Spuds And Your Location..!

[Glutton4...]

Earlies in the ground two weeks ago. Rest still chitting in the kitchen. They will go into tubs when I get organised...

[Nicos]

Ours went in yesterday-all of them.

Just wondering when is/was the best time around now according to the Moon planting???

I had intended to follow it more closely this year but seem to be reverting back a little to the 'when we have time' rule of planting!!

[john c]

My Charlotte have been in for 2 weeks ( containers and old compost bags) my Maris peer and Red Duke of York in the ground.

I am in Middlesbrough

[colser]

my earlies grown in pots went in 2 weeks ago, 1st few shoots starting to appear.
rest were planted today

[greengas]

My Pentland Javelin and Aaran pilot went in a few weeks back and are just starting to shoot out the ground

I still have some rocket chitting and will put my main crop in after I have lifted earlies in June. Last year I planted main crop sarpo mira in July and had a fantastic crop. I must admit I did use dithane to ward off blight although I believe they are quite blight resistant.

[Brengirl]

Mine went into containers 3 weeks ago. They are all pushing through the first layer. I do not know which are earlies or seconds. I will just have a furtle and lift when the are edible size. Potatoes are overbearing in a small garden so I lift asp and then plant something else.

[King Carrot]

My Pentland Javelin and Aaran pilot went in a few weeks back and are just starting to shoot out the ground

I still have some rocket chitting and will put my main crop in after I have lifted earlies in June. Last year I planted main crop sarpo mira in July and had a fantastic crop. I must admit I did use dithane to ward off blight although I believe they are quite blight resistant.

I pretty much live in Blight Central and never have any problems with Sarpo Mira - they stand tall and grow on while all the others buy the farm - waste of time, energy and resources spraying them if you ask me - but they're your potaties

[pipkins]

Should be getting mine in today all of them, as too wet over Easter

[bevanbawb]

Most of mine went in on the Bank Holiday Monday, planted roughly 45x Maris Piper, 20x Desiree and 20x Charlottes.
Only have 10x Anya's left to go but they'll be going into patio bags in the back garden this weekend.

[salilah]

Half of mine went in last weekend - ran out of energy (and bags!) to do the rest! so they are still chitting, more bags on order...

By the way - it interested me that so many people quote "Easter" as the time to plant - surely Easter changes each year? So how useful is it really as a guide? (or is it the time is available!!)

S