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Produce => Edible Plants => Topic started by: Roy Bham UK on September 02, 2005, 19:08:11

Title: Potato chitting?
Post by: Roy Bham UK on September 02, 2005, 19:08:11
::) I put aside a few Arron spuds for the Xmas harvest I left them on the ground and forgot about em :P they are turning green should I dump em or will they still be OK for sowing later this month? they haven't sprouted or anything ??? many thanks ;)
Title: Re: Potato chitting?
Post by: TEL on September 02, 2005, 20:35:47
give them a try 50/50
Title: Re: Potato chitting?
Post by: Roy Bham UK on September 03, 2005, 08:37:44
 ;) Thanks Tel :)
Title: Re: Potato chitting?
Post by: john_miller on September 03, 2005, 22:21:31
They will be fine, Roy. Put them in some heat to get them to sprout first though. Are you sure this a daylength neutral variety though?
Title: Re: Potato chitting?
Post by: Roy Bham UK on September 03, 2005, 23:14:34
Quote from: john_miller on September 03, 2005, 22:21:31
They will be fine, Roy. Put them in some heat to get them to sprout first though. Are you sure this a daylength neutral variety though?

Thanks John, I was happy to read the first part but didn't understand the "daylength neutral variety" bit, can you enlighten me please?
Title: Re: Potato chitting?
Post by: redimp on September 04, 2005, 00:50:17
Day length neutral varieties are 1st and 2nd earlies - they grow and produce tubours based ontheir age.  Maincrops rely on shortenign days and the approach of autumn before they produce tubours.  Therefore christmas spuds need to be 1st or 2bd earlies.
Title: Re: Potato chitting?
Post by: Roy Bham UK on September 04, 2005, 08:34:47
;) Thanks for the explanation RC, they are 'arran pilot'  first earlies, I'd better get cracking then ;D
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