Potatoes, when to plant?

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Re: Potatoes, when to plant?
« Reply #45 on: April 06, 2017, 13:41 »
Spuds all in now. 3 rows each of Charlotte and King Edward.

Roll on harvest, I love Charlottes with a little butter mmm  :tongue2: 8)
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Re: Potatoes, when to plant?
« Reply #46 on: April 06, 2017, 21:27 »
I'm hoping to get onto my plot on Sunday, to at least rotavate it all. I've got some Sarpo Mira and Rooster on order from an organic seed company. Not going to plant a lot as I still have quite a few left over from last year in storage (if they are still ok). Had a look on the Sarpo website and quite like the look of some of the others, but Mira is popularly available, where the others aren't.


I've got to be careful I think as there's wireworm (one variety was riddled, won't be growing them again.. The Sarpo's seem  to be unaffected.)


I'm guessing that spuds should be ok where the sprouts were? Read that they shouldn't be planted in the same place for 4 years.. Shouldn't be too much of a problem as I don't need a vast amount and have a biggish plot.
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Re: Potatoes, when to plant?
« Reply #47 on: April 06, 2017, 21:46 »
We've had a lot of cold wet weather over here but it's been dry and mild for the last few days so I'm going to get my spuds in this weekend. I was very pleased with my first attempts at veggie growing last year and I'm hoping it wasn't just a fluke!

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Re: Potatoes, when to plant?
« Reply #48 on: April 14, 2017, 21:56 »
As suggested in an earlier post, dressing table cleared, spuds in this morning!

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Re: Potatoes, when to plant?
« Reply #49 on: April 24, 2017, 16:13 »
charlottes are just showing so I've covered them up again in lieu of the forthcoming predicted frost  :ohmy:

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Re: Potatoes, when to plant?
« Reply #50 on: April 24, 2017, 16:31 »
charlottes are just showing so I've covered them up again in lieu of the forthcoming predicted frost  :ohmy:

I've run out of earth for covering  :ohmy:  so I've just put some bubblewrap over mine  ;)

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Re: Potatoes, when to plant?
« Reply #51 on: April 24, 2017, 17:15 »
Mine have started to show in their bags but I have covered them with a fleece cloche. Given the forecast I have attached bubble wrap on top to protect further. Don't know if it will save them but I have given it my best shot.
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Re: Potatoes, when to plant?
« Reply #52 on: April 24, 2017, 20:41 »
Yeah, mine were showing last week and I earthed them up then. I've had to do it again today and there's no earth left now. I popped some fleece over them as well.



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