JBA take the Record
Potato variety world record broken at 2013 Gardening Scotland exhibition History was made this week with a spudtastic display of potato varieties - a world beating 667 varieties in all. JBA Seed Potatoes, in association with Science and Advice for Scottish Agriculture (SASA), put together their record
- breaking display at the 2013 Gardening Scotland exhibition in Edinburgh. And with the largest display of potato varieties standing at 589, the record was easily s - mashed on the 27th of May - with the result being verified by Guinness World Records this week. In total, there was 3535 spuds on display, all individually hand - washed and polished prior to the event, and arranged in individual containers. The display measured 24 x 48ft and took three days to set up. JBA’s Iain Barbour said 'This is a great day for potato lovers everywhere. We're delighted to have taken the record and shown the public the breadth of variety available out there. 'It took a lot of work to dig up this many varieties, but our hard work's paid off - and we've still got another 70 varieties in reserve!'