[gobs]

Just wondering if anyone can suggest what to grow amongst potatoe rows.  I've actually spaced mine rather generously apart and I'd like to fill the gaps a bit! 

How generously exactly and what sorts of potatoes are they?

[george007]

plant horseradish in bottomless pots to stop it spreading and it deters potato beetle

Have you ever had horseradish on your plot?

have you???
not on my plot plot but in my customers gardens
one of my main jobs at the moment is creating vegetable patches in many of the gardens.
yes it is a very invasive plant  thats why i suggest bottomless pots .Maybe i should have said strong ones to contain the growth.
and there is no problem lifting it once a year
as you move your spuds bed.
if that is hard work  i'm imagining things
or i actually enjoy what i'm doing .

of course i could be lazy and leave it there and let it spread
or do something about it like a bit of gardening

[sunshineband]

plant horseradish in bottomless pots to stop it spreading and it deters potato beetle

Have you ever had horseradish on your plot?

have you???
not on my plot plot but in my customers gardens
one of my main jobs at the moment is creating vegetable patches in many of the gardens.
yes it is a very invasive plant  thats why i suggest bottomless pots .Maybe i should have said strong ones to contain the growth.
and there is no problem lifting it once a year
as you move your spuds bed.
if that is hard work  i'm imagining things
or i actually enjoy what i'm doing .

of course i could be lazy and leave it there and let it spread
or do something about it like a bit of gardening

I don't think you could describe many of the users of this forum as lazy George,     if any at all. Some are young, fit and able bodied, some a little less of each.  ... oh, and YES I do grow horseradish 

[Sue32]

As our allotments were still a field 2 months ago we are expecting wireworms (I think I have seen a few when digging although identification skills not great )

Are there any companion plants for my tatties that will lure them away?

[Aunt Sally]

Wireworm will decrease over a period of about 4 years as the wireworms (Click Beetle larvae) complete their life cycle. 

Planting a crop of Mustard previously is said to control them but I have no experience of this.

[Aunt Sally]

Just done a google and come up with this

link

[Ice]

plant horseradish in bottomless pots to stop it spreading and it deters potato beetle

Have you ever had horseradish on your plot?

have you???
not on my plot plot but in my customers gardens
one of my main jobs at the moment is creating vegetable patches in many of the gardens.
yes it is a very invasive plant  thats why i suggest bottomless pots .Maybe i should have said strong ones to contain the growth.
and there is no problem lifting it once a year
as you move your spuds bed.
if that is hard work  i'm imagining things
or i actually enjoy what i'm doing .

of course i could be lazy and leave it there and let it spread
or do something about it like a bit of gardening

It would be nice if you could reply without using sarcasm and questioning peoples ability, work ethic and intelligence.

This is a friendly forum where no question is too daft to ask and no reply so stupid that it deserves derision.  Answering in such a way makes people feel intimidated and less likely to ask or reply again.

We are all here to help and learn.  We are not in competition with each other.  Please bear that in mind when answering anything you feel to be contrary to your opinion.

[Kabby]

A little over 45cm....so 18 inches, perhaps not so generous    I tend to go by my neighbours allotment - he's had it since 1951....its immaculate, his seem really close together?!  He doesn't earth up though.

On the whole they were earlies - I'm late I know but I thought I'd get them in and see what happens, I made the same mistake as my first year though and forgot to label my trays when chitting them so I know the varieties but what has gone in where I cannot tell....   Still they all seemed fine back then so I'm hoping for the same result. 

[Faz]

I've just mixed up 7 varieties of tomatoes, I know which ones are the same type but have no idea which variety is which, apart from one. Ooooops. 

As for companion planting with tatties, I can't help  :blink:

[sunshineband]

I've just mixed up 7 varieties of tomatoes, I know which ones are the same type but have no idea which variety is which, apart from one. Ooooops. 

As for companion planting with tatties, I can't help  :blink:

That'll be a surprise then in a few weeks' time 

[gobs]

A little over 45cm....so 18 inches, perhaps not so generous    I tend to go by my neighbours allotment - he's had it since 1951....its immaculate, his seem really close together?!  He doesn't earth up though.

On the whole they were earlies - I'm late I know but I thought I'd get them in and see what happens, I made the same mistake as my first year though and forgot to label my trays when chitting them so I know the varieties but what has gone in where I cannot tell....   Still they all seemed fine back then so I'm hoping for the same result. 

I wouldn't put there anything, Kabby, they need that sort of space, might prove even very little to earth up.