[liz from the fizz]

What type, when do you plant, where do plant  them and how do you look after them through the autumn and winter?

[WG.]

Aidy it was, I think, who tried it last year.

[WG.]

Await a reply from Aidy, or use Search button to look for posts by Aidy.  Here, I did it for ya : http://www.chat.allotment-garden.org/viewtopic.php?t=2441&highlight=Christmas+Christmas  

[liz from the fizz]

 Doffing and typing.  You're such a kind man you're bound to have a happy ending.  I was just about to do a search so thanks again. hugs
\and just to prove to myself ii could do the search i did it and came up with the same link. cheers again WG

[Aidy]

indeed it was I, I have Pm Liz with said method.

[WG.]

 I have Pm Liz with said method.

Why the secrecy?  

[Aidy]

 if I told ya I would have to kill ya!

[WG.]

I'll stick with Pink Fir Apple 'cos they've got a "new tattie" flavour year-round  

[David.]

I asked the man from T&M (Colin Randel - he really knows his potatoes - might be able to email him at T&M?) this question at a potato day in February, and I have a note in my diary that tells me to plant my 2nd crop during the last week in August.

I was intending to plant in bottomless plastic dustbin in the middle of a corrugated iron L shaped bay (I have lots of those), surround with stable straw (I have lots of this), keep protection over plants as long as possible, then keep straw over top until dug out.

[liz from the fizz]

Thanks David thats ok any particular type better than any other one?
Thanks Aidy  
And thanks WG

[David.]

An early potato like charlotte or international kidney.

I'm sure Colin Randel said T&M keep these in cool storage and they become available again later in the year (if you don't want to re-use your own).

[Aidy]

This was mine last year, as you can see they are in a old kitchen bin wrapped with polystyrene to insulate them, I started mine off at the back end of oct which was too late by a mile as it was feb when i got me spuds so yes August is about write I reckon.

and the result

[WG.]

I'm sure Colin Randel said T&M keep these in cool storage and they become available again later in the year (if you don't want to re-use your own).

I reckon you couldn't replant this year's tubers & expect them to grow in August.  They need a prolonged period of dormancy before they will re-sprout.   You could put some in your fridge now & desprain them a couple of times.  Or buy from T&M

[deneview]

I reckon you couldn't replant this year's tubers & expect them to grow in August.  They need a prolonged period of dormancy before they will re-sprout.   You could put some in your fridge now & desprain them a couple of times.  Or buy from T&M

i was thinking about this also- as any i accidentaly leave in ground dont come up til the next spring, but what about buy a few  new potatoes from supermarket, keep in fridge till planted out in april, may fool them into sprouting

[liz from the fizz]

:!:    desprain please explain.

   :idea: Is it simply knocking off the growing shoots :?: