Topic: My Spuds Have Arrived!!!

[Plottie]

Hurrah....mine arrived from Alan Romans this morning.  I've taken them out of their nets (as instructed) and placed them im a cool dark place (my cellar0 for now...does seem very early for delivery but I'm sure AR knows his tatties so am happy to follow his directions

I'm off now to make my Christmas flapjack and put another load in the washing machine!...MERRY CHRISTMAS TO ALL

Plottie

[wardy]

Kitchen Garden is all about food production and cooking whereas GYO is about smallholding and chooks etc.  KG does have a monthly column about chickens though.  GYO is a bit posh aye faynd  ;D

[MutantHobbit]

Oh well, GYO suits me down to the ground then, one being a cut above the rest, what?  Now where did that dratted monocle get to...

Believe that and you'll believe anything ::) ;D

[wardy]

Ey up Mute!  Have a gleg at KG mag I think you'll like it.  It's less posh than the other one.  I mean £700 eglus what's that abaart? 

Merry Chitting what! 

Wardy  ;D

[Derekthefox]

I have not read either so I cannot comment. I have never really been one for magazines ...

Derekthefox

[philcooper]

Robert

The RHS Encyclopedia says ' for large early potatoes leave only 3 sprouts per plant rubbing off the others.'         It does then say ' Otherwise the more sprouts per tuber the higher the yield.

Who wants large earlies - the small ones have the best flavour.

There is no general rule about whether or not to rub out shoots but the RHS book is correct - the smaller the number of of shoots the smaller the number of tubers and the larger they will be be.

I grow around 30 varieties and don't rub out any shoots, neither does my friend who grows over 300 and together we won an RHS Gold medal for our display.

The "dark" bit doesn't seem like a good idea as when they start to sprout (the time varies from variety to variety) they need light or will prodcue spindly sprouts. So unless you check them every day put them in a cool well lit place and watch out for aphids - spray with soft soap solution if you see any!

Phil

[terrace max]

Is it just me who finds a cool, frost-free, light, dry place quite hard to find around their home?

[redimp]

No.  I do.  I tend to use the end of our shared passage as it has a window above it but I have to watch for damp under the door.

[philcooper]

Is it just me who finds a cool, frost-free, light, dry place quite hard to find around their home?

TM,

No one said gardening was easy!!  ;)

Phil

Try turning the heating off in the kids bedroom?