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My seed potatoes are chitted and waiting to be planted when the soil dries up a bit. They have been in these trays since just after Christmas and now have good sprouts on them, some people say not to chit but I wonder what else we can do as if I had left them in the bags the sprouts would have been long and almost useless. As we often say we all have our own ways .

Quote from: laurieuk on February 25, 2016, 10:23:20

, some people say not to chit

I don't know why, chitting has always worked so why change it. I have put spuds in the ground when I was late one year without chitting and I reckon I lost some.

I agree, I don't think there's any choice but to chit them unless you want long fragile shoots.

Otherwise if you wait until planting time to buy them, you only have a limited choice of varieties left.

What's supposed to be so bad about chitting, anyway?

Not chitting has always worked as well, though. Mine were overwintered in large pots, and will just be planted out as they come, when I build a bed for them.

"as if I had left them in the bags the sprouts would have been long and almost useless"
Completely agree Laurie. Mine look very similar. Growing Anya for first time this year.

i leave mine in egg boxes in the shed when its planting time if they have chitted i plant them if they aint i plant them i know its a bit haphazard but i get a good return no matter either way so for me you pay your money you take your choice but personally i dont think it matters hope this helps

I always put seed potatoes to chit, though I think it is mainly earlier plantings that benefit most. Also it stops me ending up with a bag full of seed potatoes with long noodles!

seed pots ready for the tubs