anyone planted yet

has anyone planted potatoes yet...i may try a row next week if it dries up a bit

I didn't get around to putting any in my greenhouse this year, so the first bunch will be going in out of doors in exactly 2 weeks. Mild weather down here has to be taken advantage of, it's the Cornish way. Tarry too long and even the earlies might catch blight at the other end.
With a smallish crop, it's far easier to cover for the very odd overnight May frost, than to protect against the devil later on. It looks like the soil may be drying out soon, with much drier weather looming for most of us next week.

Thinking of prepping the ground for some Swift next weekend.  They have chitted well and are ready for the off.  I plant mine deep and never earth up as a result, works for me.  Rest will go in at the end of March.  Mind you we still have loads from last year to use up!

Out tyre stacks are ready to plant potatoes for which I have some ready to go in. They are easy to cover over when frost is predicted. Going to hang off for a couple of weeks to see what the weather is doing.

No chance!

Far too wet and cold yet, and all that cultivating to do as well!

Plenty of time until a real spring day...

 I put my first earlies (Golden Nugget) in on the 10th of Feb, and my salad ones (Juliette) on the 12th.

I don't plant spuds in the ground until Easter as the ground is still cold, currently 4c,  but I will have some grow earlies in large buckets in either the greenhouse or PT

I think I might try putting out a row of Red duke of York next weekend and earth up and cover them with fleece and the rest of my Premier in in about 3 weeks.