Second Cropping Potatoes

mashauk · « **on:** July 02, 2008, 12:10 »

I'm confused (so what's new!) just got a seed catalogue from DT Brown and they've got "second cropping potatoes" to plant now for eating end Oct/Nove, I thought you couldn't put any more spuds in now? The way we're munching our way through our spuds sounds like a good idea, but they are quite expensive at £4.95 per 10 tubers or am I just stingy?

Celtic Eagle · « **Reply #1 on:** July 02, 2008, 12:16 »

Loads of places sell 'em bit pricy true but new pots in Nov Yummmmmm

Porffor · « **Reply #2 on:** July 02, 2008, 12:45 »

am planning on getting some soon too

Planning to try and leave pots in the ground till Christmas - I read that if you fleece them up they'll last

fingers x'd it's as mild a winter as last year.

Hawthorne · « **Reply #3 on:** July 02, 2008, 14:04 »

I've just put some in - bought some expensive ones first, then found that my local nursery was selling them for £2.50/kg, so got a load more...36 maris peer seeds to the kilo!

mashauk · « **Reply #4 on:** July 02, 2008, 14:48 »

Can I put them in the same place I had my earlies - not much room at the moment, and do I need to do anything first, I'm wary about manuring at the moment!

green fingers · « **Reply #5 on:** July 02, 2008, 16:21 »

I bought Charlottes last year to have at Christmas - well enough for one meal (for two) not what they said in their blurb

GreenOwl · « **Reply #6 on:** July 02, 2008, 16:33 »

Quote from: "mashauk"

Can I put them in the same place I had my earlies - not much room at the moment, and do I need to do anything first, I'm wary about manuring at the moment!

Well you can but think about crop rotation. Growing the same crop in the same place can lead to diseases and the soil being exhausted.

mashauk · « **Reply #7 on:** July 02, 2008, 17:35 »

I thought about crop rotation, but it would stuff up my plans somewhat as my next rotation starts next year, hmmm I'll have to think about this one!

DD. · « **Reply #8 on:** July 02, 2008, 18:25 »

Tubs?

mashauk · « **Reply #9 on:** July 02, 2008, 18:35 »

Could do I suppose but don't want to use sacks again, as the plants have been very badly damaged by slugs and snails. I might just buy one lot and do tubs just for the novelty of having a meal of new spuds at Christmas time.

purplebean · « **Reply #10 on:** July 02, 2008, 19:58 »

I have some first early seed potatoes double wrapped in brown paper bags in the bottom of my fridge. They have been there since March and I'm hoping they will be good to plant at the end of August.

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Second Cropping Potatoes

Porffor