Maybe a stupid question about potatoes

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« Reply #15 on: September 08, 2007, 22:52 »
try picasso . loads manure in the soil afore planting n water well i made some spuds to 1lb plus  :wink:
still alive /............

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« Reply #16 on: September 08, 2007, 23:02 »
You lot are bloomin' marvellous - except now I have too many options!! I will try your planting dates Digger, as on reflection our ground probably warms up quicker than WG's and I have visions of them all being ready at the same time.
Will bookmark the link so I can refer to it next month when I put my potato order in.

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« Reply #17 on: September 09, 2007, 07:48 »
Quote from: "Aunt Sally"
but I though we were "virtually" in the same place    :lol:




In that case, consider your plot "virtually" dug. :lol:
Did it really tell you to do THAT on the packet?

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« Reply #18 on: September 09, 2007, 08:25 »
the biggest spuds this year for me were isle of dura,got them from one of those spud days at a garden centre,I only had 12 seed spuds of these but the return was about 40lb of big spuds,will definitely be getting them again,
as for the earlies well its Ulster Chieftain and Winston
feed the soil not the plants
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« Reply #19 on: September 09, 2007, 09:43 »
Quote from: "shaun"
the biggest spuds this year for me were isle of dura,got them from one of those spud days at a garden centre,I only had 12 seed spuds of these but the return was about 40lb of big spuds,will definitely be getting them again,
as for the earlies well its Ulster Chieftain and Winston


Should that be Isle of Jura?

If so, the 'Taterbase' agrees with your findings about the yield, Shaun.

Isle Of Jura

I may see If I can get hold of some of those. One of our local nurseries sells loads of different varieties. I was a bit late this year and they had sold out of a lot, but there were still over 80 types left!

Ulster Chieftan were good for me also.

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« Reply #20 on: September 09, 2007, 15:48 »
thats the one jura you knew what I meant DD  :) give them a go if there anything like the ones I had you wont be disappointed,just wish I got more sets at the time

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« Reply #21 on: September 10, 2007, 12:10 »
Quote from: "shaun"
thats the one jura you knew what I meant DD  :) give them a go if there anything like the ones I had you wont be disappointed,just wish I got more sets at the time


Duely noted on my allotment spread-sheet!

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« Reply #22 on: September 10, 2007, 12:17 »
Quote from: "Digger Dave"
Quote from: "shaun"
thats the one jura you knew what I meant DD  :) give them a go if there anything like the ones I had you wont be disappointed,just wish I got more sets at the time


Duely noted on my allotment spread-sheet!


wish I was organised like most of you...!!!!!!!!


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