potatoes

[maxine]

being a newbie to veg growing, when is the last time i can plant out my potatoes, starting from earlies to lates

[Lesley Jay]

Maxine you need to get your potatoes planted this month as soon as possible.

[sewer rat]

Hi Maxine
I'd start putting them in now, both your earlies and your maincrops. Are you growing them in containers or straight into the ground. Not sure if you've chitted them or not, but there are schools of thought that say you should, and others that say it makes no difference to the crop, so regardless, start planting.

[nick the grief]

Hi Maxine,

I had a trapped nerve last year & so couldn't do anything till about end of may. I only grew Maincrop spuds but they were OK, mind you we had a good summer so I think that helped.

I trust your growing your namesake



If not next year maybe!

[Doggler]

Tatties

Hello! Another newbie to the world of growing veg, I'm afraid. We rent our house so I'm only able to grow in pots. I've got some Maris Peer in a 1/2 barrel and have just been given some Nicola, Charlotte and more Maris Peer. I've got some old buckets and was thinking about using those. What's the latest date I can start planting? None of the seed tatties I've been given have chitted, is it really necessary?

[Lesley Jay]

Don't worry about chitting them. Time is ticking by now and you really need to get your potatoes in as soon as possible this month.

[Lesley Jay]

Welcome to the mad house Doggler!

[Sug]

Hi Doggler
Have you thought about growing in black bags or old compost bags?

[Alice]

Great looking tatties NTG Thanks for the piccy.

[dwrudd]

Hi doggler and welcome,

You should really get them in now but don't worry if you are a week or so behind. Gardening should be fun and not a panic of toil and graft. Enjoy planting them at your own pace. Do not worry about chitting them and look forward to some fabulous spuds.
PS My favourite at the moment is the Charlotte variety, simply superb boiled as new potato's with a little butter, oooooh!

Darren

[nick the grief]

Great looking tatties NTG Thanks for the piccy.

They weren't mine Alice. I "borrowed" the foto from Alan Romans site