[smc]

my pre chitted potatoes came yesterday 3 boxes of them  but i am not ready for them yet and thought they have came early,how long will they last for??

swift??

maris peer??

charlotte??


came with no info either      thanks guys and girls

[Yorkie]

put them somewhere cool and light and they'll keep a few weeks yet.  I'd say they should go into the ground by mid-end April, though.

[yola]

My seed potatoes are not sprouting . . . bought them from the garden centre and have put them in a warm, sunny place but they're just going soft with little or no sprouts. Any thoughts as to what I can do to move them along? I'd like to get them in the ground soon. Thanks 

[Jay Dubya]

Hi, i remember a trial on gardeners world a while back planting chitted and unchitted spuds, same type same plot same everything. When lifted the yeald was exactly the same! Makes you wonder. I'd just plant them.

[Yorkie]

They should be ok even if they don't chit.  Just get them in the ground in the next couple of weeks.  I'd try not to let them get too warm - cool and light is better.

[smc]

My seed potatoes are not sprouting . . . bought them from the garden centre and have put them in a warm, sunny place but they're just going soft with little or no sprouts. Any thoughts as to what I can do to move them along? I'd like to get them in the ground soon. Thanks 

my earlys [accent] are chitting in my greenhouse in egg boxes they to have gone soft but have little sprouts and gone brown now..

[Jay Dubya]

Sorry SMC but you should have used some suncream they've got sunburn.

[yola]

Cool, thanks for the advice. They certainly won't be too warm at the moment as it's bloomin' brass monkeys even in the shed!

[smc]

Sorry SMC but you should have used some suncream they've got sunburn.

are they no good now then??? looked ok today not to brown still got green on the shoots??

[iwantanallotment]

I think JD was just having a bit of fun, smc - don't worry, they'll be fine 

[DD.]

I think so too. Pity there's no "tongue in cheek" smilie! If the shoots are green, they're fine.

[Jay Dubya]

Hi, sorry for my little joke if i misled, i would have used a little smile if i knew how to do it.