[purplebat]

Hi guys, disaster area strikes again. I bought some seed potatoes of various varieties a while ago, but forgot to put them in trays to chit, I have just rediscovered them in their bagand they are a mass of roots, I have removed the larger roots/shoots, by that i mean the HUGE ones, but am i doing the right thing, will they still be ok, should i carry on removing them, leave them or just stick them in the ground and hope?

[DavidT]

Plant them, and let them sort themselves out.

[blackbob]

Hi guys, disaster area strikes again. I bought some seed potatoes of various varieties a while ago, but forgot to put them in trays to chit, I have just rediscovered them in their bagand they are a mass of roots, I have removed the larger roots/shoots, by that i mean the HUGE ones, but am i doing the right thing, will they still be ok, should i carry on removing them, leave them or just stick them in the ground and hope?

take off the long spindly ones and get them in the ground.you cant hurt anything it's a tattie lol.

[purplebat]

thanks guys, that's a huge relief! I was waiting to get an ear-bashing from OH 

[DavidT]

Do what doctors do and bury the evidence.lol

[purplebat]

Do what doctors do and bury the evidence.lol

lol, good idea, can't prove anything then

[Ice]

Just don't bury it under the patio.

[purplebat]

Just don't bury it under the patio.

can't I've already used that space shhh! 

[JohnB47]

Just don't bury it under the patio.

can't I've already used that space shhh! 

I planted some very over chitted King Edwards last year and they did OK. At harvest, many were a bit on the small side but I'm pretty sure that was because I planted late (second week of May I think) which was as early as I could manage. Get them in the ground and they'll do fine.