Advice needed with potatoes, please,

[Mr Bones]

Don't worry about the chits HV, they're shorter than mine which due to recent frosts are still in a dark garage. If the taters get too soft you can always mist them with a weak seaweed feed but it's not usually needed, spuds will find a way

[geepee]

Your M/Piper clearly have the longest chits but they are perfectly ok, be careful not to damage or knock them off before and during planting.
The others are also ok IMO, as others have said, they will benefit from less warmth (cooler) position and with as much light as possible to harden the chits a little.
Defo 1000% ok for planting any time in the next 2/3 weeks by which time , hopefully Severe frost risk will have passed by mid /2/3 rds into April.
Gp
P.s
Thanks for the photos

[Bluenowhere]

I’d concur with others I’ve seen far worse

A nice sunny window and they will strengthen and ‘purple up’ in no time

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[Herbsandveg]

Thank you again to everyone who responded. You’re really nice people to be around and you’be helped me a lot today...

[monkeyboy]

Hijacking this thread but apologies for doing so:

Has anyone planted their potatoes out yet?

Mine will go into containers into the garden. No greenhouse etc. Frost date for the local area is 2nd week of May.

[Herbsandveg]

Hijacking this thread but apologies for doing so:

Has anyone planted their potatoes out yet?

Mine will go into containers into the garden. No greenhouse etc. Frost date for the local area is 2nd week of May.

I’ll be growing mine in potato bags, and I’ve been sat here all afternoon debating with myself on whether to put mine out today. Warmer weather is forecast for tomorrow here in Yorkshire, so my current thinking is probably (ie ‘maybe’ then)...

Oh, and you haven’t ‘hijacked’ the post at all. You’re very welcome to join in...

[Penellype]

Mine are planted out under cheap plastic cloches or polythene covers, with bubble wrap over any that have not yet emerged. If frost is forecast I will pull the bubble wrap over the foliage as well (for example it may be cold tonight).

[Snoop Puss]

Mine will go into containers into the garden. No greenhouse etc. Frost date for the local area is 2nd week of May.

You'll have to be prepared to cover them up if it does get frosty, as they'll be through by then. Plus, don't forget that the containers themselves will get cold, so the soil inside is liable to get cold too. In which case, you might need to protect not just the top but the sides as well.

[bikermike]

mine went in two weeks ago. this was a mistake. I don't think potatoes are aquatic life..

We shall see if they survive the current drenching...

[bramble]

Hijacking this thread but apologies for doing so:

Has anyone planted their potatoes out yet?

Mine will go into containers into the garden. No greenhouse etc. Frost date for the local area is 2nd week of May.

Yes. I planted mine out in the ground about a week ago.
Arran Pilot and...cant remember the other one but they are first earlies.

[Dynamite]

Here are two or three more pics of the Vales Sovereigns...

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Hi H&V, wish my chitting efforts were as good as yours.

Off thread a bit but do you mind me asking how you get such good quality photos to upload.

Kind Regards.......Rob