First Earlies

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Eblana

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First Earlies
« on: January 31, 2018, 10:30 »
I normally only grow main crop potatoes on the plot but this year I have decided to plant some first earlies in the PT and to grow a small bed of them outside.  I will be putting them in the PT in early feb but I am not sure when or where to put them in the plot.  Ideally I would like to follow them on with hardy annual cut flowers which I will be growing in modules but if they aren’t going to be out in time then I will put them in the bed that is assigned for leeks.  When should I sow them and roughly when would they be due out.

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Re: First Earlies
« Reply #1 on: January 31, 2018, 10:42 »
Plant the seed potatoes in mid March and lift end of May beginning of June - depending on weather/variety.
I always follow my earlies with leeks  :)

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Re: First Earlies
« Reply #2 on: January 31, 2018, 10:48 »
Same here.. I was typing at the same time and my post seems to have evaporated  :lol: :lol:

If you keep your leeks well fed they don't mind waiting until those potatoes are out, and then use your "leek" bed to get the flowers off to a good start
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Re: First Earlies
« Reply #3 on: January 31, 2018, 21:08 »
I don't grow maincrop anymore because they are cheap in the shops. Also Maris Piper and similar chipping spuds don't grow well on my site for some reason. Never had a good crop of Maris Piper but always cracking Pink Fir, Charlotte and the like.

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Re: First Earlies
« Reply #4 on: February 01, 2018, 09:44 »
Going to put them in the leek bed.  My main crop were poor last year so will see how first earlies go this year.


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