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angel_orto

Joined: 10 Aug 2005
Posts: 3
Location: Tuscany

Posted: Wed Aug 10, 05 2:28 pm Post subject: Yam sweet potatoes to Italy !
I am looking for sweet potato plants or roots(fine US varieties) ciao ! Last edited by angel_orto on Fri Aug 12, 05 12:10 pm; edited 1 time in total

Bugs

Joined: 28 Oct 2004
Posts: 10744

Posted: Thu Aug 11, 05 9:02 am Post subject:

Hi Angel_orto, welcome to the site. I don't think anyone here has had sweet potatoes successfully this year so that's why the response has been a bit slow; however, Thompson and Morgan do generally offer them, as do Marshalls (both to be found in the weblinks, see the sticky at the top of the grow your own forum) and if you are in the EU, you will probably be able to order them with ease.

Otherwise I would suggest you could try growing slips from a few different bought tubers to see whether you can come up with something usable, or perhaps see if your country has a website like the RHS plant finder, that will help you track down home suppliers. If you are in Italy you'll probably have better luck than we do in the UK!

This thread might help with prices, experience and tips:

https://forum.downsizer.net/about1617.html

Good luck and let us know if you have any success!

angel_orto

Joined: 10 Aug 2005
Posts: 3
Location: Tuscany

Posted: Thu Aug 11, 05 12:34 pm Post subject:

Hi Bugs,thanks for the welcome to the site,

I am appreciating it a lot and discovering many things I am deeply interested as foraging,
and many others,well I try to be in touch with Britain and I saw
T & M offers,also in the Kitchen Garden Magazine but they do not ship overseas even in EU !
Nobody ship to EU from Britain for what I saw,no more !
I have no idea about what happened in laws or habits !

I am growing some plants from the source you advice but I was interested in trying better and suitable varieties !

Interestenting also the thread !
In case somebody could make as a bridge to Italy I would be grateful,
talking of gardening among other things I do not think we in Italy
have better luck,may be better climate !

Some ornamental varieties is available at high cost !

Thanks for all and I think I will follow this site !

I am from Tuscany,

see you !

Behemoth

Joined: 01 Dec 2004
Posts: 19023
Location: Leeds

Posted: Thu Aug 11, 05 12:56 pm Post subject:
Hi angel Welcome to the site. I think you climate is better for growing most things! Hiope you get time to post some Tuscan recipes.

angel_orto

Joined: 10 Aug 2005
Posts: 3
Location: Tuscany

Posted: Fri Aug 12, 05 12:10 pm Post subject:
Ciao !! I am sending a file with some personal 'family' recipe I like to share with you all, May be there is better place but so is easier for me ! I would like a British recipe for chicken ! Angel

Behemoth

Joined: 01 Dec 2004
Posts: 19023
Location: Leeds

Posted: Fri Aug 12, 05 12:50 pm Post subject:
Sounds lovely. What sort of chicken recipe are you looking for a simple roast chicken with seasonal vegetables would be English. Anybody else offer a classic 'English' chicken dish. All the ones I can think of are adaptations of European dishes. But I have been to the pub.

sean
Downsizer Moderator

Joined: 28 Oct 2004
Posts: 42219
Location: North Devon

Posted: Fri Aug 12, 05 12:56 pm Post subject:
Chicken and mushroom pie.

richie-rich2
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Posted: Fri Aug 19, 05 3:42 pm Post subject: Re: Yam sweet potatoes to Italy !

angel_orto wrote:

I am looking for sweet potato plants or roots(fine US varieties)

ciao !

Hi Angel_orto I planted some slips from Thompsons this year and they seem to be growing fine If I remember correct they are "Bergamot" variety if your interested i'm sure I could post you some cuttings to try, no loss if they do not take, but I was advise that due to the cost of slips that it would be better to over winter my own cuttings insidefor next years crop, will see if they survive...

rich.

crackapple

Joined: 19 Jun 2005
Posts: 204
Location: teeside

Posted: Fri Aug 19, 05 3:57 pm Post subject:
ciao angel orto, bienvenuto a downsizer. io lavora in torino per 18 mesa. parla italiano poco. i hope thats right my italian is a little rusty.

Guest

Posted: Sat Aug 20, 05 5:08 pm Post subject: British recipes !

Behemoth wrote:

Sounds lovely.

What sort of chicken recipe are you looking for a simple roast chicken with seasonal vegetables would be English.

Anybody else offer a classic 'English' chicken dish. All the ones I can think of are adaptations of European dishes. But I have been to the pub.

Ciao,

I have a book on British cooking also other on Scottish one,but I am interested in any favourite recipe of yours ,using chicken that you like of course more British the better !

In case have not any special any other poultry would be fine !

Another request how do you use Babbington garlic ? (leek ?)
thanks

Guest

Posted: Sat Aug 20, 05 5:10 pm Post subject:

sean wrote:

Chicken and mushroom pie.

Sounds well we adore mushrooms wild and not !!
We adore pies !
May send recipe ?

Guest

Posted: Sat Aug 20, 05 5:15 pm Post subject: Re: Yam sweet potatoes to Italy !

richie-rich2 wrote:

angel_orto wrote:

I am looking for sweet potato plants or roots(fine US varieties)

ciao rich !

Ciao !!
Thanks a lot !
If you may send me some cutting next spring or also a 'root' would be fine,
in case I may also send something from here as seeds,

These varieties from T & M sound so appealing !!

Guest

Posted: Sat Aug 20, 05 5:17 pm Post subject:

crackapple wrote:

ciao angel orto,
bienvenuto a downsizer. io lavora in torino per 18 mesa. parla italiano poco.
i hope thats right my italian is a little rusty.

Grazie per il benvenuto !

Your Italian is still fair !

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