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I live in the South of Brum..

What do you guys think..plant them now or leave it for a bit?

G e o.. :)

Put them in. I haven't done mine yet, but they'll be going in this week. I have planted earlier. I'm just behind the Botanical Gardens in Edgbaston.

Just got back from planting my mains (earlies went in a couple of weeks back). It's blowing a gale, but the soil is warm, which is the important bit. I'm a bit further south than you, of course, but my plot is fairly exposed to the elements.

I've not planted mine yet as over here near leicester it's been wet & cold (we had snow last week!!!).   I won't be doing any planting until the week after Easter

CC

I have planned to plant mine over Easter.

ours are in, the soil in the raised beds is warmer  :)

I have four variety's chitting...

King Edwards

Maris Piper

Maris Bard

Sharps Express

G e o.. :)

I'm planting mine tommorrow. The soil is just about perfect here in the South. :)

I planted 2nd earlies today, the 1sts went in four weeks ago and the soil was very workable then, the 1sts have just started showing their heads.   :D :D :D

Once again, it's a question of whether the soil is workable?

Much less to do with its temoerature?

Yes Tim the soil is workable...I am ready to plant..

Maybe tomorrow...

G e o.. :)

My soil will be workable once I've been over it with the rotavator & got the plot tidied up

CC

Ours are going in next weekend....but tbh thats got more to do with DH having an op yesterday & a meeting I wanted to go to today than the climate....apart from the fact that he is my labourer so need him to do the digging part ;D, it needs 2 of us at the plot to be able to get anything done - one to do the work & the other to chase our son away from the other plots ;D...

Saz

I`m not superstitious but I try to avoid crossing on stairs and always plant on Good Friday

planted mine a dew weeks ago,mind you i do get impatient waiting

Will be slamming our 28kg in this week as we are both on holiday... been out this afternoon, a bit blowy but great weather...

We put our first earlies in today ... well i say we, hubby & sister's boyf did them  ;D  ;D

Planning on putting our second earlies and mains in at easter  ;)

going to put 1st 2nd and salad in over easter. getting the grand daughters to do it while they are off school i,ll supervise OH can break up the fights
marg :-X

Yesterday the soil was 2 dry and gave the soil a water Today its just not warm enough.

I plan on adding bone blood and something else friday and plant over saturday and sunday watering well.

No earlies this year -- giving myself more space to try a wider range of mains...
so I'll be putting my first spuds in this week.

As usual, I'm at least a week behind most of the old boys on my site.    ::)

MIne will go in this coming week as the children are off school - so me and the littlist one will be doing lots of digging.......him great big holes and me putting in my spuds!

One question??  whats the difference between earlies, lates or whatever.....is it just the time that they take to grow?.....and how do you tell?

Louise

Hi Louise,
You are probably blessed where you are.
Wouldn't worry too much about 1st/2nd earlies etc.
Plant an early now for flavour (recommend 'Arran Pilot'), should be pickable late June.
Also plant now a maincrop, a good allrounder is 'Desiree' for roasting/mash etc.. Lift any time after the tops start to dry off - Late Sept?
Kent may have particular varieties suited to your part of the world. I'm sure the advice will be forthcoming!

Hi, Louise, We planted just one row of Rocket a month ago but covered them in fleece. The rest went in on Saturday.  My O/H insists on the one row really early and covering with fleece, quite honestly it makes about 3weeks difference but he has to be one of the first to dig new potatoes. I let him carry on if thats all it takes to keep him happy.

All my spuds are now in the ground,thanks for your input.

My Azada rocks..All hail to the Azada   8) ;D

Geo.. :)