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Title: New to growing potatoes
Post by: black cat on February 07, 2010, 16:14:24

Hi
I'm new to growing potatoes. I live in Warwickshire and was wondering if now is the time to start chitting potatoes? I have a variey of earlies and maincrop. Do i start chitting them altogether? Or do i start the earlies first and wait to chit the maincrop? I'm a little unsure.
Any advice i would be grateful for.

Title: Re: New to growing potatoes
Post by: Duke Ellington on February 07, 2010, 17:01:04

Chit now !! ~ I chit all mine at the same time ..others might do theirs differently!

:):)

Title: Re: New to growing potatoes
Post by: saddad on February 07, 2010, 17:27:32

Hi Black Cat... welcome to A4A... :)

Title: Re: New to growing potatoes
Post by: Flighty on February 07, 2010, 17:47:59

Black cat hello and a warm welcome!
As Duke says chit them all now. Put them in egg boxes in a light, frost-free room.
Plant the earlies out in late March/early April and the maincrop ones mid-late April. The time between planting and lifting varies between 13 weeks for earlies and 22 weeks for maincrop ones.

Title: Re: New to growing potatoes
Post by: qahtan on February 07, 2010, 17:53:40

What's chitting??????? qahtan

Title: Re: New to growing potatoes
Post by: Flighty on February 07, 2010, 17:57:39

Qahtan it's letting shoots grow on the seed potatoes before planting!

http://www.guardian.co.uk/lifeandstyle/gardening-blog/2009/feb/05/potatoes-chitting

Title: Re: New to growing potatoes
Post by: qahtan on February 07, 2010, 18:13:38

Oh,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, thanks.... ;-)))) qahtan

Title: Re: New to growing potatoes
Post by: Tee Gee on February 07, 2010, 18:16:15

QuoteWhat's chitting

There is another version here; http://www.thegardenersalmanac.co.uk/Data/Potato%20chitting/Potato%20chitting.htm

Click on pictures to enlarge!

Title: Re: New to growing potatoes
Post by: Jayb on February 07, 2010, 18:39:18

Hi Black Cat, welcome to A4A.

What varieties are you going to grow this year?

Title: Re: New to growing potatoes
Post by: emmy1978 on February 08, 2010, 10:01:48

Hi and welcome! As your q has been answered I'll just say have fun-growing spuds is ace and they taste diviiiine! ;D

Title: Re: New to growing potatoes
Post by: cornykev on February 08, 2010, 15:38:45

Good luck Black cat with your spuds and welcome to A4A. ;D ;D ;D

Title: Re: New to growing potatoes
Post by: Mortality on February 08, 2010, 15:43:46

Welcome. ;D

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