Seed potatoes

Annie · « **on:** January 04, 2008, 23:26 »

A local garden center is selling seed potatoes now at a reasonable price,if I buy now what are my chances of chitting them without there being too much growth before planting in late March/april?

gobs · « **Reply #1 on:** January 04, 2008, 23:39 »

You are all right. They are sent nowish, quite often, if you order.

And I'm putting mine out on the ready. Nothing to worry.

DD. · « **Reply #2 on:** January 05, 2008, 07:50 »

My local garden centre wll be getting their stock in in about 2 weeks and I intend hitting them as soon as! They have about 80 varieties to chose from.

Like gobs, (must stop agreeing

) I don't consider it too early. Make sure they are in a cool, but frost free, light place. If it's too dark & gloomy, the chits will get leggy & drawn.

I pop them in egg carton bottoms, (4 sit nicely in a large seed tray), and they go in a greenhouse, with just sufficient heating to keep frost off. (It's not just for the spuds, I've got some cacti.).

Annie · « **Reply #3 on:** January 05, 2008, 18:16 »

Good,I will be off tommorow.I use empty modules to chit my tatties as they take up less room than egg boxes when you are collecting them.

DD. · « **Reply #4 on:** January 05, 2008, 18:38 »

Quote from: "Annie"

Good,I will be off tommorow.I use empty modules to chit my tatties as they take up less room than egg boxes when you are collecting them.

My egg boxes take up next to no room, stacked in each other. I just use the bottoms.

What price are the spuds going for may I ask? - not that it's going to be economical to drive to Worcestershire!

DD. · « **Reply #5 on:** January 05, 2008, 18:44 »

Quote from: "mumsy"

Quote from: "DD."
My local garden centre wll be getting their stock in in about 2 weeks and I intend hitting them as soon as! .

You Bully !!!!!

They're getting used to it. I also hit them for onions/shallotts & pea seed!

Little Miss Muffet · « **Reply #6 on:** January 06, 2008, 13:27 »

we got some maris piper seed potatoes this year.could they just be placed on a tray and chit?
last year as i was late in putting everything in we used a bag of potatoes what we got from the supermarket what sprouted .we never expected anything of thembut we ended up with a nice little crop.

DD. · « **Reply #7 on:** January 06, 2008, 13:37 »

Yes, indeed, but bear in mind they are a late potato.

Have a look at this thread to see how I do it & what conditions they should be chitted in...

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