Egg boxes?

[smallblueplanet]

Just been checking last years growing diary - we got our seed earlies spuds from the local Garden Centre on 12th Jan. So not long now..........I thought I'd go check the recycling for egg boxes. They're great for chitting spuds in.

Result! 8 empty boxes so far.

What do you chit your spuds in?

[Seahorse]

My friend's husband is a chef at a posh hotel - they go through a positively indecent amount of eggs every week and I am to be the lucky recipient of their surplus egg trays

[shirlthegirl43]

Thanks for the reminder to save the egg boxes - I usually forget!!!

[seasprout]

Ive got plenty of Egg Trays for my Spud's when I get them.

Also have plenty of loo Roll cardboard inners for my Parsnips (Had fantastic results this year), also for Sweet Peas.

[pigletwillie]

I just stand mine in good seed trays to save the cuffufle.

[scarey55]

Hello Piglet, how are you feeling?

[pigletwillie]

Hi Claire, as rough as a box of rough things, twas in bed before 8 last night. My joints are aching, scalp is crawling and I can hardly move. I fear I may have proper flu rather than man flu.

[smallblueplanet]

I just stand mine in good seed trays to save the curffufle.

But we've only got small amounts of quite a few varieties, and telling them apart in a seed tray is not a party game I wanna play!!!

[scarey55]

I know its probably not the place for this so, mods feel free to delete this but... oh yes, you ARE a mod.

Poor Piglet. Flu is horrible, try and drink loads (no, water silly!) and rest. Take care and try not to give it to Mrs Piglette or any of your other guests eh.
Strapping lad like you will be back on your feet in no time

[pigletwillie]

But we've only got small amounts of quite a few varieties, and telling them apart in a seed tray is not a party game I wanna play!!!

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I quite understand but I grow lots of only a few varieties that I have tried and tested plus one or two as a trial so trays work for me. If I do have two varieties in a tray that are difficult to tell apart I just label them with a marker pen, it works a treat.

[smallblueplanet]

....If I do have two varieties in a tray that are difficult to tell apart I just label them with a marker pen, it works a treat.

I can see it now, Mr & Mrs Potatohead drawn on your spuds!!!

[hawthorns]

potato

Just been checking last years growing diary - we got our seed earlies spuds from the local Garden Centre on 12th Jan. So not long now..........I thought I'd go check the recycling for egg boxes. They're great for chitting spuds in.

Result! 8 empty boxes so far.

What do you chit your spuds in?

hey blueplanet

where did you get your potatoes and were they of good quality

[smallblueplanet]

We bought them by weight from Townsends of Devizes. They were good quality and they had a fair selection. Having looked back thru the diary, it was earlies first and mains not until early Feb. I think we phoned them to check they were in, cos we're closer to Pewsey.

[Dobby]

ours are in seed trays with the name on the tray so we dont get mixed up again a Mrs D

[hawthorns]

We bought them by weight from Townsends of Devizes. They were good quality and they had a fair selection. Having looked back thru the diary, it was earlies first and mains not until early Feb. I think we phoned them to check they were in, cos we're closer to Pewsey.

just up the road from us. ive tried some from whitehall and they were awful so i will try townsends when do you think they will be in