We will dispatch Seed Potatoes and accessories on a week to suit you in the Spring at no extra charge.
Prices include UK delivery with very few exceptions.
Orders will be dispatched within 4 days then will take 4-5 days to get to you. But this can be longer especially if we have any industrial action.
If you want a specific week, let us know at checkout box. We recommend that you get your potatoes in plenty of time to chit. If you plan to plant in March, we would suggest delivery in late January/February to give 4-6 weeks chitting, if you plan to plant in April, a late February/March date would suit. OVER 98% success rate last year!
Do not ask for delivery too early 4-6 weeks before planting is best.
After delivery it is YOUR responsibility to store the seed potatoes in the correct manner. We have a FREE DELAYED DELIVERY service for our customers and STRONGLY recommend that you if you do not have the correct conditions to store the seed potatoes it would be better to ask for delivery 4-6 weeks before you intend to plant. Seed Potatoes are a natural product and will deteriorate if not stored correctly.
For the vast majority of orders, we do not charge a surcharge for Scottish Highlands and Islands and other remote areas. However, we reserve the right to contact you if we can't get a viable rate. Unfortunately, for large or extremely remote orders, it is likely that we will need to pass on some haulage charge. Please see FAQ for full details
For Isle of Man and the Channel Islands please see FAQ for details.
If you wish to pick up we offer a 15% discount. By default, this option will only appear for local postcodes. If yours doesn’t appear, use our postcode DD3 0QN in the “Deliver to Address”. You need to select local pick up and also put code Pickup in the coupon box. Also to help us, put “pick up” in the “deliver to address”. Note that your order may still take a day or two to organise and we will contact you when your order is ready. We operate on a working farm with machinery, vehicles and livestock and so please keep children and pets inside your car when picking up. This is only available for orders up to £50 – if you wish to pick up a larger order, please contact us prior to ordering.
If we get a parcel returned to us due to wrong details we will charge you postage to re-send. Please check the details on your confirmation note and inform us immediately of any mistakes. Small typos are easy to do!
All products ordered will be sent together in the same delivery. If you require us to split the delivery YOU MUST do two orders. Bulk discounts are only available for the same order. A mixed order for Seed Potatoes and Potatoes to Eat is welcome as long as they are to be dispatched immediately.
During times of frost or low temperatures deliveries will be held back until more favourable conditions prevail and we will inform customers of any delays over social media and on our website. Some deliveries may be delayed if we have to re- stock our nets.
See our FAQ page for more information on payment, discounts and delivery dates and our Terms and Conditions regarding refunds
Daniel Baines (verified owner) –
I was able to grow two plants of this. Its a rare French variety, which conjures up images of haute cuisine. Especially as its known as the ‘truffle potato.’ It does indeed look like a purple truffle. Both outside and in. Its a fantastic look. Also the deepest colour of any potato I’ve ever tried. Full marks for presentation.
The flavour too, is great. When I first popped it into my mouth, I thought of grapes. I wanted to ensure it wasn’t just psychosomatic, due to the French association and purple colour. I cooked it on another two occasions, and each time I thought of grapes. Eat it with a fine French wine, I suppose! Top marks for taste.
Also of note, its the most dense potato I’ve ever known. You can clop them together like bricks. When you try and put a knife in them to slice them before cooking, you’ll struggle unless its super sharp. This thing is built like a tank.
On the negative side, it doesn’t crisp up very well. It will go super dry. Best eaten without cooking it too heavily. Don’t treat it like a Yorkshire Sunday Roast. Instead, cook delicately… this is haute cuisine, after all.
Based on the quality of the poato, I’d still give this a 10/10. But, there’s a reason this is considered a ‘rare’ French variety. A rare delicacy. Its because its growth characteristics leave a lot to be desired.
The plants are sturdy. Very robust stalks. But there’s just no potato under there. Yields have been very low, even lower than the usual Highland Burgundy haul (actually, the Highland Burgundy has been high yielding this year!)
Tuber size is also very small. You get a couple of medium size tubers, but loads of strings of tiny ones, all growing off the same root runner. The seed potatoes I grow these from, were also very small, and had a 95% germination failure rate. I don’t think its coincidence. This variety is just particularly difficult to grow, and above all, difficult to find enough big ones to keep for next year.
This potato is unique in almost every way. Its one of those that you absolutely must grow, if you’re a potato head like me! Its difficult, but if you can do it, it will be ever so rewarding.