The 23rd Hampshire Potato Day 2021

is CANCELLED

Sadly due to Covid-19 this year's event has had to be cancelled - we hope to be back in better times (next year)

As seen on BBC TV's Inside Out

Pictures from previous days are here

In 2020 1,350 adults (@£2 each), accompanied by their children (free) attended and were able to select from over 120 varieties of seed potato (with 25 of them also available as organically grown seed).

All were priced at 20p per tuber or in competitively priced 2.5kg nets - the list of varieties still available at Charlton Park Garden Centre, with the prices per net, is here.

There's a video of everything we had at the 2017 day

There will be a free and coloured potato for each child bringing his/her parents along and the children will get in free

Lots of advice from Chris Bird of Sparsholt College, Richard Stevenson, who put together the collection of seed on sale, Alan Wilson author of books on Potatoes asnd memebers of the National Vegetable Society

In addition to potato seed sales we had the following (who have said they will return in 2021):

Runner, Broad and French Beans and Pea seeds and Onion and Shallot sets at very competitive prices - Charlton Park Garden Centre Talks - Chris Bird from Sparsholt College , history, modern methods, varieties to choose and as many questions as you care to ask! Heritage flower and vegetable seed sales - Thomas Etty Esq Organic Seed – Vegetables, Herbs, Flowers. Many heritage bean seeds - Beans and Herbs Unusual and edible plants from around the world - Edulis Perennials, selected for beneficial insects particularly pollinators and sundries from Phoenix Perennial Plants Herbaceous plants, locally raised lamb, wool and woolen goods - Tufton Smallholding Grandma's local home made jam, preserves and cakes Advice on everything to do with vegetables - Hampshire Branch of the National Vegetable Society Alan Wilson, Author of The People's Potatoes with Wilson's Wonders eating potatoes Greetings cards with seeds Grow Your own Cards Soil Association approved Soil improver/mulch and liquid feed Apsley Farms Hampshire and Isle of Wight Wildlife Trust Woodland Trust Children's activities run by1st Whitchurch Scouts Seed Swap - Saturday only - provided by Southampton Seed Swap Refreshments by1st Whitchurch Scouts Plus the chance to share experiences with the other 1,400 growers

The location is Testbourne Centre, Micheldever Road, Whitchurch which is just off the A34, 4 miles north of its junction with the A303. There'll be signs from the A34. (see the map).

When you've visited the Day, why not try out some of Whitchurch's eating places or the Silk Mill?

To advertise next year's event, there is an A4 poster here as an Adobe Acrobat

Unlike most other Potato Days we try not to run out of seeds of any particular variety so you don't need to rush to get your favourite variety - there will be fresh stock of all varieties each day.

Green Manure - We hope to have the following

Green manures are a very useful way to build up the fertility in the soil, without have to make and transport compost/manure. Over winter they also dramatically reduce the leaching of nutrients. One problem is that (like lots of potato varieties they are not easily available. We had a small number of the 10 or so main green manures available at over 30% off retail prices:

Organic Fertilisers