http://www.thedailyspud.com/2009/03/15/spud-sunday-rare-old-and-unusual-potatoes/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=spud-sunday-rare-old-and-unusual-potatoes ...there's both eatin' and drinkin' in it Wed, 08 Feb 2012 17:41:06 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 http://www.thedailyspud.com/2009/03/15/spud-sunday-rare-old-and-unusual-potatoes/comment-page-1/#comment-59375 Indian Potato Pancake Sun, 13 Nov 2011 19:11:47 +0000 http://www.thedailyspud.com/?p=3843#comment-59375 [...] friend and fellow potato enthusiast, Dave Langford, is in the habit of sending potato-related snippets my way. The latest to hit my inbox was this [...] [...] friend and fellow potato enthusiast, Dave Langford, is in the habit of sending potato-related snippets my way. The latest to hit my inbox was this [...]

]]> http://www.thedailyspud.com/2009/03/15/spud-sunday-rare-old-and-unusual-potatoes/comment-page-1/#comment-47290 Potato Days Mon, 14 Mar 2011 02:34:52 +0000 http://www.thedailyspud.com/?p=3843#comment-47290 [...] Dave Langford was there with his collection of heritage potatoes and his encyclopedic knowledge of all things spud. Dermot Carey was quizzed enthusiastically by attendees as he demonstrated old style lazy bed planting, where potatoes are planted on top of grass and sods on each side are hinged over to cover the seeds. Those who were suitably inspired to start planting could choose from a selection of 50 or so varieties of seed potato that were available for sale, and many people did. Planting lazy beds at Sonairte [...] [...] Dave Langford was there with his collection of heritage potatoes and his encyclopedic knowledge of all things spud. Dermot Carey was quizzed enthusiastically by attendees as he demonstrated old style lazy bed planting, where potatoes are planted on top of grass and sods on each side are hinged over to cover the seeds. Those who were suitably inspired to start planting could choose from a selection of 50 or so varieties of seed potato that were available for sale, and many people did. Planting lazy beds at Sonairte [...]

]]> http://www.thedailyspud.com/2009/03/15/spud-sunday-rare-old-and-unusual-potatoes/comment-page-1/#comment-46401 Potato Day At Crawfordsburn Country Park Mon, 21 Feb 2011 00:50:54 +0000 http://www.thedailyspud.com/?p=3843#comment-46401 [...] Dave Langford’s heritage potato collection was on display, though sadly minus Dave, who is recovering from surgery at present. Dermot Carey, soon-to-be ex-head gardener at Lissadell House in County Sligo, was, however, on hand to tell me that he and Dave are on the lookout for another home for the collection due to uncertainty about the long term future of the gardens at Lissadell, following recent court actions. Would that I had garden enough to accommodate those 180+ heritage spuds myself. [...] [...] Dave Langford’s heritage potato collection was on display, though sadly minus Dave, who is recovering from surgery at present. Dermot Carey, soon-to-be ex-head gardener at Lissadell House in County Sligo, was, however, on hand to tell me that he and Dave are on the lookout for another home for the collection due to uncertainty about the long term future of the gardens at Lissadell, following recent court actions. Would that I had garden enough to accommodate those 180+ heritage spuds myself. [...]

]]> http://www.thedailyspud.com/2009/03/15/spud-sunday-rare-old-and-unusual-potatoes/comment-page-1/#comment-36286 Potato Police Sun, 01 Aug 2010 14:35:32 +0000 http://www.thedailyspud.com/?p=3843#comment-36286 [...] licensed and is likely to be visited by the potato police, who will check that he is treating his rare, old and unusual spuds [...] [...] licensed and is likely to be visited by the potato police, who will check that he is treating his rare, old and unusual spuds [...]

]]> http://www.thedailyspud.com/2009/03/15/spud-sunday-rare-old-and-unusual-potatoes/comment-page-1/#comment-32134 Spud Sunday: Ancient Spuds, Modern Threats Mon, 15 Mar 2010 01:05:52 +0000 http://www.thedailyspud.com/?p=3843#comment-32134 [...] it really be a year since my first, momentous Potato Day experience? A whole year since I travelled the picturesque byways of Leitrim to the annual [...] [...] it really be a year since my first, momentous Potato Day experience? A whole year since I travelled the picturesque byways of Leitrim to the annual [...]

]]> http://www.thedailyspud.com/2009/03/15/spud-sunday-rare-old-and-unusual-potatoes/comment-page-1/#comment-25723 2009, The Spud Review Mon, 01 Feb 2010 12:20:10 +0000 http://www.thedailyspud.com/?p=3843#comment-25723 [...] to home, there was a grand spudmobile excursion to the Organic Centre in Leitrim for their annual Potato Day, where I met Dave Langford, potato collector extraordinaire, and later got to see his impressive [...] [...] to home, there was a grand spudmobile excursion to the Organic Centre in Leitrim for their annual Potato Day, where I met Dave Langford, potato collector extraordinaire, and later got to see his impressive [...]

]]> http://www.thedailyspud.com/2009/03/15/spud-sunday-rare-old-and-unusual-potatoes/comment-page-1/#comment-9970 Spud Sunday: Sligo Spuds Sun, 28 Jun 2009 14:01:35 +0000 http://www.thedailyspud.com/?p=3843#comment-9970 [...] me, though, that Dave Langford himself, whom I met earlier this year at the Organic Centre’s Potato Day, had offered to show me around. Dave, along with Dermot Carey, head gardener at Lissadell, took us [...] [...] me, though, that Dave Langford himself, whom I met earlier this year at the Organic Centre’s Potato Day, had offered to show me around. Dave, along with Dermot Carey, head gardener at Lissadell, took us [...]

]]> http://www.thedailyspud.com/2009/03/15/spud-sunday-rare-old-and-unusual-potatoes/comment-page-1/#comment-8338 Spud Sunday: Slugging It Out Sun, 07 Jun 2009 19:34:43 +0000 http://www.thedailyspud.com/?p=3843#comment-8338 [...] we are not talking about the premature demise of just any potatoes, but of my prized rarities, which, in this latest installment of The Tubers mini-series, have become the subject of a major [...] [...] we are not talking about the premature demise of just any potatoes, but of my prized rarities, which, in this latest installment of The Tubers mini-series, have become the subject of a major [...]

]]> http://www.thedailyspud.com/2009/03/15/spud-sunday-rare-old-and-unusual-potatoes/comment-page-1/#comment-3089 Spud Sunday: The Great Potato Heist Of 2009 Sun, 05 Apr 2009 21:44:44 +0000 http://www.thedailyspud.com/?p=3843#comment-3089 [...] now. In amongst the trays of sprouting tubers, I looked for the one that contained my three special rare and unusual specimens, which were to be given pride of planting place. They had been here, right at the edge of the bench [...] [...] now. In amongst the trays of sprouting tubers, I looked for the one that contained my three special rare and unusual specimens, which were to be given pride of planting place. They had been here, right at the edge of the bench [...]

]]> http://www.thedailyspud.com/2009/03/15/spud-sunday-rare-old-and-unusual-potatoes/comment-page-1/#comment-2332 Daily Spud Tue, 24 Mar 2009 17:54:06 +0000 http://www.thedailyspud.com/?p=3843#comment-2332 Ah, Maggie it was great. It'll be time to get those spuds in the ground soon, can't wait! Ah, Maggie it was great. It’ll be time to get those spuds in the ground soon, can’t wait!

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