Chitted bag of supermarket white potatoes

[wizzbang]

I think the title says it nearly all!
My life is upside-down for various reasons at the moment and I have just found an opened bag, with just a few gone from it, bag of supermarket white potatoes.
They have chitted! Shall I plant them? It wont cost me anything and I have plenty of space to plant them.
Thoughts and ideas please everybody.
Lynne x

[Aberdeenplotter]

why not? try to identify the variety from the bag as you will be able to establish if they are earlies or lates.

On the other hand. Just pick off the sprouts and use as normal.

[wizzbang]

Hang on, ill go and have a look. It just says whites on the packet. I'll go and get it and have another read.

[rustylady]

Usually the variety is on the bag Wizz, in very small print. No reason at all why you shouldn't plant them, but take them out of the plastic bag and put them somewhere light and cool for now so the sprouts green up.

[wizzbang]

The Variety is 'Cultra'
Grown in Scotland by James Gray.
I'm going to plant them at weekend and see what happens.
Lynne x

[wizzbang]

The sprouts are nice and firm, with a pruple tinge, they look lovely and healthy. Is it right to put them in the light but in a cool place ready to plant on Saturday?
They don't need to be in the dark do they?
Lynne x

[Aberdeenplotter]

they will be fine as long as you keep them frost free if you are planting on saturday. They will be in the dark under the soil soon enough.

[rustylady]

No, for heaven's sake don't keep them in the dark - the sprouts will get long and brittle.

Some information here about the variety you have The British Potato Variety Database

[bearded bloke]

Cultra (main crop) a white skin with pink eyes and a cream flesh,slightly waxy in texture with a good skin finish.The variety is suitable for baking,boiling steaming and roasting.


(according to tinterwebby )

[bearded bloke]

Lynne,if you are looking for seed spuds down this way,check out .. Lakeside Plant and Garden Centre :: Welcome .. they sell singly @ 12p a tuber from memory they have approx 14 varieties,they also sell beans & peas loose.
If you do go there be sure to go outside,walk past the displays & the raised beds & meet the animals think they have the only Wallabies in the county there along with pigs,sheep,chicken,rabbits,guinea pigs & loads of other animals

Nothing to do with me I hasten to add,I just shop there sometimes

[wizzbang]

Gotta love that tinterwebby-thingy.
Im going to grow
Cultra (main crop) a white skin with pink eyes and a cream flesh,slightly waxy in texture with a good skin finish.The variety is suitable for baking,boiling steaming and roasting.

Haved I got this right..... you know im a more of a flowery person than an veggy one so please excuse me.
First early, second early and main crop are all planted at the same time, they just take longer to grow and mature. You dig your spuds up when the flowers die down and the foliage dies back. Is that right.
But you can plant your spuds spaced out in time...... That made me think of Dr. Who lol, I mean, plant some of each now and then some of each in a month so that you've got a months extra spud picking time till the end of the year. What is that called when you space out the planting times please.
Lynne x
(im a bit dippy today) scuse me x

[wizzbang]

No, for heaven's sake don't keep them in the dark - the sprouts will get long and brittle.

Some information here about the variety you have The British Potato Variety Database

Rusty Lady, this made me laugh, made me jump NOOO for heaven's sake lol. Loved it. Made me smile on a dull day.
Lynne x

[Bigmallly]

What is that called when you space out the planting times please.

Succession planting but never heard it with tatties.

[rustylady]

Succession planting but never heard it with tatties.

I think the reason we don't do it with tatties is because you can leave them in the ground till you need them.

They won't go to seed or spoil like peas, beans, salad stuff, etc.

[wizzbang]

I think the reason we don't do it with tatties is because you can leave them in the ground till you need them.

They won't go to seed or spoil like peas, beans, salad stuff, etc.

Good to know for a newby, thank you.
I wont bother doing succession planting with the potatoes then.
Lynne x