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Flunky
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In Sunny Narfook.
What is an early ?
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March 06, 2008, 09:43:58 »
Would somone mind letting me know the different definitions of early etc. 2nd early etc etc.
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tim
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Re: What is an early ?
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March 06, 2008, 11:34:34 »
Earlies - harvest around July.
Second earlies - August.
Early maincrop - September.
Maincrop - October.
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allaboutliverpool
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Re: What is an early ?
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March 06, 2008, 15:21:21 »
I do not know how high Tim is in Little Rissington, but my earlies last year cropped in early June,10 weeks after planting on 25th March in Liverpool.
I did a YouTube of that planting:-
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XL8ZknMQclM
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tim
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March 06, 2008, 17:38:11 »
Oh, yes - I agree - we've had them in early June, with cover against the late frosts.
I was quoting a respected source as a starting point.
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Vortex
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March 06, 2008, 19:30:45 »
I prefer the definition in terms of weeks to harvest
early = 10-12
second = 12-14
maincrop = 16-18
late = 20+
Like everything its all variable depending upon local conditions.
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Flunky
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In Sunny Narfook.
Re: What is an early ?
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March 07, 2008, 09:11:23 »
Many thanks for your posts.
So, to work out when I sow the the seeds do I just work backwards ?
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antipodes
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W. France, 5m x 20m (900 ft2)
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March 07, 2008, 09:27:31 »
Most people plant their earlies in March, mid to late, depending on how cold it is. By the time the potato plants are showing the danger of frost is often past. That should give you spuds starting in June.
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