[Rampant_Weasel]

i had my spuds chitting in the shed, but when it was down to -5 some of them must have got damaged.i moved them indoors but alot of have gone soft and have foam coming out of them.
should i throw away the damaged ones or throw them all away and get some new seed?
i dont want to end up with no crop at all for the sake of a few quid now.

[GrannieAnnie]

I'd chuck the soft foamy ones as they've had it, but the ones that are still firm, keep them.  waste not want not you know!  I just covered mine that were in the shed last year with plenty of fleece and they were fine through the frost.

[Rampant_Weasel]

i didnt do that because i read that if u covered them the shoots would be weak?

[GrannieAnnie]

but light can still get through the fleece weasal.  But if you've got them indoors now, they won't get frostbite anyway!  It's just that I was told now I had sheds and greenhouses, I wouldn't need to clog up the house with seedlings and chittings!!!!

[Rampant_Weasel]

hehe, i get told to put them in the shed so she can put her flower seedlings in there place, but like i said, u cant eat flowers....unless ur mad and then they are quite tasty apparently

[Kerry]

i didnt do that because i read that if u covered them the shoots would be weak?

Mine are in the shed, and uncovered. They are sprutting, but the chits are pale. Should I cut them off and take the tubers indoors and let them start again, or leave them as they are ?

Any advice would be great.  

Cheers, Kerry.

By the way, still haven't heard from Norman at the Council, now it's going to be another fortnight at least. On a positive note though he said they were getting diggers in to create 2 new plots as well as halving some that aren't being worked, so everyone on the list should be satisfied!

[noshed]

They might need a bit more light. I would get a bit of fleece and cover them but leave them in the shed, near the window.

[Kerry]

Thanks noshed, they are on the other side of the shed opposite the window, so will move them when I get home.

[shaun]

throw a blanket over them its another cold one tonight