[outmowed]

Just wondering, having not grown potatoes before what yeild i will get from seeds i plant. I can just about fit in a 2.5kg bag of 1st earlys and a 2.5kg of mains.

I know all the variaties are different but could someone give me a idea please.  :?:

[richyrich7]

To be fair and it's one that comes up a lot, it's a bit like how longs a piece of string.
What varieties are you growing ? earlies produce less weight than main crop.
Try British variety database click on search and go from there.
However as a very rough guide a plot 20 ft x 20 ft could produce 200kg of maincrop spuds, but this would be based on high fertility and good watering at the required time.  

Welcome to the forums btw  

[AndyRVTR]

However as a very rough guide a plot 20 ft x 20 ft could produce 200kg of maincrop spuds

Richy.. thanks for the info, but can you decipher that for us that deal in pounds and ounces?      

[richyrich7]

However as a very rough guide a plot 20 ft x 20 ft could produce 200kg of maincrop spuds

Richy.. thanks for the info, but can you decipher that for us that deal in pounds and ounces?      

Corr you lot    2.2lbs to a kilo or if you look at it like I do 8 sacks of farmers size bags 25kg ( 55lb ) approx

[outmowed]

Cheers, been reading the site for about six months, just never bothered posting. dont know what im planting yet just have know idea what amount i'l get if everything goes well.

[Salmo]

What you would really like is a straightforward answer!

2.5 kg of seed is usually 25 seed potatoes.

Main crop you should get between 2 and 3 lbs per seed planted. Earlies will be eaten before they are fully bulked up so expect a little less.

Therefore if you plant 50 seed potatoes you should get between 100 and 150 lbs of potatoes. Could be less or could be more.

[woodburner]

Thank you Salmo, I just did a search and your post has just the info I wanted

[chimaera]

Because I have little storage space, this year i went just for a couple of types of earlies, maybe a row of each. The 2.5kg bag of Charlotte, 30 seeds, a row and a bit, fine; however the 2.5kg bag of Anya -80 seeds. That's rather more than I was expecting. I'm going to have to find room for a couple of extra rows now.

Charlie

[diggerjoe]

Therefore if you plant 50 seed potatoes you should get between 100 and 150 lbs of potatoesCould be less or could be more!!!!- oh dear got carried away at the potato day at Garden Organic day last Sunday bought 70 seed spuds then got home and realised I had all ready ordered some vivaldi, picasso and druid online before Christmas- good job we like spuds - mind you still have two archive boxes full left from last year - anuone grown Moulin Rouge before?

[Iain@JBA]

Because I have little storage space, this year i went just for a couple of types of earlies, maybe a row of each. The 2.5kg bag of Charlotte, 30 seeds, a row and a bit, fine; however the 2.5kg bag of Anya -80 seeds. That's rather more than I was expecting. I'm going to have to find room for a couple of extra rows now.

Charlie

Yes the Anya go a long long way. I think next year they should be packed at 2kg when I see how many tubers are in the packs.
You could sell your extra tubers on Ebay

[richyrich7]

I've got a stack of them too, if you get 10 to the kilo then I've got 240 of them to plant !
 

You could sell your extra tubers on Ebay

Good idea Iain, I sold too many last year and had to go and buy some more for myself