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March 11, 2005, 21:12:54 »
I am in definite need of advice, and lots of it! I ordered some seed potatoes for this season which arrived in late January. I put them in a a dry cool place til I needed to chit them, which I thought I'd attempt this weekend. However, when I opened the box, I discovered chitting wasn't going to be a problem as they had shoots, about 6-8 inches long!! What now? Do I have to bin them and start again? :o Remove excess growth? ??? Or resort to hiding in potting shed with large bottle of wine ;D Any advice gratefully received, and definitely needed.
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Mrs Ava
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March 11, 2005, 22:07:21 »
They will be as fragile as hell, but perfectly plantable I believe. I think your biggest problem will be knocking those long shoots off when planting them, so you are going to have to take care. I unpack mine as soon as I receive them and leave them in a cool dark place and they very slowely do the business. I am looking at king edwards as we speak and the chits are only about 3cm long.
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undercarriage plan
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March 11, 2005, 22:17:40 »
Thanks for reply, will knock off really delicately, if you know what I mean. Quite hard being a newbie on this site! Does anyone ever visit the chat room? do you give out your e mail address? Advice on how to navigate here would also be great. Becoming more interested into how to do this than crazed seed potatoes!
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Mrs Ava
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March 11, 2005, 22:54:10 »
Some people have their email addy on their profiles. And you can send people 'pm's', (private messages) which are like emails really.
I used to go in the chat room a lot, and I believe others do, but earlier in the evenings. I don't get online until after 10pm (blame the kids - they get the blame for everything, poor little buggers) and do always check, but the room is almost always empty. Maybe we should do something about that??
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undercarriage plan
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March 12, 2005, 00:07:53 »
Thanks for reply, just come from chat room, had great time! Known as lottie, not undercarriage plan, mistake on profile don't know how to correct!! Thanks for help. ;D
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tim
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March 12, 2005, 07:04:11 »
Just go to 'Profile' at the top of the page - go to 'Modify Profile' 'Profile Information' - do your thing - 'Change Profile'. ??
I'm
always available - for what that might be worth!!
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TULIP-23
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March 12, 2005, 14:29:38 »
Tim :)
Your worth your wieght in Gold.......
keep giving us those Pearls of Wisdom.... its always a great help ;)
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undercarriage plan
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March 13, 2005, 20:07:21 »
Seems like I'm doomed to be undercarriage plan (?) ::) Thanks for offer, Tim, bit difficult though, don't you think?!
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