JBA exhibition potato mix

JBA exhibition standard compost mix

Our latest venture is into the world of compost. I have over the last 2 years mixed up all my own potato mixes to grow exhibition potatoes in which I found to be very costly and time consuming. So my answer is to offer the complete mix as used by the top show growers in the country.

My mix is 80litres of Irish moss peat that is finely graded and screened between a size of 5-15mm so that the mixture allows air through it without compacting. To the 80 litres I add 400grams of TEV 4 fertilizer and 400grams of my finely powdered calcified seaweed alternative.

This is the perfect mix for growing your show potatoes in.

We will offer this in pallet deals or it can be purchased at an individual bag rate.

50% extra free this year in our taster packs

This year we have gone for packs of ten tubers instead of our usual 5 tuber packs.

The best news about it is that we have held them at the same price as last years packs of 5 at £1.99.

So you will be getting the same top quality Scottish seed potatoes but at an even greater discounted price of £1.99 for ten tubers.

So far our pre orders have almost matched what we sold by the same time in December of last year so the demand is bigger than ever.

We have also launched a new looking site with a quicker shopping system and speedier checkout system.

We hope you find all the changes to your liking.

World Champion Seed Suppliers Again

The 2011 World potato champion is once again Sherie Plumb and family.

They had an extra special display this year that consisted of Amour,Bonnie,Sherine,Winston,Kestrel and Blue Belle which were all supplied by JBA Seed Potatoes.

This has been another great year for our seed potatoes with Sherie also winning first with Winston at the NVS Nationals.

Sherie was also first in the NVS Amour Class.

The NVS Sherine class was also won by Sherie.

First in the coloured potato class was new grower Owain Roberts with a great plate of Kestrel grown in a brand new growing medium supplied by Medwyn Williams and in our new polypots which now have extra holes in them to allow extra uptake of nutrients and allow excess water to get out of the bag.

Sherie had a second prize in the coloured potato class with a great plate of Purple Eyed Seedling.

Other prize winners were Eric Craik with a few seconds and thirds in a fiercly contested competition with some NVS Sherine and NVS Amour. Eric had a new system this year that covered the potato bags and stopped too much rain water getting into the polypots. He certainly had a great skin finish on them.

All seed was supplied by ourselves and has proven to get the results no matter what part of the country you live in.

JBA seed potatoes win again

Another good weekend for our potatoes at the National championships of the NVS.

In the white potato class Sherie Plumb won again with a great set of Winston. She was closely followed by a new young Welsh breeder called Owain(Wmff as he is known on his blog)who grew his potatoes in a brand new peat mixture that has been formulated by Medwyn Williams. This new peat mixture sounds to be the perfect growing medium for show potatoes.

In the coloured potato section Owain won with what is said to be some of the best Kestrel ever seen anywhere.

Both of the JBA sponsored potato classes were won by Sherie Plumb and family. They won the NVS Amour and NVS Sherine potato classes.

Overall it was one of the best shows ever for potatoes and the fact that all the winners are supplied by JBA seed potatoes just goes to prove how good our seed is.

We would like to thank all of our customers and wish them continued success.

The Final Weekend To Order Christmas Potatoes

This weekend is your final chance to purchase autumn planting potatoes online from us. Our last posting day for them is Monday so be quick and buy them before we sell out.

Buy Christmas Potatoes