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Growing => Grow Your Own => Topic started by: fatbelly on October 24, 2010, 21:45

Title: Potato Order for 2011
Post by: fatbelly on October 24, 2010, 21:45

Our Lottie society is asking  people to start thinking about their spud orders for 2011.
We have to order in kilos and I have just moved to a full plot with 30 foot rows.

How many kilos would I need to plant one full 30 foot row.
As a guide I plant with 18 inches between each spud so thats 20 spuds per row.
Thanks FB

Title: Re: Potato Order for 2011
Post by: JayG on October 25, 2010, 09:43

You might get away with 1 kilo but you would be right on the limit and would need to hope your seed spuds were at the smaller end of the average!

I would buy 2 kilos; you can plant them closer than 18" especially if they are early or second-early types.

Title: Re: Potato Order for 2011
Post by: DD. on October 25, 2010, 10:12

My planting guide is:

1st Earlies - 12"
2nd Earlies - 15"
Maincrop - 18"

So, as JayG suggests, you could do with 2kg, unless it's maincrop. Don't squeeze those in, unless you're happy with smaller spuds.