Can I get a 2nd crop of spuds from my tubs ??

[AJ WEBB]

I've just started harvesting my rocket 1st early spuds which I have been growing in large tubs. I'm wondering if I was to plant some main crop seed potatoes now in those same tubs with the same compost in them would that work ?? I would add some grow more etc to the compost .My local garden centre is selling there last few seed potatoes for £1 a bag , got to be worth a go seems a shame to waste all that compost. Any thoughts??

[veggiechicken]

I'm doing something similar but using Earlies, not main crop.

[Scoot]

For a pound, it's worth a shot!

[Lumpy]

It might be worth keeping a couple of seed spuds back so you could, if they are still not to mushy, plant them in a few weeks and have a go at Christmas spuds.

I had a go at that last year, planted them mid August but because the summer finished so late they matured mid November.

[Potstubsdustbins]

The only thing I can see against it is that main crop need 20 weeks plus to produce anything like a crop.

VC will have a much better chance using early spuds which need about 12 weeks.

I follow my main crop spuds with curly kale to give me a winter harvest of greens.

[Penellype]

No reason why not as long as the Rocket are free from disease. I would agree you would do better with an early variety. You will have a better chance with maincrop if there is somewhere you can move them under cover when the weather starts to turn. The other issue may be blight which becomes more likely the later you get, so when I have planted spuds in July or August I've used a Sarpo variety.