[tiny50]

I have had a great crop of early spuds, and I am about to set my main crop for run up to autumn and winter,  Do I need to plant in a new bed, or can they go in where the earlies came out.?  I understand the new bed new year theories but this is the same year is it not?

[DD.]

Actually the question that springs to my mind is whether you've got the time to produce main crop spuds now.

They can take up to 22 weeks to mature, this will take up into December and well into the colder weather where they are a little reluctant to grow!

[cudders]

Good point.. My Main crops went in 2 week of April!

[DD.]

Mine also.

It's soon time to be thinking about planting to get  new spuds for Christmas, so I think a main crop is out of the window - even for sunny Devon!

[Remy]

When are main crops ready to harvest? I got mine in mid April.

[DD.]

When the foliage yellows.

[skeltonsuperstud]

I was going to post a similar thread.  got my earlies ready now, great crops of Sprint and Pentland javelins, chitted from mid march, planted mid-late april. Planted some maincrops early-mid May and the foliage is of a similar height/density to my earlies so was starting to think I'd planted too early but this eases my mind.

Cheers folks,

Stu

[DD.]

I started planting my spuds on 2nd April, working my way from the first earlies to the maincrop. I finished the job on 13th April when the last late spud went in.

You do have to bear in mind that main crop need a far longer growing season and really need to be grown to maturity for storage abilities, whilst we dig earlies while still immature.

Mid-May should be OK, 22 weeks takes you to Mid October, I wouldn't like to plant much later than that as the colder weather & slower growing conditions will be arriving.

[tiny50]

Didn't answer my main question about same plot as my earlier crop came out?!!!

[DD.]

The concensus as with other crops that's been discussed on here would no doubt be same year, same bed.

However, a main crop is very, very doubtful.

[tiny50]

Thanks, question answerd,  being new at this planting stuff I think I mean late tatties for Autumn up to Xmass.

[sunshineband]

Can I butt in here and just ask if you have bought Earlies for planting soon, to crop in time for Christmas, as you will need a fast growing variety IMHO ie first earlies.

I'm just putting in a couple of Maris Bard next week, in the same bed I have taken up Pentland Jav. Will add a bit of pelleted chicken manure (and then net to keep the foxes out --- Boy, do they love this stuff  )

[tiny50]

Maris bard is wot I have orderd, still waitin for em though.  hope they arrive soon!!!