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m1ckz

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early potato
« on: January 06, 2014, 07:31 »
hi  was thinking of putting a few seed spuds in pots in the conservatory [ unheated }/today..then in the unheated greenhouse wen an if they sprout...any thoughts on this

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Re: early potato
« Reply #1 on: January 06, 2014, 09:53 »
I see no problem for a really early cropping of first earlies - I intend doing the same with some of mine in a few short weeks   :D   Just make sure the pots are big enough and do not freeze if temperatures should take a tumble (winter is far from over yet)  The only other issue that may be a problem is light level - so keeping the rooms unheated should help prevent legginess but worth keeping an eye on

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AndyRVTR

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Re: early potato
« Reply #2 on: January 06, 2014, 11:31 »
I think BabbyAnn has it all covered, cold/frost will be your worst enemy at the moment and the lack of light! however, after saying that, the weather is so unpredictable these days, what's the worst that could happen?

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Re: early potato
« Reply #3 on: January 06, 2014, 14:22 »
You may be just as well off to chit them for a month or so and then plant them. Chiting will break their dormancy and start their life cycle.

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Re: early potato
« Reply #4 on: January 06, 2014, 16:08 »
they allready have 1in chits on them


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