Allotment Gardening Advice Help Chat
Growing => Grow Your Own => Topic started by: azubah on March 07, 2016, 13:39
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Anyone in the midlands started to put their potato tubers in the ground yet? I usually start around now, but it seems too cold to me.
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I've often got mine in by now, but I'm holding back a bit because not only is it cold, but the ground is soaked, making the conditions even worse. Another week or two won't make any difference.
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If the soil is much less than 10 deg C they will not grow so they might as well stay chitting.
That is the point of chitting, you can wait until conditions are right.
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I'm planning on early April to get first earlies in. Maincrop probably last weekend of April.
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I'm planning on early April to get first earlies in. Maincrop probably last weekend of April.
Same here. It's too cold, too wet and they would probably just sit there and sulk, and then rot.
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Too wet and cold they'll soon catch up once planted in warm soil
Cheers HH
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I dug some of my main crop from last year .....only just got round to it today ::) .... they were still fine but had starting shooting, although it's when the tops are out and we get that cold/frost which usually knocks them back....so think it's still way to early to put this years in yet :)
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I think its much too soon. My traditional day for planting is Good Friday (because its a holiday) but I have a feeling that March 25th is going to be too soon this year. Leave the tubers to chit I'm thinking about mid April.
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im gona get 1 row of earlys in at week end an clotch them
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I think its much too soon. My traditional day for planting is Good Friday (because its a holiday) but I have a feeling that March 25th is going to be too soon this year. Leave the tubers to chit I'm thinking about mid April.
Seeing as Easter can vary between Sunday 22 March and Sunday 25 April (as it's linked to the moon's cycle) it's pointless using Easter as potato planting day. This year just pretend it's on another Sunday that suits you :lol:
I'm going to put some into pots this week as the chits are getting very long.
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Seeing as Easter can vary between Sunday 22 March and Sunday 25 April (as it's linked to the moon's cycle) it's pointless using Easter as potato planting day.
Even my Grandfather said it was a load of nonsense, using a non-fixed date as planting guideline!
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Just found a couple of volunteers (from leftover earlies) that had stuck their heads above ground level, The tubers may be willing but i don't think the tops would have survived a frost, going to wait at least 2 weeks to get mine in.
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I checked my seed spuds yesterday and they still only have short, stubby chits, so they are staying on the greenhouse staging for now.
So far this year, I've put nothing in the ground, although there are a few things started off in pots and modules at home. It doesn't feel like spring yet, so I'm holding fire on most things. Stuff planted later almost always catches up anyway :)
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Planted up 10 earlies in pots in the cold greenhouse. They are covered in fleece ,sitting on and wrapped in bubble wrap. Just want to get a start on this cold wet year.
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Seeing as Easter can vary between Sunday 22 March and Sunday 25 April (as it's linked to the moon's cycle) it's pointless using Easter as potato planting day.
Even my Grandfather said it was a load of nonsense, using a non-fixed date as planting guideline!
Why use a fixed date? The weather varies so surely any guide is a guide ("rules are made for the obedience of fools and the guidance of wise men")
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Why use a fixed date? The weather varies so surely any guide is a guide ("rules are made for the obedience of fools and the guidence of wise men")
Because then you only have one variable - the weather, rather than the weather AND the time of year.