some potatoes - more on that in another post. What a great morning out!
You missed the fun of the huge queue - see my saturday blog for pics- we 've been going for years so always get there early. In, get what we want, quick look round, free bags from MSDC stand and home again!
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