Wcf Horticulture

WCF customers Millie and Ellie Ritchie from Dunning, Perthshire love our seed potatoes as much as we do #potatopassion.

The first harvesting of the Mr Jazzy potato competition as set up by RHET Perth & Kinross CI and sponsored by us here at WCF-Horticulture.
This superb entry is from Morrisons Academy in Crieff Primarys 1, 2 and Nursery. From two Jazzy tubers they harvested 1.4kg of potatoes. An entry which I'm sure will be difficult to beat!

The real facts from our friends at Albert Bartlett, that disprove the latest fake news 😉

Our Jazzy plant is now 4 weeks old and as you can see in the blazing Scottish sun, it has now hit its rapid growth stage.
As pictured, hooking has begun which is the beginning of tuber initiation. We expect to see (albeit very small!) our first tuber in around 2 weeks time.

Some updated pictures of our Jazzy potatoes we posted last week inside the 2 pots in one.
The recent excellent weather has accelerated the growth of our Jazzys and we are looking forward to seeing how many tubers we will get from just this one seed potato.
Our current guess is 30-40, how many do you think ?

How is everyone's planting going ? 🥔🥔🥔
Here at WCF we were a little late to the party this year in our own trial work, but as you can see our Jazzy potatoes planted just 2 weeks ago are already starting to show!
We have planted our Jazzy in this superb 2 pots in 1 potato pot! As you can see the inner pot can be lifted out as a frame revealing what is happening beneath the soil and in time should hopefully let us see how many tubers we will be harvesting !

Potato scouts we need you ! An excellent article in last week's Perthshire Courier on AHDBs fight against blight starring WCF-Horticultures own Heather Hughes. The AHDB along with WCF-Horticulture are calling upon all seed potato lovers and growers to be on the lookout for any sign of blight and to report it when found.

WE ARE RECRUITING!
Sales Advisor - vacancy through retirement
WCF-Horticulture based in Almondbank, Perth is a leading packer and supply chain manager to the horticultural sector, specialising in seed potatoes.
... Within this full time position you will work closely with our existing retail customer base (garden centres and allotments) undertaking all sales administration. Full training will be provided.
- Good communication skills both verbal and written - Excellent interpersonal skills and a pleasant telephone manner - Experience of Microsoft Excel is essential - Ability to work within a small, busy team - Customer service orientated - Willingness to learn
If you are interested in this position or know of anyone who possibly would be, please email your CV to Miriam Doe at miriam@wcfhorticulture.co.uk
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Need something to warm you up during this chilly weather ? Why not try this lovely sounding soup !

Our top 5 best sellers this year to date are as follows
Desiree Charlotte Arran Pilot... Pentland Javelin Maris Piper
Will you be planting any of these this year?
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WCF-Horticulture are once more delighted to be involved in alongside local charity RHET Perth & Kinross CI in launching the annual Mr Jazzy Potato Growing Project.
Yearly, local Perth and Kinross Primary School teachers come along to collect their kit for there classes to embark on the Mr Jazzy Potato Growing Project. Classes are given tubers of the Jazzy variety, along with a grow bag and fertilizer with the main aim of the competition to grow the heaviest crop!
We wish all classes the best of luck and look forward to judging in June!