Planting spuds

Durham-Lad · « **on:** May 01, 2008, 19:25 »

Dumbass question number 1.

I bought a load of spuds off eBay, they are all ready to go in, first earlies and second earlies, both going in together..

How far apart do I plant them within a row, and what approx what distance between rows.

Simple answers please, Im a complete novice :roll:

richyrich7 · « **Reply #1 on:** May 01, 2008, 19:51 »

Mine go in 12-15" apart 2 foot between rows.

DD. · « **Reply #2 on:** May 01, 2008, 20:03 »

Quote from: "richyrich7"

Mine go in 12-15" apart 2 foot between rows.

Correct!

Durham-Lad · « **Reply #3 on:** May 01, 2008, 20:08 »

Cheers lads, much appreciated, I was thinking similar but it's a bit daunting when you start out.

used to dig me grandads garden when I was younger and I loved it, he had a whole part of his garden full of spuds, guess thats what we lived on in those days lol.

Ta dumbass question number 2 will be pumpkins and Butternut squash I think...wait for it haha

Durham-Lad · « **Reply #4 on:** May 01, 2008, 21:43 »

:?: How deep? knew I'd mess the first question up lol

richyrich7 · « **Reply #5 on:** May 01, 2008, 21:46 »

Quote from: "Durham-Lad"

:?: How deep? knew I'd mess the first question up lol

4" deep some plant more, I don't cause I get fed up with digging down 2 foot to find 'em

Durham-Lad · « **Reply #6 on:** May 01, 2008, 22:14 »

Cheers again...

Kiwi · « **Reply #7 on:** May 01, 2008, 22:33 »

can I ask, when do you bank them up? and more than once?

peterjf · « **Reply #8 on:** May 02, 2008, 00:20 »

start banking them up once they reach about 9 inches then its upto you really

Lee1978 · « **Reply #9 on:** May 02, 2008, 01:18 »

I would earth mine up as soon as they show otherwiswe if a frost comes along your in trouble

DD. · « **Reply #10 on:** May 02, 2008, 06:50 »

Quote from: "Omegaman1"

I would earth mine up as soon as they show otherwiswe if a frost comes along your in trouble

I would certainly do this if there was a likelyhood of a frost, but not do it as a matter of course.

I've mentioned this a few times elsewhere, that in common with any plant, spuds need light on their leaves to make food. Cover them up & they can't.

That's one reason I'm in favour of gradual hilling up through the growing season, rather than starting them under a large ridge.

Durham-Lad · « **Reply #11 on:** May 02, 2008, 08:51 »

Pleased I never put mine in yesterday, frost last night, it's blooming May man.

Thats me lettuce knackered. :roll:

sprinkler1 · « **Reply #12 on:** May 02, 2008, 20:36 »

i wish i"d known that DD being not too experienced i copied what other growers had done and ridged mine up straight away

DD. · « **Reply #13 on:** May 02, 2008, 20:41 »

Quote from: "sprinkler1"

i wish i"d known that DD being not too experienced i copied what other growers had done and ridged mine up straight away

Some do, some don't, it's a matter of choice & I've given one of the reasons I do it that way.

The other reason is that doing it several times during the growing season helps break up the soil & keeps the weeds down, especially early on.

gobs · « **Reply #14 on:** May 02, 2008, 20:43 »

Also, it helps to increase the amount of spuds, you get.

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