Potatoes, when to plant?

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Re: Potatoes, when to plant?
« Reply #30 on: March 25, 2017, 17:48 »
Hoping for first earlies in tomorrow then main crop end of April (mayday bank holiday weekend sounds good 🙂).

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Re: Potatoes, when to plant?
« Reply #31 on: March 25, 2017, 19:46 »
Charlotte and Pinks Fir Apples went in today.

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Re: Potatoes, when to plant?
« Reply #32 on: March 26, 2017, 16:55 »
Not even thought about putting them in yet. Work up the last 2 days to a frozen car windscreen.

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Re: Potatoes, when to plant?
« Reply #33 on: March 27, 2017, 19:04 »
Hoping for first earlies in tomorrow then main crop end of April (mayday bank holiday weekend sounds good 🙂).

Bear in mind that maincrop need the longest growing period, so that risks leaving it a little late for a decent crop.
I try to take one day at a time, but sometimes several days all attack me at once...

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Re: Potatoes, when to plant?
« Reply #34 on: March 27, 2017, 21:25 »
Earlies (Duke of York) went in today as did a row of second earlies (Anya) which i got from my mother in law,

Rest of second earlies and maincrop to go in next week

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Re: Potatoes, when to plant?
« Reply #35 on: March 29, 2017, 19:51 »
Saturday coming is going to be my spud day.  First will go in and a few weeks later the second crop.  Cant wait to get em in now.

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Re: Potatoes, when to plant?
« Reply #36 on: March 30, 2017, 09:57 »
I broke my own rule  :ohmy: :nowink: I generally wait 'til April but I put 2 rows of Charlottes in yesterday. 2 days early, will the world end?  :D
There's more comfrey here than you can shake a stick at!

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Re: Potatoes, when to plant?
« Reply #37 on: March 30, 2017, 19:24 »
 mine are in  6 x 8ft rows and the are just breaking the surface mind you the weather has been good
 here on the i o w.
 Garlic ,,onions peas and  3 types of carrots,,got my fleece tunels ready,,,
Colin

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Re: Potatoes, when to plant?
« Reply #38 on: March 30, 2017, 19:48 »
I forked over last year's spud bed this morning, and all the ones I missed were growing, with shoots about 3ins long  :D So deffo time to get them in.

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Re: Potatoes, when to plant?
« Reply #39 on: March 31, 2017, 08:19 »
All of mine are going in on Sunday morning.
I'll be rotavating the plot then putting them all straight in.
1kg of Jazzy, 2kg of Charlotte, and 3kg of Desiree, probably not enough but it's enough for this year.

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Re: Potatoes, when to plant?
« Reply #40 on: March 31, 2017, 17:59 »
Just put in my first earlies , hopefully no significant frosts forecast.
Cheers HH
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Re: Potatoes, when to plant?
« Reply #41 on: March 31, 2017, 18:55 »
Hope to get mine in tomorrow, followed swiftly by the peas!
Did it really tell you to do THAT on the packet?

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Re: Potatoes, when to plant?
« Reply #42 on: March 31, 2017, 19:09 »
My peas are already in  :D

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Re: Potatoes, when to plant?
« Reply #43 on: March 31, 2017, 19:20 »
OK for you darn sarf.

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Re: Potatoes, when to plant?
« Reply #44 on: March 31, 2017, 19:48 »
My cloche overwintered peas are starting to pod. I should have some pea action within 3 weeks. ::)



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