Main Crop Just Arrived in post!

[Iamhanuman]

My much sought after Roosters have just arrived in the post.
Should I stick them in a darkened cupboard until chitting time arrives?

I thought maybe I should have posted this under 'chitting potatoes' but it isn't quite that?!

Advice would be welcomed oh Yodas

[FionaH]

I may be wrong but isnt it chitting time now? Hopefully REAL yodas will be along soon

[jacob marley]

Do not put them in dark cupboard unless you want long white chit's leave them in the day light and chitting time has arrived they will not hurt in the light making sure that the rose end is upward's (where the eye's are) and good luck....jacob

[jacob marley]

I may be wrong but isnt it chitting time now? Hopefully REAL yodas will be along soon

What is a YODAS???????....jacob

[nelliegemini]

Do not put them in dark cupboard unless you want long white chit's leave them in the day light and chitting time has arrived they will not hurt in the light making sure that the rose end is upward's (where the eye's are) and good luck....jacob

Shouldn't that be:

"arrived chitting time has"

I hope so because my second earlies are gracing the windowsill of the downstairs loo (no heating).

[FionaH]

Yoda - very clever chap with big ears, Star Wars!
Yodas - plural of Yoda

[jacob marley]

It is the spud's that have arrived but it is time now to chit them.i think..jacob

[jacob marley]

Yoda - very clever chap with big ears, Star Wars!
Yodas - plural of Yoda

tain' me then only got big beard and big belly....jacob

[FionaH]

Here ya go

[selfraising]

Yoda - very clever chap with big ears, Star Wars!
Yodas - plural of Yoda

I thought it was something to do with yodelling

[Iamhanuman]

this has all gotten me laughing!
i love it

so i can start chitting main crop tatties now?
was not aware of that

out you come you little roosters - come on now...

[tattieman]

No need to chit maincrops but it doesn't do any harm. Leave them near a north facing window and you will soon have them in the ground.

[Iamhanuman]

No need to chit maincrops but it doesn't do any harm. Leave them near a north facing window and you will soon have them in the ground.

wow thank you for posting here, tattieman
I have had my 1st and 2nd earlies chitting away for some time
can i put them both outside on st.patrick's day (my planned planting day)

i've never been quite sure about when the different types go out

[tattieman]

Yes you should plant them all at the same time if you can and they will mature at their own time naturally.

[Iamhanuman]

Yes you should plant them all at the same time if you can and they will mature at their own time naturally.

thanks tattieman, i've never really understood that.

my garden will be full of rubble sacks!

i had previously thought they were 1st and 2nd earlies because you stuck them in early and harvested them early - i didn't think about it referring to the whole growing cycle.

THANKS FOR THIS INFO!!

i saw somewhere else i think that you thought Winston was a good 1st early variety - it was my first choice but i couldn't end up finding it, so went for Epicure. do you know anything about that variety?