Free Potato growing kit

[crazybones]

http://www.potatoesforschools.org.uk/

[miffy]

Thanks Annie

Miffy xx

[Annie_T]

thanks hun x

[katickles]

Thank You :)

[shell]

Thank You

Shell x

[MrsT333]

Lovely Thank You!

[avril]

Thankyou, you reminded I registered with them last year and I checked my emails to fine one off them reminding to activate my account!!;)

[Heaven Scent]

Thanks for that.

[brillminder]

fingers crossed they accept childminder thank you :)

[samd35]

Thank you for the link.

x

[FizzysFriends]

Thanks I have sent for mine!

[Ellen]

Thanks for web site

Ellen

[marian]

Thanks for that:thumbsup:
Marian x

[Jules12Wed]

fingers crossed they accept childminder thank you :)

I have just gone into the website and wondered if they would accept a childminder??

[brum-minder]

Have added my details as a childcare service and will wait and see :blush:

[~*Sarah*~]

thanks

I have put myself down as a childminder and im hoping they accept it:littleangel:

[jibberjitz]

Cheers thanks:)

Liz

[HomefromHome]

cool thanku just registered for this!:)

[Dotty]

have just sent off for mine - thank you!

look forward to some spud growing!!!!

;)

[jellytot]

has anyone had theres yet?

when i registered got an email back sayin i will recieve them in feb, just wondered if anyone was gettin theres sooner

[misst104]

Ordered one too!!! We will all be potato heads soon !!!!!!!:thumbsup:

[sue]

And thanks for the site kids will love doing this

[tulip0803]

Thank you:D I have ordered mine:)

[Kat]

Thank you ... nice web ... they said will send mine in Feb as weel to start growing in March ... so nice :) i just planed potato week in march :)

[gegele]

Thank you ... nice web ... they said will send mine in Feb as weel to start growing in March ... so nice :) i just planed potato week in march :)

great and you can link it to st patrick day!!!!!!!! lol!

[desiderata]

this sounds good. Thanks for the information

[Andrea08]

http://www.potatoesforschools.org.uk/

:( it wont let me fill in my address and it looks good too :(

[marion123]

thanks for that ive ordered mine too just have to wait and see if we get them :)

[huggableshelly]

thankyou

Shelly

[HomefromHome]

had an email this morning to say i'd been picked to receive a planting potatoes kit!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! i thought everyone would get one but it says one of 12000!
looks like i'll be changing march's theme then..... lol:)

[Mollymop]

I think I might be too late, but thanks anyway, i am gonna go and see if it is still available

[Jules12Wed]

had an email this morning to say i'd been picked to receive a planting potatoes kit!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! i thought everyone would get one but it says one of 12000!
looks like i'll be changing march's theme then..... lol:)

Yeah I got email today saying same thing.

[Noodles]

I also got an email saying i will get it by 2nd march :clapping: :clapping:

[gegele]

:clapping: me too!!!!

[crazybones]

Me too....after registering and starting this thread in October . :rolleyes: Thought it would have been just my luck to miss out. :laughing:

[SimplyLucy]

I had an email too.....will have to find a huge tub now incase we move house whilst they are growing!

[miffy]

had an email this morning to say i'd been picked to receive a planting potatoes kit!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! i thought everyone would get one but it says one of 12000!
looks like i'll be changing march's theme then..... lol:)

I got that too!

Should be fun :)

Miffy xx

[Donkey]

I received the email too

yey!!

I like the idea of tying it into st pats day :)

[Dotty]

Me too!!

Just had an email to say that the kit would be here with us by 2 March.

Spuds here we come!!!!
Just have to keep the chickens away from them!!

:clapping:

[beckyteddy]

Thank you, my grub loving boys will love digging for spuds!

[Saranotts]

Ye ha, my free kit has arrived this morning. Can't wait to start "chitting"!

Sara

[miffy]

Ye ha, my free kit has arrived this morning. Can't wait to start "chitting"!

Sara

So did mine!

Didn't realise it was a competition - serious stuff ha ha

No chitting before 3rd March Sara :D

Miffy xx

[SimplyLucy]

So did mine!

Didn't realise it was a competition - serious stuff ha ha

No chitting before 3rd March Sara :D

Miffy xx

A competition??? Oh no, I'll be useless!

My kit hasn't arrived yet, fingers crossed the instructions are good!

Is the kit a large box? Whats in it?

I'll have to plant mine in a tub incase we move house half way though!

[jellytot]

is it a big parcel, what is chitting, did wonder when it said it on email:rolleyes:

what is the comp, biggest spud? :laughing:

[miffy]

It arrived in a padded envelope!

There are four seed potatoes - two of each type, four black plastic growbags, some stickers and a watering spout which lets you make a plastic pop bottle into a watering can.

To enter the competition you have to grow the potatoes in the growbags provided and there are dates by which you must do things. At the end you harvest and weigh your potatoes to see who's grown the heaviest amount.

Miffy xx

[miffy]

is it a big parcel, what is chitting, did wonder when it said it on email:rolleyes:

what is the comp, biggest spud? :laughing:

Chitting is allowing the seed heads to harden off before planting.

You mustn't start it before 3rd March - then you put the potatoes in an empty egg box (mustn't mix the types up) on the windowsill for two weeks.

You can't plant them until 17th March!

Miffy xx

[SimplyLucy]

Wow it's all so exciting!

I think we should have our own mini competition on here just so one of us has a chance of winning!

[miffy]

Wow it's all so exciting!

