Main crop Desiree

mdjlucan · « **on:** April 11, 2016, 12:21 »

Just got these from homebase some potatoes look like this is this the right way up I plant them

mumofstig · « **Reply #1 on:** April 11, 2016, 12:36 »

Yes, chits are shoots so face upwards.

Salmo · « **Reply #2 on:** April 11, 2016, 12:39 »

Those sprouts are stems and leaves so preferably they should be at the top. Does not really matter as the shoots will grow towards the sky whichever way they are planted.

mdjlucan · « **Reply #3 on:** April 11, 2016, 13:34 »

O k thanks

Trikidiki · « **Reply #4 on:** April 11, 2016, 14:05 »

Quote from: Salmo on April 11, 2016, 12:39

Those sprouts are stems and leaves so preferably they should be at the top. Does not really matter as the shoots will grow towards the sky whichever way they are planted.

The roots come from their as well.

mumofstig · « **Reply #5 on:** April 11, 2016, 15:30 »

The roots grow from the bottom of the shoots as they grow upwards

That's why they are planted with shoots pointing upwards if possible, but as Salmo says even if planted the wrong way up, they will find their way to the surface, they just take longer to get there

mdjlucan · « **Reply #6 on:** April 11, 2016, 16:36 »

Thanks very interesting

Goneterseed · « **Reply #7 on:** April 11, 2016, 16:39 »

Farmers dont seem to worry about how they land after being dropped out of a machine on the back of the tractor. I just chuck 'em in.

Trikidiki · « **Reply #8 on:** April 11, 2016, 20:35 »

I guess if we did it as nature intended we would find the 'belly button' where it was connected to the mother plant and plant it with that pointing up at about a 45 degree angle.

mdjlucan · « **Reply #9 on:** April 12, 2016, 06:53 »

I've got my potatoes to to put in the ground but it keeps raining if the ground is wet can I still put them in thanks

New shoot · « **Reply #10 on:** April 12, 2016, 08:18 »

You have got plenty of time to plant main crop potatoes, so don't think you have to rush.

Potatoes don't mind moist soil. Soaking wet isn't ideal, but they usually cope. Once it gets to the stage you can dig it without it being a mud bath, plant them then

mdjlucan · « **Reply #11 on:** April 12, 2016, 18:42 »

Potatoes are in the grand what can I plant at the side of them

snowdrops · « **Reply #12 on:** April 12, 2016, 20:04 »

Quote from: mdjlucan on April 12, 2016, 18:42

Potatoes are in the grand what can I plant at the side of them

Not really anything because you will need to earth them up as the shoots appear. Then when you can earth them no more the foliage will stop the light to anything that you sow near to them. You might manage a quick sowing of radish or lettuce plants.

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