Topic: Throwing 'Spuds' in

[Mr Smith]

I have heard this term used before but I have literally had to throw seven rows in because the ground that I have put the spuds in is twitch friendly and it was difficult to dig so I'm hoping that the spuds will clean the ground up for me for next season :) 

[Robert_Brenchley]

They won't, but if you're growing them the traditional way, you will with all the cultivation you need to do.

[bupster]

Indeed. The little sods don't dig...

[Robert_Brenchley]

If the couch is too bad, you could put black plastic over it all. As the spuds come up, you'll see the bumps in the plastic, and you can cut holes for them to come through.

[Angelah]

I was thinking of doing that with my spuds and black plastic or membrane - would I still need to earth them up too? If so, would I do that on top of the plastic/membrane, or lift it and earth them up underneath then put the cover back over?

[PAULW]

If the couch is too bad, you could put black plastic over it all.

How about if twitch is bad DIG IT OUT

[Robert_Brenchley]

The spuds are in already, so we need solutions which will control the weeds while allowing them to grow.

[star]

If the couch is too bad, you could put black plastic over it all. As the spuds come up, you'll see the bumps in the plastic, and you can cut holes for them to come through.

This sounds like the way to go really, good luck Mr Smith. Let us know how it goes :)

[PAULW]

If the weather gets dry the couch will look for moisture and drill into the potatoes for it ruining the crop

[Mr Smith]

The ground is well dug and the bulk of the twitch is removed but I hope the spuds will do the rest for me, and Paul posting in capitals is rude :)

[PAULW]

and Paul posting in capitals is rude

THATS ME BLUNT RUDE NORTHENER

[Mr Smith]

Paul,
            I'm also from what I call the North but I was fetched up not dragged up :)

[cornykev]

Now now girls be nice.   ;D ;D ;D

[Gazfoz]

How about stop stirring cornykev!
Mr Smith and other people get quite rightly upset by PaulW's rants  and I have reported him to to the moderator so now PaulW you can have another last rant at me for this before you are expelled.

GaryF (also a Northerner).

[cornykev]

Not stirring GAZ just trying to calm the arguement and its seems to have worked,  so butt out matey, or are you going to report me now.  :-X :-X :-X

[northener]

Stop messing about you two, you're giving Northeners a bad name.

[Jeannine]

Can someone tell me why I keep hearing that planting potatoes will clear the ground, I have a rough patch and was hoping I could do that..is it just an old wives tale please

XX Jeannine

[DenBee]

I've wondered that too, Jeannine.  My own take on it is that by the time you've dug the ground to plant the taties, and then dug them up afterward, you've pretty much 'cleared' the soil.  :)

[cornykev]

Spot on DenBee.  ;D ;D ;D

[Jeannine]

So I would be wasting my time to plant spuds in that ground then?  Would it help at all?  I intended just digging a hole and popping it in, it hasn't got grass but it hasn't been worked in forever