Author Topic: How big are your chits??? (Read 6512 times)

dicky · « **on:** February 12, 2006, 16:10:11 »

I got my seed spuds a few weeks ago and laid them out in the back bedroom in trays with another over the top.

The early ones already have 1 -1.5 cm shoots on them, which seems a bit early as they won't go out for another 4 weeks or so.

I have moved them into the garage where it is colder to slow them down, anyone got any thoughts on this?

Gardenantics · « **Reply #1 on:** February 12, 2006, 16:18:15 »

Let the light get at em. They will develop sturdier more compact shoots in light. Don't keep them too warm either, no heating in that bedroom?

Brian

amanda21 · « **Reply #2 on:** February 12, 2006, 16:51:53 »

Mine are in our slightly heated conservatory and have been out for 3 weeks now. They only have tiny little buds really - nothing measurable! :-\

ellkebe · « **Reply #3 on:** February 12, 2006, 17:12:59 »

0.5cm but quite sturdy looking - green and purple.

jennym · « **Reply #4 on:** February 12, 2006, 18:12:44 »

Tiny, but cool and in full light to slow them down, as Brian says.

Jitterbug · « **Reply #5 on:** February 12, 2006, 18:13:33 »

Mine have barely nothing - just teeny tiny little sprouts on a few - the ones I left in the packet have better chits on them?? Maybe I should swap them. ;D Actually excuse the pun but I have placed some King Edward's and Pink Fur Apple's ont he swop shop board if anyone is interested??

derbex · « **Reply #6 on:** February 12, 2006, 18:55:26 »

As per the others tiny -in the light in an unheated garage.

Paulines7 · « **Reply #7 on:** February 12, 2006, 20:27:27 »

I'm still waiting for mine from Tucker's!! ::)

loulou · « **Reply #8 on:** February 12, 2006, 21:58:06 »

the pack of eating spuds have got better shoots on them i only bought them from the shop on monday so what am i doing wrong ?

mike_w · « **Reply #9 on:** February 12, 2006, 22:12:02 »

Mine are in the greenhouse lovingly encased in bubblewrap but smooth as a...well, as an unchitted spud I suppose...

Gardenantics · « **Reply #10 on:** February 13, 2006, 09:54:09 »

Only got two at the moment, but they are a lovely pair of chits!

Brian

tim · « **Reply #11 on:** February 13, 2006, 12:10:19 »

Why do I always have to be the damp squib? First wrote squid!

Unless you REALLY want to out-do your neighbours - and are frost-free - or have time & energy to mould & cover every new shoot - why not WAIT - like PATIENCE??

Nature is wonderful - the seed will do its own thing - in the light eventually - ours is at less than 40C - & even then, if you MUST do it, it does NOT have to have sprouts.

These are our earliest - others are at various stages down to zilch.

Oh - & if anyone can tell me which way is up & which is the fat end, bully for them!!

busy_lizzie · « **Reply #12 on:** February 13, 2006, 12:27:32 »

Ours are a little less ahead than Tim's. The first earlies and second earlies are in our cold utility room in egg boxes. The UtilityRoom doesn't get much light but it is not dark either. We don't usually plant our first earlies until the easter weekend,so we reckon we have plenty of time yet for more chitting to go on. busy_lizzie

Curryandchips · « **Reply #13 on:** February 13, 2006, 13:44:12 »

Well I am beginning to feel a little left out here, the potatoes were delivered to our association hut yesterday, but they still need to be sorted and issued, therefore I doubt I will get mine until Saturday. Only then can I even start to think about chitting.

Meg · « **Reply #14 on:** February 13, 2006, 14:15:42 »

Mine are coming along very nicely. Just not too big. Have mine in light in a cold bedroom!!!!

ellkebe · « **Reply #15 on:** February 13, 2006, 15:18:37 »

Not as far on as Tim's but at least the chits look similar, so something must be right :)
I actually put the earlies out to start chitting, but then noticed that everything else still in the (dark) garage was going for it anyway, but looking a bit weak and white, so thought it best to just get everything out into the light.
Presumably if they all get a bit ahead of themselves, they can go into the cold frame in a couple of weeks time to slow down and harden up??
First time chitter, in case you couldn't tell ;D

kitty · « **Reply #16 on:** February 13, 2006, 17:24:31 »

loulou-the reason your shop bought taters are sprouting is...at a guess...they are in a warmish kitchen?

tim-damp squids are best-they like the wet! ;D

my taters are still..as yet....unsprouted..well eenyweeny sprouts on the adora....
rocket, king eds,desiree,charlotte and pink fir apple are naked.....but i can wait-its only 13th feb!
kitty

kentishchloe · « **Reply #17 on:** February 13, 2006, 17:58:40 »

I only picked mine up from lotty shed on Sat and they're all spread out in trays in our utility/conservatory/lean-to thing where it's light but cool. Only problem is that I've had to banish cats from their usual home coz they're all too likely to go to sleep on them ::)

grawrc · « **Reply #18 on:** February 13, 2006, 18:02:52 »

What does size matter anyway? Mine are small but perfectly formed...
As for the potatoes. ;) ;) ;)

tim · « **Reply #19 on:** February 13, 2006, 18:10:36 »

ellkebe - cold frame? And frost?

kitty - don't know about all of them, but our last Rocket went in mid March & cropped 20 June. Pink Fir are very late - ours go out in April. But do OK - as seen before. Our Milva are half the size of the Colleen shown. Our Cara - in the barn - are still asleep.

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