charlotte spuds

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BarrowBoy

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charlotte spuds
« on: May 09, 2011, 17:02 »
I think I may have cooked my charlottes when I left them chitting in an unheated greenhouse.

They looked ok but were a little on the soft side when I planted them and we did have a few warm days before I could get to the plot to take them out of the greenhouse.

They have been in the ground just about a month and out of 5kg not a single one has shown any growth on top, whereas my Kestrel spuds chitted in the same greenhouse just lower down on a rack have started to show in the next bed.

Do you think I can get hold of more Charlottes are try to replant digging up the first batch as a bad job or is it too late now?

Thoughts please

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mumofstig

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Re: charlotte spuds
« Reply #1 on: May 09, 2011, 17:11 »
why don't you dig one up and see if it is sprouting or not.

If you need to replace you will get the tail end of stock and may not get the variety you want :( It's not too late to plant some though :)

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Re: charlotte spuds
« Reply #2 on: May 09, 2011, 18:10 »
My Charlotte spuds were also quite soft after chitting them. I planted them in early March, they didn't appear until mid April (if my memory is correct). So I think you should wait a while longer. How deep did you plant them?

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Re: charlotte spuds
« Reply #3 on: May 09, 2011, 19:04 »
Seed tubers are usually soft after chitting - some of the water and nutrients have been used in producing the chits.

I wouldn't worry too much; mine always take several weeks to show through.  How deeply did you plant them?

Edit: Just noticed 'snap' with muddylou!
I try to take one day at a time, but sometimes several days all attack me at once...

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Re: charlotte spuds
« Reply #4 on: May 10, 2011, 08:55 »
The same depth i normally plant around 8-10 inches deep, i will go over the plot tonight and dig one up to have a look.

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Re: charlotte spuds
« Reply #5 on: May 10, 2011, 08:58 »
That's excessively deep in my opinion. They don't want to be more than 5"-6" down.
Did it really tell you to do THAT on the packet?



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