seed potato's (pink fir apple)

new_2_veg · « **on:** June 09, 2008, 17:41 »

hi all,

as some of you know ive just taken on a allotment and im going to try for a late potato crop, i have some how managed to find some seed potatos but this is the real question

whats the smallest seed potato you would plate?

or does it not matter if its chitting away?

thanks

nathan

Caddi fuller-teabags · « **Reply #1 on:** June 09, 2008, 18:51 »

A week and a half ago I planted some pink fir apples which hadn't even started chitting and they have already started showing - I am amazed. I would just bung them in and let them grow!

DD. · « **Reply #2 on:** June 09, 2008, 19:16 »

Pink Firs are well known for their reluctance to chit. Mine also got planted practically chitless, but the haulms are now as high as the chitted Charlotte next to them.

gobs · « **Reply #3 on:** June 09, 2008, 19:22 »

Size of seed, beyond a certain limit, does not matter. Pink firs are not bakers even when mature, I'd plant them all, Nathan, unless marble sized.

new_2_veg · « **Reply #4 on:** June 09, 2008, 19:28 »

thanks gobs

all mine have nice shoots on so im lucky, atleast it will give them a better start

i payed and ordered 50 and they have sent 1oo and said they have sent the others in good will and hope i can make use of them

only thing is its a grass field still!!

i must start on it asap

nathan

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