When and where do you chit your potatoes?

[philcooper]

Have a look at http://www.teagasc.ie/publications/2002/potatoconf/potatoconf2002.htm for professional advice from Ireland.

It is also used by Dutch farmers in the commercially procuded video that I got from their trade organisation NIVAA see http://www.aardappelpagina.nl/explorer/pagina/seedsprout.htm

Phil

[philcooper]

[Merry Tiller]

Interesting, I think it just goes to show that advice for someone in an agricultural setting may be different to that for the home grower

[philcooper]

First earlies mature in different way to other potatoes. So saying chitting reduces yield is a bit wide reaching.

"In my experience (and location and soil and growing conditions) chitting 2nd earlies/maincrop reduces yield" might be a bit more acceptable when you've tried it on a few dozen varieties. Alan Romans grows in Scotland and doesn't grow large numbers of varieties.

As older gardeners (nothing personal Tim  ;))will no doubt agree there are many different ways of raising any given crop and which can all result in the same yeild.

As someone suggested try a few chitted and some not chitted (and planted at different times) and then base your growing method on your experience.

Phil

[Merry Tiller]

As someone suggested try a few chitted and some not chitted (and planted at different times) and then base your growing method on your experience.

Yes, that is indeed what I suggested

[kt.]

Laid mine all my varieties out in veg rack baskets yesterday. They are in a dark shed with no window for now.

[LauraB]

Laid mine all my varieties out in veg rack baskets yesterday. They are in a dark shed with no window for now.

Did the same with mine this morning  :)

Fingers crossed

[cornykev]

Left mine in their plastic bags inside potato sacks will it be best in the racks and cover window? :-\ :-\ :-\ :-\

[manicscousers]

don't they go wet in plastic bags ?

[cornykev]

I'm going over there now to take them out, back in ten.     ;) ;) ;) ;) ;) :D ;D

[cornykev]

You were right Scousers they were sweating so I just left them in the potato sacks.     :) :) :) :)

[manicscousers]

i only know 'cos when i buy(cringe, cringe) veggies and fruit in plastic, it sweats and goes mouldy very quickly  ;D

[angle shades]

:)

mine go in a unheated greenhouse / shades x

[Rowan]

Usually in egg boxes in a cold spare bedroom.  :)