[richy]

Im putting my earlies in tommorow(ST Patricks day) anybody else doing it?

[sunshineband]

Weather permitting 

[mumofstig]

snap 

[shoozie]

Nope - will be during first two weeks of April for us 

[DD.]

Nope - got something else on. Might even be Good Friday this year as it's about right for us!

[richrua]

Yes. i have a row dug, compost added and waiting. it is tradition ! Putting in red duke of york and ballydoon.

they say it could frost tomorrow night though . . . . . Wonder will they take that shock ?

[DD.]

It's not the frosts you get whilst they're underground that are the problem, it's the ones you get once they've emerged.

Having been caught before, I prefer to wait a bit. They do recover, but it can set them back more than if you'd waited a bit.

[AnneB]

I agree with DD.  My first and second earlies, planted around now, got singed by frost last year, despite protection following a frost warning.  The affect on the yield wasn't huge and only hit 2 tubers, but it was noticeable that these had a lower yield.

I will be planting a bit later this year.

[grendel]

mine went in today.
Grendel

[plot53b]

I hear it's a bit of a tradition and I know a lot of my lotty neighbours will be planting their spuds tomorrow, but after reading all the advice, I've decided to leave it a week or two more. I planted my spuds at the beginning of March last year (not really knowing any better), I think I was lucky as it was so mild - not sure we'll get the same mild weather this spring! 

[DD.]

I note, in the main, that it's only the folk "darn sarf" that are doing it.

[Swing Swang]

True - my first earlies go in today which give me time to harvest them and then get leeks into the same patch of ground in time for a good leek harvest.

[lacewing]

I will be far too busy celebrating to think about spuds,  may eat a few though!  Hope to get some planting done next week, that's if the effect of the guinness has worn off!  

Sasta la fheile Padraig!

[richrua]

I decided to hold off today . it was -1 here last night and due to go -2 tonight with snow on hills tomorrow. I think it would be too much of a shock for the spuds that have been chitting indoors. Beautiful day today though.

[sunshineband]

I note, in the main, that it's only the folk "darn sarf" that are doing it.

Like me, you mean 

First earlies went in today, but they are well down and fleece is at the ready for when they show through, in case i don't have time to earth up, or the earth has been used up earthing up, if you see what I mean