potato question

hi i planted my earlies back in march (around middle of march) and have not seen any sign of foilage so i had a peek to see wot was happening and nothing has happened!!! in fact the potato seeds i planted have disappered? i did find 2 but were literally rotten! Have the rest gone the same way and composted down? They were planted in a raised bed in the garden, compost of top of clay soil-where did i go wrong? and also does any1 no how far down the potatos/roots spread? thanku v.much 

I'm just down the road from you Babycakes so we should of had the same weather.

I also planted mine in mid / end of March and I have already had to earth them up and they now seem to be going strong and have good folage. Maybe you had a bad batch? did you chit them before planting?

Depending on how many you have planted, If I was you I would lift half of the spuds / replant and leave the others a little while longer (just to see if they do anything)

That's tough babycakes. Just checked dates and I put 2 rows in last week in March under plastic and another 2 rows first week in April. All are doing very well apart from a bit of frosted foliage. The containerised ones in the greenhouse now have flowers showing so I suspect you must have got a bad batch.