When to plant different type of spuds ?

DIGGER · « **Reply #15 on:** October 18, 2008, 19:27 »

Quote from: "gobs"

Dooh! I just wanted to say roots needed planting at week moon. :shock:

Shall not say that now.

Anyhoo, I do get PMT regularly, can get really uptight about anything then, potatoes, usually spread out as said, but as Digger jokes it doesn't necessarily matter a thing. Earlies are earlies as they are faster, so even if you planted all at the same time, they shall come sooner. When the weather and you are ready will do.

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gobs · « **Reply #16 on:** October 18, 2008, 19:31 »

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Quote from: "gobs"
Dooh! I just wanted to say roots needed planting at week moon. :shock:

Shall not say that now.

Anyhoo, I do get PMT regularly, can get really uptight about anything then, potatoes, usually spread out as said, but as Digger jokes it doesn't necessarily matter a thing. Earlies are earlies as they are faster, so even if you planted all at the same time, they shall come sooner. When the weather and you are ready will do.

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DD. · « **Reply #17 on:** October 18, 2008, 19:59 »

That's just about what I said!

DIGGER · « **Reply #18 on:** October 18, 2008, 20:13 »

Are we friends now DD

DD. · « **Reply #19 on:** October 18, 2008, 20:15 »

I never fell out with you personally - I just commented on your posting!

DIGGER · « **Reply #20 on:** October 18, 2008, 20:17 »

I will take that as a yes then

DD. · « **Reply #21 on:** October 18, 2008, 20:33 »

OK by me!

garddwr · « **Reply #22 on:** October 18, 2008, 20:35 »

Quote from: "Martin"

Getting back to the original poster's question

Dr Hessayon's Vegetable and Herb Expert says:-

First Early - Plant in late March; a week or two earlier in southerly areas and a couple of weeks later in the north. Harvest in June or July.

Second Early - Plant in early to mid April and lift in July or August

Maincrop - Plant in mid to late April. Some of the tubers can be lifted in August for immediate use but potatoes for storage should be harvested in September or October.

However, they won't grow if the soil is less than 10 degrees C, so if its very cold in late March then you will need to wait. I'm told that when you see wormcasts on the soil then it's warm enough.

Thanks for that,its quite useful

gobs · « **Reply #23 on:** October 18, 2008, 20:44 »

Quote from: "garddwr"

Quote from: "Martin"
Getting back to the original poster's question

Dr Hessayon's Vegetable and Herb Expert says:-

First Early - Plant in late March; a week or two earlier in southerly areas and a couple of weeks later in the north. Harvest in June or July.

Second Early - Plant in early to mid April and lift in July or August

Maincrop - Plant in mid to late April. Some of the tubers can be lifted in August for immediate use but potatoes for storage should be harvested in September or October.

However, they won't grow if the soil is less than 10 degrees C, so if its very cold in late March then you will need to wait. I'm told that when you see wormcasts on the soil then it's warm enough.

Thanks for that,its quite useful

It's completely useless, my friend, I'm afraid to say. :x

If I were to harvest my second earlies in July and August, I'd be fu**** to blight of nothing.

Also do harvest me early main crop in June, etc.

garddwr · « **Reply #24 on:** October 18, 2008, 20:49 »

so when do you plant then gobs

gobs · « **Reply #25 on:** October 18, 2008, 20:52 »

When the weather is right G, I can't be too much more specific as the weather is not.

It be sometime in March and April, as the weather and soil goes, I'm afraid.

It gots to be be dry and warm enough.

Salmo · « **Reply #26 on:** October 18, 2008, 23:49 »

How do you tell if the soil is warm enough to plant potatoes?

Well, according to the old boys on the Fens in these parts you go to the middle of your plot, drop your trousers and sit on the earth for 10 minutes.

If you cannot sit there for 10 minutes it aint warm enough

garddwr · « **Reply #27 on:** October 19, 2008, 16:41 »

I found this on T&M website:

First Earlies:
Area Coverage: 20 tubers will plant 20ft (6m)
Planting distance in row: 12 inches (30cm) apart
Distance between rows: 24 inches (60cm)
Plant: from end February
Harvest from: 10 weeks from planting

Second Earlies:
Area Coverage: 20 tubers will plant 25ft (7.4m)
Planting distance in row: 15 inches (37cm) apart
Distance between rows: 30 inches (75cm)
Plant: from mid March
Harvest from: 13 weeks from planting

Early Maincrop:
Area Coverage: 20 tubers will plant 30ft (9m)
Planting distance in row: 18 inches (45cm) apart
Distance between rows: 30 inches (75cm)
Plant: from late March
Harvest from: 15 weeks from planting

Late Maincrop:
Area Coverage: 20 tubers will plant 30ft (9m)
Planting distance in row: 18 inches (45cm) apart
Distance between rows: 30 inches (75cm)
Plant: from late March
Harvest from: 20 weeks from planting

DD. · « **Reply #28 on:** October 19, 2008, 16:49 »

You cannot cover the whole of the UK with a carte blache date, you have to allow for regional variations.

End of February is WAY to early for us. That's just asking for it!

garddwr · « **Reply #29 on:** October 19, 2008, 16:51 »

ye it probably is for us as well we are North Wales well Anglesey. And you are way further down DD

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