St Patrick's day planting

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mumofstig

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St Patrick's day planting
« on: March 17, 2011, 16:48 »
Did anybody actually plant their spuds today? :unsure:

'Twas too cold for me, so I didn't think the spuds would like it either ( a good excuse, if ever I heard one :lol: )
It's supposed to be a bit warmer at the weekend, so they may get planted then ;)

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Re: St Patrick's day planting
« Reply #1 on: March 17, 2011, 16:49 »
Nope, I'm going for early April.
Did it really tell you to do THAT on the packet?

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Re: St Patrick's day planting
« Reply #2 on: March 17, 2011, 16:50 »
Nope, I'm going for early April.

Me too !

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Re: St Patrick's day planting
« Reply #3 on: March 17, 2011, 16:53 »
I did thought id take a gamble!!!

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Re: St Patrick's day planting
« Reply #4 on: March 17, 2011, 16:56 »
I did too ...... it was really nice and mild and I've only another week before I'm grounded  :unsure:

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Re: St Patrick's day planting
« Reply #5 on: March 17, 2011, 17:11 »
Cheese makes everything better.

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Re: St Patrick's day planting
« Reply #6 on: March 17, 2011, 17:19 »
I planted my earlies today and I will plant my mid and mains tomorrow.

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Re: St Patrick's day planting
« Reply #7 on: March 17, 2011, 18:02 »
I'm leaving mine til the end of the month,its still a bit nippy up here. Fletcherbaker, like your spuds...your team is on dodgy ground  :D :D :D
people talk rubbish

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Re: St Patrick's day planting
« Reply #8 on: March 17, 2011, 18:06 »
I did thought id take a gamble!!!

Just to slightly change the subject - I stopped watching footie when The Doog stopped playing for Wolves.  :ohmy:

, like your spuds...your team is on dodgy ground  :D :D :D

The Molineux is not dodgy - it has a Billy Wright stadium you know  ;)

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Hoping to plant spuds tomorrow, if there's time after the carrots and onion seeds.

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Re: St Patrick's day planting
« Reply #9 on: March 17, 2011, 18:22 »
i planted mine this day last year and got hit by that late frost -6   and they were covered and still the frost burnt them this year i will plant a week sunday the  27th i think 

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Re: St Patrick's day planting
« Reply #10 on: March 17, 2011, 18:23 »
Only thing I did with spuds today was experiment with two 'Swift' earlies in shock horror potato tubs.




Unless otherwise stated it can be assumed ALL posts are by Pa Snip

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Re: St Patrick's day planting
« Reply #11 on: March 17, 2011, 18:26 »
Nope, I'm going for early April.

Me too !

And me.

Spend too much time in previous years trying to keep them alive during frosts. I have 6 large tubs / bags in the conservatory for the really early New Potatoes ... the rest can be less rushed.

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Re: St Patrick's day planting
« Reply #12 on: March 17, 2011, 19:07 »
Everyone here tells me we dont have frosts after 15 March, so anytime after then is OK to plant tatties - well, anytime the lunar calendar says is a 'root planting day', that is.  Have to follow the moon for planting schedules around these parts. ;) ;) ;) :unsure:

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Re: St Patrick's day planting
« Reply #13 on: March 17, 2011, 19:11 »
Everyone here tells me we dont have frosts after 15 March, so anytime after then is OK to plant tatties - well, anytime the lunar calendar says is a 'root planting day', that is.  Have to follow the moon for planting schedules around these parts. ;) ;) ;) :unsure:

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Re: St Patrick's day planting
« Reply #14 on: March 17, 2011, 19:27 »
another week or so for planting outside, not in a rush as I have some earlies thro in the borders of the polytunnel


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