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cab

Joined: 01 Nov 2004
Posts: 32429

Posted: Fri Mar 18, 05 10:40 am Post subject: Planting spuds this weekend?
Past the worst of the frosts now... Seems like time to get the spuds in, do you think?

tahir

Joined: 28 Oct 2004
Posts: 45669
Location: Essex

Posted: Fri Mar 18, 05 10:59 am Post subject:
I intend to plant mine tomorrow

monkey1973

Joined: 17 Jan 2005
Posts: 683
Location: Bonnie scotland

Posted: Fri Mar 18, 05 11:20 am Post subject:
It has still got the potential to be quite chilly up here so I'll be waiting a few weeks yet. I've still got a lot of areas to dig over anyway so a few weeks grace won't do me any harm. The tatties are chitting nicely anyhow.

judith

Joined: 16 Dec 2004
Posts: 22789
Location: Montgomeryshire

Posted: Fri Mar 18, 05 11:31 am Post subject:
I'm a bit suspicious about the weather too, Monkey. It's only March - plenty of time for some more frost.

tahir

Joined: 28 Oct 2004
Posts: 45669
Location: Essex

Posted: Fri Mar 18, 05 11:32 am Post subject:
We don't get much frost where we are.

Guest

Posted: Fri Mar 18, 05 11:40 am Post subject:
My second earlies went in last week, and the mains will go in in a couple of week's time I think. I need to build a new bed for them, though.

monkey1973

Joined: 17 Jan 2005
Posts: 683
Location: Bonnie scotland

Posted: Fri Mar 18, 05 11:41 am Post subject:
I recall, late April, a couple of years ago I went to the local Klondyke and treated myself to a stack of new herbaceous perens. Came home, planted them and woke up the next morning to a deep white frost over the whole area. Gutted!

Jeff

Joined: 23 Feb 2005
Posts: 145
Location: Essex

Posted: Fri Mar 18, 05 3:42 pm Post subject:
I got my Marris Bard early new potatoes in last monday... ended up with some left over so whacked them into a great big pot that I went out to buy for them...

*Fluffykitten*

Joined: 03 Dec 2004
Posts: 74
Location: Merthyr Tydfil

Posted: Fri Mar 18, 05 6:16 pm Post subject:
Ive got my Pentland Javelin erlies in builders buckets which are growing well. Going to put my maincrop in next week, again in buckets as we havnt got a definate answer on an allottment yet.

cab

Joined: 01 Nov 2004
Posts: 32429

Posted: Mon Mar 21, 05 8:57 am Post subject:

Right, I've got the earlies in (variety rocket). Three rows. That's really more than I need, but what the hell. Still got some left.

Also got some strange purple ones (I've been saving them as seed for the last year or two since I bought some for eating... Seem to be growing happily every year) going in an old bin.

Might get the main crop in soon too. I'll have too many of those (pink fir apple and desiree) too!

Mrs Fiddlesticks

Joined: 02 Nov 2004
Posts: 10460

Posted: Mon Mar 21, 05 9:40 am Post subject:
the ground's been rotavated etc ready just need to plant them out. last year we did it at Easter as tradition dictates, but of course Easter is early this year, so not panicking for a week or two yet. (we finished planting the onions and shallots instead at the weekend)

Deedee

Joined: 10 Jan 2005
Posts: 250
Location: Surrey

Posted: Thu Mar 24, 05 9:16 am Post subject:
Mine are in we built a raised bed,well sort or a terrace thingy last year to level off the garden and I bagsied the largest bit for my spuds Hubbies 'flower garden' bit is decreasing as we speak....

Bugs

Joined: 28 Oct 2004
Posts: 10744

Posted: Thu Mar 24, 05 9:31 am Post subject:
Potatoes have very attractive flowers and lovely foliage. On those grounds, his flower beds are actually increasing. Also, don't forget peas, broad beans and French beans, all highly decorative

boff

Joined: 23 Mar 2005
Posts: 354
Location: Still alive and kicking

Posted: Thu Mar 24, 05 9:57 am Post subject:
I'm armed to the teeth with seeds,pots,trays an a host of other stuff ready for a long day tomorrow - its our first year for planting our own stuff. We made the beds last autumn, have been recycling all sorts of plastic containers since then - We seem to have a huge ammount of stuff to sow and I dont mind admitting its a little scary sure we'll survive though......

judith

Joined: 16 Dec 2004
Posts: 22789
Location: Montgomeryshire

Posted: Thu Mar 24, 05 10:00 am Post subject:

boff wrote:

We seem to have a huge ammount of stuff to sow and I dont mind admitting its a little scary

sure we'll survive though......

Just enjoy it. Some things are harder than others to grow and some grow like weeds. But once the weather warms up and the garden is full of stuff to eat, the failures won't seem important at all.

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