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Re: First earlies
« Reply #15 on: June 23, 2024, 19:14 »
Think I have mentioned this before.
I have some farmers who are patients of ours, I once had a good chat with one and suggested to me to plant mid May, the ground is in better condition, more sun light hours, warmer.
They plant mains at the end of May, I do the same now and more often than not get really good productive results, I no longer panic to get them in.
There is one chap on our site I reckon has lost around 80% because of the very wet weather and he insists on planting on Paddy's Day! Never learns.
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Re: First earlies
« Reply #16 on: June 25, 2024, 07:05 »
Wow! Some lovely early harvests already  :)

I don’t know if we’ll get any, as a lot of the potato leaves were slugged and munched  :mad:

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Re: First earlies
« Reply #17 on: June 26, 2024, 01:27 »
My earlies didn’t go out until mid April, so I have a while to wait yet. 

I do have some main crops actually flowering, but the foliage is pretty low compared to usual.  I’m hoping they settle down and actually grow something.

My mains are also flowering but I have an enormous amount of foliage this year; I have never seen such tall potato plants. I am worried that this may mean a poor crop. I dont know whether it is the weather or the fact that I have used a different fertilizer this year, Vitax organic potato fertilizer. I cant see on the packaging how much nitrogen this contains.

I'm the same. Huge amount of foliage from my Maris Piper and King Edwards. Never seem them so tall and bushy.  I've not fed them anything.  Hoping this is a sign of a good crop, but you just never know!!

Aye, my Charlotte have tops nearly 4' tall this year, grown in the usual mix, with a handful of either BF&B or Growmore mixed in (never noticed much difference between the two).
I think the less extreme weather's helped, as it was just too damn' hot last June & also I'm keeping a close eye on watering, as all mine are in containers.
Side note: I sieved off some of the 'spent' 50/50 mix of home & cheap commercial compost from my first earlies & used it for multi-sowing beetroot in cell trays. Results are way better than some much touted 'vegetable seed compost' I tried.

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Re: First earlies
« Reply #18 on: June 26, 2024, 12:54 »
I've never grown tatties as I had so many issues with volunteers for 2 years after getting my plot. Looking to start next year with bags for determinate and indeterminate varieties, going to experiment with seaweed to see how tasty I can get them but wont be able to match the King of Cypriot tatties
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