Topic: The Great Spud Challenge 2010

[grawrc]

I planted my Rockets today in the soil not in the containers. Lady Christl are beginning to show as are Kestrel. Both earthed up as snow is forecast for next week.

[gwynnethmary]

Snow! Where?

[dtw]

Lapland!

[Digeroo]

Mine are still under their plastic bottles but some are now starting to fill the 5 ltr ones.  I think I shall have to let them out soon.  Apart that is from the one I dug up early on to see whether it was growing ok.  Yes it was but I knocked off the growing tip.  That will teach me not to have an insatiable curiosity.

[landimad]

I have got two rows of spuds gone in now, They are Charlotte and Exquisa.
I have used a buy from the shop and chance they do not get Blight as they are not selected seed.
If I get three from each plant then this will be ok as I am only doing this to see if they grow and are edible.

[Robert_Brenchley]

The danger there is virus not blight, but you'll probably be OK. I've planted shop tubers myself this year; it usually works fine.

[Jayb]

Just noticed the 3 Arran Pilot planted in raised bed on 6th March, which were earthed up are showing a couple of leaves. I've just covered them a bit more as light frost last night  :o

The comparison plants in the polytunnel border and a few in bags in the greenhouse are predictably much further ahead.

[angle shades]

 :) my Lady Christal's are up in bags in the greenhouse/ shades x

[manicscousers]

5of 6 up, just earthed them up , 5 out of 6 rooster  ;D

[cornykev]

The ones in my back garden are going well, every time I cover them with soil they are showing again two days later.
The ones on the lottie are nearly as quick and the ones direct in the ground are just showing.  ;D ;D ;D

[tonybloke]

'earthed' mine up today with pure leafmould, should have some clean spuds!!

[Jeannine]

Moved my 4 great big pots, each with 2 Charlottes in , to the new lottie, they will get more light there, showing green a bit I didn't plant them very deep . later regrretted that,so I had a feel  and they seemed  fairly compact so I moved them lower in the pots, they are in very soft soil so I don't think I did them any harm.

Hopefully the blooming squirrels won't turn up there, but I couldn't keep the pots in my bedroom any longer!!

XX Jeannine

[Mortality]

All my other spuds are growing now  ;D

[brownowl23]

OH my sounds like mine are romping ahead. they have been earthed up right up to the top of the bag now and have leaves about 2ft tall above the bag.

[Mortality]

Forgot the pictures  ::)

[calendula]

can T/bloke be like the queen and have 2 birthdays,  ;D cos I don't think I can keep my spuds going until 5 June, they will be ready before then  8)

[Jeannine]

Well mine are way behind I think, at least the wildlife haven't got them this time but they are now in glorious sunshine and are picking up daily so maybe I can catch yo up a bit XX Jeannine

[Wilder]

my three bags are going great guns. Had to earth them up last weekend. :)

[cornykev]

I thought Tone was a Queen, :-X mine are going well in the pots, the ones in the soil are getting going but still a good few weeks behind.    ;D ;D ;D

[Jeannine]

Mine are coming on leaps and bounds now,,really growing fast XX Jeannine