I planted my spuds yesterday and was wondering is the consesus that I planted too early. They could have been chitted for longer but I have lots to do on my pumpkin patches and wanted to tick one more of the things to do from the list.
Ours are all in, except for the desiree, they'll ne going in next week and that's only because we're going away on thursday ;D
All mine are in. They'll grow if they want to.
All my earlies are in, and the others will go in this weekend, weather allowing. After that I just don't have time, as I am too busy with the other areas!
They take a couple of weeks to come up and by then we rarely have frosty conditions here.
Cool, right on track then. Thanks :)
mine are in aprart from charlotte planting at week end, they have 2 chances
I guess they take about a month to show green and from then til mid May you will be on frost alert - get some packs of Poundland fleece and rhubarb leaves growing to cover their emerging shoots on cold nights. You can cover them with earth but at the rate they grow it only protects for a night.
I've got 6 tubers in under cloches and the rest will go in end March.
But kudos guys nothing ventured nothing gained.
Earlies all in. Start on the Maincrop tomorrow.
Snug under shreded paper, grass clippings and compost.
(I hope!)
I've had to put all mine in at once because of time pressure, glad to hear others have as well, I shall be keeping a close eye on whatever difference it makes compared to my usual obsessive 'do it by the book' method. I always have to protect against late frost anyway.
I'm hoping to put mine in on the weekend, I have put 12 barrows of dug in rotted manure in to prep it, should come up like rugby balls (I hope)
I'm putting my Red Duke Of York in at the weekend and probably Foremost the weekend after, as said frosts will be about up until mid May, so keep well earthed up or fleeced, most of us on our site got caught out in 2010 in May and had the tops burnt. :'( :o
I was planning to put my international kidney's in this week and kestrel in a couple of weeks. Does that sound reasonable timing to you guys?
Just put the last of mine in all ridged up take a month six week before they show fingers crossed we miss the frost.
Quote from: Hazelb on March 14, 2012, 11:52:29
I was planning to put my international kidney's in this week and kestrel in a couple of weeks. Does that sound reasonable timing to you guys?
Sounds good. two lovely spuds :)
Mine are all going in next week as I have the whole week off work.
Forecast is for a colder week, but that's normall if I'm on holiday!!
All of our potato's are in Tim put them in last weekend with our little boy . He thought it was fun digging with his spade. Wile i did my asighment for colage. they also up the onions in as well.
My earlies will be going in this weekend, 2nd earlies a week or two later and maincrop a week or so after that. All will be in by mid April.
I started this morning,only 1 row of Pentland Javelin but it's a start
First earlies into bags this afternoon - mains will go into a patch in a couple of weeks. Watching out for the frost forecast here for Sunday night...
may throw my desiree in on tuesday
I only grow Kestrel, they went in on monday. ;)
Quote from: gaz2000 on March 15, 2012, 18:17:58
may throw my desiree in on tuesday
8) 8) 8) Cool man cool!!!
^ thanks but i doubt it ha
im as cool as tony bliars underpants ;D
Put all ours in today-couldn't resist! Charlotte, Kestrel, Anya, Nicola and Nadine-just 5 of each.
yep,in for a penny today...........
sharpes express
vales emerald
Pentland javelin
annabelle
Charlottes
Wilja
Pink Fur apple
King Edwards
Good luck Tatters..... ;)
Gazza
Have decided mine are going in tomorrow..........going to get the bean canes up too.
Planted my 1st Earlies today (Foremost) Was going to wait a few weeks for Maincrop but from this thread it looks like most have already done it. I'm in the South East, so should I go ahead?
Still humming and harring here.
We have such a wireworm problem, I might do better cutting my losses and planting as many seed potatoes as I can in the back garden, and grow more beans and things in the allotment. :(