Potato Order for 2011

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Potato Order for 2011
« 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.
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Re: Potato Order for 2011
« Reply #1 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.
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Re: Potato Order for 2011
« Reply #2 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.
Did it really tell you to do THAT on the packet?



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