I think we should have our own mini competition on here just so one of us has a chance of winning!

I'm up for that!

Miffy xx

[SimplyLucy]

Maybe we shouldn't let the children help.........don't want them spoiling our chances.:laughing: :laughing:

I'll provide a prize for the winner. :clapping:

[miffy]

Maybe we shouldn't let the children help.........don't want them spoiling our chances.:laughing: :laughing:

I'll provide a prize for the winner. :clapping:

You're showing your competitive side there Lucy :laughing:

I'll be scouring the garden centres at the weekend for some "secret ingredients" to add to the soil :idea:

Miffy xx

[jellytot]

the prize could be a potato peeler :laughing: :laughing:

[miffy]

the prize could be a potato peeler :laughing: :laughing:

:laughing: :laughing: :laughing:

Miffy xx

[Amaranth]

Woo hoo, my kit has just arrived too :clapping: :clapping:
Count me in for the competition :)

[Jules12Wed]

Oh no still waiting for mine. Hope it arrives soon.

[Donkey]

mine has just arrived!!

very exciting, will plant the potatoes in the quality compost my worms has made

:thumbsup:

problem is I dont think the seed pots will wait till 3rd of march :(

[anneriddington]

Mine has arrived today too, count me in for the competition:thumbsup:

Don't want to give away too may growing secrets but my dad always puts horse manure in when he plants potatoes. They didn't send any of that in the post:ROFL1:

Happy chitting girls :excited:

[tinkerbelle]

mine came today too kids are really excited as weve already got strawberrys melons and tomatoes to grow for next months planning healthy foods :clapping: :clapping:

[sue h]

hi thanks, just registerd told they should arrive in march so fingers crossed

[tulip0803]

Mine's arrived today too:clapping:

Thanks

[Ellen]

Hi

Mine arrived this morning can't wait to start

Ellen

[ajs]

my tatties arrived friday.
great the kids will enjoy getting their hands dirty.

[venus89]

I'm definately up for a little forum competition - mine arrived yestersday. Will they be slower growing, do you think, for arriving later....

[huggableshelly]

not had mine yet nor an email

[katickles]

Mine also arrived Friday, need to remember i need 4 egg boxes now :)

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[karenandsmile]

i've just registered so there is still more kits out there girls so happy planting

[Dotty]

Mine arrived yesterday - what a lovely kit!!

Very pleased! Just hope the chickens won't eat them now!! :thumbsup:

[Peppa]

Mine arrived today! yeay can't wait to start chitting! (nearly put the s word!:laughing: )

I also have tomatoes, srping onions, beetroot and ohhh what else did i get..... peppers thats right!

forgot strawberrys!.. i probably wont get any to grow anyway! theres no harm in trying :D all new to me!

[jellytot]

got mine :clapping: :clapping: i'm complete novice at this so we'll see how it goes lol:laughing:

[RedDragon]

I got mine - I'm not very good at following instructions so may get the older children to help from start to finish.

[Nicky]

Got mine Friday, unusually I have read the instructions, so we are going to do it just how they say!!

Kids are very eager to get going.

[avril]

Mine arrived yesterday, I was so excited the children just looked at them and walked away!:rolleyes: I have them om my window ledge now chitting.

We planted radish a few wks ago as they are fast growing but seemed to have wilted and look a bit pathetic!

Fingers crossed for my spuds :thumbsup:

[Jules27]

Just had an email to say i've been succesful and willbe recieving kit in march!! Can't wait!!!:D

[sarahstanbridge]

i registeree for this last year and it came today. so the do send to chilsminders. i have just registered for next year. thanks

[chaotic_space]

Im excited! I cant wait for the kit to arrive :)

[Carol]

Had mine too................ usually not good at growing things so we will have to wait and see .....

Carol xx

[happytotschildminding]

Have registered for next year - can't wait
Thank you
Carol

[balloon]

I registered for this last year (as a home educator) and received mine last week.

They are currently in chitting phase, lol!

[rickysmiths]

I registered for this last year (as a home educator) and received mine last week.

They are currently in chitting phase, lol!

Oh I may try that they wouldn't let me register. They said it was for Primary Schools only and they were very anoyed that some childminders had slipped throught the net because by going to them it wasn't going to be used by enough children:eek:

[nicole_kirsty]

Thank you! xxx:clapping:

[miffy]

Mine arrived yesterday, I was so excited the children just looked at them and walked away!:rolleyes: I have them om my window ledge now chitting.

We planted radish a few wks ago as they are fast growing but seemed to have wilted and look a bit pathetic!

Fingers crossed for my spuds :thumbsup:

No chitting allowed until 3 March :panic:

Miffy xx

[jellytot]

are we all ready to start chitting tomorrow?

does it mean the little root things are to point upwards for them to harden?

[sparkibobs]

Just registered, thankyou, can't wait
x

[chewy sweets]

Many thanks for this link. Had my potatoes through this morning. Better get planting now!!!:clapping:

[jellytot]

you only got them today?

has anyones started growing yet? how long do they take?

[Dragonfly]

planted on the 17th!!!

[venus89]

:blush: Planted the rocket ones last wek, as instructed. Still haven't planted the other ones

[buildingblocks]

planted teh day we were supposed to but Mindee who is 6 and really wants to do this has been remided to water them every day on teh way home ffrom school but isn't doing it.

My dilemma is do I nag him into doing it or do I not and he learns the hard way that they need to be watered to grow or they die

[chewy sweets]

thanks great link!!!!!!!!