I've just noticed, my main crop spuds, which aren't due to go in ground for a few more weeks yet have started to get leaves on the chits, is there anything I can do apart from plant them, to slow them down? Of should I throw these in and get some more? :(
Mine went in at the weekend...5 rows of Desiree.
Any particular reason yours are not in yet?........apart from the possibilty of your ground being very wet,too wet to stand on?
Mine was pretty wet but I used boards so that I didnt walk on the soil too much.
mine are still on top of the wardrobe and they have tiny leaves too. my plan was to plant them as soon as I have a bed dug and not to worry about the leaves, but I could be wrong – someone knowledgeable will be along soon!
Nothing stopping you putting the seed potatoes in if they have small leaves.
You dont even have to chit potatoes before you put them in.
If your not planting them for a while, just rub the chits off, they will chit again quite quickly..
Quote from: Fork on April 17, 2008, 15:29:18
Mine went in at the weekend...5 rows of Desiree.
Any particular reason yours are not in yet?........apart from the possibilty of your ground being very wet,too wet to stand on?
Mine was pretty wet but I used boards so that I didnt walk on the soil too much.
Soil is quite wet and the 2nd earlies have only just gone in, so didn't want to put main ones in til probably another 2 weeks or so, so I could get a good succession in yield.
Thanks for the advice guys.
Hi Posie I'd get them in the ground, they'll be in there a bit longer than the seconds, even if you dig them up and keep them in hessian sacks they will keep for ages so you will have a sucession of spuds in storage, or as Keef says rub the chits off and start again. ;D ;D ;D
Don't bet on them chitting again if you rub shoots off now. Everything that's capable of growing is probably doing so already.
Quote from: Robert_Brenchley on April 17, 2008, 18:15:30
Don't bet on them chitting again if you rub shoots off now. Everything that's capable of growing is probably doing so already.
I disagree - at this time of the year my stored spuds from last year are shooting like mad so i have to rub the shoots off.. within a couple of weeks there off again..
Well I think if I get a chance this weekend and the weather bucks its ideas up I'll just sling them in and have done with it. They'll either grow or they won't! My 1st earlies in a trug outside in the garden are just peeping through, so that's a good sign. :)
My main crop were like that and have only just put them in, don't see why they won't be okay, they are tough little blighters....
Mine are the same- must remember not to buy them so early next year!
These are mine this morning;
(http://i222.photobucket.com/albums/dd27/tgalmanac/Veg/Pots1.jpg)
The mice have taken a fancy to my earlies!
(http://i222.photobucket.com/albums/dd27/tgalmanac/Veg/Pots2.jpg)
As you can see on the worst affected one the chits are still on so it will be planted with the rest!
Quote from: caroline7758 on April 18, 2008, 09:12:14
Mine are the same- must remember not to buy them so early next year!
Ditto - I just remembered my mum last year not able to get any at the right time because they'd all sold out, so thought I'd just pile em high lol. Having said that I have bought (rescued) some more from a local shop which have about 7 inches of roots to them, because they'd left them stored in a boiling hot warehouse in direct sunlight, so think I'll sling those into containers out the garden and see what happens with them.
Just remember:- If you wait until conditions are perfect you will neither sow nor reap.
does'nt matter if they have leaves on, makes no difference at all, get them in, you will see they do well.
It is my first time of growing anything so I put all mine in at once but now I think in my haste I made a mistake. I got a bit carried away with it all and ended up getting moaned at by the missus as I didnt label them but I kind of remember where I put them. I think this year is going to be a big learning time for me. :) I would put them in but then again mine are not showing yet and prob dead!
have patience, they will take some time to poke through - last year mine did'nt show till early may. Its still too cold for them to do any urgent growing!
Thanks for that David I think the most valuable thing Im learning is to be patient. Just been having a dig around and the soil is still cold and wet but some lettuce is poking up and looking good not too sure when to prick them out.
My spuds aren't showing up at the lottie but they are starting to poke through in the containers at home, so don't lose hope just yet bluehouse. My first year too and patience is not my strong point! I keep checking my greenhouse every few hours to see if anything growing! In my defence my sunflowers went from 0 to 60 in 2 hours the other day lol ;D And I sometimes think you could watch my tomatoes grow.
hi posie
only a few of mine are in yet,they have been chitting for a few months and have fantastic roots on them but can they chitt too much
i stuck some in pots in the gardenti get some in past the frost
good luck
rob
I am the same posie lol ;D good to know Im not the only one. patience I think will be on going ;) ;D bluehouse