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I have planted ROOSTER potatoes, and Irish variety which in Tescos costs a fortune.

The information on them says its an Early Maincrop.  What does that actually mean lol.

Im confused with Earlies, Main, lates etc.

I have planted 10 seeded potatos, so does that mean they going to be here quick and I better go hunting for hessian sacks lol.

Will somebody please explain it all to me.
THanks :D

hi 5 rod here
i hope this helps
early main crop mean what it saya
them take 13 weeks plant from march to late may.
main crop take 15 weeks.
if this does  not help try
www.potatoes. thompson-morgan.com
ps i also planted  rooster.but use the ones
from tesco when them where 2 bags for  £1.50
just keep to they chitted.

The four types of spud are
Earlies
Seconed Earlies
Early Main Crop ( Refered to as Main Crop )
Late Main Crop

SORRY TO CHANGE THE SUBJECT I UNDERSTAND YOU KNOW WHERE I CAN OBTAIN SOME GEM SQUASH SEEDS SOMBODY FRO A DIFFERENT SITE TOLD ME WHERE TO FIND YOUR DETAILES I JOINED THIS BLOG TO FIND YOU CAN YOU HELP FELLOW VAALIE

Hi Daileg, already answered your question on the GROWING SQUASH UP thread :)

I was sent some by a fellow member of the forum, but there is a squash expert on the forum who might know, her name is Jeaninne :)

Sorry I cant help this time!!  I only had four seeds and have all germinated.

Welcome to the site :D

Welcome to the site Daileg...
Presumably Vaalie is some Afrikaans for what we would call the Transvaal...

Late mains is what potatoes are naturally... only several hundred years of trying to trick them into producing tubers before the frost/blight gets them has created the other "types". Naturally they are day length sensitive and don't start forming tubers until the days shorten which is too late this far north of the equator!
;D

Quote -

1st Earlies - 75 days.
Earlies 90 days.
2nd Earlies  110 days
Maincrop 160 days.

And everything in between!