How To Grow Potatoes in Containers
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Potato Growing Products and Suppliers
Choosing and Buying Seed Potatoes:
The term seed potatoes can be confusing. seed potatoes are not seeds, they are ptatoes specially grown to give you the best chance of a healthy crop. You must also ensure that you buy certified disease free seed potatoes. Don't be tempted to plant potatoes bought for kitchen use as these will give disappointing results.
There always seems to be so much to take into consideration when choosing seed potatoes.
When do they potatoes mature?
Are they resistant to particular pests and diseases?
Are they suitable for container growing?
Are they waxy or floury? Waxy potatoes are more likely to stay form and keep their shape - they have a higher water content and are good for using as salad potatoes. We have found that these are less favoured by slugs.Floury potatoes are drier and produce fluffier mashed potatoes.
Some potatoes are all rounders but others are best for roasting, chipping, boiling etc.
Helping you to choose:
Suppliers are obviously going to present the seed potatoes that they sell in the best light 
The Potato Council website has lots of information about potatoes including understanding terms such as earlies or maincrop, a brief history of the potato and recipe ideas.
The British Potato Variety Database can be a good source of information but is better for finding information about a particular variety that you are considering growing.
Suppliers of seed potatoes:
You can buy seed potatoes from nurseries but remember to look for disease certified stock. Nurseries do, however, tend to have a limited choice range so alternatively you can use a mail order company. Most online suppliers also provide additional information on potato growing on their web sites. Some links are given below but these are by no means the only suppliers.
Click for Seed Potatoes from Dobies
Click for Seed Potatoes from Unwins
Additional potato growing resources:
From Harrod Horticultural