[salmonking]

hi guys. I have a strange thing happening with my potatoes.i planted them 3 weeks ago and they are coming through nicely but.......I have them coming up all over the place .i dug out drills and planted 4 rows of earlys and 3 of main crop but I have shoots coming out inbetween the drills as well as in them?.could this be from little spuds I missed when turning over the bed before planting.if I pull the shoots out inbetween the drills will it harm the spuds I planted 3 weeks ago if they are attached to them?thanks

[RookieJim]

Did you have potatoes in the same bed last year?

[DD.]

I was going to ask the same question!

[JohnB47]

I would try carefully digging up one of those rogue shoots. I think you'll find that they come from last year's potatoes, as you suspect.  I've never had shoots coming up in the trough between ridges.

I have a few coming through in last years bed and they're all from little spuds I missed. I'm growing this years potatoes in a different bed, which is recommended.

[DD.]

I'm growing this years potatoes in a different bed, which is recommended.

Given the amount of diseases that spuds can get and perpetuate, it's essential!

[salmonking]

thanks for the replies guys,yes the spuds are in the same bed.i haven't got room for another bed.this is my 4th year so still learning.

[3759allen]

same here.

the beds i used for spuds last year have got quite a few shoots come up, even though i thought i got all the potatoes up last year. i just pulled mine up or dug them out with a fork.

if they are coming up to close the ones you planted this year you prob don't have much choice other than to pull the unintentional one out.

[salmonking]

same here.

the beds i used for spuds last year have got quite a few shoots come up, even though i thought i got all the potatoes up last year. i just pulled mine up or dug them out with a fork.

if they are coming up to close the ones you planted this year you prob don't have much choice other than to pull the unintentional one out.

thanks for that,never had it before so a little perplexed by it!.

[I Love Spuds]

I have the same thing, only the bed had onions and beets in last year! These must be from 2 years ago unless I have some potato planting pixies or something  I removed quite a few random spud plants last year so it's fair to say I must of missed a fair few! I didn't realise they could stay dormant for years and then suddenly spring up.

[salmonking]

I have the same thing, only the bed had onions and beets in last year! These must be from 2 years ago unless I have some potato planting pixies or something  I removed quite a few random spud plants last year so it's fair to say I must of missed a fair few! I didn't realise they could stay dormant for years and then suddenly spring up.

removed a load today and the culprits were spuds the size of a 2 pence!.only problem is I have them in the drills too as well as the planted spuds and don't know which to pull!lol