[Theedes]

Hi All,

Very new to all this and very confused about the rotation thing... I get the idea but am confused about when the new rotation starts.

Is it after each crop has been harvested or does the new crop start in Jan?

E.g... I planted Earlies and Main crop spuds, which I am harvesting now.. I want to plant my late crop now. Can I plant them where my earlies and mains have been or do I have to plant them where i'll be planting earlies and mains next year? Either way I'm still following spuds with spuds which seems to be a definite no no.

Any help with this would be grately appreciated  :?

[DD.]

You're confused??

Main crop usually means late crop potatoes. "Late" potatoes need a longer growing season which will put you well into December, no doubt the frosts will have got them by then!

What variety did you plant as 'Main crop"?

Unless you have been hoarding them, you won't find any seed spuds for lates in any case.

The best you can hope for is to dig deep into your pocket for specially treated seed spuds to get some 'new' potatoes for Christmas/New Year. Not tried this myself, but reports from other forum members are variable.

And no - don't follow like with like when it comes to rotation.

And with that - welcome to the forums!

[gobs]

Hy, Teedees!

What master gardener is trying to put to you there nicely is you missed the boat. Lates are planted pretty near in time when earlies are, they're lates as they take longer, so no such rotational problem exists.

Can get something of them weather permitting by autumn though, and do as told, put somewhere else, if anything soil will be so depleted for this hungry crop you can just spare the bother, really.

[Theedes]

Ahhhh... thanks guys... I feel a bit silly now; but glad I asked!

So much to learn; but loving learning it  

[DD.]

Thanks gobs, I was trying to be tactful!