[Jamie Butterworth]

Right then, at work we have a 5 acre market garden, this year has mainly been an experimental year to see what grows well.
We have a lot of potatoes, and we have well over 200 kilos left in the ground. If we are to cover them all with straw, to keep harvesting them for customers as we have been doing, or would the frost still make them soft? If so then we will have to lift them all and probably flog them to a chippy or something 
What would you do, lift them all, or try and protect them?

[Yorkie]

I think it depends on the severity of the winter we're going to get.

I have successfully overwintered Charlottes before, but didn't try it last year 

[Nikkithefoot]

I think you would be better lifting them then storing them in a clamp if you wanted to keep them. Leaving them in the ground leaves them easily available for slug attack. Also if the weather took a real turn for the worse you might not be able to dig the ground to get them out but would still be able to get into the clamp.

[yorky]

If the winter turns out to be as harsh as last year it will take more than a covering of straw to protect them. I think I would lift them rather than risk losing the lot.

[AndyRVTR]

I used to work on a farm a few years back and the spuds were always, but always lifted, mainly because of slug attack, but also because of frost.
There were times that even the spuds that had been lifted and stored in straw covered boxes were hit by frost, it really depends upon the severrity of it.

[Jamie Butterworth]

Right then, so its probably best of being safe than sorry Thanks guys