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Jamie Butterworth

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Damn spuds
« on: July 27, 2010, 16:26 »
Right, like i have mentioned in a previous post i put some spuds (Picollo, which also happen to be blight resistant) in a tub of topsoil. I decided ti harvest them young today as i wanted some room for my Christmas spuds. However, there isnt a single sign of a potatoe in there - at all! :mad:

Why is this, they have been watered, fed, and they were blight resistant, plus the foliage on top was realy healthy and massive. I want to know what the problem was because i dont want to put my Christmas spuds in that tub if its something that might affect them too.
« Last Edit: July 27, 2010, 18:12 by Jamie Butterworth »
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Re: Damn spuds
« Reply #1 on: July 27, 2010, 16:38 »
Oh Jamie - I feel so sorry for you! I tried some pots in a tub two years ago and it wasn't a success either despite doing everything you've done. My crop this year in ever-improving raised beds is the best yet - and no blight so far (pleeeeze God  don't !!!). I wonder as your foliage is massive the food all went into the leaves - ie - too much nitrogen?
PS - are you REALLY going to put your Christmas puds in there?????
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Re: Damn spuds
« Reply #2 on: July 27, 2010, 16:42 »
How many weeks from planting to Harvesting? Maybe not long enough ?
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Re: Damn spuds
« Reply #3 on: July 27, 2010, 18:04 »
Forgot to mention, i planted some of the same spuds in raised beds, so after i found ou that the tub spuds hadnt done anything i unearthed one of the plants in the raised beds to check that, it was fine with plenty of poatoes growing on it.

Quote from: Goosegirl on July 27, 2010, 16:38
PS - are you REALLY going to put your Christmas puds in there?????

I was going to, but after whats happend i probably wont know, unless someone can tell me that it wasnt the conditions but the plants themselves (which i am very much doubting), ill probably just try the Christmas ones in plastic bags of compost.

Quote from: Goosegirl on July 27, 2010, 16:38
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Quote from: Kristen on July 27, 2010, 16:42
How many weeks from planting to Harvesting? Maybe not long enough ?

Erm, im not sure but i planted some at the same time in raised beds and they are doing just fine, in the tub though there wasnt even the tiniest of potatoes growing, nopt a sign, just roots, plus the spent original tuber which had turned mushy.
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Re: Damn spuds
« Reply #4 on: July 27, 2010, 18:08 »
Quote from: Jamie Butterworth on July 27, 2010, 16:26
i dont want to put my Christmas puds in that tub

Have a close look at what you typed, Jamie. This is what Goosegirl was asking about!
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Re: Damn spuds
« Reply #5 on: July 27, 2010, 18:12 »
So sorry, im half asleep whilst writing and reading this, sorry for any confusion ::)
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Re: Damn spuds
« Reply #6 on: July 27, 2010, 18:17 »
Some spuds just dont like growing in a tub Jamie - especially if they are SE to maincrop varieties.  My spare KE were bunged in a few dustbins and looking very sorry for themselves, despite having the same TLC I have given to my ground planted spuds.  So dont despair, blame the spuds  ;)

Edit - yes I know theres a lot of capitals in this post  :D
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Re: Damn spuds
« Reply #7 on: July 27, 2010, 20:31 »
I have stopped planting in the ground as I found that I had lots of foliage and no spuds. Over 6ft of green growth and about 4 feeble spuds fom 8-10 plants. ???

I now just plant in tubs/pots as I get more success. :(

I am guessing that yours put on green growth and produced no tubers, that is seemed to happen to mine when in the ground. Since nitrogen can create green growth I wonder if perhaps they had too much nitrogen and so went down the foliage path and not the tuber path.
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Re: Damn spuds
« Reply #8 on: July 27, 2010, 21:07 »
When the kids were little I planted potatoes and other veg in pots using compost from a bag and never had any problem loads of tatties and veg, could it have been because it was topsoil?
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Re: Damn spuds
« Reply #9 on: July 27, 2010, 22:08 »
You didn't over water it did you Jamie?  I'm just wondering if perhaps it got all that lush top growth, then too much water and the original potato rotted away before it got a chance to produce baby spuds?

Just a thought!
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Re: Damn spuds
« Reply #10 on: July 27, 2010, 22:38 »
Blimey, is that important then? I mean ... that the seed-spud is responsible for making the new tubers? I always assumed they just grew off the haulms, and the seed spud's job was done once it had got the plant above ground level and into the light  ...
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Re: Damn spuds
« Reply #11 on: July 27, 2010, 22:45 »
Could it be the topsoil was too rich and you got lots of stalks and leaves
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Re: Damn spuds
« Reply #12 on: July 27, 2010, 23:43 »
Actually, thinking about it you are probably right Kristen, I was just trying to think of a good idea!!! but I'm a bit thick at times and tired! :(
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Re: Damn spuds
« Reply #13 on: July 28, 2010, 05:33 »
Blast! It sounded really clever
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