potatoes

Teabag · « **on:** May 05, 2008, 11:59 »

Are there any varieties of spuds that can be planted now or have i missed the boat this year ?

richyrich7 · « **Reply #1 on:** May 05, 2008, 12:07 »

Nah bung 'em in whatever you can get you still have a week or so before it's far to late, I'm still planting mine just got my pink fir apple to go in, last 30ish tubers out of 250 or so :roll: went a bit mad :oops:

Thinking about it earlies may suit you better if you can still get them, I know my place still has a few earlies and maincrop.

Swee'pea · « **Reply #2 on:** May 05, 2008, 12:12 »

sorry to hijack thread but would it be ok to just dig a hole with one of those bulb planters then deepen slightly add some manure and drop pot into hole rather than digging whole area over? Just I have heaps of stuff and glyphosphated the weeds over two weeks ago. Really need to get something in to keep me going now after all the wet weather etc?

richyrich7 · « **Reply #3 on:** May 05, 2008, 12:20 »

I'd give it a go Swee'pea as long as you leave a couple of foot between the rows, that way you can fork that over and use it for earthing up, dont go more than about 4" down IMHO, It would be better to fork it all over but like you say with all the wet weather etc nothing ventured, nothing gained

Swee'pea · « **Reply #4 on:** May 05, 2008, 12:26 »

ty

off to give it a go

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wighty · « **Reply #5 on:** May 05, 2008, 17:04 »

We've still got our main crop to go in, only got the second earlies in yesterday. If it grows, it will grow, you can only work with the weather.

SamanthaGodley · « **Reply #6 on:** May 05, 2008, 22:12 »

I only got my tatties in today; Kestrel, Golden Wonder and Maris Piper, its my first attempt so just gona see what happens and earth up etc as required.

nwalch · « **Reply #7 on:** May 06, 2008, 21:19 »

Still got last of maincrops to go in (King Edwards). Weather has been so wet and quite cold until recently so just catching up with all the planting.

Duggie · « **Reply #8 on:** May 07, 2008, 14:48 »

Hi Swee'pea,

I planted my earlies with the bulb planter method and they are doing really well. I did it this way as the soil was really wet and heavy. Hoeing out trenches would have been very hard work. I left 2' between rows and just earthed them up as they popped through. Some of the old timers at our site thought I was mad but they have since been very complimentary! :shock:

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