[dexyblue]

Has anyone in the North West of UK put their spuds in yet?
I am itching to get them in but as its my 1st year on allotment and 1st at growing spuds I am chomping at the bit  

[clarkey95]

yes im in merseyside and i put my first earlies in around two weaks ago and everything seems fine, fingers crossed

[slider]

im in glossop i put my fe 2 weeks ago and my 2nds in on friday,we shall see.

[pumpkinpatch]

Im in  Eccleston Lancashire and they went in a think a week or two ago know
nothink yet 

[dexyblue]

mmm thanks, think I will wait a little bit longer here in the watery dip thats called Manchester 

[blackbob]

Has anyone in the North West of UK put their spuds in yet?
I am itching to get them in but as its my 1st year on allotment and 1st at growing spuds I am chomping at the bit  

take the bit off lol.wait for the temps to pick up and look for some high pressure,weather should pick up from tuesday onwards.

[fatbelly]

I'm in Cheshire and both my 1st and 2nd Earlies went in on the 27th March.

Maincrop going in next weekend.

[Slowgrind]

I don't think that you will get frost freezing your spuds in the ground now.
By the time that you get some top growth we'll be out of danger from frost.
Mine are going in this week

[andtiggertoo]

Not quite north west but in west yorkshire.

Put all my spuds in last weekend. Will be ok til they show through soil so they have 6 inches to shoot up yet. If we get frost when they peep through soil I'll be out with the frost protection ( have some horticultural fleece on stand by).

[Goosegirl]

Am on the coast near Lancaster and I put mine in yesterday - my dad always planted his at Easter, although I know that's a moveable feast - but the weather guides me.

[dexyblue]

Thanks for all your replies

[blackbob]

I don't think that you will get frost freezing your spuds in the ground now.
By the time that you get some top growth we'll be out of danger from frost.
Mine are going in this week

the last -3c here last year was on the 28th of may.blackened all the spuds back and delayed them by at least 3 weeks.
moral of the story is plant them 2 weeks later.

[solway cropper]

I'm almost in Scotland and I already got 3 rows in and fourth will go in this week, plus more than 30 tubers in containers in the greenhouse which are looking very healthy with loads of foliage. If we do get much frost you can cover them with fleece. I bought a roll just in case.

[Timebandit]

weather permitting main crop  will go in today

[Ivah]

600' up East of Lancaster. First Earlies in under cloche on 8th March - a few just showing. Second Earlies and Maincrop in on Good Friday with a sheet of plastic over them.