The spuds are here!

[suzylou]

But instead of the maris peer as ordered, Fothergills sent me Juliette, which is apparently a "salad potato" and an "early maincrop".  Am I going to have spuds on xmas day???

I'm also a bit nervous as I put them in my first "no dig" bed, and I don't know if it's deep enough, or if they're deep enough, or if I should have pulled open the slits in the fabric over the top or pushed them together again.

Suddenly having huge doubts about my allotment's potential success!!  :o

[suzylou]

[undercarriage plan]

Here, borrow my paper bag.....Take deep breaths and chill!!!! I'm sure you're spuds are deep enough, they'll grow, have faith.  Make sure you earth them up.  Just keep an eye on them. You've got them in, which is more than I've achieved!! If it makes you feel any better, my first foray into gardening involved plant food and a patch of weeds.......Lovely looking weeds at end though!! ;D Lottie

[Shoyu]

My spuds were a total mistake and fabulous! We only have about 6 plants that are the result of clumsiness on the way to the compost heap. We dug up the seedlings and put them in a row! Dug up the first harvest last night - they were fabulous!! Not conventional perhaps, but mighty tasty!

[wardy]

No dig spuds here too.  Weeds, cardboard, manure, spuds, black plastic.  Wait.  Lift plastic.  Spuds  ;D ;D

[suzylou]

Thanks for the reassurance guys.  I just hope you're right!!!

[Robert_Brenchley]

Mine are no-digs as well. I don't use plastic, just six inches of dead leaves or grass cuttings, depending on what's available.

[Imp]

S'funny; I ordered my seed pots for Christmas from Fothergills, Charlotte, but got Nicola  :o.  Still, seems the same type so I've put them in rather than waste them.

If you dig them up in October they will be new pots, leave them in the ground till Christmas for lovely fresh spuds for Christmas dinner  :P

Good luck

Lynda

[wardy]

RB   With this no dig lark it is helpful to have stuff to grow through eg straw or grass mowings etc.  At least nothing gets wasted  :)

[bupster]

Are you supposed to chit the Juliettes or sling them in the ground? ???

[wardy]

No chitting required I don't reckon  :)

[bupster]

Hope not, slung a load in last night and stood back for the rain... No idea if they'll take or not, brand new plot, bugger all manureing/prep done. Ah well, nothing ventured  ;)