When to plant out spuds?

[sweetcorn]

This time last year I'd planted out my spuds, but although it's been warm, I don't know whether it's too early yet? Have you planted yours out yet?

[Kristen]

I don't plant mine out until 7th April, otherwise its a fight to keep the frost off them.

But I do have some in bags (in the Greenhouse) for the First Early New Potatoes, so I'm not in too much of a rush.

Plant out half your First Early now, and the other half (plus the Mains etc) in a week or two's time if you are not sure?

[Aberdeenplotter]

mine won't get planted till 20th april. We are much later in becoming frost free up here

[Flummery]

Not yet no. I have 3 coming up nicely in a shrub tub in the greenhouse but nothing out on the bare soil yet.

[pipscariad]

I'm hoping to get mine in this weekend, (First & Second Earlies) but living very close to the sea we're pretty guaranteed to be frost free from now... Just checked my diary from last year and they went in on the 28th March, so about right.

Such a lot depends on where you are really, re frosts.

[zazen999]

Usually 17th March. I was a few days early this year as 17th wasn't a weekend.

I earth them up until May when the last frost date is.

[Florence Fennel]

Mine are going in on Monday, unless the weather prevents!

[Comfreyfan]

Mine are going in this weekend - normally I'd only put the 1st earlies in now but as I'm having surgery in 10 days I thought I'd better get them all in the ground while I've got the chance. (Unless I can persuade OH to help out in the coming months)

[Jono]

I put my earlies in on Monday, but it does tend to be milder here than most of the country.

Will wait a few weeks before putting my maincrop in. Maybe mid to late April.

[VirginVegGrower]

First and second earlies going in Monday - maincrops later in April, Some earlies have been done in bags in greenhouse. Rest destined for allotment.

[binley100]

Earlies are in .........others will follow in a couple of weeks....

[Hazel at the Hill]

....., I don't know whether it's too early yet? Have you planted yours out yet?

I don't think that it is, and yes, I planted my maincrops out today.

[madhatterlizzy]

I planted my earlies March 17th , potato planting day, my lates will go in around mid to end April - but live by the sea in the south so we are frost free earlier down here. I grow mine in potato grow bags as I have a roof top garden.

[Rocketron]

My earlies (International Kidney) went into bags last weekend.
My second earlies (Kestrel) and maincrop (Maxine) were planted today.
The only reason they weren't all done last week is that I couldn't be a***d.

[Two_Sheds]

I put my Charlottes and Kestrels in today (planted into leafmold, because my soil causes scab)