Main crop spuds

[Philbasford]

I put my main crop spuds in a week after i put in my earlies (end of march) and they are now overtaking my earlies!!!. 

I am hoping this early start will help me over come slug and blight problems so they have in effect a longer season

[Philbasford]

[antipodes]

maybe I am a killjoy, but it seems to me that the maincrops always have much more vigourous foliage, usually taller, than the earlies. I think it is to do with how the plant uses its energy over that short tubering period!

But I am sure you will get great spuds anyway!  ;D

[Philbasford]

maybe I am a killjoy, but it seems to me that the maincrops always have much more vigourous foliage, usually taller, than the earlies. I think it is to do with how the plant uses its energy over that short tubering period!

But I am sure you will get great spuds anyway!  ;D

You could well be right!