Potato Weekend at Buckingham Garden Centre: Our Potato Weekend is the kick-start to the Grow Your Own Year and we are pleased to announce the following experts who will be attending at our event: Thompson & Morgan's top potato and vegetable guru Colin Randel will offer specific potato growing advice and help visitors select the best varieties for the garden (and the kitchen).
Local allotmenteer and popular local character Bernard Stopps will demonstrate just how easy it is to grow a crop of potatoes in a bag and prove you don't need masses of land to grow a bumper crop.
New this year we have gardening expert and local BBC Three Counties radio gardener Jason Breed from Kings Seeds to impart his knowledge on all things seed raised. As we enter a busy seed sowing period undercover and outdoors, Jason can point you in the right direction with his topical advice.
We are also delighted to introduce members of the Buckinghamshire Branch of the National Vegetable Society to help and advise if you are Growing Your Own on a bigger scale! Local Gardening Societies will also be on hand to promote their work in the local community.
Finally, top grafting expert, Fritz De Zutter, from Moulton College in Northamptonshire will be sharing his skills of apple grafting, so if you have ever wanted to graft your own apple tree, here's the golden opportunity to try your hand, albeit a steady hand! Rootstocks will be available to buy and visitors are welcome to bring their own scion wood (variety) for grafting.
Plus to make it an event for all the family to enjoy we'll have Phil Banks who will offer great fun with his world of magic, whilst his wife, Lin, will be painting the faces both young and the young at heart. There will be also a number of specialty food stalls as well as some potato-themed dishes in the Restaurant.
Potato Weekend at Buckingham Garden Centre at Buckingham Garden Centre in Buckingham, Buckinghamshire on Saturday, 11 February 2012.
For more information about Potato Weekend at Buckingham Garden Centre, please contact 01280 822133, or see event details on the left.
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