[Tristan]

Is it to late to be planting 1st earlies now. Whats the lastest I sould be planting my spuds.  I didn't chit them as the already had shot when i bought them the other day.

[prakash_mib]

You can bung them in now. you will get crops wee bit late but shouldnt be probelm.   

[arugula]

No its not too late at all.

If you were to add your approximate location to your profile, it would help others to answer your growing questions with more accuracy.

[heloise]

I'm sure they will be fine if you put them in now - last year mine didn't go in till end of April and they cropped well.

[lochnesslass]

i hope not either as i put some in compost bags 3 weeks ago and the rest are still waiting to go in the ground!
but i think cos im a bit far north i should be ok too.
at this rate they will be going in with the main crop.

[arugula]

One forum member in the Midlands of England, who may be along shortly, didn't plant potatoes until May last year and got a superb crop.

Remember first earlies take from 12 weeks from planting to harvest, seconds will be ready in about 16 weeks and mains in about 20. So if you're very far north and leave it too late you probably won't get much of a maincrop, but it is not too late yet.

[DD.]

That'll be me then!

They'll crop, no problems, just a bit later.

[arugula]

Oh there you are!

[Tristan]

Ok thanks everyone.

[solway cropper]

Remember first earlies take from 12 weeks from planting to harvest

That depends on how big you want your tatties. I'm so eager to get that new potato flavour that I lift the first of mine after 9-10 weeks. Mind you they are grown in a greenhouse.

[Tristan]

Hmm, so if I want smallish spuds (2" long) then I lift them in what, 9-10 weeks?

[DD.]

Times vary according to variety & weather.

The only way is to furtle!

[Tristan]

 

[tadpole]

Not to hijack the thread, but If’n I bought some first earlies say for example Rocket, would they still need chitin, how long would it take, and after that amount of time would they give me a crop in 16 weeks or would it take longer to crop as they are planted later.
If planted in March they crop in 16 week, but if planted in May would it take 20 weeks?

What kind of crop, given reasonable conditions would each plant give? I think I’ve space enough for maybe five plants.  Would it be worth the work for five plants, 

[DD.]

Any seed spuds bought now are not worth chitting. Get them straight in.

Cropping time is the same, if not shorter, as they will be grown in slightly higher temperatures.

This is the cropping time to maturity. They can be harvested sooner as "new potatoes".

Cropwise, I'm disappointed if I don't get 15-20, if not more off a root of earlies, but this is in open ground.