Potatoes: Late earthing still ok?

[Hector]

I have some Valor and some International Kidny in a large pannelled container (think giant compost bin) I have about 8 inches of leaves to earth up BUT the IK's are flowering...should I go ahead and earth both varieties up...or am I too late with the kidneys?
Jackie

[Hector]

[Kepouros]

Earth them  up anyway.  If it doesn`t increase the crop it will still prevent any tubers forming near the surface from `greening`

[Hector]

Many thanks, much appreciated. One last thing...in containers do you top up/earth up with compost?

[banshee]

I grow all my potatoes in containers and only ever top up with compost. They always turn out really yummy  ;D

[manicscousers]

we earth ours up with old leaves or grass clippings  :)

[Hector]

we earth ours up with old leaves or grass clippings  :)

That's interesting! Do you mean well rotted grass clippings? If it's fresh ones Mr Hector may be forced to kill me...as I just sent him to get more compost as I finished ours  ::)

ps ordered two mre Daleks from the council...resistance is futile

[manicscousers]

no, just a thin layer of fresh ones, usually over a nespaper collar, last year we actually used shredded paper then grass clippings   ;D

[manicscousers]

put this in the wrong thread, don't know how  ???

[Hector]

Maybe the "earthing moved for you" Manicscousers   ;D

[manicscousers]

 ;D