Tatties peeping through

[burnie]

Just been weeding in the garden and noticed some of my potatoes have popped through.So out of curiosity I thought I'll read the labels to see which variety was first.The flipping writting has been washed off,so I haven't a clue,just hope I can tell from the tubers when they are dug up.Then a thought came to me,how do I know which are my earlies and which are main crop,does it matter I ask myself.Not the most auspiscious start to the season,oh well.

[jemma_charlie]

mine have done the same
i have earlies, second earlies and main and have no idea which is which.
i was just thinking that ill have a furtle and see whats in there!

[PAULW]

BURNIE
I make a map on paper of my tattie planting, belts and braces just incase the labels are lost or wash off.

[tootles]

BURNIE
I make a map on paper of my tattie planting, belts and braces just incase the labels are lost or wash off.

I am doing the same with everything! Last year I had all my toms, aubergines and peppers mixed up. This year I have far more varieties of all my veg - so am taking no chances.

At least with spuds you can tell a bit - the earlies will die off and be ready first.

[burnie]

NOW you tell me!
They are all in the pink fir apples family/hybrids,so it would have been nice to know what I was eating.According to the books Anya should be ready first,then Harlequin and Moulin Rouge and PFA are the late maincrops,could be fun trying to guess what's what.Moulin Rouge should be easy to tell as they should be red coloured with a name like that.

[tattieman]

My potatoes are upto 10" tall now in the poly pots. Winston is flying closely followed by Kestrel.
Burnie you will be able to tell those potatoes apart. Anya will have lots of eyes on them and Harlequin will be a smoother spud with less eyes.
If you get stuck post some pics up and I will try and sort them for you.

[Two_Sheds]

Last year I made careful labels, which then got trodden down into the soil over the season, so I had no idea which was which.

This year, I have made extra big labels out of louvre door slats (12" long).

I had planned to plant my spuds in order of lifting, but that never happened!

[burnie]

Burnie you will be able to tell those potatoes apart. Anya will have lots of eyes on them and Harlequin will be a smoother spud with less eyes.
If you get stuck post some pics up and I will try and sort them for you.

Thanks for that,we have a label printer at work which laminates them,so next year I hopefully won't have the same problem.

[Llamas]

Thanks for that,we have a label printer at work which laminates them,so next year I hopefully won't have the same problem.

Oh thats a thought. OH has a new laminator and has been laminating everything in sight (think small child with crayons on walls) This'll keep him busy!

[Demeter]

I knew from the start that labels were a non-starter (grr children lol)
So I am keeping a notebook, each bed has its own page and whenever I plant or sow something I note whereabouts in which bed it was planted / sown. Hoping this will also help me to remember what's what when it comes to crop rotation as well!

[kiwirach]

I knew from the start that labels were a non-starter (grr children lol)
So I am keeping a notebook, each bed has its own page and whenever I plant or sow something I note whereabouts in which bed it was planted / sown. Hoping this will also help me to remember what's what when it comes to crop rotation as well!

this is how i keep track of all my plantings as well

[kevnsue]

I find every thing i plant i have to label with a board off a pallet (4 foot high) and a marker pen then knock it in the ground,wife finds it very amusing