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Title: First early potatoes
Post by: desnz on March 04, 2008, 15:31:18

Hey all
Quick Q, we just received our seed potatoes last week and will start chitting the first earlies this week (w/c 3 March) but I just saw online that they should be planted late February. Should we bother chitting or throw them straight in the ground?
Thanks!

Title: Re: First early potatoes
Post by: saddad on March 04, 2008, 15:32:24

Depends on where you are... it is snowing and freezing here so I'd not bother yet..
:-\

Title: Re: First early potatoes
Post by: desnz on March 04, 2008, 15:33:43

Our allotment's East London so sunny but a bit crisp at the mo...

Title: Re: First early potatoes
Post by: saddad on March 04, 2008, 15:35:43

Your soil is probablty workable but I'd still chit them for a week or two..
:-\

Title: Re: First early potatoes
Post by: desnz on March 04, 2008, 15:39:03

Fab, thanks for the advice saddad!

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